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Welcome

I was born in Washington, DC, and have lived in various cities in the U. S. and abroad, including Edinburgh, Scotland, and Giessen, Germany. When I was in the Navy I was stationed in Charleston, West Virginia, after completing almost four years of sea duty, and I have lived here, off and on, ever since. I am fortunate to have known, and to still know, many accomplished and generous artists, and art professors, many of whom I met while pursuing my art education at the University of Charleston, Marshall University, and West Virginia University. If you were visiting my Blue Door Art Studio I would offer you an ice-cold Coke in a small glass bottle.

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Education

  • M.F.A. in Painting. College of Creative Arts. West Virginia University. Morgantown, WV. 2000.
  • M.A. in Painting and Printmaking. Marshall University. Huntington, WV, 1985
  • B.A. in Studio Art (Magna Cum Laude). University of Charleston. Charleston, WV. 1983.

Professional Art Positions

  • Instructor of Art, Concord University - Beckley, Public Higher Education Center, Beaver, WV, 2011

  • Adjunct Instructor of Art. Concord University - Beckley, Public Higher Education Center. Beaver, WV. 2007-2011.
  • Library Gallery Coordinator. Marshall University Graduate College. South Charleston, WV. 2010-2011.
  • Graduate Instructor. Marshall University Graduate College. South Charleston, WV. 2006-2011.
  • Gallery Director. Frankenberger Art Gallery. University of Charleston. Charleston, WV. 2004-2007.
  • Assistant Professor of Art and Design and Art Department Coordinator. University of Charleston. Charleston, WV. 2004-2006.
  • Assistant Professor of Art. West Virginia State College. Institute, WV. 2001-2004.
  • Visiting Adjunct Professor. West Virginia University. Morgantown, WV. 2001.
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant. Division of Art. West Virginia University. Morgantown, WV. 1999–2000.
  • Adjunct Lecturer. Marshall University. Huntington, WV. 1998.
  • Adjunct Instructor of Art. West Virginia State College. Institute, WV. The University of Charleston. Charleston, WV. 1998–1993
  • Director of Exhibitions and Curator of Contemporary Art. West Virginia State Museum. Division of Culture and History. The Cultural Center. Charleston, WV. 1993–1998.
  • Exhibitions Coordinator/Exhibits Designer. West Virginia State Museum. Division of Culture and History. The Cultural Center. Charleston, WV. 1992–1993.
  • Supervisory Art Specialist (GS9 and GS7 equivalent). Acting Director and Program Manager. Giessen-North Arts and Crafts. Skill Development Branch. Community Recreation Division. Giessen Milcom. Giessen, Germany. 1987–1991.
  • Adjunct Instructor of Art. Ohio University Southern Campus. Ironton, OH; Ashland Community College. Ashland, KY; The University of Charleston. Charleston, WV. 1987–1984.
  • Graduate Assistant. Department of Art, Marshall University. Huntington, WV. 1983–1985.

