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Kyle Bellucci JohansonView profile

Visiting Assistant Professor

• Collaborative practice
• Digital media
• Drawing
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Kyle Bellucci Johanson serves as a Visiting Critic in Cornell University's College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, Department of Art. Holding an MFA from California Institute of the Arts and a BA in Art and Reconciliation Studies from Bethel University, he merges artistic practice with critical theory through performance architecture and collaborative media. Whitney Independent Study Program (2022–23) Founding fellow at land's edge free school (Los Angeles) Teaching experience at SAIC, UIC, CUNY, and Cooper Union His research investigates: Power structures through spatial interventions Critical theory applications in art practice Post-capitalist imaginaries Hauntology and historical materialism Transdisciplinary approaches to social critique Project trends reveal: Reinterpretation of Soviet design principles Investigation of worker identity in post-industrial contexts Temporal and spatial dislocation in artistic practice Monument critique through performative methods Quantum theory-inspired architectural concepts Reimagining of common spaces as political sites Scientific awards include: Creative Research Grant (2025) Whitney ISP participation (2022–23) Automata Studio Residency (2022) Artists Run Chicago Grant (2021) BOLT Residency (2020–21) Through projects like KLUB WRKR —a nomadic workers' club reimagined for the gig economy—and table (2018–2022), a Chicago-based experimental space for artistic practice, he interrogates institutional frameworks while fostering community through discursive meals and collaborative exhibitions.

Nga Wun LiView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Functional Garments
• Knitting Technology
• Smart Textiles
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Dr Nga Wun (Doris) Li is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) within the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, Department of Fashion and Textiles. She leads research in seamless knitting technology, smart textiles, and sustainable fashion innovation. PhD in Fashion & Textile Design (HK PolyU, 2021) BA (Hons) in Fashion & Textiles (HK PolyU, 2012) Certifications in Wholegarment Machine (Shima Seiki, Japan) and Higher Education Pedagogy (UTS) Her research focuses on functional garments, knitting technology, and bio-informed textile design. Key projects include smart socks for DVT prevention , one-size sports bras , and buoyant swimwear for children . She combines knitting with machine learning and 3D printing for material innovation. Recent publications highlight her work on compression textiles (2025), wearable glucose sensors (2025), and knitted metasurfaces for acoustic comfort (2024). She has secured AU$52,000+ in grants across 5 funded projects. Fashion Design Award (Jeanswest, China) Outstanding Presentation & Research Paper Awards (2024) Dr Li supervises PhD and MPhil students in smart textiles and sustainable design while coordinating machine knitting courses. She collaborates with AiDLab (Hong Kong) and Powerhouse Museum (Australia).

Anna Marie MunsterView profile

Professor

• software studies
• technologies and embodiment
• multichannel and interactive installation work
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Professor Anna Marie Munster is a distinguished academic and artist at UNSW Art and Design (College of Fine Arts), where she has held a full-time tenured position since 2001. Her work bridges theoretical scholarship with creative practice, establishing her as a leading figure in digital media art and critical theory. University: University of New South Wales School: College of Fine Arts (UNSW Art and Design) Position: Professor Qualifications: PhD from UNSW (2002), BA (Class 1 Hons with University Medal) from University of Sydney (1984) Professor Munster's research explores the intersections of art, technology, and philosophy, with particular focus on statistical visuality, radical empiricism, the politics and aesthetics of machine learning, and more-than-human perception. Her work integrates process philosophy with contemporary media practices, examining how time, movement, and sonicity shape our experience of digital environments. She approaches these topics through both theoretical scholarship and creative practice, often collaborating with artist Michele Barker on multi-channel audiovisual installations. Her publications reveal a consistent trajectory exploring the relationship between embodiment and digital media, with recent work focusing on AI and machine learning in cultural contexts. Munster's creative output demonstrates sophisticated integration of technical innovation with philosophical inquiry, particularly in how her installations challenge conventional perceptions of time and space. ARC, UNSW Student Council Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Supervision (2017) Dean's Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Supervision (2015) Highly commended for Materializing New Media at Prix Ars Electronica (2008) Winner of National Digital Art Awards 'The Harries' (2006) University Press of New England Publishing Award (2005) Professor Munster has completed over 20 PhD and Masters supervisions at UNSW and been involved in another 10 secondary supervisions. She currently supervises five PhD candidates working on diverse topics including coding materialities, critical bio-textiles, schizophrenia and XR technologies, sound and resonance, and affective drawing. Her ARC-funded research projects demonstrate sustained commitment to interdisciplinary work, particularly at the intersection of art, science, and technology. Her creative practice with Michele Barker has resulted in numerous commissioned installations exploring perception, embodiment, and the relationship between humans and technology.

