Dr Deborah Robinson - Curriculum Vitae

Education

 

 

Residencies and Collaborations

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibitions

 

2003 PhD  The Materiality of Text and the Body in Painting and Darkroom Processes: An Investigation through Practice”. Bursary awarded by Littoral research group, University of Plymouth.

2010 - 11 Artist in Residence, The Marine Institute, University of Plymouth. Jointly funded by the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Art for a project entitled “Re-mapping developmental events in aquatic organisms” carried out in collaboration with Dr Simon Rundle reader in freshwater ecology and co-ordinator of the Marine Ecology Research Group.

2010  Leading a Collaboration to produce an video / sound artwork 'Data Unveiling' that brings together imagery and data derived from research into pigmentation mutations carried out by Dr Robert Kelsh’s laboratory, University of Bath. 

2009 -2010 Artist in Residence, University of Bath, department of Biology and Biochemistry on the project Fish-Eye-I. Project hosted in the fish facility by Dr Robert Kelsh (reader in developmental cell biology). Funded by Arts Council England. Additional funding UoP. Curatorial and technical support provided  by the Institute of Contemporary  Interdisciplinary Art, Bath.

2009 August, Guest Fellowship Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin, Section 3, director Prof Hans-Jorg Rheinberger. Discussion and exchange of ideas with community of international scholars. Funded by MPI and UoP.

2006-7 Artist in Residence with Egenis (stage 2) Funded by a major ACE award, ESRC, and Esme Fairbairn. Project based in Washington Singer Laboratory (research area: rice blast).

2007 March, Residency at The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge. Project hosted in laboratory led by Dr David Tannahill, Embryology. Funded by a major Arts Council England award.

2004 May – September, Egenis Artist in Residence (stage 1) funded by ESCRC.

1996 -7 Resident Artist at California State University, Longbeach, California, US.

 2010 April - June, Fish-Eye-I, Art Space 2, ICIA, University of Bath. Opening event: a chaired discussion with Dr Richard Hooley, head of department Bioscience and Biochemistry (to be podcast on ICIA website).

2008 Exhibition of photographic work at the National Theatre, part of the symposium Arts and Technology, the Role of the Arts in Democratic Policy Making organised by BioCentre, Uk.

2007 March – June. Molecular Laboratory: Representing Time Exhibition at ICIA, University of Bath

2007 August, Molecular Laboratory: Representing Time Exhibition + Gallery Residency,  Phoenix Arts Centre, Exeter.

2006 Installation of Topographies of the Genome, Byrne House, University of Exeter.

2006 May, Work in Progress,  gallery residency at Transitions, Newlyn Gallery, Cornwall

2005 Installation of Topographies of the Genome, Peter Chalk Centre, University Exeter

2005, Topographies of the Genome shown as video loop at Patenting Lives Conference, Queen Mary and Westfield, London

2004, May, Three person show  Reading Writing and Arithmetic curated by Sian Bonnel of  Trace, Sherborne House, Dorset

2001 Littoral curated exhibition Stade, Germany

1999, May, Inscriptions group exhibition, Central St Martins College of Art, London

1998, October, Work in Progress, Exmouth Documenta, Exmouth

1997, July, New Work  Solo show ENV, (architectural gallery), Pomona University, California, US.

1997 September, New Work Solo show ‘A’ Gallery, State University of Longbeach. California, US.

1996 December, Selected group show Huntington Open, Huntington Beach, California, US.

1996 July, Faculty Show Kellog Gallery, California State University Pomona, US.

Teaching

Current Position

2005 - .5 Lecturer in Fine Art and Critical Theory, Faculty of Art, University of Plymouth. Responsibilities include: PhD supervision.

Visiting Positions

2008 - Visiting Research Fellow with Egenis, the ESRC Centre for Genomics in Society, based at the University of Exeter.  

Postgraduate Teaching

2007-  PhD supervision: I completion; 2 current students.

2008   University of Plymouth M.A. Fine Art. Individual tutorial input. Supervision of student dissertations.

2002   The Welsh Institute, Visiting Lecturer M.A.

1996 –7 California State University of Longbeach, California, MFA. Visiting lecturer.

Undergraduate Teaching

2005 -11 Lecturer in Fine Art (.5) University of Plymouth.

2002 University of the West of England, B.A Hons Fine Art, visiting lecturer. Lecture delivery; seminar delivery.

2002 The Bournemouth Institute, B.A. Hons Fine Art, visiting lecturer. Seminar delivery; individual tutorials.

1996 – 7 Pomona State Polytechnic/University, California, US. Studio based workshops in drawing + painting.

Programme Management

2003 – 5  Programme Manager BA Hons Fine Art (p/t), Exeter College, Exeter.

Co-ordinator Roles

2010   Co-ordinator  ARC (Arts Practice Collective) a practice led research group under the umbrella of MADr research centre, FoA, UoP.

2008 – 9 Co-ordinator stage 3 B.A. Fine Art, UoP

2006 – 8 Co-ordinator P/T B.A. in Fine Art, Highlands College, Jersey (a partner of UoP)
   
   

Symposium Organisation

 2010 March, co-organiser Models as Active Spaces, Plymouth Arts Centre, Egenis and UoP science / art symposium.

2009 May, co-organiser Animal Gaze Symposium, Peninsula Arts, University of Plymouth.

2008 June, co-organiser Exploring Consciousness: Research Through Practice symposium, Peninsula Arts, University of Plymouth.

2008 March, co-organiser Convex / Concave Sciene / Art Symposium, Gallery Terracina, Exeter (ESRC funded).

2007 March, co-organiser Perceptions  Science / Art Symposium, Gallery Terracina, Exeter (ESRC funded).

2000-2001 Co-organiser of Littoral, a collaboration between British and German artists.

Website

2010 ICIA

http://www.bath.ac.uk/icia/events/?page=event&art_form=Exhibitions&event_id=374

2008 Tracking the Underside of Science  http://www.deborah-robinson.net

2007 Documentation Molecular Laboratory: Re-presenting Time (in conversation with Professor Gabriella Giannachi) ISN http://foresight.stanford.edu:3455/3/123

2004 Online Diary recording progress of Egenis Art Work http://www.centres.ex.ac.uk/egenis/AiR/index.htm

2004 Conference Paper Art in Progress’. Online broadcast of paper http://www.centres.ex.ac.uk/egenis/media/artist.htm

Publications

 Article in Genomics Network Work featured in Genomics Newsletter, Issue 5, 2007, March, p.24

Art work and Artist statement included in Differential Aesthetics: Art practices, Philosophies and Feminist Understandings eds., Florence, P. and Foster, N., 2000, Ashgate, Burlingon.

Artist statement in Journal of Visual Arts Practice, vol 2, Numbers 1 & 2, eds., Macleod, K. and Holdridge, L., 2000, Intellect Press, Bristol.

Conferences and Symposia

2010 March, Models as Active Spaces symposium, Egenis and University of Plymouth.

2010 March, Spectral Mirror paper presented at the F-word conference, University of Plymouth.

2009 Invited to be on a panel of experts, Leiden University (in discussion of setting up a Bio/Art/Ethics laboratory.

2007 August, Invited speaker on the Arts Panel, PGFS conference, Durham (August 2007)

1999 May, Search: Work in Progress, Royal College of Art, London. (Paper given)

1998 September, The Relationship of Making to Writing, University of Plymouth, Exeter. (Paper given)