Mark Gray
Sports Originals

Having played many sports in his youth, his Art captures essence and movement. Spectacular color
and original compositional ideas makes  him one of today’s premier  Sports Artists.

Team Commissions:

Philadelphia Flyers – Flyer’s Wives for Lives, 4 players – Auction and Lithographs
San Jose Sharks – Adam Graves – 1,000th Game Milestone Presentation
San Jose Sharks – Doug Wilson – 1,000th Game Milestone Presentation
San Jose Sharks – Todd Harvey
Buffalo Sabres – Dave Hannon

Special Projects:

America’s Original Sports Club: Commissioned to paint large sports murals in the following cities:
Minneapolis Minnesota (Mall of America), St. Louis MI, Dallas, TX, San Diego, CA, San Jose, CA,
Sacramento, CA, Cincinnati, OH

NFL Charities – Tiger Woods painting Auctioned
United Way – Chris Mullin  pastel Auctioned and Lithographed
Coors Light – Fight Night poster Art
Ronnie Lott – Make a Wish Foundation – T-shirts, posters, postcards

Collectors:

San Jose Sharks CEO Greg Jamison, San Jose Sharks Marketing Director Matt Levine, Players:
Owen Nolan, Todd Harvey, Doug Wilson, Bryan Marchment, Adam Graves, Niklas Sundstrom

Other Athletes:
Lou Brock, Brett Hull, Bobby Hull, Ronnie Lott, Eric Wright, Keena Turner, Emmitt Smith, Jr. Seau,
Chris Mullin, Dave Hannan, Tim Harris, Frank Pollack

Magazine Covers:

San Jose Sharks Magazine (6)
Los Angeles Kings Game Night (2)

Articles & Interviews:

NBC Universal - Interview for Prime Time, March 2007
Silicon Valley Community Newspaper - Feature Story, September 2006
Campbell Express – Jan 2003
Campbell Times – Jan 2002
Campbell Reporter – Feature Cover Story “Shades of Gray” Oct 20, 1999
Los Angeles Kings Game Night – Feature Cover Story – “Living a Dream” Nov 12, 1992
Los Gatos WeeklyTimes – “Big as the West” Jan 12, 1994
Los Gatos WeeklyTimes – “Gray Paints the Mall of America” Oct 14, 1992
Los Gatos WeeklyTimes – “Walls of Gray” Jan 12, 1992
Los Gatos WeeklyTimes – “Gray’s Paintings are for The Sharks” Oct 2, 1991
Los Gatos Weekly – “Gray in the Spotlight” Dec 20, 1989

Exhibits:

BRUNI Gallery – 1986-Present
Stoddards Brewery – 2000-2003
Los Gatos Museum – 1999
KTEH Auction – 1999
Dodge LaRue Gallery, Carmel – 1993
Sports City Café – 1990-1995
Double D’s Sports Club – 1998-Present

Education:

Private studies for 6 years with Smithsonian honored painter BRUNI Sablan
Graduate Burnley School of Professional Art, Seattle, WA
Certificate of Graphic Design, UC Santa Cruz
Cornish School of Art, Seattle, WA
Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA

Teaching:

Taught private and group lessons from 1990-1998
Public demonstrations for various Art groups from 1991-1995

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Represented by:

BRUNI Gallery

1171 Lincoln Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125

(408)298-4700

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Specializing in Paintings of Sports Scenes and Sports Personalities
SPORTS Paintings and Sports Artwork