Originally trained as a painter, and then working as a collage artist, it was not
until fifteen years ago that Marc Yankus began incorporating his own photo-
graphs into his artwork. However, when he did so, it marked a turning point
in his career. In many of Yankus’ photographs, textures scanned from old
books and other objects are digitally layered on top of the artists’ original
images. This superimposition of the old and the new, serves as a metaphor for
Yankus’ wider conceptual interests. Throughout his work, the artist oscillates
not only between the old and the new, the past and the present, but also
between figuration and landscape. He establishes a rhythm and play between
timeless portraits and beautifully still and quiet landscapes and cityscapes.
Hushed, introspective, and at turn even melancholic, this body of work is
ultimately a reflection of the artist’s personal past and his passage in to the
present time. Marc Yankus’ fine art and published experience span a period
of more than twenty-nine years. His work has been included in exhibitions at
The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York; Exit Art, New York City;
The Library of Congress, Washington, DC; and ClampArt, New York City.
Yankus’ artwork has graced the covers of books by Salman Rushdie, Philip
Roth, and Alan Hollinghurst, among many others. His images have also been
used for theatrical posters for such acclaimed Broadway shows as “Jane Eyre”;
August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”; and John Patrick Shanley’s
Pulitzer Prize winning play, “Doubt”. Additionally, Yankus’ photographs have
appeared both on the covers and inside the pages of numerous publications
ranging from The Atlantic Monthlyto Photo District News.
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Department of Prints and Photo-
graphs of The Library of Congress have acquired his work for their permanent
collections, as well as many private collections. Fall of 2008 marks his second
one-person exhibition at Clampart Gallery in New York City.

Solo Exhibitions:

2008 “The Point of Secret,” ClampArt, New York City

“Re•Visions,” Linstrum + Matre Artworks, Atlanta, GA

2007 Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, Washington

2006 “Time and Again,” ClampArt, New York City

1984 “Windows,” Tiffany & Company, New York City

1983 Leonard Perlson Gallery, New York City

1981 School of Visual Arts, New York City

1979 “Windows,” Tiffany & Company, New York City

Group Exhibitions:

“It's very difficult to keep the line between the past and the present. You know what I mean?,” ClampArt, New York City

“12th Annual Juried Exhibition,” Griffin Museum of Photography, Wincester,
Massachusetts (Juried by Bonni Benrubi)

“Small Works,” 80 Washington Square East Galleries, New York City (Juried by Jack Shainman)

“Photo LA,” ClampArt booth, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica,
California

2005

“Summer Show,” ClampArt, New York City

“Group Show,” Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, Washington

“Group Show,” Elaine Fleck Gallery, Toronto

2004

“Horizontal Waves Nurture Art,” Gallery Boreas, New York City

2002

“Septempber 11th: Acquisitions,” Library of Congress, Department of Prints and Photographs, Washington, DC

“Witness,” Exit Art, New York City

“Deep Beauty,” Ciao Bella, Brooklyn, New York

2001

“Muses,” Leslie-Lohman Gallery, New York City

1995

“Sex Show,” Siggraph, New York City

1994

Ansel Adams Gallery, San Francisco, California

1983

“The Great East River Bridge,” The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York

1981

“An Exhibit of Small Collages,” The Key Gallery, New York City

1980

“Surrealist Collages,” The Key Gallery, New York City

Motivation 5 Gallery, Montreal, Canada

Bibliography:

Jill Waterman, "Night & Low-light Photography, PDN Pros Book (2008)
“A New Path Taken-Interview with Marc Yankus,” DoubleExposure.com, (December, 2007)
Shots 97 (October 2007), illus.
“Yankus Melds Traditional and Digital Photo Techniques into a Sesual, Evocative Whole,"
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, (April 20th, 2007)
“Exhibition Focus,” Focus, (December, 2006), color illus.
“The Place to Be,” Leica World, (November, 2006), color illus.Shots 93, (August 2006), color illus.
"Past and Present," The New York Sun (July 28-30, 2006), color illus.
“Marc Yankus,” The New Yorker (June 26, 2006), p. 12
“Marc Yankus and Loretta Lux,” New York Press (June 14, 2006), Vol. 19, Issue 24
“Marc Yankus,” Time and Again, 'ZooZoom.com (June 5th, 2006)
“Marc Yankus,” Time and Again, 'Visual Arts Briefs (May 5th, 2006)
“Marc Yankus,” Communication Arts (2003)
“Marc Yankus’ Little Yellow Book,” Photo District News (2002)
“Portfolio,” Photo District News (2000)
“Publish or Perish,” American Photography (1995)
“Expert Graphics,” MacWorld Magazine (1995)
“Electronic Collage,” MacUser (1992)
Contemporary Graphic Artists (1988)
“The Dream Juxtapositions of Marc Yankus,” American Institute of Architecture Journal (1982)
ARTSPEAK (1981)

Awards and honors:

2008 Nominee, “New York Photo Awards” Personal Work/Fine Art single
2007 "Photo Folio Winner,: Les Recontres d' Arles, Arles, France
2006 Honorable Mention, “12th Annual Juried Exhibition,” Griffin Museum of Photography, Wincester, Massachusetts (Juried by Bonni Benrubi)
Honorable Mention, “Small Works,” 80 Washington Square East Galleries, New York City
Nominated for the Santa Fe Prize for Photography, Santa Fe Center for
Photography, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Education:

1977-1981 School of Visual Arts, BFA, New York City
1973-1975 High School of Art and Design, New York City