Mark Joshua Epstein received his MFA from the Slade School of Fine Arts, University College London, UK, and a BFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University. Epstein has had solo or two-person shows at Turley Gallery (Hudson, NY), Asya Geisberg Gallery (NY, NY), Ortega y Gasset Projects’ Skirt Space (Brooklyn, NY), SPRING/BREAK Art Show (NY, NY), Handwerker Gallery, Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY), NARS Foundation (Brooklyn, NY), Caustic Coastal (Salford, UK) Vane Gallery (Newcastle, UK), Demo Project (Springfield, IL), Biquini Wax Gallery (Mexico City) and Brian Morris Gallery (NY, NY). Selected group shows include Geary Contemporary (Millerton, NY), Gaa Gallery (Provincetown, MA), Golden Foundation (New Berlin, NY), Geary (Millerton, NY), Marquee Projects (Bellport, NY), TSA New York (Brooklyn, NY), Arlington Arts Center (Arlington, VA), Collar Works (Troy, NY), Good Children Gallery (New Orleans, LA), Monaco (St Louis, MO), Beverly's (New York, NY), Des Moines Art Center (Des Moines, IA) and the Nerman Museum (Overland Park, Kansas).
Epstein has been an artist-in-residence at the British School at Rome (Rome, Italy), Fine Arts Work Center (Provincetown, MA), Vermont Studio Center (Johnson, VT), Millay (Austerlitz, NY), Jentel Foundation (Banner, WY), Macdowell (Peterborough, NH), amongst others. His work has appeared in Hyperallergic, Chronogram, Whitewall, New American Paintings, Art Maze Magazine, Dovetail and Two Coats of Paint. He is currently a 2024/2025 artist in residence at the Sharpe Walentas Studio Program in Brooklyn, NY.