The Sitting - An Exhibition of Portraits
May 12th — June 30th
May 12 – June 30, 2026: The Sitting – An Exhibition of Portraits featuring Paintings by Mark Hopkins
Save the Date: Saturday May 16: Opening Reception
“True portraiture captures the spirit.”
Artwork is for sale and can be purchased directly through artist – markhopkinsart@yahoo.com or 845-337-1358
Artist Bio
MARK HOPKINS is a local artist born in Poughkeepsie. He took a liberal arts degree from Saint Olaf College in Minnesota and spent several years in Minneapolis painting sets for opera, theater, and Sesame Street. In 1987 he moved to Thailand and spent the next 13 years living in and traveling around Asia, returning the the US in 2000. He currently lives in Rhinebeck.Throughout his career in the arts, Mark has had a fascination with the human figure and face. These two forms are the most exacting disciplines for an artist to learn and the most rewarding to master. An accurate likeness is the foundation of Mark’s portraits which range in style from classical, where his focus is on the personality of the subject, to stylized and contemporary where the emphasis is on composition, style and color. The skills of portraiture inform Mark’s creative works done in the surrealist idiom.
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MARK HOPKINS is a local artist born in Poughkeepsie. He took a liberal arts degree from Saint Olaf College in Minnesota and spent several years in Minneapolis painting sets for opera, theater, and Sesame Street. In 1987 he moved to Thailand and spent the next 13 years living in and traveling around Asia, returning the the US in 2000. He currently lives in Rhinebeck.Throughout his career in the arts, Mark has had a fascination with the human figure and face. These two forms are the most exacting disciplines for an artist to learn and the most rewarding to master. An accurate likeness is the foundation of Mark’s portraits which range in style from classical, where his focus is on the personality of the subject, to stylized and contemporary where the emphasis is on composition, style and color. The skills of portraiture inform Mark’s creative works done in the surrealist idiom.
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Montgomery Row Art Exhibition Space is located on the 2nd floor of Montgomery Row at 6423 Montgomery Street. Enter from Montgomery Street (stairs only) or Montgomery Row parking lots (elevator & stairs). Open M-F 9am-6pm, Sat 8am- 6pm, & Sun 8am-3pm, excluding holidays. Artist receptions are open to the public. Art is for sale unless otherwise noted. To purchase art, please contact artist directly. Sign up to receive notice of upcoming art exhibits. Artists interested in exhibiting, please contact us.
