Nationality: British

Born in 1965, Mark originally studied History of Art at the University of Edinburgh and Italian at the Dante Alighieri School in Milan, before turning his attention to painting and taking a BA in Fine Art at the London Institute's City & Guilds School of Art.

In his final year he won a variety of awards: the New Grafton Gallery Travel Award for painting, the City & Guilds drawing prize and the Manya Igel Prize for painting.

Since graduating Mark has worked continuously exhibiting with John Martin of London and the New Grafton Gallery. His work hangs in many collections including the City & Guilds/London Institute, Sir Brindsley Ford C.B.E and the cartoonist Purple Ronnie.

Mark is currently working between Switzerland and the Middle East on new series of drawing. To be informed when new work becomes available, please contact the gallery.

A short film about Mark is available to view: http://filmstudiolondon.com/movies/adlington/


Solo Exhibitions:

2007		Cernunnus, New Grafton Gallery, London
2006		Gran Paradiso, John Martin of London
2005		Capricorno, Cogne, Italy
2004		Shorelines, John Martin of London
2003		New Grafton Gallery, London
2001		Lost Beasts, John Martin of London
1999		Toros Celestes, John Martin of London

Group Exhibitions:

2008		Autumn 08, Geedon Gallery, Essex
		Art for Youth
2008, 06, 05		CHASE, Royal College of Art
2007		Four Contemporary Masters, Crispian Riley-Smith, Harrogate
2006, 04		Hackwood Art Festival
		New Year Exhibition, John Martin of London
		INTO THE JUNGLE - A Homage to Rousseau, John Martin of London 2005~Lord Wandsworth College
2005, 04, 03		Caherdaniel, Co. Kerry, Ireland
2004		Hutson Gallery
2003		From the Waters and the Wild (Two-Man Show), The Origin Gallery, Dublin
		Cill Rialig Arts Centre, Co. Kerry
2001, 1996, 95		Two-Man Show at New Grafton Gallery
2000, 1999		The Drawing and Watercolour Fair
1999, 97, 96, 94		Thompson Gallery
1998		Society of Wildlife Artists, Mall Galleries, London
		Royal College of Art, London
		The Gallery Cork Street, London
1997-98		Fifty and One, John Martin of London
1997		The Arts Club, Dover Street, London
		Young Artists, Christie's, London
1996-7		Three-Man Show at John Martin of London
1996		Three-Man Show at Heron Pictures, Pangbourne
		Young Masters Exhibition, Battersea Town Hall, London
1995		Highway House
		Three-Man Show at Heron Pictures, Pangbourne
		Two-Man Show at New Grafton Gallery
		New Grafton Gallery Summer and Christmas exhibitions since 1995
1995, 94		Tenterden Art Exhibition
1995, 93		Young Artists, Bonhams

Awards & Residencies

New Grafton Travel AwardCity and Guilds Prize for Drawing
Manya Igel Prize for PaintingCill Rilliag Residency

Publications

A Private View, David Wolfers and the New Grafton Gallery, Julian Halsby Lund Humphries 2002 p. 47,99,109,110
Woolley & Wallis, Sale for the Bromley Trust 2004 p. 42,48, 51,52
Art & the Otherness of Animals, Godfrey Barker, The Field August 2004 p. 39-41
Lost Beasts, Laura Gascoigne, Sporting Shooter May 2005 p71
Gegen den Trend, Kirsten Sonntag Country Homes May 2004 p. 77-82
Working from Home, 25 Beautiful Homes April 1998 p.100-104
The Shooting Times, December 2004 p. 48
The Fine Art of Giving, Caroline Banks, The Field Christmas Guide 1995 p. 7
Toros Celestes, Spanish Journeys: 1998-99, John Martin of London 1999, 28 pages
Lost Beasts, In search of Britain's missing wildlife, John Martin of London 2001, 40 pages
Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf (cover), HMV Classics 2005
Triptych of a Young Wolf (cover), Anne Allestree 2008
Times Literary Supplement (cover) No.5447/8