Mark Sutherland is a South African Artist currently based in Folkestone, Kent (UK). He relocated his practice to England after his Graduate Exhibition at the University of South Africa (UNISA) in 2005.

He creates incredible communication-based sculptures, as well as paintings and drawings of the human figure. Since 1998 he has been exhibiting and selling predominantly nudes and portraiture done traditionally in oil, as well as sensitive and atmospheric drawings and paintings done in a wide variety of media.

Mark’s current work ranges from naturalistic to atmospheric oil nudes, portraiture and gritty sculptures in wood, metal and felt. Perhaps unsurprisingly his pseudo-mechanical sculptures are informed by the human body and human-mechanical interfaces.

Mark treats each of his works as a voyage of discovery. He is not afraid to experiment with media and process, believing that this is vital for the continued development of any artist. As a result, each of his pieces embodies a unique combination of freshness with a professional execution. He carries this voyage of discovery through into the private lessons that he gives.

Mark has exhibited in many group exhibitions in South Africa and in England and has had a few solo exhibitions too.

In 2008 he won the Grand Palm Court Prize 2008 for painting at the Folkestone Art Society’s Spring Exhibition as well as prizes for Best Drawing and Best Sculpture on show at their Winter 2008 and 2010 exhibitions.