A force in contemporary sculpture since the 1950s, Mark di Suvero is one of the most important American artists to have emerged from the Abstract Expressionist era. His monumental steel sculptures have been shown in citywide exhibitions in Paris, Venice, and Stuttgart, and are in the collections of museums around the world. In 1960 while preparing for his first solo show, di Suvero was critically injured. In a wheelchair for nearly a year, he regained the use of his legs over time while persisting in being a hands-on artist.

Mark di Suvero has demonstrated a generous commitment to helping artists. After his first exhibition at the Green Gallery in New York City, he co-founded Park Place Gallery, a cooperative space where the works of emerging artists were displayed. In 1977, he founded the Athena Foundation to help individual artists realize their visions. In 1986, he established Socrates Sculpture Park on the site of an abandoned landfill in Queens.

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