About

Bruce Mackh earned a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, an MFA from Tulane University, and a PhD in Critical Studies and Fine Art from Texas Tech University. While at Texas Tech, he was awarded a TEACH Fellowship, and was the only Fellow from the School of Art to earn this distinction. Bruce has a strong interest in curriculum development, pedagogy, and faculty development, all of which inform his present work as the Mellon Research Project Director at the University of Michigan, ArtsEngine. The goal of this project is to compile the first comprehensive guide to best practices in the integration of the arts into the research university, central to which is a focus on the idea of arts practice as research–perhaps one of the most crucial debates concerning the future of the arts in academia. Bruce is also an accomplished photographer, and his largest collection of images is part of the permanent collection of the Louisiana State Museum, illustrating the lasting impact of Hurricane Katrina on the city of New Orleans.

Bruce is a member of numerous professional organizations including the College Art Association; the Network for Sciences, Engineering, Art and Design; Arts Administrators in Higher Education; and the National Council of Arts Administrators, which recently awarded him a prestigious 2014/2015 Emerging Arts Administration Fellowship.