Mark A. Garlick
Ground Floor Flat
35 Gladstone Place
Brighton  BN2 3QE
ENGLAND

Phone: (01273) 670420
E-mail: m.a.garlick@sussex.ac.uk
Web Site: star-www.maps.susx.ac.uk/~mgarlick/home.html


Mark Garlick originally trained to be an astronomer, earning a Ph.D. in astronomy at University College 
in London in 1993.  After graduation, he worked as an astronomer at the University of Sussex until he 
came to the realization that being an astronomer was not all it was cracked up to be.  He still enjoys 
astronomy, but now at the popular level.  He has tried his hand at the field of science journalism with 
some success, having had articles appear in NEW SCIENTIST and THE GUARDIAN.  He also like to 
write fiction and has recently completed his first novel.

Most of his time, however, is spent painting science fiction, surreal, and astronomical works of art.  He is 
mainly self-taught (although he did take some art courses while in school) and has wanted to draw and 
paint for as long as he can remember.  He has worked with oil pastels, gouache, and acrylics in the past, 
but uses primarily acrylics today.  One of his astronomical paintings was exhibited in ASTRONOMY 
NOW's gallery and he created a series of paintings for a book on astronomy for children.