Shane Porter

Shane Porter is a Lecturer in Design (Product) and Course Director for BDes (Hons) Design (Product, Ceramics, Silversmithing & Jewellery) at the Belfast School of Art, Ulster University. He holds an MA in Ceramics & Glass from the Royal College of Art (2015) and a BA (Hons) in Fine and Applied Art from Ulster University (2010).

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Chair of Applied Art Northern Ireland
• Member of AHSS PILOT working group at Ulster University

His practice explores themes of home and memory through ceramics and glass, with works in private collections including the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. His PhD research, 'A Skin to Worship Him In: The Transcendence of Leathersexuality', investigates identity and material culture in gay male leather communities.

Research trends: His recent works focus on materiality, craft education, and subcultural identity. Key subfields include Ceramic Art, Glass Sculpture, Contemporary Craft Curation, and Queer Material Culture.

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy