CV
MARK BARMAK SHETABI
EXHIBITIONS
solo exhibitions marked *
2019
GHOST STORIES, Ortega Y Gasset Projects, Brooklyn, NY (two-person exhibition with Norm Paris, curator: Lauren Whearty)
2016
FABULOUS YOU, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Brooklyn, NY
2015
NIGHT FLIGHT, Curated by Norm Paris and Jackie Hoving, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Brooklyn, NY.
2014
A POLITICS OF DRAWING: PROPOSAL FOR A METHOD OF TRANSFORMATION, Curated by Philip Glahn and John O’Connor, Barbara Walters Gallery at Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY.
2013
THE GRAND TOUR, Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York, NY *
2012
UP AGAINST IT, curated by Billy Miller, Munch Gallery, New York, NY
AMERICA RULES!, curated by Drew Leshko, West Collection, Oaks, PA
HAUNTING NARRATIVES, curated by Matthew Palczynski, Woodmere Are Museum, Philadelphia, PA (Catalogue)
IN SEARCH OF…, curated by Dustin Dennis, Chris Ulivo, and Amanda Lechner, Clough- Hansen Gallery, At Rhodes College, Memphis, TN
GREY FULL, curated by Geoffrey Young, Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York, NY
2010
THE APPARENT MOTION OF STATIONARY OBJECTS, Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York, NY*
HOUSE OF CARS: Innovation and the Parking Garage, National Building Museum, Washington D.C.
this is the only place that can save my heart, Little Berlin, Philadelphia, PA
PHILADELPHIA STORY, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
2009
GIVE THEM WHAT THEY NEVER KNEW THEY WANTED, Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York, NY
UNDERWATER, Western Bridge, Seattle, WA
2008
ARENA, Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York, NY *
MODELS, Pulse Art Fair, Special Projects, w/ Jeff Bailey Gallery, Pier 40, New York, NY *
GLOBAL SUBURBIA, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA
A PERSIAN GARDEN, Solo Installation as part of a larger group exhibition entitled EMPIRE AND ITS DISCONTENTS, at Tufts University Art Gallery, Medford, MA (catalogue)*
2007
ELEVATION, Jenny Jaskey Gallery, Philadelphia, PA *
THE AMBASSADORS, Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York, NY *
2006
LIQUID PAPER, Ratio 3, San Francisco, CA
PICTURE JOURNAL PROJECT, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
SUB TERRANCE, online exhibition, Philadelphia Fringe Festival, Philadelphia, PA
2005
NADA Art Fair (with Ratio 3), Miami, FL
OPERATION RAW, Ice Box, Philadelphia, PA
UNIVERSAL MEDIUM, McClain Gallery, Houston, TX
SUBVERSION AND CENSURE, EVO Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2004
THE ANXIOUS JOURNEY, Ratio 3, San Francisco, CA *
SQUINT, Jack the Pelican Presents, Brooklyn, NY
NADA Art Fair (with ratio 3), Miami, Fl
ART…CHITECTURE, EVO Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2003
THE PALACE AT 4 AM, Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, PA *
PHANTOM ARCH, White Columns, New York, NY *
GENETIC EXPRESSIONS: Art After DNA, Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, NY
BLING-BLING, Tacony-Palmyra Flea Market, Project Room, PA
THE OBJECT AND THE EXPANSE, Raritan Valley Community College, Somerville
THE STRAY SHOW, Project Room, Chicago, IL
2002
FLEISHER CHALLENGE, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA *
GREATER PHILADELPHIA, Galleries at Moore, Philadelphia
2001
THE OASIS, Project Room, Philadelphia, PA *
2002 PEW FELLOWSHIP IN THE ARTS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2023 Walsh, Theodora, KQED NPR Arts & Culture, A Fond Farewell to Ratio3, Closing after 20 years in San Francisco, https://www.kqed.org/arts/13925929/ratio-3-san-francisco-gallery-closing-after-20-years
2019
Drickey, Will, Building a Statue is Killing a Person: Norm Paris and Mark Shetabi’s joint exhibit for Ortega y Gasset Projects explores the monumental cost of mythmaking, Red Hook Star-Revue, June 2, 2019. http://www.star-revue.com/building-a-statue-is-killing-a-person-norm-paris-and-mark-shetabis-joint-exhibit-for-ortega-y-gasset-projects-explores-the-monumental-cost-of-mythmaking/#sthash.55GQhRhN.2biR2F0M.dpbs
Kreimer, Julian, The Monster Lurking Just Outside the Room is Nostalgia, Catalog Essay. Ghost Stories: Norm Paris and Mark Shetabi, at Ortega y Gasset Projects, Brooklyn, NY. May, 2019.
