Michael Bruce Markman

Jersey City, New Jersey

Employment Experience

Corlears 1996 - Present

Teacher of Art

Coordinator of Project Arts

• Involved with all aspects of student's education/art education

• Worked with staff members to develop interdisciplinary projects

• Wrote and secured arts proposal with operating budget of $75,000

• Selected and purchased material/services for school art program

City College 1996 - 1999

Art Instructor

• Taught a course in Art Education in undergraduate/graduate level for

Teachers and para professionals.

Henry Street Settlement 1985-1999

Art Teacher

• Provided art instruction in various media(painting, drawing,cartooning and illustration

Brooklyn Museum 1989 - 1995

Art Teacher

• Provided instructioin to children in mural making, sketching, painting and ceramics

Lecturer/Workshops

Metropolitan Museum of Art 1998 - Present

• Conducted a bookmaking workshop

Board Of Education- District 16

• Developed and conducted a workshop on the value of

            multi-cultural education

Hudson Community College

• Conducted a writing and illustrating books for children workshop

Board of Education-District 13

- Developed program for writing and creating books for children

Freelance 1985 – Present

Gumbs and Thomas Publication

• Book Cover

A&B Publications

• Author and Illustrator of a children’s book –

The Path, An Adventure in African Art

New York Newsday

• Freelance Illustrator

Nation Magazine

• Freelance Illustrator

Education

1981-1985      School Of Visual Arts

Bachelor of Fine Arts

1998                 Fordham University

Graduate Work in Art and Special Education