I joined the University of Glasgow as a Lecturer in 2022, and I teach across undergraduate and masters programmes within Cultural Industries. Prior to this, I was Lecturer in New Media Art at University of the West of Scotland, and I hold a PhD in History of Art from the University of Edinburgh. 

My research focuses on artist-run intiatives, artistic careers, and cultural institutions and builds on my previous experience working in curating and cultural production. I have over 10 years of experience working in cultural organisations and have presented projects and undertaken residencies in the UK and internationally.

I am a trustee of the Scottish Contemporary Art Network and of Wasps (Workshop & Artists Studio Provision Scotland), and was previously a trustee of artist-run space Market Gallery.

My research concerns include artistic working conditions and precarity; festival and biennial cultures; curatorial frameworks and how they might offer supportive models for practitioners; the impact of temporary and re-occurring events on both artists’ careers and artworks made; and the narrative of the artistic career itself.

My broader academic and curatorial research interests include:

• Work and labour
• Performance, choreography and the body
• Public space
• Artist-run spaces
• Curatorial responsibility
• Fashion and visual culture
• Socially-engaged artistic practice

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I led the Artist-Run Initiatives in Britain Research Network, funded by the British Art Network.

I welcome proposals from students who wish to pursue research in any areas relating to contemporary art careers, curatorial practices, artist-led activity and organisations, artistic labour, socially-engaged art practices, art and fashion, performance-based contemporary art, biennials and festivals.

I currently teach on the MSc Creative Industries & Cultural Policy programme, where I am convenor for the course 'Cultural Institutions', and the undergraduate Creative Arts & Industries programme, where I am convenor for the level-one course 'Introduction to Creative Practice'.

Professional & learned societies

• 2023: Member of Doctoral & Early Career Researcher project board, Association for Art History
• 2023: Trustee, Scottish Contemporary Art Network

Supplementary

• Trustee of Scottish Contemporary Art Network (SCAN), a not-for-profit organisation that demonstrates the cultural, social and economic value of contemporary art. June 2023-present Trustee of Wasps (Workshop & Artists Studio Provision Scotland), a charity that provides affordable studios to support artists, arts organisations, and creative businesses, currently housing about 900 artists and 33 organisations at 20 buildings across Scotland. March 2020 - present Trustee of Market Gallery, an artist-run contemporary arts organisation based in Glasgow’s East End that presents a varied programme of contemporary exhibitions, projects and events. January 2020 - May 2022