CV
Marcus Jansen - CV
Born 1968 in New York City, USA
Lives and works in Florida
Upcoming
2025
Boca Raton Museum of Art
AMOCA, Artistic Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum Solo Exhibitions
2025
CF Hill, / Arme Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
2022
'Marcus Jansen, Two Decades of Relevance', The Baker Museum, Naples, Florida
2020
‘Marcus Jansen, E Pluribus Unum’, Rollins Museum of Art, Florida, USA
2018
‘Marcus Jansen/New Horizons’, Museum Zitadelle, Spandau Berlin, Germany
2017
‘Ecce Creatura’ (four solo artists), Kallmann Museum, Ismaning (Munich), Germany
2016
‘Marcus Jansen Decade’, Museum La Triennale di Milano, Milan, Italy
2003
‘Dearborn’, Charles H. Wright Museum, display of the Ford Motor Company Paintings, Michigan
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2025
CF Hill, / Arme Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
2023
'In the Land of Silhouettes', Almine Rech, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
2022
'Victims and Victors', Almine Rech, London, UK
2021
‘Power Structures’, Almine Rech, Paris, France
'Marcus Jansen, Two Decades of Relevance', The Baker Museum, Naples, Florida
Marcus Jansen - Art Paris Fair, Almine Rech, Paris France
2020
‘Marcus Jansen, E Pluribus Unum’, Rollins Museum of Art, Florida, USA
2019
‘Stop, Look and Listen’, Galerie DANYSZ, Paris, France
‘Marcus Jansen’, Galerie Amart, Recon, Vienna, Austria
‘Merchants of Babylon’, Burgess Modern & Contemporary, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US
2018
‘Marcus Jansen/New Horizons’, Museum Zitadelle, Spandau Berlin, Germany
‘Marcus Jansen, Obscure Line Between Fact and Fiction’, Weinstein Gallery, San Francisco
‘Marcus Jansen, Now and then’, Casterline Goodman Gallery, Aspen, CO
‘Absolut Jansen’ Galerie Kellermann, Dusseldorf, Germany
2017
‘Ecce Creatura’ (four solo artists), Kallmann Museum, Ismaning (Munich), Germany
‘Post-True-Realities’, Galerie Kellermann, Dusseldorf, Germany
‘Marcus Jansen’, Joerg Heitsch Galerie, Aftermath, Munich, Germany
‘Kunst & Kultur zu Hohenaschau e.-V.“, Marcus Jansen’, Kunsthalle Aftermath, Aschau at
the Lake Chiemsee, Germany
‘Marcus Jansen, Obscure Line Between Fact and Fiction’, Weinstein Gallery, San Francisco
2016
‘Marcus Jansen Decade’, Museum La Triennale di Milano, Milan, Italy
‘Marcus Jansen’, Galeria Bianca Maria Rizzi & Matthias Ritter, Milan, Italy
2014
‘Marcus Jansen - Whistleblower’, Lazinc, London, UK
‘Marcus Jansen - Future Ground’, Castle Fitzjohns Gallery, New York, NY
‘Marcus Jansen - Veni Vidi Succumbe’, Roberta Britto Gallery, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2012
‘Marcus Jansen - Frontline Report’, Galleri Urbane, Dallas, TX
2011
‘A Painters Allegory’, Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center, Fort Myers, FL
2010
‘Marcus Jansen Zeitgeist’, 101 Exhibit, Miami, FL
2009
Bill Lowe Gallery, Marcus Jansen, Viva la Internacional a Global Survey, Atlanta
2009
‘Marcus Jansen’, Museum Works Galleries, Aspen, CO
2008
‘Marcus Jansen - Urban Expressionism’, Stolen Space Gallery, London, UK
‘Marcus Jansen’, Museum Works Galleries, Aspen, CO
2007
‘Marcus Jansen, Urban Expressionism’, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, Kentucky
Marcus Jansen, Urban Expressionism, Damien B. Contemporary Art Center, Miami, Florida
2003
‘Dearborn’, Charles H. Wright Museum, display of the Ford Motor Company Paintings,
Michigan
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025
AMOCA Dialogues - Black Voices from the permanent collection, The Temple of Peace, Wales
2025
"A Gathering," The University of Michigan Museum of Art, US
2024
‘The Voice of the People: Freedom of Speech’, Rollins Museum of Art, Winter Park, Florida, US
2024
"Selections from the Collection," The Baker Museum, Artis-Naples, US
2024 The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Richard Beavers Gallery, New York City
2023
‘The Voice of the People: Freedom of Speech’, Rollins Museum of Art, Winter Park, Florida, US
‘10 Years Galerie Kellermann’, Düsseldorf, Germany
'It is what it Is', Soho, Richard Beavers Gallery, New York, USA
2022
'Through our eyes – Resonance and Illusion in Contemporary Portraits', Center of
International Contemporary Art, Vancouver, Canada
2021
'Salon de Peinture', Almine Rech, New York, USA
‘Un Hiver à Paris’, Almine Rech Gallery, Paris, France
'June Presentation', Almine Rech, Aspen, CO
2020
University of Michigan Museum of Art, Michigan
‘Metro Montage’, Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA
