CV/Press — Mark Kelner Portfolio

SELECTED MEDIA

Washington City Paper, “Beacons of Capitalism Become Painterly in New American Landscapes,” November 21, 2024
Hyperallergic, “A View from the Easel,” October 17, 2024
BmoreArt, “Five Must-See Museum Shows this October,” October 12, 2024
The Washington Post, “An Artist’s Tour of America—through its Strip Mall Signs,” September 18, 2024
Yello, “What Does Typography Say About American Identity?,” September 18, 2024
The Washington Post, “DC Artist Floats Pro-Ukraine Message Above Local Statues,” April 3, 2023
Washingtonian, “A Guerrilla Art Project Uses Famous Statues to Support Ukraine,” December 13, 2022
Voice of America, “Is It Right to Cancel Russian Artists,” March 23, 2022
Bloomberg, “How Artists Are Reacting to the Russia’s War in Ukraine,” March, 11, 2022
The Washington Post, “In the Galleries: Open on K,” November 14, 2021
Hyperallergic, “As Galleries Return to Normal, One Group Show Thinks Big,” November 2, 2021
The Washington Post, “In the Galleries: Viral Art,” July 2, 2021
Tokyo Art Beat, “Mark Kelner: Barcodes,” April 5, 2021
The Washington Post, “In the Galleries: Mark Kelner: Pleasure’s Promise,” January 10, 2021
East City Art, “The Avant Garden Presents: Mark Kelner’s Pleasure’s Promise,” December 1, 2020
DC Fray Magazine, “Culture House Presents: Tiny Pricks + Pleasure’s Promise,” November, 20, 2020
Jerry Saltz, “Strong Show,” Instagram, October 10, 2020
Barron’s, “Good Company: How the Viral Art Project Supports Artists Hurt by Covid-19,” July 2, 2020
Washingtonian, “These Excellent Covid-19 Posters are Both Beautiful and Beneficial,” May 7, 2020
The Khollected Magazine, “Mark Kelner: Signs of Identity,” February 3, 2020
The Washington Post, “DC Artist Mixes Politics and Play,” June 19, 2019
The Washington Post, “Review: The Cold War Ignites Inspiration for DC Artist,” June 14, 2019
Brightest Young Things, “Mark Kelner’s Surreal Dream Come to Life,” June 5, 2019
The Washington Post, “Don’t Miss This Massive Art Party,” April 10, 2019
DCist, “9 Art Exhibits To Explore This Month,” April 2, 2019
Mayor Muriel Bowser, “This Weekend We Celebrate Our #DCValues,” Instagram, June 11, 2018
Be-Art Magazine, “ALAC 2018: The Best American Flag Interpretation,” February 1, 2018
GomerBlog, “OB/GYN Ice Cube “It Was a Good Day” Parody,” June 29, 2017
The Diamondback, “Like It or Not, Memes are the Absurdist Art We Need Right Now,” March 24, 2017
The Washington Post, “The Selling of the Cold War and the Red Menace,” February 26, 2017
Yahoo! Sports, “Pass or Fail: Capitals’ Unofficial Rap Anthem is Unleash the Fury,” April 17, 2016
Russian Machine Never Breaks, “Unleash the Fury is Your New Caps Rap Anthem,” April 17, 2016
The Washington Post, “Pulped Fiction: Transforming 50 Copies of The Great Gatsby,” March 23, 2016
Washington City Paper, “Keep Going Back to Rockville,” June 20, 2014
The Washington Post, “The Bard of Rockville Raps about the Pike,” June 17, 2014
Washington City Paper, “Now There’s a Rap about Rockville,” June 3, 2014
The Washington Times, “Art behind the Iron Curtain,” May 9, 2012
Bloomberg, “Washington’s Elite Gather at New Gallery,” December 13, 2011
The Washington Post, “Obituary: Norton T. Dodge,” November 10, 2011
The Hermitage Museum Foundation, “Honoree: James Rosenquist,” November 6, 2010
Financial Times, “A Hedonist’s Guide to Art,” October 9, 2010
Hamptons Cottage and Gardens, “Banksy Bash,” June 15, 2008
The New York Times Magazine, “Putin’s Pariah,” March 2, 2008
The Washington Post, “Drawing From a Within to Reconcile a Divided Self,” December 6, 2007
Fairfax Times, “The Art of the Matter,” March 15, 2006
Voice of America TV, “Close Up: Boris Kozlov,” August 24, 2005
The Washington Times, “D.C. theater delights over Hayes Awards,” May 14, 2004

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