Mark James Giglio passed away in the early morning hours of July 3, 2023, three years after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He faced his illness with a courage and grace that inspired everyone who knew him. He will live forever in the hearts of his family and friends, who loved and cherished him.

Mark was born in 1962 in Waterbury, CT. He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and soon moved to Manhattan and his beloved Elizabeth Street, where he lived for forty years. Mark began his career in book design, but books were too small a canvas for his talents. He soon moved to larger scale work in architectural spaces such as Rockefeller Center.

While he continued his own personal painting projects in the studio, he founded his own company, Mark Giglio Decorative Painting, LLC, in 1989. He was soon working with well-known architects and designers in New York, including Peter Marino, Brian McCarthy, Robert M. Stern, Bunny Williams and Jeffrey Bilhuber, among many others. He and his crew of amazing artists worked around the world on exquisite projects, including the newly opened Tiffany Landmark store on Fifth Avenue, where his wall design for the 8-story staircase is a centerpiece of the space.

Mark loved to walk along coastlines, from small local creeks and the Hudson River near his home in Columbia County, to the shores of Penobscot Bay in Maine, or wherever his travels and projects took him. He was an avid collector of all things natural, and his Curiosity Cabinet overflowed with things he collected on his walks: stones, minerals, shells, intricate animal skulls, petrified wood and fossils. He was on constant lookout for a perfect 'scholars rock' for his wife, Carleen.

Mark loved his guitars, especially his new Taylor, and was known to burst into song and dance when the mood struck. Those who knew him well were often treated to spontaneous performances which were pure joy. He had his moves down.

Most of all, Mark loved being in the studio. He believed in beauty, in art, in being attentive to the world with a true sense of wonder, and he brought these passions to all he did.

He was humble, kind, and fair, and lived his life with unparalleled energy and purpose. He never let down those close to him and rushed to lend a hand to friends and strangers alike, sometimes before they even knew they needed it.

He leaves his wife, partner, and best friend of 28 years, Carleen Sheehan. Their meeting was fateful, and the story is a good, including both chance and intention. He treasured their days together in their studios at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, long morning talks over coffee, and walks with their dogs Luca and Fern. If they met by chance outside their Nolita apartment, a big smile would lighten his face, every time as if it was the first time.

He adored his mother Dorothy, his sisters Andrea and Lenore, brother Tom, their spouses Richard Dvarskas, Dennis Thompson, and Randi Giglio; his nieces and nephews Evan, Patrick, Lexie, Scott, Paige and Russell, his mother-in-law Patricia, brothers-in-law Jerry and Daniel Sheehan and their spouses Elizabeth and Sherry.

Mark will be celebrated privately on his birthday, Sunday July 9th, at his home in Ghent, NY.

Donations can be made in Mark's name to Cancer Care…..www.cancercare.org. Condolences may be conveyed at frenchblasl.com.