Mark Newport’s work uses textiles, performance, print, and photography to reveal the vulnerability inherent in traditional western ideals of masculinity. 

His work was included in the prestigious Hangzhou Triennial of Fiber Art 2019, China; the 2019 Rijswijk Textile Biennial, The Netherlands, as well as in group exhibitions at the Textile Museum of Canada, The Mint Museum, and The Museum of Arts and Design. He has had solo exhibitions at The Arizona State University Art Museum; The Cranbrook Art Museum; and The Chicago Cultural Center. 

Newport’s work has been recognized with a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation fellowship, a 2011 Artist Fellowship from the Kresge Foundation, and a Creative Capital Foundation grant. His work is in the collections of The Whitney Museum of American Art; The Renwick Gallery; The St. Louis Art Museum, The Racine Art Museum; and private collections. 

Materia in Detroit and Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle represent his work.