MARK WARREN JACQUES
L I F E /
(not in order)
born sideways
in a hospital / a garage / a poem / on a skateboard
raised on pop rocks, punk rock, and auto-didactic transcendence
sponged
Hesse, Merton, Marx, Vonnegut
Poe and Plath amoungst the others
drew a line once → it turned into a road
followed it for 20 years → it turned into a life
(mostly on accident)
with beliefs in:
naturally occurring ideas (write them down!)
beauty
making what you can with what you have
stated profession:
not sure
maybe
a memory man, or a mural painted on sand
goal:
make something that
outlives the name attached to it
remember:
this is temporary
Photo by Curtis Cole. Columbus, Ohio.
Individual Excellence Award
Ohio Arts Council
State of Ohio
2025
Public Art Grant
Greater Columbus Arts Council
Columbus, Ohio
2024
Public Art Grant
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
SODO Track
Seattle, Washington
2019
Artist Residency
Arts on Site
New York, New York
2017
Artist Grant
Greater Columbus Arts Council
Columbus, Ohio
2017
Artist Residency
Islands Fold
Pender Island, British Columbia
2010
University Scholarship
Alliance for Young Artists & Writers
Full Tuition Award
Columbus College of Art and Design
2002
Gold Medal Portfolio
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
2002
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards National Exhibition
The Corcoran Collection at The National Gallery of Art
Washington, DC
2002
Invention Convention
Edison Award - Best in Show
National Invention Convention
1997