Deirdre Bennett
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UHI Network Programme Leader, HN Contemporary Art Practice Lecturer
Roles
- UHI Network Programme Leader
- HN Contemporary Art Practice
Qualifications
- Master of Fine Art, Cardiff Metropolitan University
- BA (Hons) Fine Art, 1st Class, Cardiff Metropolitan University
- Certificate in Training and Continuing Education - National University of Ireland, Maynooth
- CTP Certified Training Professional – ICS Irish Computer Society, Ireland
- JEB Joint Examination Board Diploma ICT Training and Delivery, Ireland
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Teaching Subjects
Core Skills, NQ Gateway 2 Creative Industries, NQ Art & Design, HND Contemporary Art Practice, BA (Hons) Art & Contemporary Practices, HND Visual Communication
Practice / Research Interests
I am an interdisciplinary art practitioner, My current research has been focused on society, technology and social politics; in particular the deep polarisation that we are seeing increasingly within society. This research is the foundation to my current art practice – it is hoped that it can help me create work that confronts the causes of these divides by creating affective dialogical safe spaces.
- Social art practice
- Politics
- Art activism
- Installation
- Sculpture
- New media
- Dialogical space
Employment History
- Network Programme Leader for HN Contemporary Art Practice, University of the Highland and Islands
- Present Lecturer: Creative and Cultural Industries, Core Skills and New Opportunities, UHI Perth
- LTI (Local Training Initiative) Programme Coordinator, Women’s Community Projects Mullingar, Co Westmeath, Ireland
- Assistant LTI (Local Training Initiative) Programme Coordinator, Women’s Community Projects Mullingar, Co Westmeath, Ireland
- Contract Tutor for various agencies: ICT, Professional Development and Work Experience