Mark Steven Greenfield

Mark Steven Greenfield (born 1951, Los Angeles, California)^[1] is an African-American visual artist.^[2]

Early life and education

As a child Greenfield attended an art program at the Otis Art Institute, sponsored by the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company, where he studied under Charles White and John Riddle.

He attained his Bachelor's degree in Art Education in 1973 from California State University, Long Beach. He attained his Master's of Fine Arts from California State University, Los Angeles in 1987.^[3]

Work

The topic of his work is often minstrelsy (the minstrel show.) The point of this he said was to provoke dialogue. "It's important for a younger generation to know what happened. Now younger artists can take it up if they need to. I just hope I've helped create a coherent context," said Mark Steven Greenfield in a November 2014 L.A. Times interview.

His minstrelsy characters instead of displaying looks of happiness often display looks of anger and rage.^[4]

After a residency in Brazil in 2014 the focus of his work is now turning towards the topic of contemporary eguns.^[5]

Exhibitions

Sep, 2014 Lookin’ Back in Front of Me: Selected Works of Mark Steven Greenfield, 1974-2014 California African American Museum

Sep, 2014 EAT.DRINK.ART - A Kaleidoscope of the Senses Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park (LAMAG)

Mar, 2014 RISE: Love. Revolution. Black Panther Party. Closing Reception Art Share L.A.

Feb, 2014 RISE: Love, Revolution, the Black Panthers Art Share L.A.

Sep, 2013 Offramp Gallery - Fifth Anniversary Showcase Offramp Gallery

Jun, 2013 2013 Monster Drawing Rally Armory Center for the Arts

Apr, 2013 Mark Steven Greenfield: Closing Reception and Artist Talk Offramp Gallery

Mar, 2013 Wine Tasting with Mark Steven Greenfield and Colorado Wine Company Offramp Gallery

Mar, 2013 ONE SHOT : [SPACES] The Loft at Liz's

Mar, 2013 Writing Down the Bones / An Alchemy of Arts & Letters California African American Museum

Mar, 2013 Animalicious Offramp Gallery 2013

Mar, 2013 Wine Tasting with Mark Steven Greenfield and Colorado Wine Cmmpany Offramp Gallery

Mar, 2013 Mark Steven Greenfield: Animalicious Offramp Gallery

Feb, 2013 Democracy in Art and Life Palos Verdes Art Center

Jan, 2013 PRINT: DEMOCRACY IN ART AND LIFE Palos Verdes Art Center

Nov, 2012 Letters From Los Angeles: Text in Southern California Art Jack Rutberg Fine Arts

Nov, 2012 Underexposed Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock

Nov, 2012 From Bukowski to St. John the Evangelist Avenue 50 Studio

Oct, 2012 2012 C.O.L.A. Exhibition: Conversations with the Artists (October 19) Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park (LAMAG)

Oct, 2012 Go Tell it on the Mountain California African American Museum

Sep, 2012 2012 C.O.L.A. Individual Artist Fellowships Exhibition Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park (LAMAG)

Sep, 2012 Sea of Exchange: Ireland - Los Angeles LA Print Space @ Pacific Design Center

Apr, 2012 18th Street Arts Center's ArtNight 18th Street Arts Center

Apr, 2012 Visions from the New California 18th Street Arts Center

May, 2011 Doo-Dahz Offramp Gallery 2011

May, 2011 Doo-Dahz Offramp Gallery

Dec, 2010 Holiday Season Art Show LA Artcore Brewery Annex

Nov, 2010 inSCRIPTion: ... text ... image ... action ... Cerritos College Art Gallery

Nov, 2010 LATITUDE 34-40 Art 1307 Villa Di Donato

Sep, 2010 Social/Political Content José Drudis-Biada Art Gallery

Apr, 2010 4TH INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE SHOW WITH THAILAND LA Artcore Union Center for the Arts

Mar, 2010 4TH INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE SHOW WITH THAILAND LA Artcore Brewery Annex

Jan, 2010 Spirituality in Art Avenue 50 Studio

Dec, 2009 Testimonies Two - Contemporary Ex-Votos Avenue 50 Studio

Dec, 2009 “Testimonies Two - Contemporary Ex-Votos” Avenue 50 Studio

Nov, 2009 Monster Drawing Rally Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock

Aug, 2009 A Collectors Tardeada Avenue 50 Studio

Jul, 2009 Othello's Ghost Offramp Gallery

May, 2009 COLA 2009 Individual Artist Fellowships Exhibition Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park (LAMAG)

Apr, 2009 "WEST SOUTHWEST: ABQ - LA EXCHANGE" LA Artcore Brewery Annex

Apr, 2009 "WEST SOUTHWEST: ABQ - LA EXCHANGE" LA Artcore Union Center for the Arts

Feb, 2009 Whim-Wham Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park (LAMAG)

Aug, 2008 Mammygraphs Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art

Mar, 2008 Film Screening and Discussion Sweeney Art Gallery

Jan, 2008 Incognegro: New Works by Mark Steven Greenfield Sweeney Art Gallery

Sep, 2007 Incognegro 18th Street Arts Center

Jul, 2001 PIXX Watts Towers Arts Center^[6]

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