Sara NabilView profile

Assistant Professor

• Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
• E-Textiles
• Smart Materials
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Sara Nabil is an Assistant Professor at Queen's University's School of Computing within the Faculty of Arts and Science. She leads the HCI Design Studio and previously held a postdoctoral position at Carleton University's Creative Interactions Lab. Her research focuses on integrating interior design, fashion, and product design with interactive technologies, emphasizing e-textiles, smart materials, and shape-changing interfaces. She holds a PhD from Newcastle University and prior experience as an HCI Lecturer, interior designer, and senior software developer. Education: PhD in Computing, Newcastle University (2019) MSc in Computing BSc in Computing Research interests include designing computational spaces, wearable technology, and e-textile interactions. Her work explores sustainable fabrication methods, user-centered design for smart environments, and bridging traditional crafts with digital technologies. Notable projects include exhibitions like 'Living with Adaptive Architecture' and 'Persuasive Pharmacy Space,' showcasing interactive wearables and spaces. Her recent articles (2023–2025) emphasize e-textile innovations, sustainable design, and human-building interactions. Key themes include smart materials in fashion, modular wearables, and community-driven interaction systems. Awards: None explicitly mentioned. Advising/Grants: No details provided. Labs/Teams: Head of HCI Design Studio and part of iStudio Lab, focusing on interioraction design.

Berit GreinkeView profile

Assistant Professor

• Wearable Computing
• Electronic Textiles (E-Textiles)
• Smart Materials
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Berit Greinke is an Assistant Professor of Wearable Computing at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK) and the Einstein Center Digital Future (ECDF) since 2018, previously serving as a researcher at UdK's Design Research Lab and DFKI (2016-2018). Her academic foundation includes a PhD from Queen Mary University of London (2017), an MA from Central St Martins (2009), and a Diploma from Weissensee Academy of Art Berlin (2007). Her educational trajectory: PhD in Media and Arts Technology, Queen Mary University of London (2017) MA in Design for Textile Futures, Central St Martins College of Art and Design (2009) Diploma in Textile and Surface Design, Berlin Weissensee School of Art (2007) Greinke's research pioneers the convergence of craft, textile design, and digital technology, with core expertise in electronic textiles and smart materials. She investigates metamaterial-based 'metatextiles' for electromagnetic applications and explores transdisciplinary collaboration between designers and scientists, particularly regarding 'negative data' in creative and scientific workflows. Her current UdK work focuses on four interconnected domains: performing materials for expressive textile/fashion design; multi-modal sensing converting visual processes into haptic/audible experiences; micro-to-macro material design spanning nanostructures to final products; and transdisciplinary processes for technology-art-science collaboration. Analysis of her 2020-2025 publications reveals dominant trends in sustainable textile electronics, with emphasis on knitted/folded sensor structures, origami-inspired capacitive shape estimation, and social sustainability in e-textile communities. Her work uniquely bridges fundamental material science (e.g., textile metamaterials) with artistic applications (e.g., interactive orchestra garments) and industrial production challenges. Berit Greinke supervises PhD students including Giorgia Petri. Her junior professorship is co-financed by SAP under a public-private partnership model, supporting projects like WEAR (Wearable technologists engage with artists for responsible innovation) and STELEC (Sustainable Textile Electronics), which emphasize ethical co-design and industry-academia collaboration. She leads research within UdK's Institute for Product and Process Design and collaborates with the Design Research Lab (formerly part of Connected Textiles group), focusing on sustainable industrial production of electronic clothing and transdisciplinary innovation frameworks.

