Mark Hadjipateras was born in London in 1953. He studied at the Hammersmith School of Art and at the St. Martins School of Art in London, as well as in the John Moores School of Arts in Liverpool. He lived and worked in New York City from 1982 to 2002. His work includes paintings, photography and sculpture. In the United States, he has done site-specific installations in galleries, as well as public installations and interventions. In 1998, he designed costumes and sets for Aristophanes’ Ecclesiazusae at Barnard College, Columbia University.

He has had thirty solo exhibitions and participated in more than 90 group shows in Greece, Europe, Japan, and the U.S.A:
Benaki Museum, Rhodes Museum of Modern Greek Art, State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Athens Municipal Art Gallery, Queens Museum of Art, NY, Cooper Union, Alternative Museum, Exit Art, NY, "WHITE WORLDS", Artis Causa Gallery, Thessaloniki (2011)
Ileana Tounta Art Center, Athens (1997), Dracos Art Center, Athens (1986), a.antonopoulou.art, Athens (2005, 2007), Kalfayan, Thessaloniki, Greece (2000, 2001), Artio Gallery, Athens (1991, 1995, 1997, 2001), Denise. Bibro Fine Art, NY (2003, 2004, 2007), Art Resources Transfer, NY (1998, 2000), M-13 Gallery, Project Room, N.Y. (1991), Littlejohn/Sternau Gallery, N.Y.(1994), Andre Zarre Gallery, N.Y.(1984), Gallery K, London, England (1995), Louise Hallet Gallery, London, 1990,Asuka Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (1989).

His works are in several public and private collections such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University, New Jersey, IDS/American Express, New York, Prudential Insurance Corporation, New York American College of Greece, Athens Municipality, Basil & Elize Goulandris Museum of Modern Art, Andros, Municipal Pinakotheque, Athens, Vorres Museum of Contemporary Greek Art, Museum of Modern Greek Art of Rhodes, The Royal Bank of Scotland. In 2000, the Metropolitan Transit Authority of the New York City commissioned Hadjipateras to create a permanent installation comprising of 40 mosaics for the 28th Street station of the Broadway line. The station received the Municipal Arts Society Award for Best Public Work in 2003. In 2003, the monograph Mark Hadjipateras was issued by Melissa Publishing House and, in 2004, Estia published a children’s book with his drawings. In 2007 the Museum of Contemporary Greek Art of Rhodes held an exhibition of the artist, titled Home n’ Friends In summer of 2008 took place a restrospective exhibition of Mark Hadjipateras work organized by the Municipality of Athens Cultural organization at the Municipal gallery at Pireos str which was accompanied by a monograph on the artist by the Municipality of Athens Cultural organization. In 2010 he presented sculptures in his solo exhibition “Borderline” in a.antonopoulou.art gallery and monotypes in 12 star gallery in London. Also he participated in various group shows in Kalamata, Kefalonia, Texnopolis Gazi of Athens Municipality and Istanbul. From October 2010 until the end of January 2011 he presents his first solo exhibition in Germany, at the Hellenic Foundation of Culture in Berlin, which is accompanied with a sculpture installation at Wittenbergplatz.