Dr. Andrew Sneddon

Biography

Andrew Sneddon is a Scottish artist living and working in the UK. He is a lecturer in Fine Art, teaching the MFA/MA Contemporary Art Practice course at Edinburgh College of Art, part of the University of Edinburgh. Sneddon has previously served as a senior lecturer in Fine Art at Sheffield Hallam University. He holds an MA in Fine Art and a BA (Hons) in Printmaking from the Glasgow School of Art, acquired between 1984 and 1990. In 1990/1, he was awarded a scholarship to study at the British School at Rome and completed a practice-led doctorate at the University of Edinburgh in 2017, with a thesis titled 'Confusion Meaning Concept Place,' investigating the role place occupies in influencing the production and reception of artwork. Sneddon began teaching at ECA in 2009, initially in Painting and Printmaking, and has extensive experience in teaching and external examining at various British and Japanese art institutes. His research focuses on complex interactions with place through site-responsive artworks, emphasizing cultural memory and the poetic potential of place. He has contributed to exhibitions, papers, and articles on topics such as place-making and situational art practices, co-authoring works with international collaborators. Additionally, he co-directs the interdisciplinary project Gravity, aimed at fostering critical dialogue around contemporary visual art practices.

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