Mark Graham is a professor at Brigham Young University in the Department of Art. He received his EdD degree from Teachers College of Columbia University and his MBA from New York University. He recently co-directed field study programs in Scotland, Europe, Ecuador, India, Nepal, and Malawi. Dr. Graham is an internationally known illustrator and has illustrated thirty children picture books. He has exhibited his work at the Society of Illustrators exhibition and the Bologna Children Book exhibition. He continues to create various kinds of art objects, including mandalas and complex installations. His scholarship includes place-based education, graphic novels, ecological/holistic education, secondary art education and assessment, and Himalayan art and culture.
Recent Scholarship
Graham, M. A. & Goldsberry, C. (2024). Theory and Provocations for the Artist Teacher: Reimagining the Art ClassroomIntellect.
Graham, M. A. & Lewis, R. (2023). Mindfulness, Self-Inquiry, and Artmaking, Studies in Art Education, the top ranked research journal in art education, published by NAEA.
Graham, M. A., Goldsberry, C. & Calvert I. (2023). Anyone can make a Religious Object: Undoing spirituality and contemporary art. Journal of Contemporary Religion.
Graham, M. A. & Carpenter-Estrada, T. (2021). Integrated Learning in Elementary Education: Promising Possibilities. Childhood Education Innovations, November/December 2021.
Graham, M. A., Carpenter-Estrada, T. (2022). Teacher Collaboration and Elementary Arts Integration: Policy and Possibility. Arts Education Policy Review