who's who in research visuAl Arts - Intellect

Rea Dennis
University of Glamorgan, School of
Creative and Cultural Industries,
Atrium Campus, Adam Street,
Cardiff, CF24 2NX, United Kingdom
Keywords autobiography, memory,
embodiment, improvisation,
performance
Silke Dettmers
University College for the Creative
Arts, Oakwood Park, Maidstone,
Kent, ME16 8AG, United Kingdom
Keywords art practice, research,
institutions, art writing, sculpture
Angela Devas
Thames Valley University, London
College of Music and Media, St
Mary's Road, Ealing, London, W5
5RF, United Kingdom
Keywords discourse, power,
reflection, subjectivity, surveillance
Belidson Dias
Universidade de Brasília, Artes
Visuais, SQN 206 Bloco K apt 201,
Brasília, DF, 70844-110, Brazil
Keywords visual culture,
spectatorship, art education,
Rea Dennis is a scholar and practitioner based at the School of Creative
and Cultural Industries, University of Glamorgan, UK. She has a long
interest in story and theatre-based methodologies for cultural
development and has applied these in various contexts over the past
twenty years. She completed her Ph.D. in Applied Theatre at Griffith
University in Australia in 2004. Her interests include unblocking
human potential through expressive arts and autobiography/memory
and physiological performance practices.
› Sensing the story: structure and improvisation in writing for performance,
Journal of Writing in Creative Practice, 2.2, 231-250.
Silke Dettmers is a sculptor. Also a Senior Lecturer, she teaches at the
University College for the Creative Arts, Maidstone. Most recently her
work was exhibited as part of 'Art Projects', selected by the London
Artfair (2008), Mark Barrow Fine Arts, London (2007).
› On the necessity of wonder: How to explain an artwork to a committee,
Journal of Visual Art Practice, 7.1, 37-55.
Angela Devas currently teaches media, film and communication
studies at Thames Valley University. She has had many years
experience of teaching and programme management in media and film
studies. Her research interests include pedagogy, ‘race’, gender and
nationality.
› Reflection as confession: discipline and docility in/on the student body, Art,
Design & Communication in Higher Education, 3.1, 33-46.
Belidson Dias has a BA in Art Education from the Universidade de
Brasilia, Brazil (1989), an MA in Visual Arts - painting - from the
Manchester Metropolitan University (1992), and a Ph.D. in Curricular
Studies in Art Education from the University of British Columbia
(2006). She was also a Fellowship program recipient for the MA in
painting at the Chelsea School of Art & Design (1993). Currently she is
Associate Professor (adjunct in Brazil) of the Department of Visual
Arts of the University of Brasilia. Her experience bridges the areas of