• Sustainable Fashion
• Fashion Design
• Textile Sustainability
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Kirsi Niinimäki is an Associate Professor at the Department of Design within the School of Arts, Design and Architecture at Aalto University . Her academic role focuses on sustainable fashion futures, as highlighted in her installation talk at Aalto University in 2020. Research Interests: Specializing in sustainable fashion , her work addresses environmental impacts in textile and apparel industries. Exploring circular economy models for fashion production and consumption. Investigating eco-design strategies and material innovation in apparel. Her academic contributions emphasize transforming fashion systems toward sustainability, though specific publications or projects aren't detailed in the available information.

Julia GelshornView profile

Professor

• Contemporary Art (19th-21st centuries)
• French 18th-century Art and Theory
• Artistic Appropriation
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Julia Gelshorn is a full professor of modern and contemporary art history at the University of Fribourg , Switzerland, since 2013. She specializes in strategies of appropriation, repetition, and translation in art, with a focus on 21st-century practices and 18th-century French art theory. Her research explores artistic subjectivity, realism, and the intersection of art, politics, and economy. Education: Art History, Theater Science, and Italian Literature at the Universities of Cologne and Bern. Key Roles: Post-doctoral fellow at the German Center for Art History (2006-2008); visiting professor at HfG Karlsruhe (2008-2010); professor at Universities of Vienna (2010-2011) and Hamburg (2011-2013). Research Interests center on: (1) artistic appropriation as a critical and affective tool; (2) realisms across historical contexts; (3) artist interviews as legible texts; (4) art’s engagement with political and economic systems; (5) theoretical frameworks for visual culture. Her current Real Abstractions project (2023-2027) rethinks realism through social abstractions like financialization and digital networks. Scientific Contributions include the Lazarus Prize from the University of Bern’s Faculty of Humanities (2003) for her dissertation on Richter and Polke. Her publications span books like Aneignung und Wiederholung (2012) and edited volumes on artists such as Jean Tinguely (2016), while her recent articles address Martin Kippenberger, Rosemarie Trockel, and Benjamin Buchloh’s historiography. Notable Projects include the completed SNSF-funded Cinema in Art and Literature (2016) and the ongoing Real Abstractions initiative, which also involves a traveling exhibition and interdisciplinary workshops.

Erin ManningView profile

Professor

• Process philosophy
• Neurodiversity
• Research-creation
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Erin Manning is a Professor in the Department of Studio Arts within Concordia University's Faculty of Fine Arts, holding a research chair in Speculative Pragmatism, Art and Pedagogy. Her work bridges philosophy, aesthetics, and politics through alter-pedagogical and alter-economic practices, with deep engagement in participatory art and theoretical inquiry. Manning's research centers on process philosophy, neurodiversity, research-creation, and the ProTactile movement for DeafBlind culture. She explores material complexity through textile-based relational art, emphasizing sideways perception and textural engagement with life. Her practice investigates Black Studies, ecology, radical pedagogy, and choreographic experimentation, often manifesting in tactile propositions using tufting, hooking, and weaving techniques that challenge conventional sensory hierarchies. Her recent publications and exhibitions reveal a trajectory toward the transversality of three ecologies—social, environmental, and conceptual—through the 3Ecologies Project. This work trends toward interdisciplinary collaborations that dissolve boundaries between art, philosophy, and activism, with increasing focus on more-than-human encounters and collective fabulation in social dreaming. Manning leads the 3Ecologies Project (3e), which includes a land-based initiative north of Montreal for experimenting with living and learning. Legacies of SenseLab inform her approach to crafting collectivity through experimental pedagogy. She co-edits the Inflexions journal and the 3E Books imprint, fostering platforms for research-creation that integrate theoretical and artistic practices.

