Biography
Snow Mack was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1958. Snow attended ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, CA where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1981. Snow's work is inspired by her vivid dreams and imagination and incorporates elements of symbology and pop culture.
Snow began exhibiting paintings in the late '80s at La Luz de Jesus and other Los Angeles galleries. In 2011, La Luz de Jesus celebrated its 25th Anniversary with an extensive exhibition and a comprehensive book, "The Little Gallery That Could" by gallery owner Billy Shire. Snow Mack's work was featured in the show and Shire's book, which were considered a who’s who of Lowbrow and Pop Surrealism.
In 2014, Snow's work was featured in an exhibition at the Harwood Museum in Taos, New Mexico. ¡Orale! Kings and Queens of Cool was a four-part exhibition and catalog focused on the Post-Pop art movement.
Snow has exhibited her work in many galleries in Los Angeles and New Mexico. In 2019, Snow's work was included in When Worlds Collide, an exhibit at the Keep Contemporary in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 2020, her work was included in the juried exhibit The New Vanguard: Explorations in the New Contemporary, also at the Keep Contemporary.
Also in 2020, Snow's work was included in the virtual exhibit, Prayers for the Pandemic, a collection of works inspired by Tibetan Prayer flags, curated by Drawing Rooms in Jersey City, New Jersey. A catalog of the exhibit was published and includes essays by each of the exhibiting artists.
In June 2020, Snow created several signs inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement. The works were accepted by the Autry Museum's Collecting Community History Initiative: BLM Protests in the West.
Snow's work is in private collections in the United States and Canada. Snow continues to work in her home studio in Los Angeles and continues to pursue exhibition opportunities.
Snow began exhibiting paintings in the late '80s at La Luz de Jesus and other Los Angeles galleries. In 2011, La Luz de Jesus celebrated its 25th Anniversary with an extensive exhibition and a comprehensive book, "The Little Gallery That Could" by gallery owner Billy Shire. Snow Mack's work was featured in the show and Shire's book, which were considered a who’s who of Lowbrow and Pop Surrealism.
In 2014, Snow's work was featured in an exhibition at the Harwood Museum in Taos, New Mexico. ¡Orale! Kings and Queens of Cool was a four-part exhibition and catalog focused on the Post-Pop art movement.
Snow has exhibited her work in many galleries in Los Angeles and New Mexico. In 2019, Snow's work was included in When Worlds Collide, an exhibit at the Keep Contemporary in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 2020, her work was included in the juried exhibit The New Vanguard: Explorations in the New Contemporary, also at the Keep Contemporary.
Also in 2020, Snow's work was included in the virtual exhibit, Prayers for the Pandemic, a collection of works inspired by Tibetan Prayer flags, curated by Drawing Rooms in Jersey City, New Jersey. A catalog of the exhibit was published and includes essays by each of the exhibiting artists.
In June 2020, Snow created several signs inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement. The works were accepted by the Autry Museum's Collecting Community History Initiative: BLM Protests in the West.
Snow's work is in private collections in the United States and Canada. Snow continues to work in her home studio in Los Angeles and continues to pursue exhibition opportunities.
Publications
Mona Lisa Reimagined by Erik Maell published 2015, by Goff Books, an imprint of Oro Editions.
¡ÓRALE! The Kings & Queens of Cool; Lowbrow Insurgence: The Rise of Post-Pop Art Catalog of the Exhibit
published by The Harwood Museum, 2014
La Luz de Jesus 25: The Little Gallery That Could -2011 by La Luz de Jesus Press
Education
ArtCenter College Of Design, Pasadena (CA) BFA 1981
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore (MD) 1978
University of Maine, Orono (ME) 1977
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence (RI) summer 1976
Mona Lisa Reimagined by Erik Maell published 2015, by Goff Books, an imprint of Oro Editions.
¡ÓRALE! The Kings & Queens of Cool; Lowbrow Insurgence: The Rise of Post-Pop Art Catalog of the Exhibit
published by The Harwood Museum, 2014
La Luz de Jesus 25: The Little Gallery That Could -2011 by La Luz de Jesus Press
Education
ArtCenter College Of Design, Pasadena (CA) BFA 1981
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore (MD) 1978
University of Maine, Orono (ME) 1977
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence (RI) summer 1976