Artist Mark Vazquez-Mackay
Title Past, Present and Future
Media charcoal and oil on wood board
Dated
2017
Size 33.75 x 31.5 in. / 85.7 x 80 cm.
Frame Size 35.25 x 33.25 x 2.5 in.
Estimate $1,900 - $3,800
Notes
signed and dated verse; framed
Provenance
this work was generously donated by the artist; proceeds will be donated to the Alberta University of the Arts (AUArts) Centennial Scholarships fund in celebration of the university's Centennial year. The Centennial Scholarships fund is a transformative initiative to provide future artists, craftspersons, and designers with tuition-free education. Centennial Scholarships will reduce financial barriers and provide students with a tuition-free year of study. For more information or to donate directly visit: auarts.ca/donate-now
Biographical Information
Mark Vazquez-Mackay ~ [20/21st century] Canadian
Mark Vazquez-Mackay is a Canadian visual artist, educator, and cultural worker whose interdisciplinary practice encompasses painting, drawing, public art, and community-based projects. He earned a BFA from the Alberta College of Art & Design (now Alberta University of the Arts) in 2002 and an MFA from Instituto Allende in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, in 2004.
Vazquez-Mackay’s studio practice is rooted in experimentation and shifts between material exploration, conceptual research, and close observation of the cultural and social environments in which he works. His longstanding connections to both Canada and Mexico have significantly informed his artistic practice, with recent solo exhibitions presented in Mexico City and Monterrey.
Alongside his studio practice, Vazquez-Mackay has established an extensive career as an educator, mentor, and community arts advocate. He has taught painting and drawing through Alberta University of the Arts Continuing Education since 2005 and has developed arts programming for schools, healthcare environments, newcomers to Canada, and practicing artists. His public art projects include Calgary’s History of the Land Mural from 2016 and the collaborative Longest Mural in Canada made in 2018.
Vazquez-Mackay received the CARFAC National Arts Advocacy Award in 2017 and the Alberta University of the Arts Alumni Legacy Award in 2019. His work is held in collections including the National Defence Headquarters of Canada, Werklund Centre in Calgary, and Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila in Mexico. Mark Vasquez MacKay is represented by ETRA Galería in San Pedro MÉXICO.
for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at studiovazquez-mackay.com/B>