Mark Ponder was born in Port Arthur, Texas, and received his MFA from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois. He is a professor of Digital Media at the Glassell School of Arts at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston and a professional consultant to the Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. Most recently his work has been exhibited at Bill Arning Exhibitions in Houston; Andrew Edlin Gallery in New York; The LUX Center in Lincoln, Nebraska; and Blue Star Contemporary in San Antonio, TX. He was also the exhibition coordinator at BOX13 ArtSpace, an artist collective in Houston, where the artist currently lives and works.