Selected Public Art Commissions

2020 Selected for Eastside Regional Park, El Paso, TX (upcoming)

2019 ?Davis Needle,? U.C. Davis / City of Davis, Third Street Improvement Project, Davis, CA

2018 Shortlisted for Riverwalk Gateway Public Art project, Shelbyville, IN

2017 Shortlisted for San Pedro Creek Culture Park, San Antonio, TX

2017 Finalist for Maryland Purple Line, Discovery Square Station, MD

2017 Finalist for Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh, NC (withdrew)

2016 ?Pastime!? North Natomas Regional Park Public Art Project, Sacramento, CA

2016 ?Intertwine?, Norfolk Botanical Garden, National Historic Site, Norfolk, VA

2015 Finalist for San Mateo public art project, San Mateo, CA

2014 Finalist for RTD FasTracks, Peoria Station, Denver, CO

2014 Shortlisted for Bayview Gateway Public Art Project, SFAC, San Francisco, CA

2014 Shortlisted for Masonic Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project, San Francisco, CA

2013 Finalist for Woodlawn Lake Public Art Project, San Antonio, TX

2013 ?Archways,? City of Santa Clarita, Santa Clarita, CA

2013 ?Ring Roll,? California State University, Chico, CA

2011 ?Full Circles,? San Francisco Arts Commission Visitacion Valley Library, San Francisco, CA

2011 Finalist for City of Seattle, King Street Station, Seattle, WA

2010 ?Cyclisk,? City of Santa Rosa and Public Art, Santa Rosa, CA

2009 Finalist for City of Phoenix Children?s Museum, Phoenix, AZ

2009 Finalist for San Francisco Arts Commission, McCoppin Park, San Francisco, CA

2009 Finalist for San Diego Airport Commission, San Diego, CA

2009 ?Pacific Rim,? City of San Rafael and Artworks Downtown, San Rafael, CA

2009 ?Double Archway? or ?Ride On!? City of Glendale, AZ

2008 ?Wheel Arch,? San Buenaventura Public Art Commission, Ventura, CA

2008 ?Flat Heaven,? or ?This One?s for Lester,? Site-Specific Installation, San Rafael, CA

2006 ?Circles and Trees,? Site-Specific Installation, City of San Rafael, CA

Selected Publications and Media

2019 Hoh, Renee ?The Davis Needle, downtown?s monumental mark,? The California Aggie, June 3, 2019

2019 Dateline Staff, Town and Gown (and Bicycle Art) Converge on 3rd St., May 28, https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/...

2019 ?Cyclisk: el mayor monumento ciclista del mundo?? Ciclosfera, Spain, March 11,

https://www.ciclosfera.com/cyclisk-monumento-ciclista/

2019 ?Full Circles,? Public Art and Architecture from Around the World, March 4, 2019

2019 NE Neungyule, Inc., ?Middle School English 3? Republic of Korea

2017 CODArtworks, Placemaking III, Feb. 2017, https://flipboard.com/@codaworx/codamagazine%3A-placemaking-art-iii-5dknh6f7zu

2016 Hillard, Bret, Norfolk Public Art, Summer 2016, www.norfolk.gov/tv48, https://youtu.be/ZjilMw4g&UuA

2016 http://experience.usatoday.com/story/living-here/2016/05/17/mark-grieve-ilana-spector-intertwine-sculpture 84497772/

2015 http://www.sfmayor/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentID=267

2015 http://roamingthegooglestreets.blogspot.ru/2015/06/cyclisk-obelisk-made-of-bicycles.html?m=1

2014 ?Cyclisk - Santa Rosa Monument; 340 bicycles, 65?...? 2014, http:..atlastobscura.com/places/cyclisk

2014 Blumberg, Antonia, ?10 Years of Burning Man Temples Show the Spiritual Side ...,? Huffington Post, June 24, 2014

2013 Wels, Susan, ?San Francisco: Arts for the City: Civic Art and Urban Change, 1932-2012,? Heydey, pp. 20, 223

2013 MacMillan, Susan, ?Is This Important??, www/artincalifornia.blogspot.com, October 21, 2013

2012 Official 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremonies Souvenir Program, London, England pp.32-3, 68

2012 Katz, Leslie, ?Bike Parts Get Artists? Imaginations in Gear,? Nov. 28, 2012,

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57555068-1/bike-parts-get-artists-imaginations-in-gear/

