Mark Dion

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Mark Dion
Born	1961 New Bedford, Massachusetts
Nationality	United States
Field	Installation art
Training	University of Hartford School of Art
Works	Neukom Vivarium, Polar Bear and Toucans (From Amazonas to Svalbard)
Awards	Larry Aldrich Foundation Award (2001), Joan Mitchell Foundation Award (2007), Lucida Art Award (2008)

Mark Dion (born 28 August 1961) is an American fine artist best known for his use of scientific presentations in his installations. Dion has exhibited his art works internationally, including, at the Tate Gallery and the Museum of Modern Art and on the PBS series, art:21.^[1] He teaches at the visual arts department of Columbia University in Manhattan. He has received numerous awards, including the ninth annual Larry Aldrich Foundation Award (2001), The Joan Mitchell Foundation Award (2007), and the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Lucida Art Award (2008).^[2]

Dion earned a BFA in 1986 from the Hartford Art School at the University of Hartford, Connecticut, and was also awarded an honorary doctorate in 2003.^[2] Dion lives and works in New York and Pennsylvania.^[3]

Perhaps his best known work is the Neukom Vivarium, an installation in Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle, WA.

References

↑ "Mark Dion Biography", art:21, 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mark Dion". Columbia University School of the Arts. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
↑ Mark Dion in "art:21" (Norwegian)

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 118096497 LCCN: nr98011271 ISNI: 0000 0001 0788 2876 GND: 119312883 BNF: cb14523047c

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Name	Dion, Mark
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Date of birth	28 August 1961
Place of birth	New Bedford, Massachusetts
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