‘Deep Insights’, Galerie Kellermann, Dusseldorf, Germany
”Divided we Fall,” Marcus Jansen / Purvis Young, New River Fine Art, FL
2019
‘Deconstructing Marcus Jansen’, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, MO
'Acquisition', University of Michigan Museum of Art, Michigan
‘TV Festival’, Examine and Report, Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY
2018
‘Deconstructing Marcus Jansen’, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, MO
‘ArtCrush’, Casterline Goodman Gallery, Aspen, CO
2017
‘My collection’, MOCADA Museum, Brooklyn, NY
‘Observation’, Richard Beavers Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2016
‘Still Here - A Decade of Lazarides’, Lazarides, Rathbone, London, UK
‘Something’, Berry Campbell Gallery, New York, NY
2015
Cityleaks Urban Art Biennale, Cologne, Germany
60 Americans, Elga Wimmer PCC, NY
2014
‘Florida Contemporary’, The Baker Museum, Naples, FL
‘Art in Embassies’, U.S. Department of State, UNESCO, Paris France
West Harlem Art Fund, New York, NY
‘The Outsiders Newcastle’, Recollection, Lazinc., London, UK
‘Art 14’, London, Lazinc. Gallery, London, UK
2013
‘All Florida’, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
‘Eye on the storm’, Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport, CT
‘Protest’, Richard Beavers Gallery, Brookyn, NY
‘Art with a purpose, Rush Arts Gallery, Chelsea, NY
Romanian Institute for Arts and Culture and Research, Venice, Italy
2012
‘Anonymous’, Museum of Contemporary Art PERMM, PERMM, Russia
‘Incognito’, The Baker Museum, Naples, FL
‘Absolut Blank Campaign’, NOVA Festival de Cultura Contemporanea, Brazil
2011
‘Florida Contemporary’, The Baker Museum, Naples, FL
‘New Generation of Artists’, Absolut Vodka, Sweden
2010
New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas, MO
Mentro/Mpntage X, Mareitta, Cobb Museum of Art Museum, Atlanta, GA
2009
‘FIFA World Cup Fine Art Exhibition’, International Convention Centre, Cape Town,
South Africa
FDIM Museum, Warner Brothers, Los Angeles, California
2008
‘Warner Bros Anniversary’, FDIM Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Florida Gulfcoast University, Where the wild things (still) are, Florida
2007
'Acquisition', Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMOMA) Collection, Moscow,
Russia
‘12th Intl Print & Drawing’, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Biennial, Taiwan
‘12th Intl Print & Drawing’, Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan
‘12th Intl Print & Drawing’, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan
‘8th International Biennial’, Central Exhibition Hall Manege, St. Petersburg, Russia
2006
‘Under/current/over/view 8 Biennial’, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL
‘49th Festival’, Société des Beaux Arts de Garches, France
‘12th International Print & Drawing Biennial’, Angel Art Gallery, Taiwan
2005
‘Arts for Act’, Bob Rauschenberg Gallery, Fort Myers, Florida
2002
Stricoff Fine Arts, Chelsea, NY
Art Papers Magazine Show, Atlanta City Hall,, Atlanta, GA
2000
‘Subway u. Andere’, Kunsthandlung Schonen, Aachen, Germany
1999
‘International Independent Film Festival’, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
1974
‘PS: 156 Art School selection first exhibitions’ The Lever House, NY
Public Museum Collections
The Bunker Art Space
The Collection of Beth Ruin Dewoody
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
Artistic Museum of Contemporary Art (AMOCA)
Fornstam Foundation
The Bronx Museum of the Arts
The Baker Museum
The Boca Rotan Museum of Art
Foundation Calosa
University of Michigan Museum of Art
The Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art
Rollins Museum of Art
MOCADA Museum, Brooklyn, NY
Moscow Museum of Modern Art, (MMOMA)
New Britain Museum of American Art
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
Ulyanovsk Museum Fine Arts
PERMM Museum of Contemporary Art
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Art
Housatonic Museum of Art
Smithsonian Anacostia Museum
Corporate Commissions
2011 Absolut Vodka
2010 FIFA South Africa
2008 Warner Brothers
2007 Illuminum
2003 Ford Motor Company
Selected notable Private Collections
Beth Rudin Dewoody (Top 200 Art Collectors)
John Phelan, (Top 200 Art Collectors)
Almine Rech Ruiz-Picasso (Art Dealer)
Carmelo Anthony (NBA Star)
Jimmy Butler (NBA Star)
Richard Torrez (Trustee MOMA Museum of Modern Art)
Nicole Scherzinger (Musician)
Arthur M Winn, Founder and Principal of Winn Companies.
