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Sean Loughrey is a Lecturer in Art and Performance at Deakin University's School of Communication and Creative Arts within the Faculty of Arts and Education. Born in Melbourne in 1964, he has maintained an active presence in the Australian art scene since 1988, with a particular focus on multi-disciplinary art practices that bridge historical and contemporary contexts.
His educational background includes a PhD in Fine Art from the University of Melbourne (2016), a Masters by Research from RMIT University (1998), a Postgraduate Diploma from the Victorian College of the Arts (1987), and a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art from Deakin University (1984). Prior to his current academic position, he served as a Sessional Lecturer at Victoria University (2012-2015) and worked as an Art Conservation Technician at the University of Melbourne (1997-2009).
Loughrey's research interests center on multi-disciplinary art practice that includes photography, video, painting, drawing and sound-based projects. His work creates 'imagined worlds' that engage with political histories and art histories, with recent studio work examining photography as material within imagined contexts where digital and analogue processes are united. His practice investigates representational and non-representational histories through ekphrasis—the 'telling of vision'—in contemporary art.
His publication record shows consistent scholarly engagement since the early 2000s, with recent work focusing on visual essays, sound art, and the intersection of historical and contemporary art practices. His 2025 publication 'I've Forgotten What I Was Going to Say/This is Not a Brick' represents the cutting edge of his current theoretical explorations, while his 2024 work 'Redundant Technologies: Found Voices and Lost Histories' demonstrates his ongoing interest in media archaeology and cultural memory.
Loughrey is actively involved in supervision, with availability for Masters by Research and PhD candidates. He has coordinated significant collaborative projects including his work with the Institute of Koorie Education at Deakin University (2019) and his long-term collaboration with Raafat Ishak on the 'Fan Flag' project (since 2001).
He is particularly known for his involvement with the artist-run initiative/collective 'Ocular Lab' (2001-2010), which served as an experimental site for alternative models of artistic representation. His installation works often explore the relationship between abstraction and representation, particularly through his ongoing 'Fan Flag' collaboration which examines 'the unwillingness of abstract values to encompass representational aspirations.'
