About
Mark Tucker is the Art Director and visual arts instructor for Lloyd Scholars for Writing and the Arts (LSWA). Mark returned to U of M after working professionally in the US, Italy, and Germany for 15 years as a freelance artist, parade float designer, set designer, and scenic artist for museums, theater, ballet, opera, feature films, and TV. Mark teaches Art in Public Spaces, a LSWA course that produces public murals, community theater collaborations, and outdoor public art performances.
As the founder of FestiFools and FoolMoon, Mark and his students -- assisted by hundreds of community volunteers -- create the giant "puppets" and signature luminary sculptures for these two beloved public art spectacles. FestiFools has been an annual street performance (taking place the weekend closest to April Fool's Day) since 2007 and FoolMoon was started in 2011. Mark also creates commissioned works for galleries, museums, and theater productions.