2016
Farley, Michael Anthony, This Week’s Must-See Art Events: Summer Campy, Art F City, http://artfcity.com/2016/08/08/this-weeks-must-see-art-events-summer-campy/
2015
Hendricks, Christian, Night Flight at Tiger Strikes Asteroid Gallery, The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christian-hendricks/night-flight-at-tiger-str_b_7556778.html
2013
Schmidt, Louis, Mark Shetabi: The Grand Tour, at Jeff Bailey gallery, San Francisco Arts Quarterly, http://sfaq.us/2013/06/mark-shetabi-the-grand-tour-at-jeff-bailey-gallery-new-york/2012
Palczynski, Matthew, Haunting Narratives: Detours from Philadelphia Realism, 1935 to the Present, (Catalogue), Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Kerr, Merrily, Mark Shetabi at Jeff Bailey Gallery, newyorkarttours.com https://newyorkarttours.com/blog/?p=2110
2010 -Chappa, Kristen, Mark Shetabi at Jeff Bailey Gallery, Art in America, November 8, 2010
http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/reviews/mark-shetabi/
National Building Museum online Newsletter, The Parking Garage as Muse: Paintings and Sculpture by Mark Shetabi, February, 2010. https://nbm.org/the-parking-garage-as-muse/
2009
Hackett, Regina, Box of Rain at Western Bridge, ArtsJournal.Com, July 27. http://www.artsjournal.com/anotherbb/2009/07/box_of_rain_at_western_bridge_1.html
West, Lindy, Sometimes Water is Deep: The Art Melts at Western Bridge, The Stranger, June 30.
2008
McQuaid, Cate, ‘Empire’ Strikes Back: Artists examine identity politics of East and West, The Boston Globe, October 26.
Newhall, Edith, Views of the ‘burbs Suddenly Sprouting Like Crabgrass, Philadelphia Inquirer, September 14.
Empire And Its Discontents, (catalogue), Amy Ingrid Schlegel and Rhonda Saad, Published By Tufts University Art Gallery, 2008.
Johnson, Paddy, Will Any Art Fair Best PULSE? ArtFagCity.Com, March 29. http://www.artfagcity.com/2008/03/29/will-any-new-york-fair-best-pulse/
Steinhauer, Jillian, PULSE Installations Ask, ‘Tired of White Bread?’, ArtInfo.com, March 28. http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/27230/pulse-installations-ask-tired-of- plain-white-bread/
Rosenthal, James, The Armory Show, 2008, InLiquid.com.
2007
Newhall, Edith. Paintings and Sculptures Pick Up Gallery's Vibe. The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 12. http://www.baileygallery.com/attachment/en/561c148d6aa72cd669c0f514/Press/5692a41959a8376436ad90bf
Fallon, Roberta. Concrete Coliseum. artnet.com, September 28. http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/features/fallon/fallon9-21-07.asp
Fallon, Roberta. Space Age. Philadelphia Weekly, September 12. http://www.baileygallery.com/attachment/en/561c148d6aa72cd669c0f514/Press/5692a54c5aa8373937d677a0
2004
Smith, Roberta. Squint. New York Times Listings, October 8. http://www.baileygallery.com/attachment/en/561c148d6aa72cd669c0f514/Press/5692a5ce59a8378136ad90bf
Coppelman, Alyssa. Readings: Controlling the House. Harper's Magazine, September: p. 17.
Weideman, Paul. Sculpting Spaces. The New Mexican, April 9.
Hill, Lori. This Magic Moment: Remembering the Year in Arts. Philadelphia City Paper, January 1. http://www.baileygallery.com/attachment/en/561c148d6aa72cd669c0f514/Press/5692a6365aa8373a37d677a0
2003
Pollock, Barbara. Art Reviews: Phantom Arch. Time Out New York, July 17. http://www.baileygallery.com/attachment/en/561c148d6aa72cd669c0f514/Press/5692a6b35aa8373a37d677a2
Sozanski, Edward J. Peep Show/Master Show at Locks. Philadelphia Inquirer, May 30. http://www.baileygallery.com/attachment/en/561c148d6aa72cd669c0f514/Press/5692a7355aa8370737d677a0
Hagen, Susan. Stolen Glances: Mark Shetabi Lets Us Look Through His Peepholes. Philadelphia City Paper, May 22. http://www.baileygallery.com/attachment/en/561c148d6aa72cd669c0f514/Press/5692a7ab5aa8377637d677a0
Volk, Steve. The List: 103 Things We Love About Philly - #77. Philadelphia Weekly, March 29.
2002
Cash, Stephanie. Artworld: Grants. Art in America, November.
Sozanski, Edward J. Challenge Marches On. The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 20.
Heller, Karen. The Art of the Possible: A Fantasy Exhibition. The Philadelphia Inquirer Weekend, May 5.
2001
Sozanski, Edward J. An 'Oasis' that Offers Tantalizing Visions. The Philadelphia Inquirer Weekend, November 9. http://www.baileygallery.com/attachment/en/561c148d6aa72cd669c0f514/Press/5692a89559a8372337ad90bf
Fallon, Roberta. Inner Space. Philadelphia Weekly Sketches, October 31.
LECTURES
California College of Art, San Francisco, CA
Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare, Ireland
Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Tufts University, Medford, MA
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Temple University Rome, Rome, IT
Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
TEACHING
2007- present
Associate Professor, Painting and Drawing, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
2014-17
Chair, Department of Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture, Tyler School of Art and Architecture
2022-2024
Director of Tyler at Temple Rome
Email: markshetabi@gmail.com