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Mark studied Fine Art at York University and the Ontario College of Art in the early '70s before moving on to study dissections and advanced anatomy at the U of T. His first exhibition was at Canada's oldest established gallery, The Roberts Gallery. He has also shown at the Drabinsky Gallery, the David Mitchell Gallery and the Illuminary Gallery. Mark emerged in the New York scene exhibiting at the Gerold Wunderlich Gallery. As a figure in the Canadian realist movement, Mark played a pivotal role in creating a strong interest amongst the New York dealers, which enabled many Canadian realists to have their first opportunity to show their work outside of Canada. His immersion into the world of Visual Effects was inevitable, crediting the likes of Ray Harryhausen and Albert Whitlock for his interest. After teaching several courses at the Ontario College of Art and world-renowned Sheridan College, Mark began instructing artists in drawing, sculpture and realistic creature design at Calibre Digital Pictures. Mark displays his instinctive way of seeing the subtlest nuances of colour, atmosphere and light in landscape and architecture and brings this insight to the screen in a dramatic fashion. Mark has been accredited with several prestigious awards including an Emmy nomination for the WWII event mini-series Haven (d. John Gray), a Gemini award for the war-torn Germany recreation in Nuremberg (d, Yves Simoneau) and an impressive nomination from the Visual Effects Society for Best Matte Painting in The Man Who Saved Christmas (d. Sturla Gunnarson). Mark is a member of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television and the Visual Effects Society. FILMOGRAPHY Click below to view Mark's credit list... Mark Fordham's Internet Movie Database Listing
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