10/14/2026
Help us welcome Mark Doepker ! Mark is this year's judge for the lantern parade! We are so excited@ Read more about him here!
Mark Doepker is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans drawing, painting, murals, installation, theater, activism and collaborative community projects. Since relocating from Michigan in 2005, he has become an active force in Charlotte's creative community, using art as a catalyst for connection, collaboration, and cultural growth.
His public murals can be found in Luminous Lane and Victoria Yards, and his work has been exhibited at venues including the McColl Center, C3 Lab, The ArtHouse, and the Mint Museum. His artwork is held in private collections throughout North America, Central America, and Europe. He was welcomed into ArtPop in 2017.
Beyond the studio, Doepker has consistently invested in Charlotte's arts ecosystem. He organized and led Papergirl Charlotte for two years, performed with Carolina Actors Studio Theatre, Theatre Charlotte, and Opera Carolina, and collaborated as a set designer with The Moving Poets and The Citizens of the Universe. He is also one half of the mobile mural project Eyelumination_ and helped bring the immersive exhibition Chromatic Roots to life.
