Anne Douglas is a visual artist and principal researcher
for the On the Edge research programme (OTE) hosted by
Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen, Scotland. With a
background in anthropology, she moved into the field
of fine art - sculpture - being one of the first artists to
undertake a practice-led PhD - Structure and
Improvisation: tha making aspect of sculpture. As first a Senior Research Fellow, now Reader, her postdoctoral research has focused on the formulation of an approach to art making that is participatory and exploratory - where individuals with diverse perspectives are involved in determining what kind of art should be made.

Heather Delday is a visual artist and recently completed her PhD with OTE focusing on the notion of ‘close’ as a construct in how we make meaning within a dynamic relationship between artist and audience. Heather’s background is in minority language publishing. Her research approach is informed by living in remote rural contexts like the Hebrides and Orkney.

Carole Gray is a visual artist, educator and researcher
and helps to co-ordinate the OTE research programme.
She has been exploring the relationship between
practice and research since completing her PhD on
teaching styles in art education at Aberdeen University
in 1988. As Director of Research at Gray’s, Carole is
particularly interested in how the OTE research can
inform and shape the education of artists.