Mark Essen (b. Reigate, UK) graduated with a BA in Fine Art from Birmingham City University 2007 before completing his MA in Sculpture at the Royal College of Art in 2012. He is a Birmingham based artist and has exhibited at Cass Sculpture Park, Lychee One Gallery, Tate St Ives, Studio Leigh and curated shows at Division of Labour. He has been invited onto residency programmes led by a range of arts organisations including Wysing Arts Centre, Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, Doremifasolasido at Florence Art Centre, South London Infinity Projects. In June 2017 he opened Modern Clay in Birmingham – a socially engaged ceramics studio aiming to remove the boundaries between fine and applied arts and crafts. www.markessen.org
Larry Achiampong, Mark Essen, Nicola Singh
“3-Phase”
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Aliyah Hasinah, Amaal Said, Kelly Large, Mark Essen
“From the Artists Mouth III, The History of the Wall & The People’s Guide to Charisma”
Aliyah Hasinah, Amaal Said, Ana Kazaroff, Jenny Holzer, Kelly Large, Libita Clayton, Mark Essen, Ruth Ewan, Teresa Cisneros
“This is the Gallery and the Gallery is Many Things X: Launch Event 3”
“Toolkit: Brick Making with Mark Essen”
Larry Achiampong, Mark Essen, Nicola Singh
“3–Phase: We Can’t Float Here”
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