Marc is a graphic designer, artist, and educator whose work examines the role of visual design and communication in the production of personal and collective identities and the identities of shared environments. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design at The George Washington University.
His multidisciplinary practice encompasses analog and digital methods, limited-run prints and publications, and client-based projects. He is also a founder of Track and Field, a collaborative publishing initiative whose work often investigates the relationships among personal, public, and geographic histories within the popular American imagination.
Marc holds an MFA in Graphic Design from Rhode Island School of Design and a BFA in Graphic Design from James Madison University.
Portfolio
Creative Practice
Creative Practice
Client Work
Client Work
Happenings
With Dimitry Tetin and other panelists at Riso-Rama in March 2024.
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National Gallery Nights
Make a Zine, Make a Scene!
Facilitator (with Eve Harclerode & Hung Nguyen)
The National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C.
November 2024Press Play
Exhibitor (as Track and Field)
Pioneer Works
Brooklyn, NY
December 2024 -
AIGA DC / DC Design Week
"Portfoli-Yolo" Creative Review
Speaker
Corcoran School of the Arts & Design
The George Washington University
Washington, D.C.
September 2024Seattle Art Book Fair
Exhibitor (as Track and Field)
Washington Hall
Seattle, WA
May 2024Riso-Rama
Exhibitor & Panelist (as Track and Field)
The Weil Gallery at Texas A&M University
Corpus Christi, TX
March 2024Multiple Formats: Contemporary Art Book Fair
Exhibitor (as Track and Field)
Boston University
Boston, MA
March 2024Books! Books! Books!
Research + Practice: A Conversation Series
Speaker (with Matt Eich and Yuri Long)
Corcoran School of the Arts & Design
The George Washington University
Washington, D.C.
March 2024Printed Matter’s LA Art Book Fair
Exhibitor (as Track and Field)
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Los Angeles, CA
August 2023Artist Residency at Directangle Press
Artist-in-Residence
Bethlehem, NH
July–August 2023Capital Art Book Fair
Exhibitor (as Track and Field)
Eastern Market
Washington, DC
April 2023Multiple Formats: Contemporary Art Book Fair
Exhibitor (as Track and Field)
Boston University
Boston, MA
March 2023 -
Detroit Art Book Fair
Exhibitor (as Track and Field)
Trinosophes
Detroit, MI
October 2022Cincinnati Art Book Fair
Exhibitor (as Track and Field)
CampSITE Sculpture Park
Cincinnati, OH
August 2021Chicago Art Book Fair
Exhibitor (as Track and Field)
Chicago Athletic Association
Chicago, IL
November 2019Short Run Comix and Arts Festival
Exhibitor (as Track and Field)
Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center
Seattle, WA
November 2018
Background
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In addition to his independent creative practice, Marc served as a senior designer on the Experience Design team at the Art Institute of Chicago, where he helped develop strategies to expand the museum’s interactive capabilities and improve both the digital and physical visitor experiences. Notable projects include designing the virtual tour accompanying the Barbara Kruger exhibition, Thinking of You, I Mean Me, I Mean You, as well as visual design for The Language of Beauty in African Art and Morris and Company: The Business of Beauty. Previously, as a consulting designer and art director for The New York Times, he collaborated with teams across the organization to develop multi-channel marketing campaigns and digital product initiatives aimed at audience growth, engagement, and retention.
Select clients: Condé Nast, J.Crew, Studio Ensemble Theatre, Film at Lincoln Center, the American Folk Art Museum, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, Rhode Island School of Design, Girls Write Now
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Corcoran School of the Arts & Design
The George Washington University
Assistant Professor
Washington, DC
2022–PresentSchool of Visual Concepts
Instructor
Seattle, WA
2018–2019Maryland Institute College of Art
Adjunct Professor
Baltimore, MD
2015–2017Parsons School of Design
The New School
Adjunct Professor
New York, NY
2013Rhode Island School of Design
Instructor and Graduate Teaching Assistant
Providence, RI
2009–2011
© 2024 Marc Choi
Portrait by Michael King