EDUCATION
1989 MFA in Printmaking, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
1985 BFA in Drawing with minor in Printmaking, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1997-pre. Board of Directors, CRATE (Center for Research, Art, Technology, and Education), Oakland, CA
1994-pres. Coldshop/Print Studio Coordinator, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1992-pres. Founder and CEO, ACME ART, Seattle, WA
1992-93 Alaska State Council on the Arts; Advisory Panel
1991-92 Visual Art Center of Alaska; Board of Directors
1989-90 Printmaking Studio Manager, Visual Arts Center of Alaska, Anchorage, AK
1987 Printer, Desoto Workshop, San Francisco, CA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009 Small Sculptures of Large Objects, Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
2005 Body Work, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
2004 Terrestrial/Celestial, Bullseye Connection Gallery, Portland, OR
2003 Periodicus Fascinatus, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
2002 Terra Incognita, Bullseye Connection Gallery, Portland, OR
1997 Flotsam/Jetsam, Lead Gallery, Seattle, WA
1996 Untitled, Lead Gallery, Seattle, WA
1995 Lead Gallery, solo artist, Seattle, WA
1994 Portland State University, Portland, OR
Metropolis Gallery, Seattle, WA
1993 Anchorage Museum of History and Art, solo artist, Anchorage, AK
1988 Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007 Shattering Glass: New Perspectives, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY
2006 Building Allegory, William Traver Gallery, Tacoma WA
2005 Multiplicity: Glass in all its Glory, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Seatac, WA
Bullseye Connection Gallery, Portland, OR
2004 Group Exhibition, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
Material Vision, Firehouse Gallery, Burlington, VT
2003 Hauberg Fellows/EAIR's Exhibition, COCA, Seattle, WA
Artists of My Era/Area, Bubba Mavis Gallery, Seattle, WA
2001 A Fish Tale, Kenai Convention and Visitors Center, Kenai, AK
2000 History of the World Gallery, Camano Island, WA
1999 Bellevue Annual, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
Kirkland Juried Print Exhibition, Kirkland Art Center, Kirkland, WA
1998 Contemporary Northwest Glass, Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Port Angeles, WA
New Glass for the Pacific Northwest, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
Sculpture Show, Decker/Morris Gallery, Anchorage, AK
1997 I Love Lucy Show, Lead Gallery, Seattle, WA
Faculty Show, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA
1996 Relics, Artifacts and Other Mysteries, Civic Center Gallery, Fairbanks, AK
International Gallery of art, Anchorage, AK
Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA
University of Montana, Gallery of Visual Arts, Missoula, MT
Sculpture in Lead, Lead Gallery, Seattle, WA
1995 Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
New Faculty, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA
1994 State of the Art, Grand View Gardens Cultural Center, Anchorage, AK
Renton Technical College, Renton, WA
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
ACG Gallery, Renton, WA
1994 International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, AK
Site 250, Fairbanks, AK
1993 National Print and Drawing Show, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA
National Print Show, UND Witmer Art Center, Grand Forks, ND
Rarified Lights, Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, AK
1992 Magadan City Museum, Magadan, U.S.S.R.
Art in the Vineyard, Eugene, OR
Faculty Show, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK
1991 National Print Exhibition 1991, Trenton State College, Trenton, NJ
LaVerne Krause Gallery, featured artist, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
University of Oregon Faculty Show, LaVerne Krause Gallery, Eugene, OR
Masks, LaVerne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
21st Annual Willamette Valley Juried Exhibition, Corvallis Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
1991 Mayor's Art Show, Hult Center Gallery, Eugene, OR
William White Gallery, Eugene, OR
Faculty Show, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK
Ichthyart, Visual Arts Center of Alaska, Anchorage, AK
1990 Pacific Print 1990, Pacific Art league of Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA
20th Annual Works on Paper 1990, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Choice ‘90, Visual Arts Center of Alaska, Anchorage, AK
University of Alaska Fine Arts Gallery, Anchorage, AK
Stonington Gallery, Anchorage, AK
Hawaii/Alaska Print Exchange, University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks, AK
The Book Show, Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, AK
Alcoa/Gallery ‘76 Juried Exhibit, Wenatchee Valley College, Wenatchee, WA
All Alaska Juried Exhibition, Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, AK
1989 Choice ‘89, Visual Arts Center of Alaska, Anchorage, AK
MFA Thesis Show, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
1987 Bear Gallery, Fairbanks Arts Association, Fairbanks, AK
San Francisco Art Institute Printmaking Show, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1986 National Art Institute of Nicaragua Print Exchange, Managua, Nicaragua
A.S.I. Gallery, San Francisco, CA
All Alaska Juried Exhibition, Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, AK
1985 Alternative ‘85, College of Fine Arts, Ohio University, Athens, OH
PERMANENT INSTALLATIONS AND COLLECTIONS
Alaska Airlines Corporate Collection
Anchorage Museum of History and Art
Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce
Fairbanks Daily News Miner
Homestate Insurance Corporate Collection
Lutze Corporate Collection
Microsoft Corporate Collection
Progressive Insurance Corporate Collection
Tacoma Art Museum Collection
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2008 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder's Prize
2005 Artist Trust Grant, Washington State Arts Commission Fellowship
2004 Artist in Residence, Northlands Creative Glass, Caitness, Scotland
Artist in Residence, Creative Glass Center of America, Wheaton Village, NJ
2003 Professional Artist in Residence, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
2002 Emerging Artist in Residence, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
2001 Visiting Artist, Bullseye Glass, Portland, OR
2000-01 Centrum Creative Residency, Centrum Arts, Port Townsend, WA
1998 Artist in Residence, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
1993 Rarified Lights Photography Exhibition; Honorable Mention
Anchorage Museum of History and Art; Purchase Award
1991 21st Annual Willamette Valley Juried Exhibition; Honorable mention
1990 Alcoa/Gallery 76; Honorable Mention
1986 All Alaska Juried show, Drawing; Honorable Mention
1982-85 University of Alaska; Dean's Honor Roll
1982 University of Alaska; Art Purchase Award
University of Alaska, Photography Competition; First Place
1981 Fairbanks Daily news Miner; Commercial Photograph Purchase Award
1980 Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce; Photograph Purchase Award
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2008-pres. University of Washington, Assistant Professor, Seattle, WA
1994-99 Cornish College of the Arts, Faculty, Seattle, WA
1994 Seattle Central Community College, Instructor, Seattle, WA
1990-93 University of Alaska, Assistant Professor, Anchorage, AK
1991 University of Oregon, College Instructor, Eugene, OR
1988 San Francisco Art Institute, Instructor, San Francisco, CA
1987 San Francisco Art Institute, Teaching Assistant, San Francisco, CA
1985-86 Tanana Valley Community College, Instructor, Fairbanks, AK
Fairbanks North Star Bourough Community Education, Instructor, Fairbanks, AK
PUBLICATIONS
2008 Clark, Vicky A. Glass Quarterly, Review, Spring, pg. 66, No. 110
2005 Kangas, Matthew, "Mark Zirpel," Sculpture, vol. 24, No. 10, Dec. p. 77-78
Klein, Dan. "Mark Zirpel and the Nature of Time," Craft Art International
Klein, Dan. "Mark Zirpel, Celestial/Terrestrial," essay for Bullseye Connection Gallery
2004 Kangas, Matthew. Glass Magazine
Kuspit, Donald. "Ironical Glass," Catalogue essay for Material Vision
2001 Decker, Julie. Found and Assembled in Alaska
1999 Decker, Julie. Icebreakers: Alaska's Most Innovative Artists