2012 Metcalfe, John, ?Incredible Sculptures Made From Bike Parts,? November 20, 2012

http://www.active-life.com/mask-composition-with-bike-2012

2012 American Libraries Magazine, ?Library Design Showcase 2012: The Shape of Things,? Feb. 28, 2012

http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/al_focus/photos/san-francisco-public-library-visitacion-valley-branch-0

2011 Iosifidis, Kiriakos, ?BIKE ART, Bicycles in Art Around the World,? Publikat, 2011, pp. 200-201, 253

2011 ?Copenhagenize?s Top Five Bicycle Monuments,? Aug. 15, 2011

http://www.copenhagenize.com/2011/08/top-five-bicycle-monuments.html

2011 Lee, Stephanie, ?Visitacion Valley to reopen after Remake,? San Francisco Chronicle, July 30, 2011, C2

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/0730

2011 Taylor, Dan ??Cyclisk? Sculpture Wins National Honors? Press Democrat.com, July 1, 2011

2011 Public Art Review, Issue 44 ? Spirituality and Religion, spring / summer 2011, p. 81

2011 Primeau, Martin, ?Re-bicyclage,? D?brouillArts, May 2011, p. 5

2011 ?Wheel Creative Mark Grieve,? The Red Bulletin, June 2011, p. 22

2010 Graziano, John, Ripley?s Believe It or Not!? Comic, December 5, 2010

http://comics.com/ripleys_believe_it_or_not/2010-12-05/#CMT_Comments

2010 Ma, Sandy, Kadokawa Media Taiwan, MY LOHAS (Life Styles Of Health and Sustainability), Dec. 3

2010 South Park ?Coon vs. Coon & Friends (Season 14, Episode 13), November 10, 2010

2010 Robinson, Bruce ?The Cyclisk,? North Bay Report, KRCB 91 FM, October 2010,

http://krcb.org/the-cyclisk

2010 http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/hundreds-of-bikes-make-one, Sept. 9, 2010

2010 Barrett, Brian, ?Cyclisk, All Along the Biketower,? September 8, 2010, http://gizmodo/tag/cyclisk

2010 Tweney, Dylan, ?California Artists Build Obelisk Out of Bicycles,? Wired, Sept. 8, 2010

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/09/bicycle-obelisk

2010 Berman, Judy, ?Bike Worship: Mark Grieve and Ilana Spector?s Cyclisk,? Flavorpill, Sept. 8, 2010

http://flavorwire.com/116956/bike-worship-mark-grieve-and-ilana-spectors-cyclisk

2010 Elend, Peter, ?Cyclisk Rises,? Velo Vision, Issue 39, September 2010, p. 4

2010 Frattini, Kristen, ?60ft Bike Obelisk Towers over Santa Rosa, CA,? Bikeradar.com, Sept. 3, 2010

2010 The Drive with Steve Jaxon, KSRO 1350 am, Live Interview, August 31, 2010

2010 McCallum, Kevin ?What?s It All Mean?? Press Democrat, August 26, 2010, Front Page, A9 (photos)

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100826/ARTICLES/100829569?tc=ar

2010 Keeler, Stuart, ?Salon des Refuses ? Sight Unseen,? Americans for the Arts Half-Century Summit,

June 26, 2010, Baltimore, MD

2010 Gilmore, Lee, "Theater in a Crowded Fire: Ritual and Spirituality ...," Univ. of California Press, 2010, p. 91

2009 http://artnet.com/magazineus/news/artnews/human-rights-and-human-wrongs9-24-09.asp

2009 ?The Arts Advantage in Glendale,? Glendale, AZ July 2009, www.glendaleaz.com/glendale11/arts

2009 Berner, Megan ?Pass the Bike; We heART Bikes? Reno News & Review, April 23, 2009

http://www.newsreview.com/reno/content?oid=964670

2008 ?Local Artists Strike Burning Man,? Argus-Courier, The Buzz, p. C1, Sept. 4, 2008

2008 Johnson, Robyn, ?12 of the coolest art installations in the history of Burning Man, August 25, 2008,

http://matadornetwork.com/nights/12-coolest-installations-in-the-history-of-burning-man

2008 Taylor, Matthew, ?Burned Out on Burning Man,? Sierra, July/August 2008, pp. 32, 33 (photos)

2008 Samson, Chris, ?Local Artist?s Outdoor Bike Sculpture a Hit in Ventura,? Argus Courier, Week of May 15-21, A6, A9

2008 Taggart, Phillip, CNN Headline News, SoCalNews, May 5, 2008

http://www.twcsocalnews.com/ index.php?option=com_seyret&task=videodirectlink&Itemid=26&id=536

