Grant Stevens

Associate Professor Grant Stevens is Deputy Head of School (Art) at UNSW Art & Design, where he combines academic work with artistic practice. His expertise lies in contemporary art, focusing on intersections between photography, moving image, and digital media.

Stevens earned his PhD (2007) at Queensland University of Technology, along with a Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice, BFA (Honours), and BA (Visual Arts). His research examines contemporary art's response to technological shifts, the attention economy, and neoliberal wellness constructs.

• Recent projects address digital culture's impact on visual arts
• Key themes include self-help discourses, conceptual fashion, and film aesthetics
• Works exhibited at AGNSW, QAGOMA, MCA Sydney, and international venues

Stevens supervises postgraduate candidates in diverse domains like:

• Photography and moving image
• Performance and socially-engaged art
• Media arts and painting
• Discourses on digital culture, linguistics, and the archive