Erika TanView profile

Associate Professor

• Postcolonial Studies
• Transnational Art
• Decolonial Theory
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Erika Tan is a Reader in Contemporary Art Practice and Course Leader of MA Fine Art at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. With a multidisciplinary background spanning social anthropology, archaeology, and film directing, her research-led practice investigates postcolonial narratives, transnational identities, and decolonial methodologies through moving image, archival interventions, and curatorial projects. Education includes: M.A Fine Art - Central Saint Martins (1997) B.A (Hons) Social Anthropology and Archaeology - University of Cambridge (1991) Advanced Diploma in Film & Video - Central Saint Martins (1995) Film Directing - Beijing Film Academy (1994) Her research focuses on three primary domains: postcolonial museum practices examining colonial collections and restitution; transnational material histories exploring cultural exchange and identity formation; and decolonial methodologies challenging canonical art histories through archival reexamination. Current projects include SOAS-led research on Southeast Asian restitution paradigms and AHRC-funded work on decolonizing national collections through machine learning applications. Publication trends reveal sustained engagement with archival reinterpretation, particularly through the recurring 'Forgotten Weaver' project examining Malayan craft histories. Recent works demonstrate increased focus on participatory sound installations (e.g., Sonic Soundings ) and feminist knowledge-sharing frameworks like Slideshow Party developed for Singapore Biennale 2023. Significant recognitions include: Arts Foundation Digital Arts Fellowship (1998) ACME 5-year Fire Station Residency (2001) Samsung Digital Art Plus Prize Nomination (2012) Stanley Picker Fine Art Fellowship (2018-2020) As Research Associate with UAL's Decolonising Arts Institute, she contributes to major grants including the AHRC's 'Transforming Collections' initiative. She leads the Moving Image research group and has curated geo-locational projects like Sonic Soundings across international contexts.

Dina DanishView profile

Lecturer

• Conceptual Art
• Language and Art
• Performance Art
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Dina Danish (b. 1981, Paris) is an Egyptian-Danish artist and educator working at the intersection of language, historical reinterpretation, and conceptual practice. She holds a Lecturer position at the Fine Arts department of KABK in The Hague and serves as a teaching mentor at the Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam . Guest teaching roles include the Sandberg Institute and American University in Cairo . Education : BA from American University in Cairo; MFA from California College of the Arts (San Francisco) Residencies : Rijksakademie Amsterdam, Spinola Banna Italy, PiST/// Istanbul, A.i.R. Dubai, Affiliated Fellow at American Academy in Rome Her research explores humor, mistranslation, and overlooked historical moments , often through video art, performance, and text-based installations . Key themes include linguistic structures, cultural memory, and Dadaist methodologies . Recent projects examine ancient motifs in contemporary art (e.g., Jean-Baptiste Maitre) and political commentary through playful abstraction . Notable exhibitions at SFMOMA, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, and Kunsthall Oslo highlight her focus on translation errors, sound poetry, and archival interventions . Volkskrant Award finalist Abraaj Art Prize nominee Illy Present Future Prize recipient Celeste Award nominee Barclay Simpson Award nominee Dina collaborates with institutions like Hotel Maria Kapel and De Nederlandsche Bank , and co-curated a Rijksakademie anniversary exhibition. Her work is represented by galleries in Amsterdam, Milan, and Zurich.