Solo Exhibitions

  • Kanawha Putnam Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Charleston, WV. 2012
  • Washington Street Gallery. Lewisburg, WV. 2007, 2011.
  • Wheeling Artisan Center at Heritage Square. Wheeling, WV. 2007.
  • Carnegie Hall Museum Gallery. Lewisburg, WV. 2007.
  • Stifel Fine Arts Center. Wheeling, WV. 2005.
  • Oconee County Cultural Arts Foundation (OCAF). Watkinsville, GA. 2005.
  • Frankenburger Art Gallery. University of Charleston. Charleston, WV. 2005.
  • Robert C. Byrd Federal Courthouse. Charleston, WV. 2004.
  • Museum in the Community. Hurricane, WV. 2002.
  • Cultural Center of Fine Arts. Parkersburg, WV.
  • Komax Business Systems. South Charleston, WV.
  • Alderson-Broaddus College. Philippi, WV. 2001.
  • Mesaros Galleries. West Virginia University. Morgantown, WV. 2000.
  • Fairmont State College. Fairmont, WV. 1998.
  • Sunrise Museum Downtown Gallery. Charleston, WV. 1996.
  • University of Charleston. Charleston, WV.
  • West Virginia University Institute of Technology. Montgomery, WV.
  • West Virginia Wesleyan College. Buckhannon, WV. 1995.
  • Glenville State College. Glenville, WV.
  • Artist's Fund Gallery. Lewisburg, WV. 1993.
  • Studio 602. South Charleston, WV. 1991.
  • Die Spinne Galerie. Giessen, Germany. 1990.
  • Galerie Perspective. Giessen, Germany.
  • Raymond J. Hage Fine Arts, Ltd.. Huntington, WV. 1986.
  • Ohio University Southern Campus. Ironton, OH.
  • Ashland Area Art Gallery. Ashland, KY.
  • Fairmont State College. Fairmont, WV. 1985.
  • University of Charleston. Charleston, WV. 1983.

Museum Exhibitions

  • Collage/Assemblage Centennial, 1912 - 2012, International Museum of Collage, Assemblage, and Construction, Pagosa Springs, CO, 2012
  • Autobiographies: Six West Virginia Artists. The Clay Center. Charleston, WV. 2008.
  • Lightscapes for the Holidays. Avampato Museum of Art. The Clay Center. Charleston, WV. 2007.
  • Southeastern College Art Conference Juried Exhibition. The Cultural Center. Charleston, WV. 2007.
  • National College Society Juried Exhibition. Berman Museum of Art. Ursinus College. Collegeville, PA. 2006.
  • Tri-State Arts Association Juried Exhibition. Huntington Museum of Art. Huntington, WV.
  • Tools As Art: The Hechinger Collection. The Juliet Museum of Art. The Clay Center. Charleston, WV. 2004.
  • Appalachian Corridors Juried Exhibition 2003. The Juliet Museum of Art. The Clay Center. Charleston, WV. 2003.
  • West Virginia Juried Exhibition. West Virginia State Museum. The Cultural Center. Charleston, WV. 2005, 2003, 2001, 1991, 1985, 1983.
  • Allied Artists of West Virginia Juried Exhibition. Sunrise Art Museum. Charleston, WV. 2002, 1998 (Award of Excellence),1996, 1994, 1992, 1984.
  • Spread the Word: Art and Text. Museum in the Community. Hurricane, WV. 2002.
  • Up Against the Wall. Sunrise Art Museum. Charleston, WV. 2001.
  • Cultural Center Collectors. West Virginia State Museum. The Cultural Center. Charleston, WV. 1987.
  • Exhibition 280 Works on Walls Juried Exhibition. Huntington Museum of Art. Huntington, WV. 1997, 1992, 1984.
  • The Next Generation – June Kilgore Alumni. West Virginia State Museum. The Cultural Center. Charleston, WV. 1995.
  • Up Against the Wall. Sunrise Art Museum. Charleston, WV. 1987.
  • Tri-State Arts Association Juried Exhibition. Huntington Museum of Art. Huntington, WV. 1986.

