b-1955, Indianapolis, IN
Studied portrait painting and life drawing under Edmund Brucker while attending John Herron School of Art and Design. Mark Dillman has exhibited competitively throughout the United States including a 1993 Best of Show for the 32nd National Poudre Valley Art Exhibition, Fort Collins, CO, juried by Richard Schmid. Mark has painted many leaders in the fields of business, education and government including the official portrait of Governor Mike Pence for the State of Indiana. A frequent exhibitor and award winner at the Hoosier Salon, Indiana State Fair, and many other regional art shows. Mark currently maintains a studio in Indianapolis.

EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS:
National Art Museum of Sport, IN 2011 - Commitment to Excellence
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, IN 2008 - Contemporary American Realism
Art Museum of Greater Lafayette, IN 2005 - Indiana Now! exhibition
Indiana State Fair, 2004 - Best of Show
Hoosier Salon, IN 2003 - Outstanding Work
Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL 2001 - Figurative Works
Indiana University Kokomo, IN 1999 - Regional Exhibition
Washington and Jefferson College, PA 1995 - W & J National Painting Show
32nd National Art Exhibition, Ft. Collins, CO 1993 - Best of Show
First Street Gallery, New York, NY 1993 - National Competition
Sheldon Swope Art Museum, IN 1993 - 47th Annual Wabash Valley Exhibition
Oil Painters of America, Chicago, IL 1992 - Premier national Show
Indiana State Fair, 1991 - Best of Show
Anderson Winter Show, IN 1988 - Merit Award
Butler Institute of American Art, OH 1988 - 52nd National Midyear Exhibition