Michael Markowsky Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, Toronto

Michael Markowsky Fine Art (MMFA) is committed to creating and delivering the most exceptional contemporary visual art experiences, products and services to private collectors, corporate and government clients. Michael Markowsky's artwork represents the most refined qualities of High End Fine Art, and is synonymous with creative inspiration, daring innovation, bold iconoclasm and joyful spontaneity.Markowsky has exhibited his artwork in museums and galleries across the world, and shown alongside some of the world's greatest artists, including Robert Rauschenberg, Ed Ruscha and Ken Lum. His work has been purchased by private collectors and corporate clients across North America.Markowsky was recently named one of Canada's 'War Arists' by the Department of National Defence, and travelled to the North Pole with the Royal Canadian Air Force in April 2012. There he documented the landscape and Canadian Forces personnel at work. In 2013 he became the first person to create art while travelling faster than the speed of sounds when he made 100 postcard-sized landscape drawings in a CF-18 "Hornet" fighter jet plane. This historic moment was captured in a 2015 documentary film by Michael Peterson entitled "Markowsky Draws in a Fighter Plane."He has numerous awards, scholarships and grants, including recognitions from The Canada Council for the Arts, BC Arts Council, Banff Centre, The City of Pasadena (California) and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Since 2013, I have researched, wrote and delivered hundreds of weekly lectures and live demonstrations related to drawing, painting, design, illustration, animation, storytelling, and human anatomy to full-time University students. Highlights include: • Annual publishing books of transcribed interviews between students and professional artists featuring advice about daily routines, positive work habits and navigating art school.• Organized field trips for my students to local video game and animation studios so that they could witness what those work environments were like.• Organized figure drawing field trips with life models outside and off campus (when the weather was pleasant!), so that students could practice drawing in unconventional environments where the public was observing and taking photos, where the working conditions were dynamic and not often ideal, etc. Many students said this was the highlight of the class.• Additionally, I committed serious time and energy toward trying to create a relationship with the Vancouver General Hospital and UBC so that ECUAD students might one day be able to draw corpses while medical students examine them at the morgue and/or other locations. Anyone familiar with the history of art education knows that this was a common practice up until the 1970s. Dr. Blake Gilks (Anatomic Pathology Division Head) was excited by the prospect, but after speaking the Hospital's legal team, he said it would be almost impossible unless a patient gave specific consent to this activity before they died. While this was disappointing, I believe it shows my ambition to explore new opportunities for our students.

Vancouver, Canada Area

While our Faculty Association President was on sabbatical, I shared the leadership role with another faculty member for a year (2017-2018), and once they stepped down I assumed sole responsibility. During this time I chaired meetings (following Robert's Rules), wrote agendas and minutes, met directly with senior administration members to discuss and resolve high-level issues, organized social events, represented the membership at FPSE President's Council meetings, chaired our AGM, acted as Steward to assist members in conflict resolution, etc.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Responsible for creating, pitching and testing (including purchasing supplies and equipment) new challenges for artists to execute on "Crash Gallery," a CBC Television program broadcast nationally across Canada. Additional responsibilities include explaining the game to the producers, director of photography, program's host and the contestants, and overseeing the running of the game.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Oversaw and orchestrated the mounting of a live television production filmed in front of a studio audience. My primary function was to ensure the quality and completeness of the production and to lead the members of the creative team into realising the host Paul Anthony's artistic vision for it.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Primarily responsible for helping to re-imagine, re-brand and re-design the BC Sports Hall of Fame's Museum at BC Place Stadium. Using InDesign, created over 500 new and unique signs and graphics for artifact panels, story panels, life-size wall graphics, etc. Sourced and using Photoshop completely retouched over a 1,000 photographs from the archives. The majority of the photographs were severely degraded and required extensive work. Completely redesigned the museum map using Google SketchUp to create a dynamic 3D image that was clearer and easier for guests to use. Dealt directly with several printing companies, submitting files, approving proofs, overseeing the overall quality of the finished work.Managed the Education and Community Outreach programs, including travelling extensively across British Columbia as a representative of the BC Sports Hall of Fame. Responsibilities included creating budgets, arranging complex schedules and travel arrangements for multiple employees and guest speakers, shipping large items across the province, hosting duties, setting up large displays at festivals, sports venues and other museums, managing other employees, delivering PowerPoint presentations to thousands of students, handling high-profile athletes and escorting them to various engagements, delivering speeches on behalf of the CEO, etc.Created a Social Media Marketing Plan as well as Social Media Policy and Guidelines. Managed and trained other employees on how to use social media, and helped double the number of 'followers' and 'likes' on Twitter and Facebook within a matter of days.

Taught video editing to high school students, music video production to middle school students, and science themed classes to elementary school students. Primary focus: the practical application of art in everyday life.Awarded the highest honor possible for an art teacher in the United States, The Power of Art Award by The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.

Managed several key projects for the BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, including the main website and the creation of a new web-based project involving several outside partners. Negotiate and acquire artifacts for display in the museum, including a game-worn jersey from the Montreal Canadiens hockey team. Execute creative projects such as design of print and web/e-mail advertisements, retouching, enlarging and color-correcting photographs for permanent museum displays, etc.

Volunteered my services as a Graphic Designer to help the Pasadena Arts Council on several important creative projects.Oversaw from start to finish a 16-page pull-out newspaper insert that served as the official 2007 arts festival guide. This involved the design and layout of the guide, the creation of a complex calendar detailing the various events happening at over 20 partner venues, and regular communication with the printing company. I also managed the creative responsibilities for the Pasadena Arts Council's quarterly newsletter called 'Folio', which is a high-quality, full-color 16 page photo-document sent to A-list donors.

"We specialize in unusual projects that require special attention."Moldywood does complete design and construction of museum quality picture frames, painting stretchers, crates for shipping and storage of artwork and valuables, cabinets, tables and chairs. We also make fiberglass molds and casts of artwork, as well as metal welding and installation of artwork in museums and private residences.

Mfa, Fine Art Painting And Film

Activities and Societies: Teacher's Assistant to Mike Kelley, Student teacher in undergraduate classes, Peer Tutor in English and Art.

Small Business Management & Ownership Certificate, Business Administration And Management, General

Acquired the skills required to start, grow and manage a small business. Working one-on-one with a business development mentor, I produced.

Fine Art Drawing And Painting

Took the initiative to bridge a gap between Art Center and the Royal College, establishing what is now a major partnership between these.

Fine Art Painting And Film

Received a perfect 4.0 GPA

Bfa W/ Honors, Fine Art Drawing And Painting

Activities and Societies: Student's Council, Student Representatives on Board of Governor's, Student Representatives Finance Board.