Mark Khaisman, 1958, Kiev (Ukraine), Lives and works in Philadelphia (USA).
Mark studied art and architecture at the Moscow Architectural Institute.
He worked for several decades in architecture, animation, and stained glass design.
He began exhibiting his tape works in 2005.
Education
1982
MA, Moscow Architectural Institute, Moscow, Russia
Solo Exhibitions
2022
“The Crowds”, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2019
“Focus”, LeRoyer Gallery, Montreal, Canada
“Bits and Pieces”, Land Collection, Gratz, Austria
2016
“Magnetic Fields”, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2013
"It is, on the other hand, a very beautiful bag" , Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2012
Volta NY 2012, Solo Project Fair for Contemporary Art, New York, NY
2011
“Likeness Of A Likeness”, Gallery at Penn College, Williamsport, PA
2010
“From Russia With Love”, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
“As If It's Real”, Ampersand Foundation PF, Barcelona, Spain
2009
“Assuming A Posture”, Urban Outfitters Inc, Philadelphia, PA
“Tapeworks”, Duke Gallery, Wallingford Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
“Intraspective”, Gallery Area 919, Philadelphia, PA
‘Tape Noir”, Philadelphia, International Airport, Philadelphia, PA
Challenge, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
2008
“Striking A Pose”, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
2007
“Grab The Treasure And Run For Life”, Crane Art Building, Philadelphia, PA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2015
"I am a lie and I am gold", Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, NY
“Adhere”, Visual Art Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ
“An Inclusive World”, Queens Art Museum, Queens, NY
2014
“Face Value”, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
“Raw to Refind”, Pearlstein Gallery, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
2013
Korea Galleries Art Fair, Seoul, Korea
2012
Miami Project, Contemporary Art Fair, Miami, FL
Texas Contemporary, Contemporary Art Fair, TX
20 In 2012 Vision, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Window On Race, Levy Gallery, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, USA
A Circumstantial Assembly, Levy Gallery, Moore College of Art and Design,Philadelphia, USA
Pulse NY 2012, Contemporary Art Fair, New York, NY
Seoul Open Art Fair 2012, Seoul, Korea
12th STREET, Gallery YEH, Seoul, Korea
2011
AQUA 2011, Contemporary Art Fair, Miami, FL
Contemporary Istanbul 2011, Contemporary Art Fair, Istanbul, Turkey
Hidden Heroes. The Genius of Everyday Things, Science Museum, London, UK
Extreme Materials 2, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NJ
Repetition, Rowan Univercity Art Gallery, Glassboro, NJ
Berliner Liste 2011, Contemporary Art Fair, Berlin, Germany
Pulse New York 2011, Contemporary Art Fair, New York
Art Madrid 2011, Contemporary Art Fair, Madrid, Spain
2010
ST-ART 2010, Contemporary Art Fair, Strasbourg, France
Deconstructed Tools, Design Philadelphia Week, Philadelphia
Hidden Heroes. The Genius of Everyday Things, Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany
Mirror Mirror, BYU Museum of Art, Provo, UT
2009
Borders, James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
13 Month, Gallery Area 919, Philadelphia, PA
Second Stories, Zolla / Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
2008
Natural Selection, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
2007
Vacant, Felicity R. Benoliel Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
23 Degrees, Icebox in Crane Art Building, Philadelphia, PA
Flicker, Tower Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
En Masse, Felicity R. Benoliel Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Fever Pitch, Delaware Museum of Art, Wilmington, DE
2006
Blush, Bambi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Rip, Rig, And Panic, Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Good Things ... Small Packages, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, PA
Introduction '06, Moore College of Art + Design, Philadelphia, PA
2005
Meat Ball. Annual Invitational Show, Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Art Endures, Main Line Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
Public Collections
Brandywine Trust Collection, Philadelphia
British Airline Collection, London
Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington
NBC Collection, New York
Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany
West Collection, Philadelphia
Comcast Collection, Philadelphia
MOMA, New York
Awards
NYF 2009 Print Bronze
D&AD Awards 2009 Winner in Illustration
CLIO Awards 2009 Print Bronze
Red Dot Design Award 2008 Best of the Best
EPICA Awards 2008 Press & Poster Silver
Cannes Lions 2008 Design Silver
CFEVA Fellowship 2006 – 2007
International Animation Film Festival 1988 Best Art Director Prize, Paris
OISTT competition "The Tour Theatre" 1986 Second Prize, Stockholm
UNESCO “Rehabilitation of a Decayed Urban Environment” 1982 Third Prize, Poland
World Architectural Biennale “The New Urban Space” 1980 Second Prize, Bulgaria
Selected Publications
Art'sVice, France, 07.01.2014
Gazeta Bankowa, Poland 05.01.2014
Alison McMenamin, Review, Theartblog, 03.31.2013
Edward M. Epstein. " It' a Bird, It's a Plane, It's... an "It" Bag", The Huffington Post, 03.27.2013
Edith Newhall, "Big abstracts and packing-tape prestige", The Philadelphia Inquirer, 03.24.2013
"Philosophy of pixels - Mark Khaisman's tape art", Digital Design Magazine, Poland, 2012
Arte Con Cintas, Mexico, 2011
Hey, Art Magazine, Paris, France, 2011
The Voice, Swatch Magazine 37, Geneva, Switzerland, 2011
Let's Motiv, Lille, France, 2010
Today, Kiev, Ukraine, 2010
Symposion: A Journal Of Russian Thought, USA, 2009
Philadelphia Magazine, USA, 2009
Repubblica, Italy, 2009
CNN.com, London, UK, 2009
Times, London, UK, 2009
Leexposure, Berlin, Germany, 2009
Frame International Design, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2009
Mybook, Rouen, France, 2009