Dreamsong is pleased to present our debut solo exhibition with SaraNoa Mark. The New York-based artist pursues a drawing practice that investigates traces left by time, as they exist in landscapes and in collective memory.
SaraNoa's work has been supported by a Fulbright research fellowship in Turkey. SaraNoa has received grants from Artadia, the U.S. Embassy Mission Grants Program in Turkey, Harpo Foundation, Luminarts Cultural Foundation, Foundation for Contemporary Art, John Anson Kittredge Fund, Illinois Arts Council, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Individual Artists Program (DCASE), West Collection, Chicago Artists Coalition, and a Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Travel Scholarship. SaraNoa has been an artist in residence at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Chicago Artists Coalition, Montello Foundation, Wave Hill, Jackman Goldwasser Residency at the Hyde Park Art Center, and the Bronx River Art Center. In 2025 SaraNoa will be an artist in residenceat the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, and Dieu Donné. SaraNoa co-directed the 4th Ward Project Space in Chicago from 2017-2023. Recent exhibitions of their work have taken place at the Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL; Daniel Faira Gallery, Toronto, CA; The Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art, ME; CA; Davis & Langdale, NY; Goldfinch Gallery, Chicago, IL; 5533, Istanbul, among others. SaraNoa was named a Newcity magazine Breakout Artist in 2021. Mark’s work has been reviewed in Hyperallergic, ARTNEWS, ArtAsiaPacific, and more.
