
Profiles
Dr Stephanie Black
Lecturer in Illustration
School of Art, Design and Architecture (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)
Biography
Biography
Qualifications
2016 Plymouth University
Postgraduate Certificate of Academic Practice
2014 University of the West of England, Bristol
PhD “Illumination through Illustration:Positioning illustration as practice-led research”. Undertaken with support from an AHRC Doctoral Award.
2008 University of the West of England, Bristol
MA Research by Project (Design)
2002 Glasgow School of Art
BA Hons Design: Visual Communication
1999 Winchester School of Art
Diploma: Foundation Studies in Art & Design
Research
Research
Creative practice & artistic projects
Selected exhibitions/screenings
2020
Rhyl Love music video, Lift-Off Network First Time Filmmaker Sessions (Vimeo)
Ho-Hum Silver Lining music video, Street Side Cinema @ Aperture Cinema (Winston Salem, USA)
2019
Rhyl Love music video, International Motion Festival (Nicosia, Cyprus)
Ho-Hum Silver Lining music video, KRAF film festival (Rijeka, Croatia)
Rhyl Love music video, Drunken Film Fest (Bradford, UK) & Vagabond Film Festival (Milton Keynes, UK)
2016-18
Plume of Feathers, projected visual essays for live music performance, Bristol, Glasgow, Edinburgh, London, Glastonbury, Farmfest
2016
Prefab-Lab art Fringe Arts Bath, artistic researcher in residence
Archives Project exhibition, Royal West of England Academy in conjunction with Elmlea School and the Lark Trust
Drawn, Royal West of England Academy. Invited to exhibit ‘Imagined Postcards’ project for HATCH, and artist in residence with other members
2014
The Power of the Sea, RoyalWest of England Academy. HATCH residency in response to the exhibition
Sanctuaries, Rich Mix, London
Drawn, Royal West ofEngland Academy. Selected exhibitor and artist in residence with members of HATCH
Bisensual, ROM 8, Bergen,Norway
Doe De Mee (100 book covers to fight illiteracy), Expo touring to Antwerp, Brussels, Schwäbisch Hall, Maastricht
Home from Home, Leeds International Artists Book Festival
2008/9
The Animal Gaze. London Metropolitan University & Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World, Exeter
2008
Crossroads. Gallery MAMU, Budapest
An Aviary of Stories, solo exhibition andworkshop. Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Artist's Books Showcase, Arnolfini Bookshop, Bristol
Bristol Design Festival
Society of Wildlife Artists, awarded young artist wildlife bursary. Participation in annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London
Image Nation, Collins Gallery, Glasgow
Things Unhappen, organisation and participation, Glasgow School of Art's Atrium Gallery
Society of Wildlife Artists, awarded young artist wildlife bursary. Participation in annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London
2003
Society of Wildlife Artists, awarded young artist wildlife bursary. Participation in annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London
New Generation & Christmas exhibitions, Compass Gallery, Glasgow
Publications
Publications
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
(2022) 'Exploring the contemporary <i>Moon Under Water</i> through illustration: nostalgia and the power of the image' Visual Communication Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2019) 'Fibs and fripperies: references to the real in digital illustration' Journal of Illustration 6, (2) , DOI Open access
(2014) 'Illumination through illustration: Research methods and authorial practice' Journal of Illustration 1, (2) 275-300 , DOI Open access
Chapters
(2019) 'Design for Life: Research Methods, Design Thinking and Authorial Illustration Practice' A Companion to Illustration: Art and Theory Wiley Blackwell 229-249 Open access
Conference Papers
(2015) 'The Artist’s Book as Vehicle for Knowledge' Livres d’Artistes: The Artist’s Book in Theory and Practice, Cardiff University 4-6 December 2015 Open access
(2012) 'Drawing into Knowing: A Natural History' Drawing Research Network Conference 2012, Loughborough University, UK Open access
(2012) 'Rear View Mirror' Boundaries: Illustration - Practice - Research, Plymouth University and VaroomLab Illustration Symposium, Plymouth University, UK 4-15 September, 2012
Presentations and posters
'Illustration and the Other: reflective nostalgia and critical practice'
'Capitalising (on) research'
'Employability for a Post-Work World: future-proofing Illustration undergraduates'
'Meaning in the Methods'
'The ‘S’ Word'
'Known Unknowns: design thinking in the entrepreneurial wilderness' Open access
'Plume of Feathers: Exploring the Contemporary Moon Under Water Through Illustration' Open access
'Plume of Feathers: Performativity and Performance' Open access
'Plume of Feathers: Still Moving Images' Open access
'Show and Tell: Writing the academic argument within the field of visual communication' Open access
Other Publications
(2021) Colouring In: Nature. www.colouring-in.com
PLACEHOLDER for pending publication to be included in REF submission - Black S.