Mary Ellen Mark — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

'Mother Theresa at the Home for the Dying - Mother's Theresa's Missions of Charity, Calcutta, India', 1980

Bonhams

$832

'Devotee at a Muslim Shrine, Uttar Pradesh, India', 1989

Bonhams

$704

'Mother Teresa, Calcutta', 1980

Bonhams

Selected Images, Falkland Road, Bombay, India, 2004

Phillips

$6,985

Jun 2025

Bonhams

Twin Brothers Tulsi and Basant, Great Famous Circus, Calcutta, India, 1989, 1991

$1,408

Sep 2024

Bonhams

Boys with Dollars, Boerne, Texas, 1991

St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Australia, 1987

Sep 2024

Bonhams

$640

May 2024

Phillips

Homeless Damm Family in Their Car, Los Angeles, Ca.

$1,905

Apr 2024

Phillips

John Belushi (Blues Brothers), Chicago, Illinois

$13,970

Oct 2023

Bonhams

Marlon Brando on the set of 'Missouri Breaks', 1975

Mother Teresa, Hands in Prayer; and Mother Teresa's Feet, Calcutta, 1981

Jul 2023

Bonhams

'Ram Prakash Singh with His Elephant Shyama, Great Golden Circus, Ahmedabad, India', 1990

Aug 2022

Sotheby's

$6,048

Apr 2022

Sotheby's

'Iko - The Great' ; 'Dita Von Teese (with Iko)', 2006

$1,134

Apr 2022

For Sale 9

Child Acrobat in Her Circus Trailer, Oaxaca, Mexico, 2008

US$12,000

Robin Frazier and Keicon Cherry, Charlottesville Hight Prom, Charlottesville, VA, 2008

US$18,000

Unique Polaroid

Jason Sneed and India Whitney, Palisades Charter High School, Pacific Palisades, California, 2008

US$18,000

Unique Polaroid

Michael Davis and Ericka Brown, Charlottesville High School, Charlottesville, Virginia, 2008

US$18,000

Unique Polaroid

Craig Scamardo and Cheyloh Mather at the Boerne Rodeo, Texas, 1991

US$15,000

J'Lisa with a Starfish, Seattle, Washington, 2014

US$8,000

Gelatin silver print; printed c.2014

Miranda Banks and Candice Martin, Charlottesville, Virginia, 2008

US$20,000

Polaroid

"Rat" and Mike with a Gun, Seattle, Washington, 1983

US$10,000

Tiny, Seattle, 1983

US$10,000

Australian National University (School of Art & Design)

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Market89 auction results

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$281 – $14.0K

19 of 25 photographs lots with prices

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$2.9K

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$1.9K

19 priced photographs lots

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Jul 2025 · $7.0K

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Photographs: $1.9K medianUnclassified lots: $6.0K medianDecorative/non-core: $1.9K medianEditioned photos: $5.7K medianEditioned objects: $2.0K median

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Education1

Canberra, Australia

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Publications2

Exhibition Catalog 1

Kinetismus: 100 Years of Electricity in Art

Hatje Cantz · 2022

Survey 1

The Art of Mesoamerica: From Olmec to Aztec Author

Thames & Hudson · 2019

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#204 Fahey/Klein Gallery

Double Take: Photographs in Pairs

Julie Blackmon, Irving Penn, Helmut Newton, Herb Ritts, Walker Evans, Yves Klein, Bruce Weber, André Kertész, Steve Schapiro, Ruven Afanador, Patrick Demarchelier, Mary Ellen Mark, Sheila Metzner, Mark Seliger, Miles Aldridge, Peter Lindbergh, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Teun Hocks, Duane Michals, Arthur Elgort, Janette Beckman, Albert Watson, Melvin Sokolsky, Herbert List, John Dominis, Lauren Greenfield, Dan Winters, Harry Bowers, Flor Garduño, Erik Madigan Heck, Frank W. Ockenfels III, Tom Bianchi, Sanford Roth, Harry Shunk, János Kender, Alex Stoddard, Todd Weaver, Nik Wheeler

