Mark Yale Harris Sculptor

Mark Yale Harris About Born in Buffalo, New York, I spent my childhood enthralled in a world of drawing and painting. Though honored for my creative endeavors, I was encouraged to pursue a more conventional career. After finding success in real estate and hotel development, the artistic passion that existed just beneath the surface of my long-established business persona was finally able to present itself in tangible form upon selling my company in 1996. I began sculpting, and have since created an evolving body of work made up of alabaster, marble, limestone, and bronze.

Exhibition History * Solo and Museum Exhibitions (condensed, past three years) 2009 *Mark Yale Harris, Park Place Gallery - Kansas City, KS Contemporary Sculpture 2009, The Western Colorado Center for the Arts - Grand Junction, CO *Mark Yale Harris, A Muse Gallery - Columbus, Ohio *Mark Yale Harris, Gallery 344 - Kalamazoo, Michigan *Midland Arts Association Show, Museum of the Southwest - Midland, Texas - Jurors - David Drummond and J. K. Drummond 2008 *George Ohr's National Challenge, Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art - Biloxi, Mississippi *City of Roanoke Historic District Temporary Exhibition - Roanoke, Virginia Art Garden Party, La Posada de Santa Fe, Rock Resorts - Santa Fe, New Mexico 23rd Annual Conservatory Art Classic, Bosque Conservatory - Clifton, Texas *Eighth Annual Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition, Polk Museum of Art - Lakeland, Florida Mark Yale Harris: Featured Artist, Palm Desert Art Walk, SR Brennen Gallery - Palm Desert, California RiverSpan Sculpture Group, Juried Exhibition - Cincinnati, Ohio 25th Annual Sculpture in the Park, Loveland High Plains Arts Council - Loveland, Colorado *A National Juried Art Competition, Farmington Museum - Farmington, New Mexico *2008 Bi-Annual Invitational Exhibition, The Village Green Sculpture Park - Cashiers, North Carolina SOFA Chicago - Chicago, Illinois American Heart Association Benefit Auction - Austin, Texas *Mark Yale Harris, Thornwood Gallery - Dallas, Texas Glamour and Gauze Gala, St. Vincent's Hospital Benefit - Santa Fe, New Mexico Art for Life: Aids Benefit, Downtown Columbus - Columbus, Ohio La Posada de Santa Fe, Rock Resorts - Santa Fe, New Mexico 2007 *21st Century Regionalist: Art of the New West, Booth Western Art Museum - Cartersville, Georgia New Mexico Sculptors Guild at the Sculpture Ranch, New Mexico Sculptors Guild - Santa Fe, New Mexico First Annual Sculpture Show, Red Brick Center for the Arts - Aspen, Colorado *Red River Valley International Juried Exhibition, Red River Valley Museum - Vernon, Texas *MAA Spring Slide Juried Art Exhibition, Museum of the Southwest - Midland, Texas BAL National Competition, Beaumont Art League - Beaumont, Texas Where the Wild Things Are, Austin Visual Arts Association - Austin, Texas 24th Annual Sculpture in the Park, Loveland High Plains Arts Council - Loveland, Colorado Austin Bergstrom International Airport Exhibition, Austin Visual Arts Association - Austin, Texas *38th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Palm Springs Art Museum - Palm Springs, California - Juror - Jan Ernst Adelmann Thompson Crossing Sculpture Park - Johnstown, Colorado Group Exhibition, Thornwood Gallery - Houston, TX Mark Yale Harris and Mitzi Prince, A Muse Gallery - Columbus, OH *Mark Yale Harris, Hilligoss Galleries - Chicago, IL Two-Person Exhibition, Thornwood Gallery - Houston, TX *Mark Yale Harris: Monumental Sculpture Unveiling, Crossroads Contemporary - Santa Fe, NM *Mark Yale Harris: Private Preview and Reception, Zeldin Agency, LLC -Atlanta, Georgia La Posada de Santa Fe, Rock Resorts - Santa Fe, New Mexico

Biography / CV Born in Buffalo, New York, I spent my childhood enthralled in a world of drawing and painting. Though honored for my creative endeavors, I was encouraged to pursue a more conventional career. After finding success in real estate and hotel development, the artistic passion that existed just beneath the surface of my long-established business persona was finally able to present itself in tangible form upon selling my company in 1996. I began sculpting, and have since created an evolving body of work made up of alabaster, marble, limestone, and bronze.

Artist Statement BRIEF STATEMENT The purpose of my artwork is to provoke a perceptual, internal, and intellectual response for the viewer; A visual that speaks to life’s experiences. To create symbols of universal connection and the relationship that one has to another and to nature.

Awards and Prizes 2009 Second Place, Sculpture - Museum of the Southwest, Group Exhibition - Midland, Texas 2007 Best of Show: Second Place, 3-d Mixed Media Division - Museum of the Southwest, Spring Juried Art Exhibtion - Midland, Texas 2007 Honorable Mention, Beaumont Art League - Beaumont, Texas 2002 Sculpture / 3D, Roswell Museum, sponsor: Roswell Chamer of Commerce - Roswell, New Mexico

