Markus Bråten (b. 1990) is a visual artist who lives and works in Stavanger. In his art, he focuses on how imagination is shaped by and connected to specific places, using artistic methods where site is the main guide for his work. His works employ a range of materials and media, such as sculpture, video installation, and painting/drawing.

Bråten received his MFA from the Malmö Art Academy and Maumaus Escola de Artes Visuais in Portugal between 2011 and 2016. Since then, he has exhibited at, among others, V-E-K-S-L-E Visningsrom in Haugesund, Bryne Kunstforening, OBRA in Malmö, Atelier Concorde in Lisbon, Werthalle in Cologne, and Stasjon K in Norway. In 2016, he was awarded the Edstranska Foundation grant and was nominated for the Fredrik Roos Art Grant, both in Sweden. Since 2019, he has run the collaborative project Skaus together with artists Mari Kolbeinson and Håvard Sagen. Skaus is a nomadic art project and exhibition platform. Skaus has previously carried out projects at the International Studio and Curatorial Program (New York), Oslo Architecture Triennale: Mission Neighborhood, Rogaland Kunstsenter, and the vacant lot at TOU.