148 N La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036, United States

Jun 11, 2026 — Jul 18, 2026

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Paris exhibition explores the vanishing worlds of photographer Madeleine de Sinéty

The Jeu de Paume in Paris is hosting a major retrospective of French photographer Madeleine de Sinéty, whose vast archive of over 56,000 slides and ne…

exhibitionsJun 11, 2026

In Focus: The MFA Review: Savannah College of Art and Design

This article is an installment of "In Focus: The MFA Review," profiling the MFA in Photography program at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD…

schoolJun 8, 2026

World Cup watch parties at the Getty, LACMA and more: L.A. arts and culture this weekend

Multiple Los Angeles museums and cultural institutions are hosting free public watch parties for the World Cup, which returns to the Southland for the…

localJun 5, 2026

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts gifted collection of nearly 2,000 photographs

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) has received a major gift of 1,986 photographs from Joy of Giving Something Inc (JGS), a nonprofit founded by …

exhibitionsMay 27, 2026

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Announces a Major Gift of Nearly 2000 Photographs

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) has received a major donation of nearly 2,000 photographs from the Joy of Giving Something Inc. (JGS), a nonpr…

exhibitionsMay 20, 2026

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts receives major gift of photography

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) announced a major gift of 1,986 photographs from Joy of Giving Something, Inc. (JGS), a nonprofit founded by f…

exhibitionsMay 19, 2026

A Trove of Vivian Maier’s Photographs Could Rewrite Her Market

A collection of 206 sold-out estate prints by photographer Vivian Maier is being offered as a single lot in Artnet's Important Photographs auction, wi…

marketMar 20, 2026

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Past Exhibitions13

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#2,578 C/O Berlin

Mary Ellen Mark Encounters

Mary Ellen Mark

Amerika Haus, Hardenbergstraße 22-24, 10623 Berlin, Germany

Sep 16, 2023 — Dec 15, 2023

Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81 Jan. 25 – Apr. 1, 2023

The Image Centre

Mary Ellen Mark

33 Gould St, Toronto, ON M5B 1W1, Canada

Jan 1, 2023

Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81 Jan. 25 – Apr. 1, 2023

Mary Ellen Mark Photographs

#204 Fahey/Klein Gallery

Mary Ellen Mark

148 N La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036, United States

May 2, 2019 — Jun 22, 2019

Attitude Portraits by Mary Ellen Mark

#199 Howard Greenberg Gallery

Mary Ellen Mark

41 E 57th St 8th Floor, New York, NY 10022, United States

May 5, 2016 — Jun 29, 2016

Mary Ellen Mark: Seen Behind the Scene

#414 Weinstein Hammons Gallery

Mary Ellen Mark

Jun 6, 2013 — Jul 27, 2013

Mary Ellen Mark Seen behind the Scene

#204 Fahey/Klein Gallery

Mary Ellen Mark

148 N La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036, United States

Dec 4, 2008 — Jan 17, 2009

#204 Fahey/Klein Gallery

Falkland Road

Mary Ellen Mark

148 N La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036, United States

May 3, 2007 — Jun 23, 2007

Mary Ellen Mark Falkland Road

#204 Fahey/Klein Gallery

Mary Ellen Mark

148 N La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036, United States

Feb 1, 2007 — Mar 10, 2007

Mary Ellen Mark | Falkland Road

#120 Marianne Boesky Gallery

507 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Nov 17, 2005 — Dec 23, 2005

#120 Marianne Boesky Gallery

Mary Ellen Mark | Twins

507 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Oct 10, 2003 — Nov 8, 2003

Mary Ellen Mark American Odessey

#204 Fahey/Klein Gallery

148 N La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036, United States

Sep 8, 2000 — Oct 14, 2000

#101 Gray

Indian Circus

Mary Ellen Mark

875 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3800, Chicago, IL 60611

Sep 10, 1992 — Sep 26, 1992

Mary Ellen Mark Indian Circus

#204 Fahey/Klein Gallery

Mary Ellen Mark

148 N La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036, United States

Dec 5, 1991 — Jan 11, 1992