Pamela Markus is a Canadian artist/educator/researcher born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. She received her Bachelor of Arts (Literature) from McGill University, a Masters of Fine Arts (Fibers) from Cranbrook Academy of Art and a Doctorate (Education) from McGill University. She has taught art from the pre-school level through university, as well as publishing and presenting research in Canada and the United States. Pamela maintains a studio in Montreal and is currently focused on her studio practice. Her work combines photography and sculpture
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Work Experience
Studio artist, Les 7 Ateliers, Montreal, QC, 2014-
Reviewer, Learning Landscapes, online education journal, 2013
Adjunct professor, McGill University, Montreal, QC, 2006-2010
Teacher/researcher, Perspectives I, Montreal, QC, 2009-2010
Lecturer, Nunavut Arctic College, Iqaluit, Nunavut, 2007
Gallery Coordinator, Articule Gallery, Montreal, QC, 1984-85
Education
PhD, McGill University, Montreal, QC, 2007
MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, 1979
BA, McGill University, Montreal, QC, 1975
Awards
Travel grant, McGill University, Montreal, QC, 2002-2005
Short term grant, Minister of Cultural Affairs of Quebec, 1983
Quebec Biennale of Painting Award, Montreal, QC, 1983
Grant for professional artists in the Visual Arts, Canada Council, 1980-1981
Selected Presentations, Publications and Exhibitions
“De l’Apparaitre”, Galerie Popop, Montreal. 2024
“Master of None”, Studio Archive Project, Online exhibition, 2023
“Between Here and Now”, 207 Front Street, New York, NY, 2022
“Conclusions”, Eastern Bloc Gallery, Montreal, QC, 2012
“Seen and Heard: Teenagers’ Digital Self Portraits”- Paper presented at NAEA, Baltimore, MD, 2010
“Teaching Art Curriculum and Instruction to Generalists”- Paper presented at CSEA, Montreal, QC, 2008
“Narrative as Artful Curriculum Making”. In L. Bresler (Ed.) International Handbook of Research, 2007
“Unbuttoning High Art”- Paper presented at NAEA, Chicago, IL, 2006
“Seeing Place”- Paper presented at NAEA, Boston, MA, 2005
“Drawing on Experience”- Paper presented at NAEA, Denver, CO, 2004
“Artwork”, Espace Timothée, Montreal, QC, 1985
“Exchanges”, Grunwald Gallery, Toronto, ON, 1984
“Secret Notes”, Powerhouse Gallery, Montreal, QC, 1976
CONTACT
pamela.markus@sympatico.ca