MARK GUGLIELMO (b. 1970, Queens, New York) is a contemporary artist best known for his layered figurative works that incorporate a diverse range of materials to critically engage with themes of race, class, migration, and power. Rooted in his New York upbringing, Guglielmo utilizes collage as a central element of his practice, connecting his art to his background in hip-hop via sampling, truncating, and reconfiguring existing ingredients into new compositions. Through his unique blend of media and technique, Guglielmo explores some of the most pressing issues of our time, sparking healthy dialogue and contributing to contemporary discourse.

From a long line of storytellers, Guglielmo’s fragmented portraits of everyday people invite viewers into the inner worlds of his subjects to consider the nuances of the human psyche, personal history, family, culture, place, and belonging. His significant projects include “Portraits of My People” (2021-2025), which honors his Southern Italian lineage while addressing the complexities of identity and the fraught nature of race-making in America, and “Cubaneo” (2015-2019), his series of large-scale photo-collage portraits, interviews, and field recordings at the intersection of international relations and the personal/collective narrative.

Exhibitions of Guglielmo’s work have been organized at The Loveland Museum, Colorado; The New York State Museum; Villa Victoria Center for the Arts, Boston; Central Connecticut State University; and Vermont Center for Photography. In fall 2025, Guglielmo will mount solo exhibitions at The United Nations and at El Museo Provincial de Cienfuegos, Cuba. Guglielmo is the recipient of awards from The Puffin Foundation; Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts; Deerfield Academy TEDx Talk; and residencies at Sound+Science and The Williston Northampton School. A former rapper and music producer, Guglielmo aka Vesuveo rapped with Eminem on the Top 10 hit “Green and Gold” and shared the stage with KRS-One, Biz Markie, and Black Eyed Peas while his music forms the soundtrack to Pimp My Ride, Jersey Shore, Cribs, and Beavis and Butt-Head. He graduated from Haverford College with a BA in History, spending a year at Université de Paul Valéry in Montpellier, France. He currently serves as Community Advisor for the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts’ ValleyCreates Program, in partnership with MASS MoCA’s Assets for Artists. He lives and works in Western Massachusetts.

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3-D art exhibit exploring Italian-American life at the Barn Door Gallery in Northampton, Mass Appeal, WWLP TV
From Hip Hop to Collage - A Conversation with Mark Guglielmo, Artist & Place Podcast
Mark Guglielmo Large-Scale Collages Explore Themes of Identity, Connecting Point TV, NEPM
Brainard Carey with Artist Mark Guglielmo, WYBC Yale Radio
Cuba in Transition: Narrative & Perspective’, an art show, Mass Appeal, WWLP TV
Mark Guglielmo with Raquel Obregon, Tertulia Radio, New England Public Media
Mark Guglielmo and Waleska Santiago-Centeno with Natalia Munoz, Vaya con Muñoz, WHMP Radio
Mark Guglielmo Exhibits ‘Shards of Illusion’ at A.P.E., Paradise City Press TV, Northampton Open Media
Photographer sees ghosts, spirits in his work, The Reminder
New exhibit pays homage to Cuba, Greenfield Recorder
Loveland Museum hosts vibrant photomosaics, Reporter-Herald
Art Maker: Mark Guglielmo, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Exposición de arte ‘Cubaneo’ por el artista Guglielmo, El Pueblo Latino
Collage Artist Shows Cuba Through the Lens of Reality, Bay State Banner
Cuban Complexity: Mark Guglielmo’s Cubaneo, Big Red & Shiny
Exposición de arte 'Cuba in Transition, El Pueblo Latino
Mark Guglielmo’s Portrait of Contemporary Cuba, Art New England
ArtBeat: Transported to Cuba through ‘Photo-Mosaics’, Greenfield Recorder
Cuba Exhibit Turns Everyday People Into Visual Art, The Republican
Memory & Reality Converge in Guglielmo’s Detailed Collages, Valley Advocate
Guglielmo in Transition, Take Magazine
Right Next Door: Mark Guglielmo, Rapper, Artist, The Huffington Post