As an artist, educator, administrator, and award-winner, Mark McDermott has spent most of his life contributing to the vital arts community in Upstate New York . After earning a bachelor's degree in Studio Arts from Rochester's Nazareth College, McDermott founded his own business, Archigraphia, specializing in one-of-a-kind metal sculptures, fine furniture, and architectural designs. Twenty-five years later, Mark McDermott is a widely recognized artist whose work is found in public spaces, galleries, and private collections across the United States, Britian and Thailand.

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Some of his public artwork can be seen at the following Rochester locations: Lollypop Farm, School of the Arts, E. Rochester Edmund Lyon Park, Former Bistro 135, and the Corn Hill neighborhood.