Mark Tobin Moore

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

  • Adjunct Instructor of Art, Concord University - Beckley, Public Higher Education Center, Beaver, WV 2007-Present
  • Graduate Instructor, Marshall University Graduate College, South Charleston, WV 2006 - present
  • 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 2004/01
  • 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 and 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; and the University of Charleston, Charleston, WV 1987 – 1984
  • Graduate Assistant, Department of Art, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 1983 – 1985

Solo Exhibitions

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

Museum Exhibitions

  • 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, WW, 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

  • Autobiographies: Six West Virginia Artists, The Clay Center, Charleston, WV 2008
  • Best of West VirginiaTamarack: 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
  • 2 nd 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
  • 41 st 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,

  • 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

  • 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 and "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; and "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

  • 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

Professional Affiliations

  • College Art Association (CAA)
  • Southeastern College Art Association (SECAC)
  • Southeastern Museum Conference (SEMC)
  • National Collage Society
  • Americans for the Arts
  • West Virginia Arts Advocacy

Gallery Representation

  • Washington Street Gallery, Lewisburg, WV
  • Tamarack:  The Best of West Virginia, Beckley, WV

 

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