Sophie SeitaView profile

Lecturer

• Lecture-performances
• Poetic essays
• Video essays
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Sophie Seita is a London-based artist, researcher, and Lecturer in Fine Art & History of Art at Goldsmiths, University of London, where she also serves as Director of Critical Studies for the BA Fine Art Extension Degree and Deputy Director of Research for the Department of Art. Her interdisciplinary practice spans performance, video, sound, textiles, books, and installations, with language as a central material. Previously, she was a tenure-track Assistant Professor at Boston University (2019-2022) and a Junior Research Fellow at Queens' College, University of Cambridge (2016-2019). Seita's research interests encompass lecture-performances, poetic essays, video essays, practice-based research, queer studies, trans studies, affect theory, disability studies, deaf studies, creative access, experimental captions and audio descriptions, speculative approaches to archives, fictional collectives, concepts of play, difficulty, opacity, absurdity, ornamentation, deep listening, histories of avant-garde group formation, translation studies, multilingualism, queer ecology, decolonial ecology, and experimental pedagogy. Her creative curiosities include opacity, playfulness, difficulty, artifice, queer abstraction, minor genres, ornamentation, materiality beyond objects, the materiality of language, listening beyond hearing, ambiguity, non-linear narratives, and provisional ideas. Her recent publications demonstrate strong trends in examining the intersections of performance, language, and experimental publishing, particularly focusing on lecture-performances as critical knowledge production, the materiality of language, and speculative approaches to archives. Her work consistently engages with queer and feminist perspectives on avant-garde practices while exploring experimental forms of documentation and presentation. Werner Düttmann Fellowship at Akademie der Künste Berlin (2024) Vice-Chancellor's Public Engagement Award (University of Cambridge) Eccles Centre Fellowship (British Library) PEN/Heim Translation Award Wonder Book Prize Dorothea Schlegel Artist in Residence Seita supervises and examines PhD projects at Goldsmiths and has secured numerous research grants, including funding from the British Academy, Arts Council England, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Early Career Research Fund Award from Goldsmiths. She is co-founder of The Hildegard von Bingen Society for Gardening Companions, an ongoing queer collaborative project with musician Naomi Woo that explores speculative archives and queer ecology through sound, performance, and publications. Her artistic practice often involves collaborative work across disciplines, particularly with The Hildegard von Bingen Society for Gardening Companions, which creates experimental pedagogical frameworks and community-based environmental projects.

Delaney DeMottView profile

Associate Professor

• Textile Arts
• Material Studies
• Contemporary Fiber Art
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Delaney DeMott serves as Associate Professor and Program Head of Fibers & Material Studies at Temple University's Tyler School of Art and Architecture, where her artistic practice explores the 'hiccups' shaping lived experience through textile-based interventions and community engagement. Education MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2013) BFA, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University (2003) Research Focus : DeMott's work critically examines material culture and personal narrative through textile arts, emphasizing vulnerability and resilience in everyday experiences. Her practice bridges craft traditions with contemporary discourse on memory, identity, and embodied knowledge, often manifested through community-driven workshops and immersive installations. Exhibition Trajectory : Recent works like 'Slideshow' (2019) and 'OPHIUCHUS' (2017) demonstrate consistent exploration of material narratives across diverse contexts, from institutional galleries to public spaces, revealing evolving investigations into environmental relationships and socio-cultural memory through fiber media. Accolades Visiting Artist at Goggleworks, Reading (2017) Vermont Studio Center Residency (2016) BUNCH Magazine 'Top 100 Creatives' (2016) Chicago Artists Coalition HATCH Residency (2013) Academic Impact : Beyond Temple University, DeMott extends her pedagogy through community workshops at Banana Factory (Bethlehem) and Goggleworks (Reading), while her lecture series has reached major institutions including University of Chicago, SUNY Buffalo State, and Beijing Normal University, establishing significant cross-institutional influence.

