Marcus Durkheim

'Marcus Durkheim' is a pseudonym for a body of work titled Is This Not. This work is an exploration into the illusive nature of physical reality and the filters that prejudice our views. During the process of making this work the use of visual sight is periodically omitted and/or replaced with abstracted imagery so that the relationship to the surface, the paint and the objects are altered and reconsidered. The use of a pseudonym is intended to create an additional layer of ambiguity; questioning assumptions and conclusions. The artist 'Marcus Durkheim' has an MFA in Painting, has received a USA Projects funding grant, a Durfee Grant, a George Sugarman Grant, exhibits internationally, teaches Drawing and Painting at Cal State University Northridge, Moorpark College and Ryman Arts in the Los Angeles area.

2007
MFA - Painting - High Distinction, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA

1991
BFA – Interior Architecture, High Distinction, California College of Arts & Crafts, San Francisco, CA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017, Penn State Altoona, PA
2016, The Billboard Creative, Santa Monica Blvd., LA
2013, The Butterfly Hurricanes Project, LouisJane Studio, Pasadena, CA
2011, Haus Gallery, Pasadena, CA
2009, Moorpark College Gallery, CA
2007, Weltanschauung - MFA Thesis Exhibition, Cal State University Northridge West Gallery

TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2014, As You Like It, Rymer Gallery, Nashville
2013, Destruction and Deconstruction, Esvelt Gallery, Columbia Basin College, Pasco, WA
2010, FA LA LA (ma non troppo), 2 Person Exhibition, Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA
2008, Current State of Affairs - 2 Person Exhibition, Market Street Gallery, San Francisco, CA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017
All Media 2017, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, curated by Kim Abeles
Full & Part (Two), CSUN Faculty Exhibition, Northridge
2016
First Response, Keystone Art Space, Los Angeles
Miami Spectrum, bG Gallery Los Angeles
Makeshift Museum, Los Angeles
60 Americans, Makeshift Museum, Los Angeles
Still Life Past, Present, Future, uBeArt, Berkeley, CA
Groundswell, Groundspace, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Mat Gleason
Face In The Crowd, ArtShare LA, Los Angeles, CA
Looking Glass, bG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2015
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