MARK GUGLIELMO (b. 1970, Queens, New York) is a contemporary artist who creates layered figurative works that incorporate a diverse range of materials to critically engage with themes of race, class, migration, and power. Rooted in his New York upbringing, Guglielmo utilizes collage as a central element of his practice, connecting his art to his background in hip-hop music via sampling, truncating, and reconfiguring existing ingredients into new compositions. Through his unique blend of media and technique, Guglielmo explores some of the most pressing issues of our time, sparking healthy dialogue and contributing to contemporary discourse.

From a long line of storytellers, Guglielmo’s fragmented portraits of everyday people invite viewers into the inner worlds of his subjects to consider the nuances of the human psyche, personal history, family, culture, place, and belonging. His significant projects include “Portraits of My People” (2021-2025), which honors his Southern Italian lineage while addressing the complexities of identity and the fraught nature of race-making in America, and “Cubaneo” (2015-2019), his series of large-scale photo-collage portraits, interviews, and field recordings created during three trips to Cuba at the intersection of geopolitics and the personal/collective narrative.

Solo exhibitions of Guglielmo's work have been organized at the United Nations, New York; The Loveland Museum, Colorado; Villa Victoria Center for the Arts, Boston; and Vermont Center for Photography, with group exhibitions at The New York State Museum, Albany; Westfield State University; and Central Connecticut State University. Guglielmo is the recipient of awards from The Puffin Foundation and Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, and residencies at 701 Center for Contemporary Art and Sound+Science NYC. Guglielmo's earlier career as rapper and music producer Vesuveo included collaborations with Eminem on the Top 10 hit “Green and Gold” and performances alongside KRS-One, Biz Markie, and Black Eyed Peas, while his instrumentals were featured in Jersey Shore, Wimbledon, Pimp My Ride and dozens of other shows. He graduated from Haverford College with a BA in History, spending a year at Université de Paul Valéry in Montpellier, France. He currently serves as Community Advisor for the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts’ ValleyCreates Program, in partnership with MASS MoCA’s Assets for Artists. Born and raised in New York, he now lives and works in Western Massachusetts.

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The Intuitive Mind: Using Your Gut Feelings to Navigate the World, To Hum is Human Podcast
3-D art exhibit exploring Italian-American life at the Barn Door Gallery in Northampton, Mass Appeal, WWLP TV
From Hip Hop to Collage - A Conversation with Mark Guglielmo, Artist & Place Podcast
Mark Guglielmo Large-Scale Collages Explore Themes of Identity, Connecting Point TV, NEPM
Brainard Carey with Artist Mark Guglielmo, WYBC Yale Radio
Art Maker: Mark Guglielmo, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Cuban Complexity: Mark Guglielmo’s Cubaneo, Big Red & Shiny
Mark Guglielmo’s Portrait of Contemporary Cuba, Art New England
Memory & Reality Converge in Guglielmo’s Detailed Collages, Valley Advocate
Right Next Door: Mark Guglielmo, Rapper, Artist, The Huffington Post
Collage Artist Shows Cuba Through the Lens of Reality, Bay State Banner