Marc is a graphic designer, artist, and design educator based in Washington, DC. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design at the George Washington University.
In his independent creative practice and research, Marc is interested in examining the role that visual design and communication plays in shaping personal and collective identities and the identities of shared environments. His work includes limited-run print editions that utilize various techniques and formats including letterpress and risography. Marc is also a founder of Track and Field, a collaborative publishing initiative whose work often investigates the relationships among personal, public, and geographic histories within the popular American imagination.
He holds an MFA in Graphic Design from Rhode Island School of Design and a BFA in Graphic Design from James Madison University.
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Happenings
2024
Seattle Art Book Fair
Exhibitor (as Track and Field)
Washington Hall
Seattle, WA
May 2024
Riso-Rama
Exhibitor & Panelist (as Track and Field)
The Weil Gallery at Texas A&M University
Corpus Christi, TX
March 2024
Multiple Formats: Contemporary Art Book Fair
Exhibitor (as Track and Field)
Boston University
Boston, MA
March 2024
Books! Books! Books!
Research + Practice: A Conversation Series
Speaker (with Matt Eich and Yuri Long)
Corcoran School of the Arts & Design
George Washington University
Washington, D.C.
March 2024
2023
Printed Matter’s LA Art Book Fair
Exhibitor (as Track and Field)
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Los Angeles, CA
August 2023
Artist Residency at Directangle Press
Artist-in-Residence
Bethlehem, NH
July–August 2023
Capital Art Book Fair
Exhibitor (as Track and Field)
Eastern Market
Washington, DC
April 2023
Multiple Formats: Contemporary Art Book Fair
Exhibitor (as Track and Field)
Boston University
Boston, MA
March 2023
2022
Detroit Art Book Fair
Exhibitor (as Track and Field)
Trinosophes
Detroit, MI
October 2022
Background
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Most recently, Marc served as a senior designer on the Experience Design team at the Art Institute of Chicago, where he helped develop strategies to expand the museum’s interactive capabilities and improve both the digital and physical visitor experiences. Notable projects include designing the virtual tour accompanying the Barbara Kruger exhibition, Thinking of You, I Mean Me, I Mean You as well as visual design for The Language of Beauty in African Art and Morris and Company: The Business of Beauty.
Previously, while serving as a consulting designer and art director at The New York Times, he collaborated with teams across the organization to develop multi-channel marketing campaigns and digital product initiatives aimed at audience growth, engagement, and retention.
As an independent graphic designer and art director, Marc has worked with in-house teams and clients ranging from local cultural institutions to well-known commercial brands. They include the American Folk Art Museum, RISD Department of Photography, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Film at Lincoln Center, Studio Ensemble Theatre, SEEDArts, Girls Write Now, Condé Nast, Club Monaco, Jack Spade, J.Crew, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, and more.
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Corcoran School of the Arts & Design
at the George Washington University
Assistant Professor
Washington, DC
2022–PresentSchool of Visual Concepts
Instructor
Seattle, WA
2018–2019Maryland Institute College of Art
Adjunct Professor
Baltimore, MD
2015–2017Parsons School of Design
Adjunct Professor
New York, NY
2013Rhode Island School of Design
Instructor and Graduate Teaching Assistant
Providence, RI
2009–2011 -
MFA, Graphic Design
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI
2011BFA, Graphic Design
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
2004
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