Photo portrait by Stirling Elmendorf
Mark lives and works in the U Street neighborhood of Washington DC and is a member of the Mid City Artists. His work can also be seen at the Nevin Kelly Gallery in Washington DC and at Galería Acanto in Almeria, Spain.
Selected Recent Exhibitions
2009
Idylls, organized by the Washington Project for the Arts and the World Bank Art Program, Washington DC
This District Moment: Report from the Streets, Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center, Silver Spring MD
Stimulus, Nevin Kelly Gallery, Washington DC
Artomatic 2009, Washington DC
Commonalities: Mid City Artists Exhibition, Coldwell Banker, Washington DC
Love, Hope and Art, Pope John Paul II Cultural Center, Washington DC
NIH Juried Art Show, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, M2009
2008
Temporary Constructions: New Photographs by Stirling Elmendorf and Mark Parascandola, Nevin Kelly Gallery, Washington DC
Earth in the Balance, Union of Concerned Scientists, Washington DC
Art for Life, Whitman Walker Clinic, Washington DC
Picture Equality, Critical Exposure, Washington DC
Images of Washington, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington DC
Artomatic 2008, Washington DC
Face of the World, VisArts – Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts, Rockville, MD
40X26.667: A Photographic Collaboration by Stirling Elmendorf and Mark Parascandola, Caramel, Washington DC
2007
Attainable Art III, Nevin Kelly Gallery, Washington, DC
Art of Mid City, Studio Gallery, Washington DC
Double Vision: The Photographic Work of Yanina Manolova and Mark Parascandola, Nevin Kelly Gallery, Washington DC
Art for Life, Whitman Walker Clinic, Washington DC
6th Annual International Photography Competition, Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD
Permanent Collections
DC Art Bank
Awards
Distinguished Artist prize, Enclave Arts Competition
Memberships
Mid City Artists
Washington Project for the Arts
Publications and Press
FotoweekDC.org “The Top 10 Must Attend Fotoweek Exhibits”
The Dupont Current November 12, 2008 “Photoweek show spotlights architectural changes”
Washington City Paper September 28, 2007 “Found Art”
Washington City Paper February 22, 2007 “Sixth Annual International Photography Competition” (review)
Washington Post Express February 15, 2007 “Weekend Pass”
Where Magazine March 2006 “Parting Shot”