who's who in research visuAl Arts - Intellect

Chris Smith
London Metropolitan Univ., John
Cass Dept - Art, Media & Design, 69-
73 Whitechapel High Street, London,
E1 1PF, United Kingdom
Keywords definition, naturalized
epistemology, artwork, art practice,
documentation, practice
Matt Smith
Liverpool Institute for Performing
Arts, Community Drama programme,
Mount Street, Liverpool, L1 9HF,
United Kingdom
Keywords puppetry, participation,
environment
Pia Smith
Keywords community art, music,
dance
Chris Smith is Convenor of the Visual Arts Practice Research Group
and editor of the Journal of Visual Art Practice. His research interests
lie in the field of art anddesign philosophy, particularly the connection
between theory and practice, and a concern with praxis in art and
design. He collaborates with others from the VisualArts Practice
Research Group in projects related to the relationship of imagination
and image, and with Art & Language on the question of ‘What work
does the artwork do?’ This has led to various national and international
symposia and exhibitions. Chris supervises a range of doctoral students
drawn from art and design as well as the crafts. He has run a number of
workshops in collaboration with the Centre for Learning and Teaching
in Art and Design, University of the Arts, London, on supervision of
Masters and Doctoral students.
› Editorial, Journal of Visual Art Practice, 6.1, 3-4.
› Special Edition Editorial: What work does the artwork do? A question for art,
Journal of Visual Art Practice, 6.1, 5-12.
› Special Edition Editorial: The Problem of Documenting Fine Art Practices
and Processes, Journal of Visual Art Practice, 6.3, 167-174.
› Editorial, Journal of Visual Art Practice, 7.2, 103-105.
› Writing on Practice, Journal of Visual Art Practice, 8.1&2, 3-5.
Matt currently leads the undergraduate Community Drama programme
at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. Matt is also the artistic
director for PickleHerring Theatre Company. Matt has been a freelance
artist for sixteen years, working in diverse settings such as schools,
prisons, hospitals, environmental agencies and working with the
homeless. Matt’s work is always eclectic, working across disciplines
such as drama, puppetry, masks, and music. Matt completed his MA in
Contemporary Arts at Manchester Metropolitan University.
› Puppetry as Community Arts Practice, Journal of Arts & Communities, 1.1,
69-78.
Pia Smith worked in the Globalism Research Centre at RMIT
University, Melbourne, on three projects related to the social benefits
of community art. These included one project for the Victorian health
promotion agency VicHealth, one for Regional Arts Victoria and a
project for Australia Councilfor the Arts. She has a background in
music and dance and has worked as a freelance writer and editor.