Corrado Federico, President of Esprit de Corps
Bebe and Crosby Kemper Collection
Steve Lazarides Ltd., London. UK (London Art Dealer)
John Ortiz, (Hollywood Actor)
Peggy Cooper-Cafritz, (New York Times noted Art Collector)
LL Cool J (Hip Hop Artist - Def Jam Records)
Films/Documentary
2016
Marcus Jansen - Examine and Report
New York Premiere East Hampton TV Festival, (Awarded Best TV Art Documentary
pilot)
World Premiere Fort Myers Film Festival, (Awarded Best local Film). A documen- tary film
by Emmy Award winning filmmaker John Scoular featuring: Marcus Jansen, Steve
Lazarides, Manfred Schneckenburger, WEST Rubinstein, Noah Becker, Brooke Lynn
Mcgowan, Dieter Rampl, Hans Jansen, Richard Beavers, Liane Niedheidt and John
Loscuito.
Selected Publications
2025
Culture Kaleidoscope: 100 Contemporary Artists of Our Time — Prazzle Arts
2017
Marcus Jansen AFTERMATH, published by Hirmer Verlag, Munich, Germany. Foreword
by Art Historian, Prof Dr Dieter Ronte, Director Kunst Museum Bonn and Vienna
2016
Marcus Jansen DECADE, published by Skira Editore, Milan, Italy. Foreword by Steve
Lazarides
2004
Modern Urban-Expressionism, the Art of Marcus Antonius Jansen, published by American
Art Gallery, Paris, France. Foreword by Art Historian, Jerome A. Donson, Director of the
American Vanguard Exhibitions 1961, Solomon R. Guggenheim, Museum, NY
Awards
2016 New American Paintings No. 124, Back cover artist., with Aerial Views series.
2013 Arte Art Prize, Laguna. Juror, Sabine Schaschl, (Director of Kunsthaus Basel, Switzerland), Milan, Italy
2013 Fleuieu Art Prize, Biennale, semifinalist, Juror UK Saatchi Gallery, Director Nigel Hurst, Australia
2012 Dave Bown Projects, 5th Semiannual Grand Prize Winner award, Curated by Andrea Karnes, Curator at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth; and Mary Kate O’Hare, Curator of American Art at the Newark Museum, United States
2011 New American Paintings No. 94, Cover artist with Landscapes series.
International Fairs
2024
Art Basel, Miami Beach, Almine Rech
2023
Art Basel, Miami Beach. Almine Rech
Frieze, Seoul, Almine Rech
Expo Chicago, Richard Beavers Gallery
Frieze, Los Angeles, Almine Rech
2022
Art Basel Miami Beach, Almine Rech
Art Basel, Switzerland, Almine Rech
Art Basel, Hong Kong Almine Rech
Art021, Shanghai Almine Rech
Frieze Los Angeles, Almine Rech
2021
Art Paris, Almine Rech
Frieze London, Almine Rech
Future Fair, Richard Beavers Gallery
Untitled, Richard Beavers Gallery
2020
La Fiac, Almine Rech, (Virtual)
Art Basel Miami Beach, Almine Rech (virtual)
Taipei Dangdai Art Fair, Galerie Danysz, China
2019
Art021, Galerie Danysz, Shanghai, China
Art Miami, New River Fine Art
2018
Art Miami, Casterline Goodman Gallery
Expo Chicago, Casterline Goodman Gallery
Art Karlsruhe, Galerie Kellermann, Karlsruhe
2017
Art Pampelonne, Joerg Heitsch Galerie, Saint Tropez France
Art Karlsruhe,Galerie Kellermann, Karlsruhe, Germany
2015
Art Verona, Galleria Bianca Maria Rizzi & Matthias Ritter, Verona, Italy
Art Palm Beach, Contemporary Art Projects, FL
2014
Art 14 Art Fair, Lazarides Gallery, London, UK
Dallas Art Fair, Galleri Urbane, Dallas TX
2013
Art Verona, Galleria Bianca Maria Rizzi & Matthias Ritter, Milan Italy
ARTSTAYS, Galleria Bianca Maria Rizzi & Matthias Ritter, Slovenia
Dallas Art Fair, Galleri Urbane, Dallas TX
2012
Art Platform L.A., 101/Exhibit
Art Southampton International Contemporary Art Fair, 101/exhibit
2011
Art Show L.A, 101 /Exhibit, Miami
2010
Art Hamptons, 101/Exhibit, Miami
Art Chicago, 101/ Exhibit, Miami
2009
Art Santa Fe International Fair, MW Galleries, Santa Fe
2008
Art Show L.A., Museum Works Galleries, Santa Monica, CA
2001
Affordable Art Fair, Stricoff Fine Art., New York
Notable Academic Support
2017 Brooke McGowan Ph.D., (Art Historian/Writer/curator) New York, Marcus Jansen - Obscure line between fact and fiction Weinstein catalog Essay, Weinstein Gallery, San Francisco.
