MR KEATING AiR
MR KEATING AiR
Primary Art Education Specialist
About Me:
My name is Marcus Keating and I’m an Australian born artist and educator living and working in Birmingham, UK.
Currently, I am working as an Artist in Residence and an Art specialist in two Primary schools in Small Heath, Birmingham.
Way back in 2005, I completed a BFA at RMIT in Melbourne, focusing in the Sculpture and Spatial Practices department, where I mainly made video installations and performance-based artwork. I then went on the train as a Secondary Art teacher, where I predominantly taught a BTEC-style course on multimedia.
Over the years, I have worked in almost every single role within both Primary and Secondary, with many years as a KS1 classroom Teacher, giving me an in-depth understanding of National Curriculum requirements.
As a practicing artist, I regularly create and exhibit my own artwork in several art spaces throughout Birmingham, exploring themes of identity and modes of story-telling.
Over the last two years I have worked as an Art and D&T specialist within Wyndcliffe Primary Academy where I’ve also offered Art Therapy inspired interventions and provided ongoing CPD for Teachers and Teaching Assistants.
More recently, I have begun a new and ongoing Artist in Residence program between both Wyndcliffe and Marlborough Primary schools, both of which are a part of the Leigh Trust Academy.
Education
Melbourne, Australia
I initially studied a Bachelor of Fine Arts, focusing on Sculpture and Spatial Practices, before undergoing as Diploma of Secondary Education (Art).
Birmingham, UK
In 2013, I completed the Assessment Only route into Primary Teaching with Newman University and completed my NQT year at Wychall Primary in Northfield.
I have since completed two introductory courses in Therapeutic Arts, one via the Birmingham Centre for Art Therapies and the other via the online institution: The Centre for Excellence.
Other
As an Arts practitioner, I have worked with several Artist-run organisations and festivals such as: Midsumma LGBTQ+ Festival, Eastside Projects, CLUBS Inc., Oxford Pride Festival and Melbourne University to name a few.
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I have also had my work exhibited throughout Melbourne as well as here in the West Midlands at Ikon, Eastside Projects, Artefact, The New Art Gallery of Walsall, MAC, Vivid projects and Craftspace.