Megan SullivanView profile

Associate Professor

• Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art
• Modernism
• Abstraction
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Megan Sullivan is an Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Chicago, specializing in modern and contemporary Latin American art. She is affiliated with the Center for Latin American Studies and serves as co-editor of ArtMargins (MIT Press). Her research centers on Latin American modernism, with deep expertise in abstraction, craft practices, popular culture, and the relationship between aesthetic modernism and social/economic modernization outside the North Atlantic. She critically examines how indigenous and vernacular elements intersect with modern art, particularly in Peru, as seen in her analysis of artists like Lygia Clark and the Vargas brothers. Sullivan's publications reveal consistent engagement with tensions between high art and popular forms, abstraction and representation, and global-local dynamics. Her book Radical Form: Modernist Abstraction in South America (2022) and current Dedalus Fellowship-funded project on Peruvian modernism demonstrate her focus on decolonizing art history through indigenous perspectives. Scientific Awards: 2023 Dedalus Senior Fellowship She received the Dedalus Senior Fellowship for her book project Twentieth-Century Peruvian Art: Episodes in a History of Modernism and its Others and co-organized the international workshop Forging a History of Modern Art from the Andes with Ana Franco (Universidad de los Andes) in 2022.

Miranda Belarde-LewisView profile

Assistant Professor

• Indigenous Knowledge Systems
• Native American Art Curation
• Cultural Heritage Preservation
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Miranda Belarde-Lewis is an Assistant Professor and the inaugural Jill and Joe McKinstry Endowed Faculty Fellow of Native North American Indigenous Knowledge at the University of Washington’s Information School. As an independent curator, she collaborates with tribal communities, museums, and academic institutions to center Native artists and their work. Her research focuses on Indigenous knowledge systems, Native American art, and cultural heritage preservation. She has curated major exhibitions like Preston Singletary: Raven and the Box of Daylight and Sho Sho Esquiro: Doctrine of Discovery , emphasizing Indigenous sovereignty and storytelling. 2020-present: Curator for Museum of Glass, University of Washington 2017-2021: Curator for Frye Art Museum exhibitions 2018: Co-curator for Nature’s Nations catalog Her publications and exhibitions have earned recognition, including the College Art Association’s 2020 Alfred H. Barr Jr. Award. She is enrolled at Zuni Pueblo and a member of the Tlingit Ta k deintáan Clan.

Kate HennessyView profile

Assistant Professor

• Cultural Heritage Documentation
• Digital Technology in Anthropology
• Indigenous and Settler Histories
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Kate Hennessy is an Assistant Professor specializing in Media at Simon Fraser University's School of Interactive Arts and Technology . She is an anthropologist with a PhD in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia and an MA in the Anthropology of Media from the University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies. As the director of the Making Culture Lab , her research explores the role of digital technology in the documentation and safeguarding of cultural heritage, and the mediation of culture, history, objects, and subjects in new forms. Education: PhD in Anthropology, University of British Columbia MA in the Anthropology of Media, University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies Research Interests: Her work investigates documentary methodologies to address indigenous and settler histories of place and space. She explores digital technology's role in cultural heritage documentation and the mediation of culture through new media forms. Her video and multimedia works delve into the intersections of ethnography and contemporary art. Key Contributions: Kate is a co-founder of the Ethnographic Terminalia Curatorial Collective , curating exhibitions at the intersection of ethnography and contemporary art. She serves on the boards of the Museum of Vancouver and the American Anthropological Association's Society for Visual Anthropology . Awards and Recognition: Trudeau Foundation Scholar (2006-2010) Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Graduate Scholar (2005-2009) Canadian Polar Commission Scholar (2006-2007) Commonwealth Scholar (2001-2002) Advising and Grants: She advises PhD and Master's students, including Brett Gaylor (Vanier Scholar), Tylar Campbell (Vanier Scholar), Meta Vaughan , and Shumeng Dai . Her lab, the Making Culture Lab , focuses on research-creation projects that bridge anthropology, media, and technology. Labs and Teams: Kate directs the Making Culture Lab at Simon Fraser University, fostering interdisciplinary research in cultural heritage, media, and technology. She collaborates extensively with artists, researchers, and institutions to explore new forms of ethnographic practice and digital storytelling.