Selected Group Exhibitions

  • Festivall Group Invitational, Art Emporium Gallery, Charleston, WV. 2011
  • Faculty Exhibition. Arthur Butcher Art Gallery. Alexander Fine Arts Center. Concord University. Athens, WV. 2010-2011.
  • Recent Mixed Media Works: Mark Tobin Moore and Eric Pardue. The Washington Street Gallery. Lewisburg, WV. 2010.
  • Reflection/Projection: Mark Tobin Moore and Eric Pardue. Arthur Butcher Art Gallery. Alexander Fine Arts Center. Concord University. Athens, WV. 2010.
  • Fresh: An Exhibition of Urban Contemporary Art. The Target Gallery. Torpedo Factory Art Center. Alexandria, VA. 2009.
  • National Collage Society Juried Exhibition. Mason Murer Fine Art Gallery. Atlanta, GA. 2009. (awarded National Collage Society Signature Member status)
  • Recent Mixed Media Works: Mark Tobin Moore and Eric Pardue. The Washington Street Gallery. Lewisburg, WV. 2009.
  • Coal: A Legacy. Tamarack: The Best of West Virginia. Beckley, WV. 2009.
  • Dog Days - End of Summer. Marsh House Art. Good News Mountaineer Gallery. Charleston, WV. 2009.
  • Autobiographies: Six West Virginia Artists. The Clay Center. Charleston, WV. 2008.
  • Best of West Virginia. Tamarack: The Best of West Virginia. Beckley, WV. 2008.
  • Modern Interpretations Juried Exhibition. Tamarack: The Best of West Virginia. Beckley, West Virginia. 2008.
  • Faculty Exhibition. Alexander Fine Arts Center. Concord University. Athens, WV. 2007.
  • Artist's Choice. Tamarack: The Best of West Virginia. Beckley, WV. 2007.
  • Friends of the Blue Door Art Studio. Art Emporium. Charleston, WV.  2007.
  • OH + 5 Juried Exhibition. The Dairy Barn. Athens, OH. 2006.
  • All Men. Tamarack: The Best of  West Virginia. Beckley, WV. 2006.
  • Thirty Artists Think Yellow. Annex Gallery. Taylor Books. Charleston, WV. 2006.
  • Decorated Rocking Chairs. Covenant House Shelter Fundraiser. Charleston, WV. 2004.
  • Artscape Oconee. Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation. Watkinsville, GA. 2003.
  • Current Work 2003: A National Juried Exhibition. Rosenthal Art Gallery. Fayetteville State University. Fayetteville, NC. 2003.
  • Southworks 2003. Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation. Watkinsville, GA. 2003.
  • 911 Memorial Exhibition. Tamarack: The Best of West Virginia. Beckley, WV. 2002.
  • Southworks 2002. Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation. Watkinsville, GA. 2002.
  • 2nd Place Merit Award Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition. Della Taylor Brown Art Gallery. West Virginia State College. Institute, WV. 2002.
  • Who Knew?. Wheeling Artisan Center. Wheeling, WV. 2001.
  • Free Ideas. Della Taylor Brown Art Gallery. West Virginia State College. Institute, WV. 2001.
  • Recent West Virginia University MFA Graduates. Robert C. Byrd Federal Courthouse. Charleston, WV. 2001.
  • The Vietnam War: Art Expressions Then and Now. The Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center. Athens, OH. 2000.
  • Making Marks. West Liberty State College. West Liberty, WV. 2000.
  • Small Things. Gallery 179. Morgantown, WV. 2000.
  • Group Show. Tamarack: The Best of West Virginia. Beckley, WV. 2000.
  • Dementia '99. Omaha Center for Contemporary Art. Omaha, NE. 1999.
  • National Collage Society Juried Exhibition. Wickendon Gallery. Case Reserve University. Cleveland, OH. 1998. National Collage Society Merit Award.
  • 25 Years of Art: Anniversary Exhibition. The Art Store. Charleston, WV. 1998.
  • Allied Artists of West Virginia. Frankenberger Art Gallery. University of Charleston. Charleston, WV. 1998.
  • West Virginia on the Hudson. Tamarack: The Best of West Virginia. The World Trade Center. New York, NY.
  • College Educators. Tamarack: The Best of West Virginia. Beckley, WV. 1998.
  • Soul Survivors. Frank Center for the Arts. Shepherd College. Shepherdstown, WV. 1997.
  • Appalachian American Artists. Ohio State University – Newark. Newark, OH. 1996.
  • Art Faculties of West Virginia. Birke Art Gallery. Marshall University. Huntington, WV. 1996.
  • Showing Character: The Governor's Arts and Letters Series. The Governor's Mansion. Capitol Complex. Charleston, WV. 1994.
  • Artista Vista. The Lewis and Clark Gallery. Columbia, SC. 1994.
  • Cardinal Valley Juried Exhibition. Ashland Area Art Gallery. Ashland, KY. 1992, 1986.
  • Five Artists. Artserve Gallery. Huntington, WV. 1991.
  • 41st Annual Salon of French and Allied Forces in Germany, Palace of Luxembourg. Paris, France. 1990.
  • Regional Salon of French Forces in Germany. Maison de France. Baden-Baden, Germany. 1990.
    Honorable Mention
  • Inaugeral Exhibition. Atelier-Galerie Holde Stubenrauch. Espa-Langgons, Germany. 1990.
  • Visual Conversation. Ariel Gallery. New York, NY. 1989.
  • German-American Art Exhibition. Kloster Arnsburg. Lich, Germany. 1989, 1987.
  • Charleston Skyline '85. The Art Store. Charleston, WV. 1985.
  • National Juried Exhibition. Parkersburg Art Center. Parkersburg, WV. 1985, 1984. 3rd Place Award in Printmaking.
  • Juried Exhibition. Mountain State Art and Crafts Fair. Ripley, WV. 1983.

