MARKO STOUT

Marko Stout is a New York based artist known for his bold style and vibrant colors with a unique contemporary approach to modern portraiture. He has been featured in countless publications including GQ Magazine, Maxim, Glamour Magazine, and numerous other publications. His work has also been exhibited in galleries around the world and his paintings, sculptures and other works are held in various private and corporate collections. Stout has also become a favorite among many celebrity collectors including The Kardashians, Boy George, Debra Messing, Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, Paula Abdul and others. Boy George said of the artist, “Marko Stout is always contentious, contemporary and cool". Stout’s influences range from Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali to Nan Goldin and Jeff Koons, but he ultimately creates art that is all his own unique style. 

“Marko Stout is an Art World Superstar” – GQ Magazine 

"Marko Stout is One of the Most Important Artist of Our Time" – Glamour Magazine

“Marko Stout s a Rising Star in the Artworld” -The Village Voice

Marko grew up in a small town on the Jersey Shore, in a modest middle-class family where is father was a schoolteacher and mother a housewife. He was surrounded by water and had many opportunities to explore it. He spent his days playing guitar, sailing, and surfing with friends when he wasn't playing football for a high school team that would go onto win two state championships during this time. His early years were also filled with art, and he developed a love for drawing and painting which led him to be somewhat of prodigy at an early age- though his artistic ambitions were placed on hold when Marko went off to college pursuing a more practical traditional career path. He eventually earned university degrees in biology and medicine. However, shortly after his residency training, he decided a medical career was not for him. He moved out to California and found himself with an entirely different perspective on life. Marko then returned to his first love of painting while living aboard a houseboat in the San Francisco Bay. In the late 1990s, a friend and local gallery owner took notice of Stout's work. They gave him his first successful solo exhibition at their establishment before he decided to relocate in New York City where things really took off for this artist!

Since then, Stout has been the featured in numerous solo exhibition and international shows such as Art Basel in Miami. He has also been the subject of many prestigious news and magazine articles including Forbes Magazine, who posted an article entitled, “Marko Stout Continues to Wield his Supremacy as a Multimedia Artist” and Haute Living who featured and article, “Marko Stout is Changing the New York Art Scene”. OK! Magazine also posted an article about the artist saying,” Marko Stout is one of the most exciting artist working today”.   

As we enter the 2020s, Marko Stout shows no signs of slowing down. He is currently devoting more time to his video art, movies, and installation projects. However, he has not retired from painting and print making, Stout’s latest series titled, ”Infinite Orbs” will premiere in the Fall of 2022.