MARK FLAKE

BIO:

born Aug. 5 1960 Memphis Tn. A resident of Tn, RI, SC, Ga, Ms, Wy, Ks, and NC; Flake is a musician, composer, performer, painter, sculptor, author of short stories and novels, actor, and filmmaker.


VISUAL ART CV:


education:


(1997)

bachelor of fine arts: university of memphis

(1999)

master of fine arts: east tennessee state university


employment:


(1999-00)

served as Painting/Drawing Instructor LCCC

(2001-4)

served as Painting/Drawing Instructor DCCC

(2005-present)

Art Department Coordinator/Instructor MCC


exhibitions:


(1989)

oil paintings at Metalwerks Gallery, Memphis

(1990)

Paul Edelstein Gallery oil exhibit, Memphis

(1993)

Boys and Girls (group show), Marshall Arts, Memphis

(1996)

13 oil Paintings (solo), MSU

Numbest XXX, Memphis

Solstice, Earlville Opera House, NY

TN all-state,Parthenon Gallery, Nashville

Men at Work, IL

(1997)

Paper In Particular, MO

First TN Bank exhibition (awarded prize)

Bristol Arts, VA

Memphis Arts Festival

(1998-99)

Ah Men, IL,,

Spilled Milk (solo), Slocumb Gallery, JC

Trouble at the Old Mill (solo), Cheyenne

(2000)

Paper Rock Scissors (3 person show), JC

(2001)

KS Art Educators Exhibit, Carnagie Center, DC

In the Land of Good and Plenties (solo), Blas Bleu, Fort Collins

(2002)

New Paintings and Sculpture (duo show), Carnegie Center, DC

(2003)

Mark Flake (solo), Mercer Gallery, Garden City

(2004)

Local Showcase, Gallery 1688, Memphis



MUSIC CV (most often as MWF)


(1978)

guitarist with trio Ambidextrious.

compositions for small ensembles including "instant grits invasion suite" "dezultory impresario" "dyot meet mat"

(1979)

msu jazz combo performs "fish emulsion fertilizer"

(1981)

several experimental audio recordings "the existential joker" "windham garage" for Windham Garage cassette label.

(1983)

guitarist with trio Crayonfish.

(1984)

trio of experimental solo recordings "Cr me Dog Bay" "Big Seventies Songbook" "Drive-Inn"

(1985)

guitarist, principal lyricist and vocalist with Whack-a-mole duo "Lies" and "Home of Door Number"

(1986-87)

solo recordings "In the Time of the Snail", "Don't Mind Over Don't Matter", "Cherry Kazoo Amplifier"

(1991-93)

"Skin" "Full Acoustic Jacket", "Corruption Paradise", "Deep Red" - acoustic guitar works

(1993-94)

guitarist with "Blenders" novelty group

(1995-99)

solo recordings "Selling Grit", "Perform Random Acts of Stupidity", "Ice MIlk", "Songs of the Velvet Ghost"

electric guitar, midi compositions "2000 b.c." "Convertible Island"

(1999)

Wood Records offers full MWF back catalog on-line

(2000-01)

joins other unusual artists from the US , Sweden, Belarussia, UK, and Italy on the Wood label. First Wood sampler "In Search of the Lost Board" becomes available that autumn 2000.

MWF recordings include "Horngoat" "Full Acoustic Jackrabbit" "Vanilla"

guitarist for The Spaceheaters

(2002)

recordings "Monster Karaoke" and "Midi Chamber Works 1"

collaborative work "Letter Bom b." with San Francisco composer Ernesto Diaz-Infante and "Fragmintia" with Indiana multi-instrumentalist Zed Salt.

Forms 1st incarnation of the MWF trio w/ Mary Jane (elecric harp) and Bhopal Whitaker (midi harmonica).

contributes version of "The Scorpion Departs but Never Returns" to Wood Records' Phil Ochs tribute "Poison Ochs"

(2003)

solo recordings, "Word Spazz" and "Orange Soda Marmaduke" w/ guitar and cello.

contributes Roger Spear's "Shirt" to Wood Records' Bonzo Dog Band tribute "Noises for The Limb."

contributes Cracker's "Low" to Canadian label Blod Records' Tribute to the 90s, "How Bizarre".

(2004)

forms 2nd incarnation of the MWF trio with Fernando Augustus (drums) and T. Barry Arthur (trumpet).

records MWF trio "Live at the Pit" to be released by Blod Records of Canada.

(2005)

contributes "Creature with the Atom Brain" to "The Interpreters", a Roky Erikson Tribute released by Texas Psycho Guitars Web Group.

contributes the title track to Wood Records' Tribute to Harry Nilsson, "I'll Never Leave You".



FILM CV


(1972)

first 8mm films "Popcorn" and "Ninja vs. Godfather" starring G.Summerlin

(1973)

begins film "The Horsehide Cover" uncompleted

(1980)

short super 8 films "Ghoulsby" "Frozen Yogurt" "Trombone Jim" and "Night of the Living Pinto" shown at UT, Knoxville

(1983)

writer/director/composer/actor "The Slyvanian Forest"

(1984)

writer/director/actor/composer "The Goldie Year

(1985)

short videos "The Mystery of Chicken Canyon" and "Twilight of the Fluid People"

(1994)

writer/co-director/voice-over..."Flora VanDoren: The Passionate Unknown" documentary

(1995)

writer/director/actor "Schindler's Shit List" story of attorney Lyle Schindler

(2001)

writer/director/animator/voiceover/composer "Pine Needles: the Film" begins production.

(2004)

The MWF Video Round-Up Vol.1 concludes post production featuring videos set to MWF songs by MWF and others.


LITERATURE CV


(1969)

prize for "Lepocheegorillabat" story about mutants and garages.

(1974)

"The Horsehide Cover" novel, co-author

(1976)

"The Santa Claus Revolution" short story

(1983)

"Magictown", novel

(1984)

short stories "On the Amazon", "Rancho Mysterio", "The Joker", "Return to Doggy Creek"

(1986)

editor of Prophet magazine plus "The Adventures of Pine Needles" comic

(1991)

"The Adventures of Weirdbeard the Pirate", novel


THEATRE CV


(1974)

actor as Death in "Death Knocks"

actor as the Count in "The Point"

(1975)

actor as Paul in "You Can't Take It with You"

(1976)

writer/director of "Special Squad"

(1980)

actor as Dumby in "Lady Windermere's Fan"

actor as Siro in "The Mandrake"

(1982)

actor as Caliban in "The Tempest"
(1987)

performer "The Ark"

(2002)

actor as Benny in "Getting Out"

(2002)

actor as Orgon in "Tartuffe"