Mark Burrell CV
Mark Burrell is an award-winning artist and an established professional fine art painter. Born in Lowestoft in Suffolk, he is an artist of visionary imagination, often painting his hometown, creating multiple stories, that are interwoven throughout his work.
Mark and his work have appeared on television seven times, winning Anglia Televisions 'First Prize', on the program ' Moving Art' presented by George Melly, chosen by Bill Oddie and interviewed by Sister Wendy Beckett. In London, he won the Lucy Morrison Memorial Prize at the Royal Overseas League and had work exhibited in The House of Commons and The Royal Academy. Mark was also highly commended twice in Kings Lynn's Eastern Open and is a founding member of The North Sea Magical Realists.
Television and Radio Publicity
2020 ITV Anglia News: Interview with Kate Prout. https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2020-09-07/heritage-open-days-where-to-discover-suffolks-unusual-gems
2020 BBC Radio Suffolk: Mark discusses his painting in the virtual online exhibition with the Easterly Artists. Telephone interview with Johnny Wright during lockdown (May)
2016/17 Mustard TV: Bendy Caravans and Everlasting Pens. Documentary by Nick Murray-Brown
2006 Anglia Television: Part of the series ‘Coastal Inspiration's’ Presenter Paul Gogerty. Interviewed in the artist's studio and work exhibited in a series about Lowestoft artists
1996 BBC2 TV: Matter of Fact Cabbage Patch War. Paintings Exhibited (November)
1995 Anglia Television: The Front Row Arts Program. Paintings Exhibited throughout the series
1991 Anglia Television: Moving Art. Awarded First Prize. Presenter George Melly. Interviewed by the late Sister Wendy Beckett. Prize awarded and highly recommended by Bill Oddie (November)
1991 Anglia Television: Personal Interview and Paintings Exhibited (August)
Achievements and Awards
2007 The Cut Halesworth, Suffolk: Prize Winner of 'The People's Choice' Christmas Show
2004 Lowestoft Arts Centre. First Prize: Architectural drawing
2006 Work shown at The House of Commons, London
1999 Eastern Open, Kings Lynn, Norfolk: Painting Highly Commended
1991 Anglia Television Moving Art: Awarded First Prize
1991 View of the New Royal Over-Seas League, London: Winning the Lucy Morison Memorial Prize
1991 Eastern Open, Kings Lynn, Norfolk: Painting Highly Commended
Books and Publications
2023: Bertie by the Beach: Author and illustrator Mark Burrell
2015: Tales of Ghostly East Anglia: Author Geoffrey Brock
2010/2011: How Artists See Nature, See People, See Places: Published by Green Pebble.
2004: The Iron Bridge, author John Ward. Illustrated/painted by Mark Burrell, published by Ferini Designs
2003: The Art of Allotments: Author David Crouch
1999: Lowestoft: Now and Then. A self-portrait: Authors Jack Rose and Dean Parkin
Exhibitions 2024
Ferini Art Gallery Suffolk: Resident Artist and Winter Exhibition
Gallery Moray: Resident Artist
Lowestoft Heritage Days: Artist Studio and Gallery open to the public - Coming this September
Exhibitions 2023
Ferini Art Gallery Suffolk: Resident Artist and Summer Exhibition
The Grit Suffolk: Mixed Exhibition – To the Sea
Lowestoft Heritage Days: Artist Studio and Gallery open to the public
Exhibitions 2022
Yare Art Gallery, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk: Mixed Exhibition: Humans, Strength and Frailty
Ferini Art Gallery Suffolk: Resident Artist and Winter Exhibition
Chappell Galleries Essex: Winter Exhibition – Mixed Show
Exhibitions 2021
Open Studios, Lowestoft, Suffolk: Artist Studio and Gallery open to public
Lowestoft Heritage Days: Artist Studio and Gallery open to the public
Yare Art Gallery, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk: Mixed Exhibition
Adrian Hill Fine Art Gallery, Holt, Norfolk: Mixed Exhibition and shortlisted for the Sir John Hurt Art Prize
Chappell Galleries Essex: Winter Exhibition – Mixed Show
The Art Gallery Suffolk: Mixed Show
Ferini Art Gallery Suffolk: Resident Artist and Winter Exhibition
Exhibitions 202O
Heritage Open Days: https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/mark-burrell-open-art-exhibition1
Easterly Artists: on-line virtual Exhibition ‘In Isolation’
Skipping's Gallery, Norfolk: On-line virtual Exhibition
Suffolk Libraries: on-line story telling with images from the book, The Iron Bridge: Author John Ward https://youtu.be/-6LYoTrExgs
Chappel Galleries, Essex: Solo Exhibition
Internationally Marks exhibited in New York USA at The Interart Gallery, The Jarvis Centre and Williamsburg Historical Art Centre. In Europe France, Norway and Holland, and closer to home Mark's work has been shown in London at The Mall Galleries (Discerning Eye), The Tripp Gallery, The Splinter Gallery, Le Chat Noir Gallery, Logos Gallery, as well as The Fruit Market Gallery Scotland; The Minories Colchester, Chappel Galleries Essex, Assembly House Norwich, and Norwich Castle. Mark is a resident artist at The Ferini Art Gallery, Pakefield, Suffolk, and taught painting and drawing for pleasure at Lowestoft College. Most recently Mark has written and illustrated a children's book called 'Bertie by the Beach' which is on sale HERE!