Paul Seawright

Biography

Professor Paul Seawright is the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Paul has been Head of Belfast School of Art since 2012 and was formerly Dean of Art, Media and Design at the University of Wales, Newport. He held the position of Director of research at Newport and is widely recognised as a subject expert in Art & Design research, participating on panels in RAE 08 and REF14. As a former member of the HEFCE expert advisory group on the development of the REF, he has advised numerous universities worldwide on research strategy. He currently sits on the advisory boards of the Imperial War Museum and British Council in London, having previously served as a Board member of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. Paul has an international profile as an artist and researcher. His work is held in many museum collections including the Irish Museum of Modern Art, the Tate, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, International Centre of Photography New York, Arts Councils of Ireland, England and Northern Ireland, the UK Government Collection and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome. In 2002 he was commissioned by the Imperial War Museum London as War Artist for Afghanistan and was awarded the Irish Museum of Modern Art/Glen Dimplex award for a major contribution to Irish Art.

Research Interest

Modern Art