ABOUT THE ARTIST

Marc Shank is a Kansas City-based artist whose work consists of large-scale acrylic and ink paintings as well as small portraits and silk-screen prints. His work has been showcased at various galleries and venues throughout the Midwest including a one-man exhibition at the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art in 2013. In 2012 his work received national attention on the MSN Travel Series Re:Discover and has been featured in a number of area publications including the Kansas City Star, Johnson County Lifestyle, The Pitch and Ink Magazine. Shank is a 2014 Artist, Inc. fellow.

ABOUT THE ART

Scurvyville is an on-going narrative painting series immersing visitors in the lives of the oddball residents of an eccentric fictional town. Piece by piece, the series walks viewers through a fly-on-the-wall tour of the town’s streets, alleyways and sordid hangouts, revealing the quirky inner lives of Scurvyville’s residents.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Kauffman Center for Performing Arts – Lobby Exhibition – November 17, 2016

Little to Show (Solo Exhibition) – Wheat Studios – Kansas City, MO October First Fridays, 2015

Boulevardia – July, 2015

Hello Art Featured Artist (Solo Exhibition) – Wheat Studios – Kansas City, MO October First Fridays 2013

Home Works (Group Exhibition) – The Baker Arts Center – Liberal, KS June – August 2013

Local Color: A Narrative of Scurvyville (Solo Exhibition) – The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art – St. Joseph, MO April – June 2013

The Pitch Presents Artopia Group Exhibition – Screenland Crossroads – Kansas City, MO April 2012

Welcome to Scurvyville: The Artwork of Marc Shank (Solo Exhibition) – Piper Lofts – Kansas City, MO October 2011

Open Studios on Charlotte Street (Group Exhibition) – Kansas City, MO 2009

9th National Juried Art Exhibition – Baker Arts Center – Liberal, KS 2006

PUBLICATIONS/MEDIA

Blue Monday Review – Volume 3, No. 2 Cover – July, 2016

The Pitch – Middle of the Map Fest Event Guide – April 27, 2016

Andrews McMeel’s GoComics – 2014-2015

The Pitch – Crossroads Hit List – October 2, 2013

Leader & Times – Visit Scurvyville this Weekend – July 5, 2013

Johnson County Lifestyle – Our Favorite KC Artists – June 27, 2013

St. Joseph News Press – Three New Exhibits Open at Albrecht Kemper – April 18, 2013

Kansas City Star – A Narrative of Scurvyville – April 14, 2013

MSN Re:Discover – A Surprisingly Good Fit for Art – August 24, 2012

Ink – Best of the Week – October 6, 2011

Kansas City Star – First Fridays Featured Shows – October 6, 2011

The Pitch – Night & Day Featured Shows – October 6, 2011

The Pitch – Crossroads Exhibition Guide – Cover Image – May, 2009

ORGANIZATIONS/AFFILIATIONS

Artist Inc. (2014 Fellow), Hello Art, Art & Copy Club of Kansas City, American Institute of Graphic Arts, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kansas City