Selected Curatorial and Design Projects

  • Marshall University Graduate College, South Charleston, WV

    • Hank Keeling: A Life in Art (A Retrospective), Marshall University Graduate Humanities Program, MU South Charleston Library, May 6 - August 12, 2011

    • Glenwood: Window to the West Side. A Traveling History Exhibit funded by the WV Humanities Council and Historic Glenwood Foundation. 2009-2011.

  • WV State Museum, Charleston, WV

    • Steve Payne: A Private Place-Landscape Photography, 1998
    • Contemporary Drawings: Six West Virginia Artists, 1998
    • Cultural Center Collectors: Works from Division of Culture and History Private Collections, 1997
    • Robert Villamagna: Assemblages, 1997
    • Shepherd College Art Faculty, 1997
    • West Virginia Juried Exhibition Traveling Exhibition, 1997
    • West Virginia Juried Exhibition, 1997, 1996
    • West Virginians at War: World War I, 1996
    • The Battleship USS West Virginia (BB-48), 1996
    • Dan Keegan: Ceramic Sculptures, 1996
    • Eileen K. Woods: Paintings, 1996
    • McCarthyism and Its Legacy, 1996
    • June Kilgore: A Retrospective, 1995 (with 30 minute video production)
    • The Next Generation: Kilgore Alumni, 1995. (with two 30-minute artist interview videos)
    • Chris Dutch and Robin Hammer: Sculptures, 1995
    • Contemporary Furniture and Works in Wood, 1995 (with Against the Grain musical soundtrack for the gallery and for sale in the museum shop)
    • West Virginia Juried Exhibition 1995, 1995
    • Beverly Rhoads: Paintings, 1995
    • Michael Ivey: River Rats – Whitewater Photography, 1994
    • Edward Pauley: Paintings and Pastels, 1994
    • George Harper: Paintings, 1994
    • Vernon Howell: Paintings, 1994
    • West Virginians at War: D-Day, June 6, 1944, 1994 (with one-hour interview video produced in cooperation with the WV Library Commission, a copy of which is now available in the research library at the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans, LA)
    • Year of American Craft: Handmade Past and Present, 1993 (later reinstalled in the Mesaros Galleries, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV)
    • Bonnie Fuoco: Paintings and Pastels, 1993
    • Patricia Chapman: Assemblages, 1993
    • West Virginia Juried Exhibition 1993, 1993
    • The West Virginia Collection: Printmaking 1967–1974, 1992
    • Paul Corbit Brown: Photographer, 1992
    • Interchangeable Parts: The Birth of American Industry, 1992
    • Stanley Sporny: Paintings, 1992

