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EDUCATION
1969-70 Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1970-74 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
AWARDS AND HONORS
2011 Honorable Mention, 20th Annual Juried Exhibition, Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, La Jolla, California
1998 Award of Excellence, Amsterdam Art Competition, San Francisco, California
1994 Outstanding Two-Dimensional Landscape Award, California State Fair, Sacramento, California
Awards of Merit, California Works, California State Fair, Sacramento, California
1983 Award of Merit, Reading Art Museum, Reading Pennsylvania
1977 Charles Smith Endowment Prize, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
1974 Best of Show, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, New Jersey
1973 Outstanding Painting Award, Earth Art I, Philadelphia Civic Center Museum, PA
Honorable Mention, Cheltenham Annual Awards Exhibition, Cheltenham, PA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 Mark Bryce: Love & War, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, California
2017 Mark Bryce: Love & War, CECUT – Tijuana Cultural Center, Tijuana, Mexico
2015 Mark Bryce: American Dream, Schoos Night Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2000 New Look at Narrative Paintings, J. Cacciola Galleries, New York, New York
1999 Balance Narrative Works, Bradford Gallery, San Francisco, California
1995 Recent Paintings, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, California
1992 New Paintings, James Corcoran Gallery, Santa Monica, California
1986 Mark Bryce Recent Work, Somerville Manning Gallery, Wilmington, Delaware
1985 Recent Work, Marian Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1984 Paintings, Somerville Manning Gallery, Wilmington, Delaware
1983 Mark Bryce Paintings and Drawing, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
1981 Recent “Trompe L’Oeil” Paintings, Butcher and More Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1978 Recent Paintings, Marian Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1976 New Work, Marian Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Recent Water Work, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2014 Painting in the World: Reflections on Politics, Violence, and Reconciliation, Northern Arizona University Art Museum, Flagstaff, Arizona
2013 22nd Annual Juried Exhibition, Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, La Jolla, CA
2011 20th Annual Juried Exhibition, Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, La Jolla, CA
2009 Group Exhibition, Somerville Manning Gallery, Wilmington, Delaware
Group Exhibition, Noel-Baza Fine Art, San Diego, California
2008 Group Exhibition, Noel-Baza Fine Art, San Diego, California
Juried Alumni Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Pure Painting 2, Visual Arts Program of the San Diego Public Library, Pacific Beach/ Taylor Branch Library, San Diego, California
2006 Group Exhibition, Somerville Manning Gallery, Wilmington, Delaware
2004 West Coast Surrealism, Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, California
2001 Group Exhibition, Somerville Manning Gallery, Wilmington, Delaware
1998 Group Exhibition, Campbell-Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, California
1997 Switch/Stance, San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, California
1995 Mid-Winter Exhibition, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, California
26th Annual Juried Exhibition, Palm Springs Desert Museum Palm Springs, California
1994 Contemporary Landscapes and Recent Acquisitions of Sculpture, Larry Evans Gallery, San Francisco, California
11th Annual National, North Valley Art League, Redding, California
Room With A View, Northpoint Gallery, San Francisco, California
California Works, California State Fair, Sacramento, California
1993 Group Exhibition, James Corcoran Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Group Exhibition, Somerville Manning Gallery, Wilmington, Delaware
Landscapes, Ira Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, California
Group Exhibition, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, California
1992 Group Exhibition, Gimpel & Weitzenhoffer Gallery, New York, New York
100 Years of Brandywine Landscapes, Somerville Manning Gallery, Wilmington, Delaware
Prints From Three Bay Area Presses, Larry Evans Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
Group Exhibition, Ira Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, California
1991 Group Exhibition, Allan Stone Gallery, New York, New York
The Landscape Show, Edith Caldwell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1990 Contemporary Philadelphia Artists, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1989 Five Artists, Allan Stone Gallery, New York, New York
Group Exhibition, Somerville Manning Gallery, Wilmington, Delaware
1988 Talent, Allan Stone Gallery, New York, New York
Philadelphia Invitational Art Exhibition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1987 Philadelphia Invitational Art Exhibition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Group Exhibition, Trompe L’Oeil Gallery, New York City, New York
1986 Nature Morte, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretta, Pennsylvania
1984 Award Exhibition, Reading Art Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania
1983 Cheltenham Invitational Exhibition, Cheltenham Art Institute, Cheltenham, Pennsylvania
1982 Invitational Exhibit of Philadelphia Painters, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretta, Pennsylvania
National Mid-Year Show, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio
Summer Exhibition, Gallery at Greenville, Greenville, Delaware
1981 Trompe L’Oeil Paintings, Butcher and More Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1979 Fellowship Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia
Philadelphia: A Point of View, Freedman Art Gallery of Albright College, Reading, Pennsylvania
1978 Fellowship Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia
Group Exhibition, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware
1977 Fellowship Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia
