Mark Kessell

Mark Kessell is an Australian medical doctor and professional artist working in New York City. Much of his work has a biological or scientific focus, directed towards a deeper understanding of what it means to be human. He challenges assumptions of who and what we are using a variety of media including daguerreotypes, photography, installation, animation and sound. Kessell has exhibited and/or been acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, George Eastman House, International Center of Photography, Museum of Fine Arts of Houston, Museum of Photographic Arts (San Diego) and Princeton University. He has also shown and worked extensively in Germany and Switzerland. His work has been reviewed by the New York Times and has been published in several books and magazines including Christopher James’s Alternative Photographic Processes, Fortune Magazine, the American Photography Annual, Art & Auction Magazine and the 21stJournal of Contemporary Photography.