The Guardian Painting

Mark Lightfoot was raised in Michigan where he began drawing and painting at an early age. He attended the University of Michigan, graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Design. He moved to the west coast that year to attend the University of Washington in Seattle, completing his Master of Fine Arts Degree. His thesis work was figure painting, with an emphasis in oils. Since completing his graduate studies, Mark has exhibited his work extensively in Michigan, Washington, British Columbia and California. He won Fourth Place in the Mixed Media category at the California Works exhibition in Sacramento. His paintings, drawings, sculpture and handmade paper pieces are in private collections and public buildings throughout the west.