2016 Dr.Birgit Löffler, Art Historian, Das Maximum- Marcus Jansen Inauguration, Museum Zitadelle, Berlin.
2017 Prof. Dr. Elmar Zorn., (Art Historian) Munich, Marcus Jansen - Obscure line between fact and fiction Weinstein catalog Essay, Weinstein Gallery, San Francisco.
2017 Prof. Dr. Dieter Ronte, Prof. Dr. Manfred Schneckenburger, Dr Gottfried Knapp, Dr Elmar Zorn, Hirmer Verlag Germany Tour book “Marcus Jansen Aftermath.”
2015 Paolo Manazza (Art Critic) Milan, Dr Brooke Lynn Mcgowan, New York, Steve Lazarides, London, Noah Becker, New York, Lawrence Voytek, (Art Production Director for Robert Rauschenberg) Fort Myers.Marcus Jansen / DECADE monograph.
2014 Tom de Freston, (Art Historian) London. Marcus Jansen Catalog Raisonne’ Introduction
2013 Igor Zanti (Art Historian/Art Critic) Milan ESPOARTE , Marcus Jansen - “E Nata Una Stella?” - “A New Star is Born?”
2013 Alexandro Riva (Art Critic) Milan Marcus Jansen / Milan Catalog Essay
2011 Dan Cameron (Former Director of the Orange County Museum of Art) Newport Beach, Marcus Jansen - New American Paintings No. 94
2008 Phillip Harvey (Writer at International Review of African American Art) ,Vol 22. #2, Marcus Jansen text
2007 David Kiehl (Curator of Prints and Special Collections at the Whitney Museum of American Art) New York. Marcus Jansen 12th International Print & Drawing Biennale, Taiwan
2005 Jerome A. Donson (Art Historian/Former Director American Vanguard Exhibitions 1961) Port Charlotte, Modern Urban Expressionism, The Art of Marcus Jansen
TV Media
2022 NBC4, New York "Marcus Jansen Christies Record Auction."
2022 Bronx 12 News, New York, "Marcus Jansen Christies Record Auction."
2021 WINK TV, Veteran Globally recognized
2018 Spandau TV, Berlin
2017 rfo TV Bayern Traunstein solo show
2016 WINK TV, “Examine and Report” Film announcement, Fort Myers
2016 Fox 4 Now Morning News Examine and Report Film
2016 Opinione Moda TV Triennale Di Milano Museum
2016 Televisionet TV Triennale Di Milano Museum
2007 Fox 4 Now Morning Show Gallery on fifth
2006 WGCU NPR Radio, Amy Tardif “Urban Expressions”, Fort Myers
2005 WGCU NPR, Radio, “An Urban perspective” Fort Myers
2005 LCI, French News, Paris France
2003 Detroit Fox 2 News Ford Motor Company Paintings
2003 ABC 7 News, “Ford Paintings”, Fort Myers
2003 NBC 2 News, “Ford Paintings”, Fort Myers
2003 WGCU NPR, Radio, “Ford Motor Company paintings” Fort Myers
Selected Press
Icon Magazine, Sweden
Architectural Digest, US
Project61, Video Interview, US
Juxtapoz, Magazine, US
New York Times, US
Cool Hunting, US
New York Times Style Magazine, US
The Epoch Times, US
Black Art in America, US
Versatille, Brazil
Boston Globe, US
The International Review of African American Art, US
The Independent, US
Artillery Magazine, US
Handelsblatt, Germany
Resident, Hampton, NY
Rheinische Post, Germany
Wall Street International
Suddeutsche Zeitung, Germany
Kunstzeitung, Lindinger + Schmid
Rolling Stone magazine, Italy
La Repubblica magazine, Italy
Arte, Italy
Skin Magazine, Dubai Media City
New American Paintings No. 94, US
Cambridge University Press, UK
Vanity Fair, Italy
Whitewall magazine, US
Widewalls magazine, CH
Education
1986
Gewerbliche Schulen der Stadt Moenchengladbach, Berufsfachschule, Gestaltung,
Germany
1989
Gewerbliche Schulen der Stadt Moenchengladbach, Berufsschule fuer Maler u. Lackierer,
Germany
Mentor: Jerome A. Donson, Director of the American Vanguard Exhibitions, 1961, MOMA, NY