2008 Clerici, Kevin, ?Artist is assembling sculpture of bike parts,? Ventura Star, April 4, 2008, p. B1, B3,

http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/04/artist-is-assembling-sculpture-out-of-bike-parts/

2008 ?Street Detail,? San Francisco Magazine, April 2008, p. 67 (including photo)

2007 BikeRadar, ?The Bike Arch: Recycled Art,? Sept. 20, 2007

2007 Keesling, Ryan, ?On Mark Grieve?s Bicycle Arch at Center Camp,? BRAF Journals, Sept. 2007

2007 ?Burning Man 2007,? San Francisco Chronicle, August 30, 2007, (photo)

http://sfgate.com/c/pictures/2007/08/30/mn_burningman_116_mac.jpg

2007 van Meter, Lori, ?The Temples at Burning Man,? 5th Global Conference, Making Sense of Dying and

Death, Mansfield College Oxford, July 10, 2007

2007 Bruder, Jessica, ?Burning Book: ...,? Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2007, pp. 304, 316

2006 New York Times online,

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2006/08/28/ arts/20060829_BURNING_SLIDESHOW_15.html ? _38.html

2006 LeDuff, Charles ?Only in America,? Discovery Channel, Feb. 2, 2006

2005 Terdiman, Daniel, ?Burning Man Mourns the Big Easy,? Wired, Sept. 6, 2005

2005 Terdiman, Daniel, ?Burning Man Feeds Art Inferno,? Wired, Sept. 1, 2005

2005 Haden-Guest, Anthony, ?In Defense of Burning Man,? Art in America, June-July 2006, p.112 (photo)

2005 Young, Tobias, ?From Art to Ashes,? Press Democrat, Aug. 15, 2005, Front page (including photo)

2005 Upshaw, Jennifer, ?San Rafael Artwork Goes Public,? Marin Independent Journal, Jan. 30, 2005

2004 Alba, Victoria, ?Rising Suns,? Pacific Sun, Special issue showcasing North Bay upcoming talent,

pp. 21, 23, Aug. 18-24, 2004, http://news-business.vlex.com/vid/mark-grieve-62066134

2004 Robertson, Ross, ?Naked on Stilts,? What is Enlightenment?, Issue 24/Feb.-April ?04

Selected Exhibitions (* Solo Shows)

2017 ?Balancing Acts,? Deitsches Museum Verkehnszentrum, Munich, Germany

2014 ?Pedal Power,? Los Altos History Museum, Los Altos, CA

2012 pART Project, World Bicycle Relief, New York, NY

2011-12 ?Fork Composition,? Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Santa Rosa, CA

2011 ?Archway Composition with Recycled Bicycle Parts #14,? or ?Spoken For,? Jack London Square, CA

2011 ?Take Me to the Bridge,? or ?Spoken For #1,? Red Bull, Embarcadero Square, San Francisco, CA

2011 Untitled Figure, Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York, NY

2011 ?Bubbles,? Point Reyes Station, CA

2010 ?The Light that Came Out of the Closet,? Petaluma Arts Center, Petaluma, CA

2009 ?Il Mazzolin di Fiori,? Puffin & Pollock-Krasner Foundation and self-funded, Dead Dog Dune, NV

2009 ?The Bean Chandelier,? Tour de California, Sausalito, CA

2008 ?Exercise in Democracy ? for Under 500 Bucks? Self-funded Installation, Pershing, NV

2008 THE PIG,? Self-funded Installation, Dead Dog Dune, NV

2008 ?Wheel Arch Splendor,? Los Angeles River Ride, Los Angeles, CA

2008 ?21 Days of Black Rock City,? Reichek Creators Equity Foundation, Petaluma, CA

2008 ?Bringing Back the Fire: Art & Community?? Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA

2008 ?Flat Heaven,? Site-Specific Installation, San Rafael, CA

2007 ?Bike Arch,? Burning Man Festival, Black Rock City, NV

2007 California State Fair, Merit Award, Sacramento, CA

2007 Art League of Northern CA, Marin MOCA, Novato, CA

2006 * ?Post-Temple Project Installation,? Artworks Downtown, San Rafael, CA

2006 ?Circles and Trees,? Site-Specific Installation, San Rafael, CA

2006 ?Wet Paint,? Sonoma Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA

2006 ?Temple of Hope,? Burning Man Festival, Black Rock City, NV

2005 Fundraising Auction, Di Rosa Preserve, Napa, CA

2005 ?Temple of Dreams,? Burning Man Festival, Black Rock City, NV

2004 ?Sonoma Paints,? Period Exhibition, Sonoma Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA

