Mark Allen Alford Jr. (born August 17, 1991) is an American

multimedia artist Multimedia is a form of communication that uses a combination of different content forms such as text, audio, images, animations, or video into a single interactive presentation, in contrast to traditio ...

known for his installations and symbolic imagery. His mediums have included painting,

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photography, installation art, performance art,

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, and video art. He was noted for his extensive exhibition history despite his young age. He had 3

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s and 12 group exhibitions before the age of 20. His works are in prominent public collections such as the

Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation The Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation is a non-profit arts foundation located on North Carolwood Drive in the Holmby Hills district of Los Angeles, California. Modern and contemporary artwork in the Frederick R. Weisman collection are displayed i ...

and private collections such as

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Winner

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."Student's Art Project Causes Stir"
, WDAF-TV, May 6, 2010, archived Alford has also been involved in directing and curating as well. He received many reviews and press from his avant-garde art show, "Under 21" featuring only artists under the age of 21. His role in this was as director and participating artist. His most acclaimed series of fashion body bags were debuted at this event. The show featured 7 artists, a curator, and director. He has also been featured in the Taiwanese magazine, "The Big Issue," and in Juxtapoz for his underwater series called "Ethereal Waters" as well as

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and The Buzz Kansas City As of 2010 he was working in

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.Brisendine, Steve
"The Deep End of the Pool: M.A. Alford"
''eReview''. August 11, 2010.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alford, M. A. 1991 births Living people American multimedia artists Artists from Kansas City, Missouri