Dr. Alice Planel Frederiks

Biography

Alice Planel-Frederiks is a curator, artist, and activist researcher with a special interest in decolonial regenerative practices and socially engaged art forms. She holds a PhD from Kingston University, an MA in Cultural Memory from the School of Advanced Studies, and a BA (Hons) in Fine Art and Art History. Alice has trained in avant-garde physical theatre in France and now practices in the UK, where this background continues to influence her work. She has taught Fine Art and Contemporary Art Theory at various institutions, currently as a lecturer at Edinburgh College of Art (ECA), where she is also a course organizer for Art Context 2. Her teaching emphasizes sound ideas and diversity, as she has worked to diversify the curriculum to include contributions from underrepresented artists, including Black, Middle Eastern, Asian, disabled, and queer artists. Alice's research interests include contemporary art practices based in rural settings, class-based feminist approaches to art making, participatory socially engaged art practices, and decolonial ecological approaches. She has published widely on North African and Middle Eastern Art and has contributed to international conferences on the subject. Her recent work focuses on the intersections of colonial, feminist, artistic, and ecological themes, particularly in rural contexts.

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