1976 Philadelphia in Washington, Pyramid Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Fellowship Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia
International Open Print Competition, The Print Club, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia: A Decade, Marian Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1975 Fellowship Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia
1974 National Invitational, Washington & Jefferson College Philadelphia, PA
Delaware Regional Exhibition, University of Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware
Open Competition, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, New Jersey
Fellowship Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia
New Talent, Marian Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
New Realists, Clerestory Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1973 Earth Art I, Civic Center Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Art Alliance Exhibition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Annual Award Exhibit, Cheltenham Art Institute, Cheltenham, Pennsylvania
Fellowship Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2017 Bowen, Andrew. “Tijuana Museum Hosts First Exhibition by American Artist in 15 years,” KPBS, October 13
Manna, Marcia. “Interpretations are all fair in ‘Love & War’”,” San Diego Union-Tribune, October 6
2012 Sinclair, Jim. Mineset, illustration, July
Who’s Who in American Art, Marquis Who’s Who, 33rd Edition
2011 Chute, James. “Juried Athenaeum Show Gives Artists an Opening,” San Diego
Union-Tribune, illustration, August 11, pg. 2
20th Annual Juried Exhibition, catalogue, Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, La Jolla, California, pg. 7
Who’s Who in American Art, Marquis Who’s Who, 32nd Edition
2010 Who’s Who in American Art, Marquis Who’s Who, 31st Edition
2009 Who’s Who in American Art, Marquis Who’s Who, 30th Edition
2008 Elliott-Lugo, Mark. “Curator’s Comments on the Arts in Pure Painting 2,”
San Diego Public Library, San Diego, California, April, pg. 1-2
2001 Carruthers Wetta, Jean. “Contemporary Realism,” SouthwestArt, March, pg. 124
2000 Who’s Who in American Art, Marquis Who’s Who, 26th Edition
1999 York, Richard. Balance Narrative Works by Mark Adams Bryce, catalogue, The Bradford Gallery, San Francisco, California
“Previews: Mark Bryce,” Artweek, November, pg. 1
Datebook, San Francisco Chronicle, October 31, illustration, pg. 27
1998 Driscoll, John and Arnold Skolnick. The Artist and American Landscape,
Cobb, California: First Glance Books, pg. 141 and 143
Who’s Who in American Art, Marquis Who’s Who, 24th Edition
1995 “Mind,” Surfing World, Tokyo, Japan, September, pg. 98
1994 California Works, catalogue, California State Fair, Sacramento, CA, pg. 15, 18
PrintWorld Directory, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Vol. 6, 1994
Who’s Who in American Art, R.R. Bowker, 20th Edition
1993 Who’s Who in American Art, R.R. Bowker, 19th Edition
1991 Evans, James. “Local Color,” SF, July, pgs. 26-28
10th Anniversary Invitational Exhibition, catalogue, Somerville Manning Gallery, Wilmington, Delaware
Merkel, Joseph. “Many Talents Are Evident In Group Shows Uptown at the Allan Stone Gallery,” Art Speak, October, pg. 20
1990 Wright, Heather, “Arts Watch,” Traditional Home, Better Homes and Gardens, June, pg. 32
McCarthy, Cathleen. “Art About Art,” American Artist’s Watercolor90, Fall, pg. 91-92
Contemporary Philadelphia Artists, catalogue, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, pgs. 96 and 139
1988 Nature Morte, catalogue, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretta, PA
1987 Butler, Mark. “Artists are Coming of Age in W. Chester,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, Neighbors section, March 22, pg. 1
1986 “Profile,” Art Now / Philadelphia Gallery Guide, Scotch Plains, New Jersey: Art Now, Inc., October, pg. 17
Daily Local News, illustration, West Chester, Pennsylvania, September 18, pg.15
1985 Fothergill Quinland, David. Raissónné, New Jersey
“Two Philadelphia Painters,” Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Quarterly, Spring
Silver, Robert. “The Art of Collecting Art,” Delaware Today, October, pg. 105
Brady, Katy. “Pocopson Artist Frames Experience in His Oil Paintings,” Daily
Local News, West Chester, Pennsylvania, October 22, pg. 6
Who’s Who in American Art, R.R. Bowker
1984 “Bryce Has Solo Painting Exhibit,” Chester County Press – Upbeat, May 9, pg. 7
Bass Cope, Penelope. “Art,” Sunday New Journal, Delaware, May 27, pg. F1
1983 Brandt Stillman, Diane. “Still Life Paintings by Mark Adams Bryce,” publication, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware
Art Matters, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, Vol. 2, No. 8, cover page
1982 46th Annual Mid-Year Show, catalogue, The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio: OAC Printing, pg. 17
Invitational Exhibit of Philadelphia Painters, catalogue, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretta, Pennsylvania, fig. 7
Philadelphia Invitational Painting Exhibition, catalogue, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretta, Pennsylvania: Chas M. Henry Printing
1981 Donohoe, Victoria. “Mark Bryce,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 8
1979 A Philadelphia Viewpoint, catalogue, Freedman Art Gallery of Albright College, Reading, Pennsylvania
1973 Earth Art, Civic Center Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pg. 26-27
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California
The Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Print Archive, Rutgers University, New Jersey
The Wellington Collection of American Art, Boston, Massachusetts
Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Los Angeles, California
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Denver, Colorado
Blue Cross, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cooke and Bieler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
FMC Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hercules Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware
Wilber Pierce Collection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cigna Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mobil Oil Corporation
Thurston Twig Smith, Honolulu, Hawaii
Alex Mehran, San Francisco, California
Rodney Medeiros, San Francisco, California