Mark Schaller was born in 1962 in Hamburg, West Germany in 1962 and now lives and works in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Mark Schaller studied fine arts at the Victorian College of the Arts and became a founding member of the renowned Roar Studios in the early 1980s. Their interest in Expressionism and Primitivism shows in Mark’s ongoing art journey. He is also the Director of the Australian Artists’ Association.
His has a distinctive style that conjures up landscapes, shapes, figures, and forms - all with a fluid line-work. He expresses his themes in bold striking and often vibrant colour.
He is proficient in a variety of mediums including painting, sculpture, glass, ceramics and printmaking and has exhibited extensively throughout the world since 1981, as well as being represented at the National Gallery of Victoria and National Gallery of Australia.
