Please join Mark Nelson at Prospectus Gallery for his new exhibition. Reception will be on Friday April 12th from 5 - 10 PM. Hor d' ouvers and free parking will be available. The exhibition will run from April 12 - May 24, 2013. Mark Nelson, an artist and educator has been a city resident of Chicago since 1984 where he arrived from the Panama Canal Zone, Republic of Panama to attend the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His work was shaped by his roots as an extranjero residing from adolescence into adulthood in a Latin American country where the “land divided and the world united.” Nelson is a recipient of numerous grants and endowments, including twice awarded the Illinois Arts Council Fellowship. His work can be found in private collections as well as a mural painting purchased for the U.S. Embassy-Consulate in the Republic of Panama. Mark Nelson’s Gringolandia art Studio and home is located in Chicago’s historic Pilsen community.
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