Artists
Mark Paron
Born 1961, Ann Arbor, MI
Education
| Self taught artist | |
| 1994-95 | Advisory Committee Member, San Francisco Art Institute Committee, San Francisco |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2001 | “New Works,” Statscript Pharmacy, San Francisco, CA |
| 1995 | “Dicks & Dildos,” Night Shift, San Francisco, CA |
| 1991 | “O No Monster,” Art Lick Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| 1988 | Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco, CA |
| 1985 | Empire of America, San Francisco, CA |
Selected Group Exhibitions
| 2008 | “Shipyard Artists Holiday Show”, 580 Hayes St., San Francisco, CA |
| “30 Years”, SFMOMA Artists Gallery. San Francisco, CA | |
| “Coalition on Homelessness”, Art Donation and Homelessness”, SF, CA | |
| “Timless”, Reaves gallery, San Francisco CA | |
| “The Jerome Caja Terrible Beauty Award Exhibition”, Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA | |
| “TEN”, Toomey Tourell Fine Art, San Francisco, CA | |
| “Bridge Art Fair”, The Waterfront, New York, NY | |
| 2007 | “On the 13th Day…Art”, Reaves Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| “Miami Art Fair”, The Catalina Hotel, Miami, Florida | |
| “Bridge Art Fair” The Trafalgar Hotel, London, England | |
| “Constructions”, California Modern Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| 2006 | “Primavera” Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| 2005 | SFMOMA & Vanity Fair Art Exhibition, San Francisco, CA |
| 2004 | “rouge,” steel gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| “Babes in Toyland,” Harrison Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| “Living Proof”, LGBT Community Center, San Francisco, CA | |
| 2003 | 25th Anniversary Exhibition, SFMOMA Artists Gallery, SF, CA |
| “Spice”, Visual Aid at Catherine Clark Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| “Hope joy.peace” steel gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| Artists Gallery Twenty-fifth Anniversary Exhibition, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA | |
| Inaugural Exhibition, steel gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| Visual AIDS Auction, San Francisco, CA | |
| 2002 | “Fight or Flight,” WORKS, San Jose, CA |
| Stephan Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| “Positive Too,” LGBT Community Center, San Francisco, CA | |
| “Voyage and Homage,” Atelier Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| 2001 | “Positive,” San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CA |
| 2000 | San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Rental Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| 1999 | “Six Degrees,” Space 743, San Francisco, CA |
| 1998 | “Mixed Bag of Nuts,” San Francisco, CA |
| 1997 | The Drawing Show, San Francisco, CA |
| Leather Art Auction, Auto Erotica and Eagle Bar, San Francisco, CA | |
| Visual Aid Exhibition, The Lab, San Francisco, CA | |
| “I Can’t Put my Finger On It,” Luggage Store, San Francisco, CA | |
| 1996 | “Day Without Art,” MH De Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, CA |
| “Big Deal,” SOMAR Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| “Artists’ Perspectives,” Magic Theatre Foyer, San Francisco, CA | |
| Leather Art Auction, Wings Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| There’s Art in City Hall,” City Hall, San Francisco, CA | |
| “Luscious,” Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| 1995 | “Big Deal,” Space 743, San Francisco, CA |
| Visual Aid Exhibition, Piedmont High School, San Francisco, CA | |
| “Stupid Sex Show,” 1262 Howard, San Francisco, CA | |
| Three San Francisco Artists, The Magazine, Berkeley, CA | |
| “30 Years of Intersection,” Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco, CA | |
| “Battle Cries,” Opt Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| 1994 | “Big Deal,” Space 743, San Francisco, CA |
| “BONG!,” Kiki Gallery, San Francisco, CA, traveling to Alleged Gallery, New York, NY | |
| “Barbie & Beyond,” Morphos Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| “Eros & Thanatos: Erotic Works,” Architrave Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| HIV Healing Arts Show, Life Center Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| “Presence,” Opts Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| 1993 | “Artists Images of AIDS,” College of Marin Fine Arts Gallery, Kentfield,CA |
| HIV Healing Arts Show, Somar Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| Visual Aid Exhibition, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | |
| Rental Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| 1992 | Brooks Hall, Civic Center, San Francisco, CA |
| HIV Clinical Research Center, San Francisco, CA | |
| 1991 | “Circle of Joy,” Whatever Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| Queue Rolo’s Wear It Out Show, Art Lick Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| “CALIFORNIA,” 2345 Market Street, San Francisco, CA | |
| Two Person Show, My Place Bar, San Francisco, CA | |
| SF Moda Magazine Party, Spectrum Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| Ninth Annual April Fools Show, 487 14th St. , San Francisco , CA | |
| 1990 | Art Lick Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| Club Uranus Fashion Show, The End-Up, San Francisco, CA | |
| 1989 | Art Lick Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
Bibliography
| 2004 | Zinko, Carolyne. “Novelist’s Steel Gallery sparkles with VIPs.” |
| SanFrancisco Chronicle. Oct. 15, 2003 | |
| 2003 | Keats,Jonathon. “Danielle Gets Arty.” San Francisco Magazine. September |
| 2000 | Ruiz, Al. “Open Season: Queers Get Hooked on Art.” SF Frontiers, October 5, Vol. 19, Issue 12 |
| 1994 | Bay Area Reporter, February 17, Vol. 7 |
| 1993 | Friedman, Robert. “Legacy of Loss,” Artweek, March 4, Vol. 2, No. 5 |
| 1992 | Clark, Susannah. “Arresting Fashions,” SF Focus, May “Healing Arts,” Outlook Magazine, Winter, Vol. 15 |
Honors and Awards
| 2008 | “The Jerome Caja Terrible Beauty Award” Visual Aid, San Francisco, CA |
| 1996 | Certificate of Honor, Board of Supervisors, City and County of SF, CA |
| 1995 | Adeline Kent Award Selection Committee |
| 1994-95 | Advisory Committee Member, San Francisco Art Institute Committee |
Images
Mark Paron - Smoke, 2000, Nylon, 24 x 18 x 12 inches
Mark Paron - Kidney Bean Snow Crinkle, 2006, PVC vinyl on wood, 24 x 12 x 9 inches
Mark Paron - Crinkle Sculpture Grouping, Leather Crinkle, PVC vinyl, 22 x 13 x 11 inches, 10 x 10 x 9 inches, 9 x 10 x 7 inches.
Mark Paron - Blue Velvet Crinkle, 2002, velvet, 13 x 9 x 10 inches
Mark Paron - Brown Pebble Leather Crinkle, 2006, 19 x 22 x 13 inches
Mark Paron - Large Mylar Crinkle, 2002, 11 x 27 x 20 inches
