Marlon Mullen

Marlon Mullen (born 1963) is a painter who lives and works in Contra Costa County, California, maintaining a studio practice at NIAD Art Center.

Born in 1963 in Richmond, California, Mullen is autistic and is primarily nonverbal.

Mullen has maintained his art practice at NIAD (Nurturing Independence through Artistic Development) Art Center in Richmond, CA, since 1993. Mullen makes text-inspired paintings, referencing the graphic design of art magazines such as Artforum.

Solo exhibitions

Mullen has exhibited throughout the United States.

• NIAD (2017)
• Adams & Ollman (2016)
• Jack Fischer Gallery (2016)
• Atlanta Contemporary (2015)
• JTT (2015)
• White Columns (2012)

Group exhibitions

• Whitney Biennial (2019) - curated by Rujeko Hockley and Jane Panetta
• NADA Art Fair in Miami with White Columns (2014)
• Under Another Name, organized by Thomas J. Lax at the Studio Museum in Harlem (2014)
• Color and Form at Jack Fischer Gallery in San Francisco (2013)

Awards

• SFMOMA SECA Award (2019)
• Wynn Newhouse Award (2015)

Public collections

• Whitney Museum of American Art

• Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, CA

• Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR

• ICA Miami, Miami, FL

• Marlon Mullen - JTT