Yvette Watt

Biography

Yvette Watt's research focuses on the intersection of Animal Studies (also know as Human-Animal Studies), the visual arts and activism. Yvette has developed a substantial national and international profile for her research in this area, with her artwork and written publications regularly cited by other scholars and included in curated exhibitions.Yvette has been lecturing at the School of Creative Arts, Hunter St since 1999, primarily in the painting department. She currently teaches painting at all levels from undergraduate through to postgraduate.Yvette has held numerous solo exhibitions and has been the recipient of a number of grants and awards. Her work is held in a many public and private collections including Parliament House, Canberra, Artbank and the Art Gallery of WA.Yvette is a co-editor of, and contributor to the collection of essays titled Considering Animals: Contemporary Studies in Human-Animal Relations (Ashgate, 2011) and was commissioned to contribute an entry on 'Art, Animal and Ethics' for the Encyclopaedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare, (Marc Bekoff ed., Greenwood Press, 2009).

Research Interest

Yvette's research aligns with the University's research themes of Creativity, Culture and Society;  Maritime; and Environment, Resources and Sustainability.