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Tracey - Journal of
Drawing Research

Dr PAM SCHENK (Honorary Professor, RGU)

Biographical Statement
Pam Schenk studied Fine Art at Newcastle University and was awarded a PhD at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Manchester Polytechnic.  She has been involved in design research, particularly in the investigation of the role of drawing since the 1980s.  She has experience of teaching, supervision and educational management at the Manchester Metropolitan University, Glasgow School of Art, Birmingham Institute of Art and Design and Duncan of Jordanstone College, Dundee. Most recently she has been a Visiting Professor at the new school of Art, Design and Media, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She also has extensive experience of examining undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD students and has worked on the Quality Assessment programmes for Higher Education in Art and Design for England and Scotland.  She has been an Honorary Professor at Gray’s School of Art since 2004 and is contributing to design dawing and pedagogic projects.

Image – Experimental Drawing

Personal Statement
My work with postgraduate students over many years has allowed me to explore my interest in project development. I learned from my own early experience of research that the necessary development of systematic approaches can initially be inhibiting to an artist or designer more used to a relatively unstructured method of working. Nevertheless, I have found conducting research for many years a very creative and innovative activity, although the accountability required can be demanding. 

In my current research projects I am continuing a long-term investigation of drawing in its role of facilitating the design process and am adopting a range of both tried-and-tested and relatively new research methods. The emphasis on exploring commercial practice remains but a more in-depth study of individual designers takes over from the broader surveys of my earlier work.

My RAE research outputs contribute to the Art and Design Pedagogy thematic.

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