Mark Bradford (born 1961 Los Angeles, California) is an American artist living and working in Los Angeles.Bradford was born and raised in South Los Angeles. His mother Janice Banks owned a beauty salon in Leimert Park. Bradford moved with his family to a largely white neighborhood in Santa Monica when he was 11, but his mother still maintained her business in the old neighborhood. Bradford worked in her shop at times. When Bradford graduated high school, he obtained his hairdresser's license and went to work at his mother's salon. Wikipedia