Mark Kasumovic is a Hamilton, Ontario born photographic and video artist. His work revolves around the inherent truth-value of the photograph and the many limitations within the medium. His latest body of work, Picture/Perfect, uses the tourist as a backdrop to explore the explosion of digital images as data in the information age. Previous works such as “Searching for Jesus” explores the impossibility of recording faith and religious beliefs with a camera, while “Ideal Landscapes” challenges the value of traditional landscape photography by turning the natural landscape into an artificially lit stage. In 2008, Mark was selected as the Ontario winner of the BMO Art First National Competition along with being credited best in show of his graduating class exhibition at Ryerson University, and receiving the Snap! Stars art award sponsored by TD Canada Trust. The following two years, Mark was featured in Magenta Foundation's annual publication, Flash Forward: Emerging Photographers. His recent exhibitions include a commission to photograph the Ontario Greenbelt for Canada's largest outdoor exhibition space at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto, and three new installations at the Harbourfront Centre's Ontario Square from July 21st, 2013 onwards. |
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| M.F.A | 2010-2012 | Fine and Media Arts - NSCAD University |
| 2009-2010 | Documentary Media MFA - Ryerson University | |
| B.F.A | 2005-2009 | Image Arts (Photography) - Ryerson University |
| Certificate | 2004-2005 | Media Studies - Humber College |
| Mentorship | 2009-2010 | Phil Bergerson, Artist |
| 2013 | PICTURE/PERFECT, Telephone Booth Gallery, Toronto |
| 2012 | PICTURE/PERFECT, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax |
| Peggy's Cove Reconstructed, Nocturne Halifax (Outdoor Installation) | |
| 2011 | In Plain View, Telephone Booth Gallery, Toronto |
| 2010 | I Can Hear You Humming, Department of Canadian Heritage, Toronto |
| I Can Hear You Humming - Toronto Imageworks, Toronto | |
| HUMAN / NATURE, Ryerson Gallery, Toronto (w. Amanda Arcuri) | |
| 2007 | Lens Factory, Toronto, Contact Festival 2007 |
| 2013 | Peggy's Cove Syndrome, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax |
| 2012 | New Toronto Works (screening), Pleasure Dome, Toronto |
| 1812: A Contemporary Perspective, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto | |
| Searching For Jesus, Raw Foo (video Screening), Gladstone Hotel, Toronto | |
| Recent Aquisitions, Art Gallery of Peel, Peel | |
| 2011 | Snap! Fundraiser, Edward Day Gallery, Toronto |
| Preface, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax | |
| 2010 | NEW, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax |
| Beyond Imaginings: Eight Artists Encounter Ontario's Greenbelt, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto | |
| Flash Forward 2009, Griffith Museum of Photography, Boston | |
| Timeraiser: Toronto, The Fermenting Cellar (Distillery District), Toronto | |
| 2009 | Flash Forward 2009, Lennox Contemporary, Toronto |
| Flash Forward 2009, FotoWeek Central 4, Washington | |
| BMO 1st Art! Invitational, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA), Toronto | |
| Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto | |
| Hang with the Best, Toronto Imageworks, Toronto | |
| MaxEx, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto | |
| Snap! '09, Edward Day Gallery, Toronto | |
Public Commisions
| 2013 | Peggy's Cove: Reconstructed, Harbourfront Centre (outdoor installation), Canada Square, Toronto |
| Ideal Landscape, Harbourfront Centre (outdoor installation), Ontario Square, Toronto | |
| Public Workshop Architecture, Contact Photography Festival, Toronto | |
| 2012 | 1812: A Contemporary Perspective, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto |
| Peggy’s Cove: Reconstructed (Installation), Battery Wharf, Halifax | |
| 2010 | Beyond Imaginings, Harbourfront Centre/Greenbelt Foundation, Toronto |
Awards
| 2013 | Travel Grant, Canada Council for the Arts |
| Emerging Artist Grant, Ontario Arts Council | |
| 2012 | Grants to Individuals, Department of Culture, Nova Scotia |
| 2011 | Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council |
| 2010 | NSCAD University Graduate Fellowship, NSCAD University, Halifax |
| Roloff Beny Scholarship, NSCAD University, Halifax | |
| Flash Forward 2010 - Emerging Photographers, Magenta Foundation | |
| SPE Conference Scholarship, Society of Photographic Education | |
| Untapped: Emerging Artists, The Artist Project, Toronto | |
| BMO 1st Art! Invitational, Ontario Winner | |
| 2009 | Flash Forward 2009 - Emerging Photographers, Magenta Foundation |
| LOOK3 Workshop Scholarship, LOOK3 Photography Festival | |
| Snap!Stars, SNAP!09, TD Canada Trust | |
| Best in Show, maxEx, Graduating Class Exhibition | |
Publications/Press
| 2013 | The Atlantic Symposium: Art Crit As Nowhere…Or Everywhere, Canadian Art |
| 2012 | Hamilton Spectator, Artists Reflect on the War of 1812 |
| Toronto Star, War of 1812: Seen through the eyes of modern Artists | |
| 2010 | Recreational Photography, National Post |
| Greenbelt Gambol, Now Magazine | |
| 2009 | Artist Feature, The Magazine Show, Cable 14 (Interview) |
| MagentaTV: Flash Forward 2009, MagentaTV (Interview) | |
| BMO 1st Art!, Exhibition Catalogue | |
| Flash Forward 2009: Emerging Photographers, Magenta Foundation | |
| Featured Portfolio, Function Magazine (2009) | |
| Ontario: Seasons of Discovery, Ontario Tourism | |
Snap! '09, Exhibition Catalogue |
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| 2008 | Photo Editor, Function Magazine (2008) |
| Photography, Function Magazine (2008) | |
Collections
| Art Gallery of Nova Scotia | |
| Beaverbrook Provincial Art Gallery | |
| Art Gallery of Peel | |
| Ryerson University, Toronto | |
| Magenta Foundation, Toronto | |
| TD Canada Trust |