Mark Gleason

July 5 - July 27, 2008

Mark Gleason

Mark Gleason’s figurative oil on canvas pieces all share a common theme: the protagonists have relationships with an animal ‘familiar.’ “I have a resonance with solitary places, particular animals and to the human figure. My painting is shaped by film and music, as well as by psychology, philosophy and literature. I enjoy the private act of painting as well as the public process of teaching art,” states Gleason who grew up in Connecticut, received a BFA in Studio Arts from Syracuse University in 1984, and later earned a Masters Degree in Art Education in 1989. He has shown in numerous galleries across the country and has continuously been in group shows at La Luz de Jesus since 2005. Gleason currently teaches art and resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, Erika, and their bull terrier, Laika. www.markgleason.net