who's who in research visuAl Arts - Intellect

Keywords creativity, intercultural
communication, learning culture,
stereotypes
Maziar Raein
Kunsthogskolen i Oslo, Faculty of
Design, Postboks 6853, St. Olavs
plass, Oslo, 130, Norway
Keywords reflective practice,
dyslexia, mature students,
international students, learning styles
Jan-Henning Raff
Heckmannufer 4
Arts London International Centre as an In-country Student Advisor and
teaching fashion and textile design at the Hong Kong Design Institute.
Currently living in New York teaching fashion and related subjects at
Villa Maria College whilst studying for a Doctorate in Education with
Durham University; Natascha’s research interests are intercultural
creativity, innovative pedagogies and the use of technology in art and
design education.
› Intercultural chameleons or the Chinese way? Chinese students in Western
art and design education, Art, Design & Communication in Higher
Education, 6.1, 41-56.
Maziar Raein studied Fine Art BA (Hons.) at Central Saint Martins
College of Art (CSM). After college he made a number of short films,
which were shown both nationally and internationally. Subsequently,
he returned to CSM to study on the MA Independent Fine Art Film
course, during which time he received an Arts Council Film Award and
wrote a drama, commissioned and broadcast by Channel 4. He then
formed his own independent production company, Underwater
Productions, which specialized in arts documentaries for the BBC and
Channel 4. Since the early 1990s, he has been teaching on the BA
Graphics course, devising the Context programme, during which time
he also trained as a specialist tutor in dyslexia. As such, he has
published and worked on projects, which focus on positive aspects of
visual and spatial ability.
› Writing Purposefully in Art and Design (Writing PAD), Art, Design &
Communication in Higher Education, 3.2, 89-102.
› Integration of studio and theory in the teaching of graphic design, Art,
Design & Communication in Higher Education, 3.3, 163-174.
› Reviews, Art, Design & Communication in Higher Education, 7.1, 45-54.
› Walking with wolves: displaying the holding pattern, Journal of Writing in
Creative Practice, 1.1, 33-46.
› 11th European League Institutes of the Arts Biennial Conference: HEARTH
l'art au coeur du territoire
› Nantes, France, 2730 October 2010, Journal of Writing in Creative Practice,
3.2, 181-184.
Jan-Henning Raff holds a diploma in communication design from
Kunsthochschule Berlin Weissensee (Germany). He has been research
assistant at the media centre of Technische Universität Dresden