Mark Di Suvero
Works
Drawings & Original Prints
Sculptures

Photographed by Chris Felver
Artists Bio:
Mark di Suvero (American, b.1933) is an Abstract Expressionist sculptor who welds scrap metal and iron beams into monumental outdoor sculptural works.
Born in Shanghai to Italian parents – his father was a diplomat – di Suvero immigrated to San Francisco where he raised as a child.
He studied Fine Art and philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley, before moving to New York City, where he was immersed in the Abstract Expressionism that dominated the art scene.
Following a serious injury while working in construction, di Suvero channeled all of his energy into sculpture. He welded large outdoor works from steel and found materials, such as tires and railroad ties.
In 1977 he created the Athena Foundation to assist artists and in 1985 the Socrates Scupture Park in Long Island City.
Later, he developed works based on industrial structures, such as welded or bolted l-beams and heavy gauge metal; he also incorporated motion into his pieces with swinging beams and rotating forms, allowing viewers and natural elements to interact with the sculpture.
Di Suvero was a founding member of two artist-owned ventures, the Park Place Gallery in New York City, and ConStruct, which promoted exhibitions across the United States.
Today, his pieces are installed in public locations around the world. He currently lives in New York City, with studios in New York, California, and France.
Exhibitions:
Selected One-Person Exhibtions
Selected One-Person Exhibitions
2013 John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Mark di Suvero Affinities, Vanderbilt University Fine Art Gallery
2012 Mark di Suvero at Governors Island
2011 Tasende Gallery, La Jolla, CA
2010 Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, NY
Mark di Suvero, The Morgan Library and Museum, New York, NY
2009 John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Sculpture, drawings, and prints, Zane Bennett Contemporary Art Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, NY
A Matter of Form, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Sculpture and Drawings, Danese, New York, NY
After Image, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, NY
69, Specific Object, New York, NY
2008 Paintings, Drawings, and Sculptures, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco
Freedom, The Hague Sculpture Center, The Hague, Netherlands
Summer in the City, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Molded, Folded & Found, Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, New York, NY
La Louver, Venice, CA
Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, NY
Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, NY
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables, FL
2007 Millennium Park, Chicago, IL
Mark di Suvero Works and Protest, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago IL
Akira Ikeda Gallery/Berlin, Berlin
Ville de Valenciennes et ville de Cambrai, France (by Galerie Bruno Mory)
Not For Sale, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Queens, NY
LIC, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY
Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, NY
2006 Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, NY
2005 Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, NY
Knoedler & Company, New York, NY
2004 Albion, Michael Hue-Williams Fine Art, London
Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Yorkshire, England
Frederik Meijer Gadens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, MI
Madison Square Park, New York, NY
2003 John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, MO
Akira Ikeda Gallery/Berlin, Berlin
2002 Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2001 Gagosian Gallery, New York, NY
L.A. Louver, Venice, CA
2000 Danese Gallery, New York, NY
1999 John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1998 Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
The Hiroshima Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima, Japan
Orange County Museum of Art Newport Beach, CA
All That is Solid, Socrates Sculpture Park Long Island City, NY
1997 International 97, Socrates Sculpture Park Long Island City, NY
John Berggruen Gallery San Francisco, CA
The Nasher Collection, Guggenheim Museum New York, NY
Queens Museum of Art Queens, NY
Mark di Suvero a Paris, Paris, France
Gagosian Gallery New York, NY
1996 Mark di Suvero, Storm King Art Center Mountainville, NY
Sheldon Art Museum, Lincoln, NE
Hill Gallery, Birmingham, MI
Weigand Gallery, Belmont, CA
Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris, France
1995 Gagosian Gallelry, New York, NY
Mark di Suvero, Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, NY
Oil & Steel Gallery, Long Island City, NY
46th Esposizione Inernazionale d’Arte, la Biennale di Venezia Venice, Italy
1994 John Berggruen Gallery San Francisco, CA
IVAM, Centre Julio Gonzales, Valencia, Spain
1993 Musée de Brest Passerelle, France
Gagosian Gallery, New York, NY
Esprit Park, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1992 Chalon-sur-saone, France
Galerie Heike Curtze, Vienne, Austria
1991 – 95 Oil & Steel Gallery, Long Island City, NY
1990 Ville de Valence, France
Galerie de France, Paris, France
L.A. Louver, Los Angeles, CA
1988 American Art, Whitney Museum of American Art at Equitable Center New York
Wurttembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart, Germany
1987 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum New York, NY
Akira Ikeda Gallery Tokyo, Japan
1986 Hill Gallery, Birmingham, MI
Individuals: A Selected History of Contemporary Art, 1945-1986, The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, CA
1985 Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, NY
1983 – 85 Oil & Steel Gallery, Long Island City, NY
1983 Oil & Steel Gallery, New York, NY
Esprit Park, San Francisco, CA
1980 – 81 Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1979 ConStruct, Chicago, IL
1976 California Painting and Sculpture: The Modern Era, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art San Francisco, CA
1975 Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France
Whitney Museum of American Art New York, NY
1972 – 74 Ville de Chalon-sur-Saône, France
Stedelijk van Abbe Museum Eindhoven & the City of Eindhoven, Netherlands
1968 LoGiudice Gallery, Chicago, IL
1967 Park Place Gallery, New York, NY
1965 Dwan Place, Los Angeles, CA
1964 Park Place Gallery, New York, NY
1961 The Green Gallery New York, NY
1960 The Green Gallery New York, NY