About theArtist
The photography of Mark Blanchette has been collected and exhibited in museums and galleries throughout North America and abroad. His work has received numerous awards, and he has participated in many prestigious art festivals, including repeated exhibitions in Disney’s Festival of the Masters. Mark works exclusively with black and white film and utilizes a conventional wet darkroom to create his surreal images. The images are designed to allow the viewer to find their own interpretations of the meaning or message depicted in the content. The conclusion is oftentimes a reflection upon the individual’s own personality. Mark is quoted, “I truly believe that if my art has generated any type of emotional response from the viewer, then my work is justified.”
Technique Mark utilizes both 35mm and 2 ¼ inch film formats. All processing, printing and photo manipulation is done in a conventional darkroom. Each Photomontage is created individually by hand in an edition of only 10 prints in just one size. Due to the images being created individually, photomontages within an edition will contain subtle differences in the image blending. Thus every photomontage is an original piece of art. Prints numbered 1 through 9 are made available for purchase with the image retiring upon the sale of the 9th print in the edition. Number 10 of each edition is kept by the artist for museum, gallery and private exhibitions. Two artist proofs may be released for purchase after the edition has retired. Mark has begun creating a series of large photomontages in which there is no editions. Only the one original photomontage is created. Due to the size of the pieces, duplication of the images utilizing Mark’s technique is not possible
Selected Past
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibition
May 4th through June 2nd 2007
Lake Eustis Museum of Art, Eustis FL
Disney’s Festival of the Masters
November 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2006
Downtown Disney’s West side, Orlando FL
Best Shot Exhibition
January 10th through February 10th 2007
DeLand Museum of Art, DeLand, FL
Florida Biennial 3
June 2nd through July 2nd 2006
DeLand Museum of Art, DeLand, FL
Multiple Exposures
2/27/2005 through 4/30/2005
Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg VA
32nd Annual Juried Exhibition
3/13/2005 through 4/30/2005
Masur Museum of Art, Monroe LA
Speaker and Exhibitor
May 13, 14 and 15 2005
Epcot Flower and Garden Festival 2005,
Walt Disney World, FL
DBCC Alumni Exhibit
5/17/2005 through 9/2/2005
Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona Beach FL
14th Annual Black & White Exhibition
4/8/2005 through 5/13/2005
Artists Unlimited Gallery, Tampa FL
Eye: Mirror of the Soul
8/29/2004 through 10/30/2004
The Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg VA
Americas 2000: All Media
9/1/2004 through 10/5/2004
Minot State University, Minot ND
2004 Southeastern Juried Exhibition
10/22/2004 through 12/26/2004
Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile AL
2004 Juried Art Exhibition
7/1/2004 through 7/30/2004
South Arkansas Art Center, El Dorado, AR
Toys and Games in Art
June 2002 through May 2004
Anchorage Museum of Art and History. Anchorage AK
Florida Biennial
12/12/2003 through 1/18/2004
DeLand Museum of Art DeLand, FL
Florida Artists Registry Exhibit
11/20/2003 through 1/17/2004
Church St. Gallery of Contemporary Art Orlando FL
Vivid Visions
2/3/2004 through 2/28/2004
Lankershim Art Gallery, North Hollywood, CA
Photo Visions
2/4/2004 through 2/21/2004
A.E. Backus Gallery & Museum Ft. Pierce, FL
Combined Talents
August 25 through September 28, 2003
FSU Museum of Fine Arts Tallahassee, Fl
5th National Juried Show, Recent Works 2003
June 20th through August 15, 2003
The Salon Studio, Loveland Colorado
12th National Art Exhibition, Lincoln Center
April 12 through May 16, 2003
2002 Regional Art Exhibit, The Renaissance Center
Sept. – Oct. 2002
Surf’s Up IV, Ormond Memorial Art Museum
June – September 2002
IN FOCUS, Lewis - Clark Center for Arts & History
May - June 2002
Upstairs Downstairs II, DeLand Museum of Art
September - November , 2001
