Mark Dion was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1961. Since 1985, his work has been presented internationally, including at the Reina SofIa, Madrid; Kunsthalle Zurich; De Appel Foundation, Amsterdam; Bonner Kunstverein; the 47th Venice Biennale; the Vancouver Art Gallery; Hamburg Kunstverein; and the Wexner Center for the Arts. Dion is the recipient of the 2001 Larry Aldrich Foundation Award. He lives and works in Beach Lake, Pennsylvania.