Mark English

Mark English was born in Hubbard, Texas, and began his career as a window and sign painter for small-town businesses. He has done illustration work over the years for numerous publications including McCalls, Time, Sports Illustrated, Redbook, Atlantic Monthly, and others; additional clients include IBM, the U.S. Park Service, RCA, GE, Ford, GM, and Honeywell.

Hallmark brought English to Kansas City in 1977, and in 1995 he transitioned from illustrator to artist, when he began pursuing gallery representation in earnest. Since that time he has had numerous exhibitions both nationally and internationally, including the Selby Gallery at Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, Florida; Albemarle Gallery, London, England; Marlborough Gallery, New York, New York; Maxwell Gallery, San Francisco, California; and the American Legacy Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri. In 1983, English was elected to The Illustrators Hall of Fame in New York, joining such notable illustrators as N.C. Wyeth, Maxfield Parrish, and Frederick Remington.