Mark Laurin
b. 1989 Montréal, QC
currently based on Vancouver Island
mark.laurin@gmail.com

Education
2018 MFA Printmaking, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2012 BFA Print Media, Concordia University, Montréal, QC
2008 Diplôme d’études collégiales, Visual Arts, Dawson College, Montréal, QC

Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions
2022 Terra Firma, Martha Street Studio, Winnipeg, MB (solo)
2021 Picturing, Centre[3] for Artistic + Social Practice, Hamilton, ON (solo)
2019 Feedback Loop, Atelier Circulaire, Montréal, QC (with Neah Kelly)
2018 YES AND NO, Grunwald Gallery of Art, Indiana University (solo)
2017 Feedback Loop, Noise Gallery, Bloomington, IN (with Neah Kelly)

Selected Group Exhibitions
2019 37th Bradley International, Bradley University Galleries, Peoria, IL (juried by Janet Ballweg)
2018 Salt City Dozen Portfolio, Coyne Gallery, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (juried by Ericka Walker)
2018 Four Rivers Print Biennial, Southern Illinois University Carbondale (juried by Lisa Bulawsky)
2017 See In Space, Union Street Gallery, IU Kokomo, Kokomo, IN (curated by Zachary Carlisle Davidson)
2017 MFA Group Show, Grunwald Gallery of Art, Indiana University
2016 Selected Portfolio Exchanges, Sensory Overload, MAPC 2016, Louisville, KY
2016 Selected Portfolio Exchanges, The Double, MAPC 2016, Louisville, KY
2016 Selected Portfolio Exchanges, Useful Work vs. Useless Toil, MAPC 2016, Louisville, KY
2016 MFA Group Show, Grunwald Gallery of Art, Indiana University
2016 Love at First Friday Pop-Up Show, Blueline Productions, Bloomington, IN
2014 Salon des Membres, Galerie Circulaire, Montréal, QC
2014 Life and Death of the Book, Webster Library, Concordia University
2013 Salon des Membres, Galerie Circulaire, Montréal, QC
2012 High Rollers, Concordia University Graduating Printmaking Show, Studio Beluga, Montréal, QC
2012 Print Exchange Exhibition, Université de Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC
2010 Blockhead, woodcut exhibition, Gallery X, Montréal, QC
2010 Ink, Master Printer Exhibition, VAV Gallery, Montréal, QC

Awards & Residencies
2024 Self-Directed Residency, Martha Street Studio
2024 Individual Arts Grant, BC Arts Council
2021 Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2017 Area Specific Printmaking Award, Indiana University
2015 Martha Murphy Fellowship in Printmaking, Indiana University
2015 Emerging Artists of Printmaking residency, Atelier Circulaire
2012 FASA Special Projects Grant, Concordia University

Professional Experience
2020 Instructor, Weird Screenprinting, Centre3 for Artistic + Social Practice, Hamilton, ON
2019 Instructor, Bookbinding Workshop, Centre3 for Artistic + Social Practice, Hamilton, ON
2017-18 Associate Instructor, Fundamentals Drawing, Indiana University
2017 Associate Instructor, Basic Printmaking Media, Indiana University
2016 Associate Instructor, Lithography II & III, Indiana University
2014-17 Conservation Assistant, Lilly Library, Indiana University
2014-15 Instructor, Beginner’s Japanese Bookbinding workshops, Au Papier Japonais, Montréal, QC
2014 Instructor, Intermediate Bookbinding Workshop, Atelier Circulaire, Montréal, QC
2013 Intern, That Sky Blue, commercial letterpress shop, Montréal, QC
2013 Instructor, Introductory Bookbinding Workshop, Atelier Circulaire
2011-13 Bookbinding Apprentice, No Bar Code Press, Montréal, QC
2010 Studio Monitor, Lithography Studio, Concordia University

Press & Publications
Kehler, Lisa. "Title?", exhibition text for Terra Firma, Martha Street Studio, Winnipeg, MB
Melin, Gauthier. Feedback Loop exhibition essay, Atelier Circulaire, Montréal, QC

Curatorial Projects
2016 MAPC Exchange Portfolio, Useful Work vs. Useless Toil, MAPC 2016, Louisville, KY
2016 MAPC Exchange Portfolio, The Double, MAPC 2016, Louisville, KY

Public Collections
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Mid America Print Council (MAPC) Archives
Atelier Circulaire, Montréal, QC
Concordia University, Montréal, QC
Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ), Montréal, QC


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