Education
2006
- MFA in Graphic Design. Rhode Island School of Design. Providence, RI
1995
- BS in Psychology. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Blacksburg, VA
Solo Exhibition
2013
- Coded Responses—Mark Nystrom, Cary Arts Center, Cary NC
Select Group Exhibitions
2017
- Ambiguous Territory: Architecture, Landscape and the Postnatural. Taubman College Gallery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2016
- Meteora. Art.Science.Gallery., Austin, TX
2015
- Compendium. Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY
- Navigating the Natural. Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC. Awarded First Place
- National Weather Center Biennale. Juried by Mel Chin. National Weather Center, Norman, OK
- Self-Portraits by NC Artists, Greenhill, Greensboro, NC
- Scientificous, Manifest, Cincinnati, OH
2014
- X Marks the Spot, Art.Science.Gallery., Austin, TX
- Re-imagining the Environment: Environmental Nightmares and Environmental Hopes, Wegner Environmental Gallery, Duke University, Durham, NC
- Featured Artist Project: SP Weather Station, Center for Book Arts, New York, NY
2013
- Science as Art–Mark Nystrom, Rebekah Tolley and Suzannah Zucker, Caldwell Arts Council Gallery, Lenoir, NC
- This Land, Salisbury University Art Galleries, Salisbury, MD
- Air Current(s), Absolut Open Canvas, Brooklyn, NY
- Kinetica, Manifest, Cincinnati, OH
- CODE D., Manifest, Cincinnati, OH
2012
- The Political Reporter, SECCA, Winston-Salem, NC
- The NOW WOW Project II, Hudson Gallery, Sylvania, OH
- Quasimodo Project Projection Wall, during the 2012 Democratic National Convention, Charlotte, NC
- 23rd Annual N.E.W. Show. Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC
- Cold Fusion. Salisbury University Art Galleries, Salisbury, MD
- "paperless” gala and opening. Two night presentation of “The Reporter.” SECCA, Winston-Salem, NC
- Watauga Arts Council 2nd Annual Juried Exhibition. Jones House, Boone, NC. Awarded First Place
- Prime Time: New Media Juried Exhibition. Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC
- 2012 Department of Art Biennial Exhibition. Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
- Contemporary South. Curated by Xandra Eden. Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC
2011
- Second Annual UNC Asheville Invitational Art Exhibition. S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Asheville, NC
2010
- Drawing Revisited. Curated by Edie Carpenter. Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC
- Macro | Micro: Infinite Possibilities. Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY
- 2010 Department of Art Biennial Exhibition. Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
- Additions (as part of SP Weather Station’s 2009 Weather Report). Maddie + Lauren VHS, Brooklyn, NY
2009
- Boston Cyberarts Festival 2009. Lobby of WGBH Studios, Brighton, MA
- SP Weather Station: Weather Reports. AHN/VHS, Philadelphia PA
2008
- 2008 Department of Art Biennial Exhibition. Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
2006
- Plugged In. Sol Koffler Gallery, RISD, Providence, RI
2005
- Graduate Student Exhibition. RISD Museum, Providence, RI
- ‘Loosely Bound’ Graphic Design MFA Show. Sol Koffler Gallery, RISD, Providence, RI
- ‘Tri-Critical Point’ Graphic Design MFA Film Festival. Tap Room, RISD, Providence, RI
2003
- Graphic Design MFA Student Show. Sol Koffler Gallery, RISD, Providence, RI
Publications
2016
- Creative Nonfiction #58, Winter 2016, “Let's Talk About the Weather”
2013
- Cahiers Intempestifs No. 27, “Making-Do in New York”
- Forage Press, “Ode to Joy”
Press
- “Islip Exhibition Explores How Science Influences Art” by Karin Lipson. New York Times, October 22, 2015
- “Manifest opens a study in movement” by Jackie Demaline. Cincinnati Enquirer, April 18, 2013
- “Artist uses Asheville’s news sources in innovative piece” by Carol Motsinger. Asheville Citizen-Times, April 7, 2012
- “Weather Reports: A new exhibit at AHN/VHS focuses on meteorological data” by Roberta Fallon. Philadelphia Weekly, August 18, 2009
Lectures
2015
- Artist Talk, Blowing Rock Art and History Museum, Blowing Rock, NC
2014
- Artist Talk and Panel Discussion, Center for Book Arts, New York, NY
2011
- Artist Talk. University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2010
- Visiting Designer Talk. Chester College of New England, Chester, NH
- Artist Talk. Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art. Greensboro, NC
Workshops
2010
- Drawn In. Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC
2006
- Wind Drawing Workshop. The Pinecroft School, Norton, MA
Teaching
2007+
- Associate Professor, Department of Art. Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
2007
- Part-time Faculty, Department of Graphic Design. Rhode Island School of Design,Providence, RI
- Part-time Faculty, Department of Studio Art. Clark University, Worcester, MA