Selected Bibliography

  • "MU Conducts 26th Annual Student Juried Exhibition", Herald Dispatch, Huntington, WV. January 12, 2012.
  • "Juried Art Exhibition Starts at Marshall", http://huntingtonnews.net/18821. January 10, 2012.
  • Margocee, Renee. "A Life in Art". Artworks, West Virginia Arts Commission. Summer Issue, 2011.
  • "Retrospective Art Exhibit Begins Today in South Charleston". Herald Dispatch, Huntington, WV. May 6, 2011.
  • Steelhammer, Rick. "Glenwood Exhibit Opens Friday in South Charleston." Charleston Gazette. Charleston, WV. January 22, 2009.
  • "New Tamarack Exhibit Shows Best of West Virginia Modern Art." Herald Dispatch. Huntington, WV. February 1, 2008.
  • "Environmental Artists: Supporting Sustainability." West Virginia Executive Meeting Planner. Comar, Inc.. Cross Lanes, WV. 2008.
  • Robinson, Julie. "Let There Be Light." Charleston Gazette. Charleston, WV. November 22-28, 2007.
  • Orosz, Monica. "Holiday Lightscape Celebrates Nostalgia." Charleston Daily Mail. Charleston, WV. November, 2007.
  • Saxton, Michelle. "Second Sight." Charleston Magazine. Fall, 2007.
  • "Take a Trip Through the Rest Stop." The Intelligencer/Wheeling News Register. Wheeling, WV. October 21, 2007.
  • "Rest Stop." The Times Leader. Wheeling, WV. October 18, 2007.
  • Ressmeyer, Richard H. "Injected Vulnerability." Essay for solo exhibition. Bubble Rap. Carnegie Hall Museum Gallery. Lewisburg, WV. 2007.
  • Anderson, Colleen. "Three Men and a Navy." Artworks. West Virginia Arts Commission. Winter Issue. 2006-2007.
  • Spradling, Andy. "The Erma Byrd Gallery." Wonderful West Virginia. May 2006.
  • Sale, Beth. "Art Notes." Flagpole. Athens, GA. April 6, 2005.
  • Ressmeyer, Richard H.  "Nailed, Riveted, Screwed, and Glued." Essay for solo Exhibition. OCAF. Watkinsville, GA. 2005.
  • Adair, Sally.  "The Art of Assembly:  Mark Tobin Moore Mails, Rivets, Screws, and Glues." Online Athens. Athens, GA. March 17, 2005.
  • Wells, Sandy.  "Life's an Adventure, a Journey." Charleston Gazette. Charleston, WV. January 3, 2005.
  • Ressmeyer, Richard H. "Attachments to Time: Mixed Media by Mark Tobin Moore." essay for the exhibition, A Time for Reflection. Museum in the Community. Hurricane, WV. 2002.
  • Ford, Wayne. "Athens Artist Takes Best of Show at Southworks." Online Athens. Athens, GA. May, 2002.
  • Bartlett, Evadna. "Pillars of Freedom." Charleston Daily Mail. Charleston, WV. April 25, 2002.
  • "personalSPACES." in Form (member's magazine). Cultural Center of Fine Arts. Parkersburg, WV. Spring, 2002.
  • Marks, Rusty. "Art of Darkness." Charleston Gazette. Charleston, WV. September 27, 2001.
  • Royal, Tiffany. "National Exhibit Captures Emotions of Vietnam Veterans." The Post. Athens, OH. October 3, 2000.
  • Marshall University Graduate College Art Collection Catalogue. Second Edition. MUGC. South Charleston, WV. November, 1998.
  • Television interview. WCHS-TV8. Charleston, WV. May, 1998.
  • Burnside, Mary Wade. "Home Works: Cultural Center Staff Show Off What They Collect." Charleston Gazette. July 10, 1997.
  • "Moore Exhibits Paintings." Shepherdstown Chronicle. Shepherdstown, WV. October 22, 1997.
  • Bond, Andrea. "Charleston Artist's Exhibit Meets Life Head-On." Charleston Gazette-Mail. Charleston, WV. April 18, 1996.
  • Imbrogno, Doug. "Artwork Explained." Sunday Gazette-Mail. Charleston, WV. March 10, 1996.
  • Rhoads, Beverly. "Overly Personal, Overtly Familiar." Essay for Sleeth Art Gallery Exhibition. West Virginia Wesleyan College. Buckhannon, WV. September, 1995.
  • Schwarz, Bob. "Face Off: Mark Tobin Moore's Portraits of Pain." Charleston Gazette. September 22, 1994.
  • "Artista Vista is a Dazzler." The State. Columbia, SC. April 24, 1994.
  • Gannon, Sean. "The Art of Crafts: Exhibit Mixes Past and Present." Sunday Gazette-Mail. July 11, 1993.
  • "Moore Works on Display." Lexington Herald-Leader. Lexington, KY. March 21, 1993.
  • Kelly, Lisa. "Piecing Together a View of Life." Charleston Gazette. Charleston, WV. October 24, 1991.
  • "Mark Tobin Moore: Recent Collage Paintings." Giessener Allgemeine. Giessen, Germany. March 9, 1990.
  • "Collages with Beatles Influence." Giessener Anzieger. Giessen, Germany. March, 1990.
  • "Americans Take Honors at French Art Exhibition." Stars and Stripes. Germany. June 3, 1990.
  • Cavanaugh, Tony. "Visual Conversation." Artspeak. New York, NY. December 16, 1989.
  • Bellanger, Bill. "Mark Moore: Recent Paintings." Dialogue: An Art Journal. Columbus, OH. July/August, 1986; "Drawing Order From Chaos." Herald-Dispatch, Huntington, WV. April 11, 1986.
  • Hudkins, John. "University of Charleston Exhibit Shows Intellectual Art." Charleston Daily-Mail. September 27, 1985; "PACT's Art Good Enough for Longer Runs." Charleston Daily-Mail. May, 1985; "Local Academic Art World Would Have Delighted Early Moderns." Charleston Daily Mail. April 29, 1983.

