Marc Burckhardt lives and works in Austin, Texas in a 1910 farmhouse in the shadow of downtown. Born in Germany and raised in Texas, Burckhardt’s work juxtaposes old world styles and symbols with very current American themes. As a youth, Burckhardt traveled Europe each year with his family, a tradition he continues today. The paintings, architecture, and perspectives he encounters in Europe combined with his studies of art history inform his current work and convey modern ideas through thought-provoking scenarios. Through the study and use of old masters’ techniques such as glazing and layering varnishes, Marc achieves the texture and luminosity that distinguish his paintings. The aged surface denotes importance and gravity which is then juxtaposed with Burckhardt’s often quirky or mischievous subjects.

 

In 2010 Burckhardt was honored to be named the Texas State Artist by the Texas Legislature and the Texas Commission on the Arts. He is a two-time Hunting Art Prize finalist, and has work in the collections of Sony Records, the W Hotel of Austin, Jann Wenner/Rolling Stone NYC, C3 Presents, Ralph Lauren, Patricia Arquette, and the Johnny Cash estate. His paintings have been included in national and international exhibits including Art Basel in Basel, Switzerland and SCOPE, New York.

 

2012
Scope New York Art Fair, New York
Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair, Shanghai
The Blab Show, Copro Gallery, Santa Monica
Art Basel, Switzerland
Mindy Solomon Gallery, Florida
Marc Burckhardt, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster

2011
Power Punch, Giant Robot, San Francisco
Lucid Dreams, Noel-Baza Fine Art, San Diego
Hunting Art Prize, Houston (Finalist)
Shoal Creek Gallery, Austin

2010
Blab, Copro Gallery, Santa Monica
Hunting Art Prize, Houston (Finalist)

2009
Texas Biennial, Austin
! Fall, In Love, Blank Space Gallery, New York
Blab, Copro Nason Gallery, Santa Monica

2008
Marc Burckhardt, Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton Blab, Copro Nason Gallery, Santa Monica ! Art Basel, Miami The Art of Elysium, Los Angeles Art from Anxious Times, Art Student’s League, New York Marc Burckhardt & Mike Benny, Martin Museum of Art, Baylor University Artists Against the War, New York
2007
Marc Burckhardt, Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton Know, Art Basel, Miami Images of Devotion, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore Upper Case Gallery, Calgary Canada Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton La Luz de Jesus, Los Angeles
2006
Mendenhall Sobieski, Los Angeles Art Center, Pasadena, Los Angeles