Art Research Group

Leads: Professor Andrew Hunt and David Osbaldeston

The membership of the Art Research Group consists of internationally recognised artists, curators and writers active in developing new forms of research within the expanded field of contemporary visual art. In addition to producing world-leading exhibitions, writing and books, the group’s key focus is on developing collaborative projects that create dynamic new configurations of knowledge located within the subjects identified by its clusters.

Art Research Group’s key clusters and membership include:

Art and Archives Futures

Eileen Simpson (reader, lead), Ben White (reader, lead).

Curating and Fine Art

Gulsen Bal, Sutapa Biswas (reader), Rick Copsey, Jenny Eden, Dave Evans, Andrew Hunt (professor, lead), Andrew Lacon, Alnoor Mitha, Ian Rawlinson (reader), Emily Speed, Andrew Warstat, Keith Wilson (professor), Duncan Wooldridge (reader).

Memory and Matter

Dave Griffiths, Chara Lewis, Brigid McLeer (lead), Oran O’Reilly, David Osbaldeston (reader, lead).

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Early Career Researchers

Gabriele Aroni, Anne-Marie Atkinson, Thomas Clark, Occulta Dama, Sara Davies, Zoe Fletcher, Jens Haendeler, Sophie Lee, Bea Martin, Lydia Merrett, Polly Palmerini, Caitlin Smith, Rebecca Smith, Michelle Stephens.

Affiliate Members

Jennifer Baines, Muhammad Babar Suleman, Keith Crome, Morolaike Dairo, Daniel Dubowitz, Philip Ely, Rachel Genn, Dominica Harrison, Sofia Jones, Brigitte Jurack, April Kalu, Elizabeth Kealy-Morris, Martha Lineham, Patrick Lonergan, Rachel Magdeburg, Zoe Parker Moon, David Penny, Katie Tomlinson, Joe Trickett, Adinda Van’t Klooster, Adam Walker, James Wrigley.

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Research into Teaching

Our research informs our teaching on the BA (Hons) Art History and Curating; BA (Hons) Fine Art; BA (Hons) Fine Art and Art History; MA Contemporary Curating; MA Fine Art and MA Painting programmes. For further information please visit: https://www.art.mmu.ac.uk/

PhDs

We are keen to support and grow our community of doctoral researchers. PhD students are a key part of our culture and we are interested in hearing from potential candidates.

To enquire about PhD study please email Professor Susannah Thompson: susannah.thompson@mmu.ac.uk

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For general enquiries about the Art Research Group, please contact Professor Andrew Hunt: andrew.hunt@mmu.ac.uk