I am a jazz musician who makes horn sculptures. I have used the saxophone as a medium for exploring sound for over 26 years. My music runs the gamut of pop culture to Rahsaan Roland Kirk tributaries. I add visual layers to expand upon my performances: costumes, LED lights, wearable sculptures, props and backdrops. 

My bastardized horns and costumes have been displayed as free standing sculptures at Urban Culture Projects and the Dolphin Gallery in Kansas City, the OSP in Boston, the Stray Show in Chicago. I recently produced two performances and had my horns displayed at Bridge Art Fair during Art Basel Miami. I have played experimental music locally, nationally, and throughout France and Germany with Malachy Papers. Snuff Jazz and Wee Snuff involve a constantly changing musical cast. I collaborate with visual artists (David Ford, Naoko Wowsugi, Peregrine Honig) and musicians (Eugene Chadbourne, Mike Dillon, Earl Harvin, Jimmy Carl Black) to produce events that push convention and familiarity.

Mark Southerland

2139 Summit St. 1st Floor

Kansas City, MO 64108

markmalachy@hotmail.com

hornsculpture.com

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Integrated Performances/ Live Horn Sculptures

2008  Preying Horns at Sunrise, Fahrenheit Gallery, Kansas   City MO

2007  My Indian Beat Box,  Bridge Art Fair, Art Basel Miami, Fl

2007  A Revisionist Jazz History w/Liberation Big Band, La Esquina, KC MO 

2007  Wee Snuff at David Ford's Maximon Performance, Jack the Pelican, BK NY

2007  Wee Snuff Jazz at  Whoop de Doo, Urban Arts and Culture KC MO

2006  Malachy Papers at Telluride Jazz Festival, CO

2006  Simple Myth, Quixotic Dance Piece, Kansas City MO

2006  Musique Action, Nancy, France

2004  Evening Gowns and Trio, Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City MO

2004  Horn Duet, The Kemper Museum of Art, Kansas City MO

2003  Take A Seat, The Knitting Factory, NY NY

Group Shows

2008  Flat Files, H&R Block Art Space, Kansas City, MO

2007  Satellite Exhibitions, Bridge Art Fair, Art Basel, Miami FL

2005  Conditions of Sound, The Boley Space, Urban Culture Projects, KC, MO

2004  Dolphin Gallery,  Kansas City, MO

2004  The Gun and Knife Show, Fahrenheit Gallery, Kansas City, MO

2004  The Weight of Feathers, New American Paintings, OSP Gallery, Boston, MA

2004  The Stray Show  Art Fair,  Chicago IL

2003  The Bank curated by Tom Gregg, Urban Culture Projects, Kansas City, MO

2003  The Stray Show  Art Fair,  Chicago IL

Ongoing Musical Projects 2003-present

Snuff Jazz 

        Wee Snuff

        Malachy Papers

        T.J. Dovebelly Ensemble  

Cited Awards

        2008  Creative Capital Artist Workshop, KC MO

        2006  Tanne Award  Boston  Massachusetts

        2003-2005  “Best Jazz Group” The Pitch Weekly, KC MO

Biography

        2007 "Adding Depth to Improvisation"  Roger Atkinson  Jam Magazine October

        2007 "All That Snuff" Sarah Smarsh  lawrence.com  September 

        2006 “Mark Southerland Tanne Award” Mike Miller  Review Magazine  October

        2006 “First a Gig, Then a Wife” Timmothy Finn  Kansas City Star  August 31st

Education

UMKC Conservatory 1988-1992