Creating Community Through the Arts
Markus Scott-Alexander interviewed by Juliette Hanauer
Juliette Hanauer interviews Markus Scott-Alexander, the creator of Expressive Arts Without Borders, delving into various topics and examining how his almost four decades of expressive arts experience inspired the inception of the organization.
Juliette Hanauer has been a radio and television host and was featured in the BBC documentary "Mysteries of the Crystal Skulls." Additionally, she produced and directed the documentary, "Shamans and Physicians". She was also a producer of an annual Shamanism Conference in California, which brought shamans and physicians together. Currently she is the International Outreach Director for World Arts Organization.
Dr. Markus Scott-Alexander, PhD, REAT draws upon decades of interest in the development of the Self and the Self in community. The contemplative arts have provided a bridge to his inner life and the expressive arts, to his many outer explorations. He has been a multi-modal artist and expressive arts therapist and educator since 1986, working internationally with his body-centred and nature-based approach to cross-cultural healing work. Markus is one of the first Registered Expressive Arts Therapists and a pioneer in the field of phenomenological, intermodal expressive arts therapy. He was senior faculty at the European Graduate School from 1997 to 2020 under the mentorship of the late Paolo Knill. Markus is currently the director of World Arts Organization and the founder of Expressive Arts Without Borders. He and his wife left New York in 2002 and currently reside in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.