Michael Day

Dr. Michael Day is a Senior Lecturer in Fine Art at Staffordshire University, focusing on digital technologies' impact on human experience and agency. His interdisciplinary practice spans digital media, sound, installation, and print. He holds a PhD from Sheffield Hallam University (2018), an MA in Fine Art (2006), and a BA in Interactive Arts (1996).

Education:

• PhD: Artistic Research into Distraction, Agency and the Internet, Sheffield Hallam University, 2018
• MA: Fine Art (Distinction), Sheffield Hallam University, 2006
• BA (Hons): Interactive Arts, Newport School of Art & Design, 1996

Research interests center on digital distraction, agency in technology-driven contexts, and internet art’s complicity with digital platforms. His work interrogates how digital systems shape attention, blending artistic practice with critical theory.

Awards include the Vice Chancellor’s PhD Scholarship (2014), Making Ways Research Award (2017), and international commissions such as Tinsley Art Project’s Invisible Layers (2015). His curatorial work with HAG (Host Artists Group) included projects like Host 4: Cinema and Host 8: Observatory.

Teaching spans undergraduate Fine Art modules and postgraduate supervision. Grants include Staffordshire University’s I-ACT Research Award (2011) and Lightworks Animation Commission (2012). His exhibitions span global venues, including Seoul’s International Conference on Computer Vision (2019) and Mexico City’s Casa Maauad (2014).