
Profiles
Dr Stephanie Black
Lecturer in Illustration
School of Art, Design and Architecture (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)
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
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
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
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
2017 'Plume of Feathers: Still Moving Images' 4th International Motion Festival, European University,Cyprus Open access
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
Posters
'Employability for a Post-Work World: future-proofing Illustration undergraduates'
'Illustration and the Other: reflective nostalgia and critical practice'
'Known Unknowns: design thinking in the entrepreneurial wilderness' Open access
'Meaning in the Methods'
'Plume of Feathers: Exploring the Contemporary Moon Under Water Through Illustration' Open access
'Plume of Feathers: Performativity and Performance' Open access
'Show and Tell: Writing the academic argument within the field of visual communication' Open access
'The ‘S’ Word'
Other Publications
PLACEHOLDER for pending publication to be included in REF submission - Black S.