Selected Honors and Awards

  • Recipient of a Professional Development Grant from the West Virginia Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts. 2003.
  • Listed in Who's Who in American Education. 2004, 2003 and 2007.
  • Listed in Who's Who in American Art. 2002 and 1998.
  • Listed in Who's Who in America. 2004, 2003, 2001, and 2000.
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant. Division of Art. West Virginia University. 2000–1999.
  • Certificate of Commendation. U. S. Army Arts & Crafts Program (Civilian). Giessen, Germany. 1991.
  • Arthur Carpenter Award for Excellence in Art. Marshall University. 1985.
  • Graduate Assistant, Department of Art. Marshall University. 1985–1983.
  • Navy Achievement Medal, U. S. Naval Reserve (Active Duty).
  • Chief of Naval Information Merit Award (2), U. S. Naval Reserve (Active Duty). Readiness Command Region Six, Washington D. C., Certificate of Commendation (2), U. S. Naval Reserve (Active Duty).

Selected Public Collections

  • International Museum of Collage, Assemblage, and Construction, Pagose Springs, CO
  • West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, WV
  • College of Graduate Studies, Marshall University, South Charleston, WV
  • Marshall University, Huntington, WV
  • University of Charleston, Charleston, WV
  • Raymond J. Hage Fine Arts, Ltd., Huntington, WV
  • S. Foto Ray Studios, San Antonio, TX
  • Lewis and Clark Gallery, Columbia, SC
  • American Heart Association, Charleston, WV
  • Stubenrauch Galerie and Atelier, Espa-Langgons, Germany
  • Galerie Perspektive, Giessen, Germany
  • Die Spinne Gallerie, Giessen, Germany
  • City of Giessen, Giessen, Germany

Gallery Representation

  • Washington Street Gallery, Lewisburg, WV