2004 College of Marin, Group Show, Teachers and Students, Marin, CA

2003 ?House of Godzilla,? Burning Man Festival, Black Rock City, NV

2003 ?Offerings and Sanctuaries,? Site-Specific Installation, San Rafael, CA

2003 ?Teachers and Students,? Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA

2003 ?Sonoma Creates,? First Juried Exhibition, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA

2002 ?Forbidden City,? Burning Man Festival, Black Rock City, NV

2002 Auction for Hemophiliac Children, San Francisco Art Association

2002 Alumni Show, College of Marin, Kentfield, CA

2001 ?Annual Juried Exhibition,? Marin County Fair

2000 ?Annual Juried Exhibition,? Marin County Fair

2000 ?Annual Juried Exhibition,? Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA

1996 ?Individual Artist Grant Recipient,? The Marin Arts Council

- Recipient of the Buck Fund Individual Artist Grant

1996 * Solo Exhibition, 444 Market St., San Francisco, CA

1996 Juried Landscape Exhibition, Artisan?s Gallery, San Rafael, CA

1995 ?Hero Show,? Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA

1995 ?Introductions,? San Francisco Art Dealer?s Association

1994 ?The Gold Show,? Monterey Peninsula Museum, Palo Alto Cultural Center

1992 ?On a Small Scale,? Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA

1991 ?Shrines, A Place of Worship,? Falkirk Cultural Center Juried Show, San Rafael, CA

1991 ?Romance Exhibition,? The Monterey Peninsula Museum

1991 ?Bird Images,? Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA

1990 ?Iconic Images,? Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA

1989 ?A Look Forward, A Look Past,? Falkirk Cultural Center Juried Exhibition, Awarded First Place

1988 ?Annual Juried Exhibition,? Falkirk Cultural Center, Awarded First Place

1987 College of Marin, Juried Show, Awarded First Place

1987 Open Sculpture Show, Marin Art and Garden Center

Awards and Honors

2013 Velo-City, Cycling Visionary Award, Cycling and the Arts, Vienna, Austria

2011 American for the Arts, Public Art Network, (PAN) Year in Review Award, San Diego, CA

2011 SEAONC Excellence in Structural Engineering Award of Merit, Special-Use Structures

2010 First Place, AIA Redwood Empire, Decade of Design Award, Sonoma, CA

2008-09 Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, New York, NY

2009 Puffin Foundation Grant, Puffin Foundation Ltd., Teaneck, NJ

2008 Recommended Artist, ?Wheel Arch,? City of San Buenaventura P.L.A.C.E., Ventura, CA

2007 Merit Award, California State Fair, Sacramento, CA

1996 ?Individual Artist Grant Recipient,? The Marin Arts Council - Buck Fund Individual Artist Grant

1989 First Place, Annual Juried Exhibition, ?A Look Forward, A Look Past,? Falkirk Center, San Rafael, CA

1988 First Place, ?Annual Juried Exhibition,? Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA

1987 First Place, College of Marin, Juried Show, Kentfield, CA

Corporate Commissions

2013 ?Bicycle Chandelier,? Clif Bar headquarters, Emeryville, CA

2011 ?Take Me to the Bridge,? Red Bull, Embarcadero Square, Justin Herman Plaza, San Francisco, CA

2008 ?Suspended Composition,? Chrome Industries, San Francisco, CA

2007 ?Bike Arch,? Honorary Placement, Black Rock City LLC, Pershing, NV

2006 ?Temple of Hope,? Honorarium Installation, Black Rock City LLC, Pershing, NV

2005 ?Temple of Dreams,? Honorarium Installation, Black Rock City LLC, Pershing, NV

Education and Apprenticeships

1993-94 San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

1984-89 College of Marin, Kentfield, CA

1986-91 Apprenticeship under Allen Taylor, master builder

1985 Apprenticeship under Prof. Thanos Johnson, specializing in traditional Japanese pottery techniques

Academic: Lecturer, Chico State University, Chico CA & Kettering International School in Luang Prabang, Laos

Residency: BCIAR, Bici Centro International Artist Residency, Santa Barbara, CA

Collections

Bici Centro, Santa Barbara, CA

Susan Cummins, Petaluma, CA

Elaine and Maxwell Meyers, San Francisco, CA

Chester Arnold, Napa, CA

The Fleeman Collection, Austin, TX

Robin Williams, San Francisco, CA