Mark was taught to draw at an early age by his mother, Elizabeth Daly and Woodhull Young, a marine painter and curator of the Vanderbilt Museum. More recently, CW Mundy has mentored Mark in oil painting. Daly has exhibited in many group and solo shows. His work is in distinguished private, corporate, and university collections, worldwide. He has received prominent awards in national juried art exhibitions.

Mark serves on the board of directors and is a Signature Member of the American Impressionist Society (AIS). In addition, he is a Signature Member of the American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA), a member of Oil Painters of America (OPA), and Artist Member of the Salmagundi Club in New York City. Daly has studios in Maine and Ohio. He travels worldwide to paint.

Mark has been blessed with several God-given talents. Besides painting, Mark is on many published recordings including over 50 original compositions that include performances by Grammy winning artists. He is a Voting Member of the Grammys. He has a business background, is author of Ten Treasures, The Strategic Playbook for Business Success and Five Steps to Board Success.  He has served on many business and not-for-profit boards. Mark has leveraged the wisdom from his musical, business, and life experiences to be a better painter.

Mark graduated from Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences. He has a master's degree from The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.

SELECT EXHIBITIONS, AWARDS & PUBLICATIONS

2018 -The ASMA Journal (American Society of Marine Artists) publishes Mark Daly’s Art Career: The Fruit of Rich Cross-fertilization (article written by ASMA Fellow Charles Raskob Robinson). See ASMA Journal (cover, pages 7-14): ASMA.

2018 - Timeless Impressions, Cincinnati Art Galleries fifth one-person show of Mark's work included over forty new paintings. Watch Cincy Lifestyle TV show episode (WCPO Channel 9) about the Timeless Impressions exhibition:Timeless Show.

2018 - PBS TV (CET) filmed and aired a half hour segment with Mark Daly and David Hausrath (owner of Cincinnati Art Galleries) on Barbara Keller’s Showcase: CET.

2018 - White Boat Reflections accepted into Oil Painters of America (OPA) 27th National Juried Exhibition (Steamboat Art Museum, Steamboat Springs, Colorado).

2018 - Winter Flags accepted into the American Impressionist Society's (AIS) 19th National Juried Exhibition (Peninsula School of Art, Fish Creek, Wisconsin).

2018 - Sunny Clouds juried into the American Impressionist Society's 2018 Impressions Small Works Exhibition. Mark was one of three panelists discussing impressionist art during the Exhibition (Greenwich House Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio).

2017 - Harbor Lights, Camden won First Place in Oil Painters of America (OPA) Spring 2017 National Showcase Competition: OPA.

2017 - Southwest Art publishes Melodies in Paint article on Mark Daly (Artists to Watch, November 2017 issue Artists to Watch.

2017 - Manhattan Mood juried into the American Impressionist Society's 18th National Juried Exhibition (Montgomery-Lee Fine Art, Park City, Utah).2017 - Harbor Lights, Camden won The Best Nocturne Award in PleinAir Salon's International Art Competition (February - March).

2016 - Winter Flags won The Best Building in a Landscape Award in PleinAir Salon's International Art Competition (October-November).

2016 - Cincinnati Art Galleries (CAG) hosted their fourth one-person show of Mark's work, Memorable Impressions. Show review by Jane Durrell published on AEQAI's Website: Review.

2015 - Sunny Day juried into the American Impressionist Society’s 16th National Juried Exhibition (Trailside Galleries, Scottsdale, Arizona).

2015 - Six paintings published in the book: Stars & Stripes; The American Flag in Contemporary Art (E. Ashley Rooney & Stephanie Standish, Schiffer Publishing, 2015). Presidential Flags painting represented on cover: Stars & Stripes.

2015 - Impression: First Night Game won The Scorer’s Choice Award in The All-Star Art Invitational.

2013 -Flags, President's Day won The Dickinson Signature Award at the American Impressionist Society's 14th National Juried Exhibition (M Gallery, Charleston, South Carolina).

2013 – Glory Days won First Place (Gold Medal) at ViewPoint 45 (national juried exhibition).

2013 - Silver Mood won Honorable Mention in Oil Painters of America (OPA) Spring 2013 National Showcase Competition.

2012 - Ole-Betts-Sea won The Viewpoint Excellence Award at ViewPoint 44 (national juried exhibition).

2011 - Lifting Fog juried into The American Impressionist Society's 12th Annual National Juried Exhibition (Mountainsong Gallery, Carmel, California).

2011 - Exhibited in 100 Years of Art in Cincinnati displaying 100 pieces of art by 100 different artists spanning 100 years (Greenacres Foundation).

2009 - Orange and Blue juried into the Oil Painters of America Eastern Exhibition (Corse Gallery & Atelier, Jacksonville, Florida).