Reorienting the Art School: panel discussion

Prof Vicky Gunn joined The Glasgow School of Art as the Head of Learning and Teaching and Professor in Arts and Humanities in Higher Education in November 2014. Prior to that her academic career was at the University of Glasgow where she was Director of the Learning and Teaching Centre. She became a Professor of Learning and Teaching there in summer of 2014.

Chi Vo is a final year graphic design student at DJCAD, University of Dundee, Scotland. She has worked towards enhancing the learning experience and welfare of Art & Design students in her school. Among other things, Chi initiated to set up the first-ever student meditation room on campus at DJCAD. During 2019-2020, as the School President, she coordinated with the school to help students who were affected by Covid-19 overcome difficulties. Chi always tries to apply academic work to practice and has received several awards, including the John Byrne Award and ‘Future of Learning’ hosted by the Scottish Institute of Enterprise. Her works were exhibited at Gallery 48 and Dundee Pride event in 2019. In the past, she was the Deputy Manager and Executive Producer at the award-winning Tay Production, the only student TV production in Dundee.  Currently, she is the co-creative director for ‘Gannochy’, a medical journalism publication at the University of Dundee.

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Professor Kit Wise is currently Acting Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor Learning & Teaching and Dean of the School of Art at RMIT University, Australia. He has held senior educational leadership roles since 2008, including Director, School of Creative Arts, as well as Interim Director of the Creative Exchange Institute at the University of Tasmania; and Associate Dean Education in the Faculty of Art Design & Architecture at Monash University; He remains an Adjunct Professor at both universities. He is Chair of the Executive Council of ACUADS (Australian Council of University Art and Design Schools) and Secretary for the Deans and Directors of Creative Arts, Australia.

Kit also practices as an interdisciplinary artist, art writer and curator. He has held over 15 solo exhibitions in Australia, America and Italy, exhibited in group exhibitions in Australia, China, Taiwan, Korea, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Holland; and has published numerous articles, reviews, book chapters and catalogue essays.