Acquisitions / Collections SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS Booth Western Art Museum - Cartersville, Georgia Herman Memorial Hospital - Houston, Texas State of New Mexico - Ruidoso, New Mexico Four Seasons Hotel - Chicago, Illinois Thompson Crossing Sculpture Park - Fort Collins, Colorado Hester Capital Management - Austin, Texas Resort Condominiums International - Mexico City, Mexico Sage Land Company - Austin, Texas American Apartment Communities - San Francisco, California Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody - Austin, Texas Ressig Designs - Houston, Texas ART Collections - West Hills, California Group Plans Inc. - Phoenix, Arizona SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS London, England, UK Toronto, Ontario, CAN Columbus, OH Philadelphia, PA Washington, DC Paradise Valley, AZ Santa Fe, NM Alexandria, VA Grand Rapids, MI Loveland, CO Oklahoma City, OK Houston, TX Aspen, CO Denver, CO Gaithersburg, MD Los Altos, CA Boston, MA Great Falls, VA Enumclaw, WA Boca Grande, FL Snellville, GA (and many more)

Influences / Inspiration Mark Yale Harris realized his passion in the Southwest; stone carving became his life’s work, as Santa Fe became home in the late 1990s. Dedicating himself to creating in 1996; with much to learn, the artist chose a mentor who he had long admired to assist with honing his burgeoning artistic skills, sculptor Bill Prokopiof (Aleut, 1944-1999). In the spirit the nation’s most recognized Native American artist, Allan Houser (Chiricahua Apache, 1915-1994), Prokopiof and sculptor Doug Hyde (Nez Perce), took Harris under their wings, generously sharing their immense knowledge, talent, and vision. Inspired by the geographical region and grounded in the knowledge of his teachers, he began feverishly creating sculpture.

Price Range of Work Mark Yale Harris's work has a price range from £800 to £40000.

Mediums utilised Mark Yale Harris's work is found in the following materials: bronze, Colorado Yule Marble, Italian Translucent Ice Alabaster, colorado yule marble / steel base, marble and steel, Italian Carrera Marble, Portuguese Rose Marble

Artparks exhibitions Mark Yale Harris's work has been exhibited at the following yearly exhibitions held at the ArtParkS sculpture park: 2010 ArtParkS Sculpture Park Exhibition Mark Yale Harris's work has been exhibited at the following yearly exhibitions held at the ArtParkS sculpture park: 2009 ArtParkS Sculpture Park Exhibition

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Listing of artist's works of art 'Awakening III' by sculptor: Mark Yale Harris Size: 41 x 33 x 18 cm Human Form: Abstract Sculptures Medium: bronze Edition: /80 Price: £3,000 Sculpture for Sale 'Cavorting Koi' by sculptor: Mark Yale Harris Size: 33 x 43 x 25 cm Animal Sculpture Medium: Colorado Yule Marble Edition: original Price: £7,700 Sculpture for Sale 'Close' by sculptor: Mark Yale Harris Size: 64 x 38 x 28 cm Human Form: Abstract Sculptures Medium: bronze Edition: 30 Price: £4,667 Sculpture for Sale 'Crush' by sculptor: Mark Yale Harris Size: 155 x 203 x 53 cm Figurative Sculptures Medium: bronze Edition: 8 Price: £40,000 Sculpture for Sale 'Free Ride' by sculptor: Mark Yale Harris Size: 51 x 31 x 18 cm Animal Sculpture Medium: marble Edition: original Price: £3,700 Sculpture for Sale 'Georgia on My Mind' by sculptor: Mark Yale Harris Size: 76 x 76 x 61 cm Animal Sculpture Medium: bronze Edition: 22 Price: £4,500 Sculpture for Sale 'Lackawana' by sculptor: Mark Yale Harris Size: 36 x 43 x 21 cm Animal Sculpture Medium: Italian Translucent Ice Alabaster Edition: original Price: £2,100 Sculpture for Sale 'Letting Go' by sculptor: Mark Yale Harris Size: 61 x 18 x 20 cm Human Form: Abstract Sculptures Medium: colorado yule marble Edition: original Price: £3,600 Sculpture for Sale 'Letting Go (bronze)' by sculptor: Mark Yale Harris Size: 61 x 18 x 20 cm Human Form: Abstract Sculptures Medium: bronze Edition: Price: £3,000 Sculpture for Sale 'Princess and the Fish' by sculptor: Mark Yale Harris Size: 66 x 30 x 36 cm Abstract Sculptures Medium: bronze Edition: 5 Price: £5,100 Sculpture for Sale 'Recoil' by sculptor: Mark Yale Harris Size: 117 x 84 x 107 cm Human Form: Abstract Sculptures Medium: bronze Edition: 8 Price: £27,600 Sculpture for Sale 'Sacred Space' by sculptor: Mark Yale Harris Size: 84 x 25 x 25 cm Human Form: Abstract Sculptures Medium: colorado yule marble / steel base Edition: original Price: £9,200 Sculpture for Sale 'Secrets' by sculptor: Mark Yale Harris Size: 13x13x10 cm Human Form: Abstract Sculptures Medium: bronze Edition: 80 Price: £800 Sculpture for Sale 'Surface' by sculptor: Mark Yale Harris Size: 53 x 35 x 23 cm Human Form: Abstract Sculptures Medium: marble and steel Edition: 0 Price: £5,200 Sculpture for Sale 'Sweet Whispers' by sculptor: Mark Yale Harris Size: 107 x 38 x 43 cm Human Form: Abstract Sculptures Medium: Italian Carrera Marble Edition: original Price: £19,600 Sculpture for Sale 'Sweet Whispers (bronze)' by sculptor: Mark Yale Harris Size: 107 x 38 x 43 cm Human Form: Abstract Sculptures Medium: bronze Edition: Price: £11,700 Sculpture for Sale 'The Way We Are' by sculptor: Mark Yale Harris Size: 43 x 76 x 51 cm Human Form: Abstract Sculptures Medium: Portuguese Rose Marble Edition: original Price: £12,000 Sculpture for Sale