Biography

Bryan Markovitz is an artist, academic, and designer studying experimental histories of performance and materiality in the arts and sciences. He is a Postdoctoral Scholar working with Dean E. Patrick Johnson in the School of Communication at Northwestern University. His current book project is a microhistory of Mark Rothko’s Harvard Murals from 1962 to the Present.

As a director and designer, Bryan has created numerous performance projects and exhibit experiences for museums, cultural institutions, and corporations. He co-founded and directed Liminal, an experimental performance and media ensemble based in Portland, Oregon.

Bryan received his PhD in Performance Studies from Brown University. He also holds two MA degrees from Brown in Cultural Anthropology/Archaeology and Performance Studies, plus an MFA in Studio Art from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a BA in Theatre Directing from Trinity University.