Rate My Professor Paul Fieldsend-Danks

His scholarly and artistic endeavors revolve around the artist-teacher paradigm, positing artistic practice and pedagogy as interdependent processes within the studio—a realm of uncertainty fostering curiosity and inquiry. He regards art-making as an inherent learning mechanism and teaching as an extension of creative exploration, influenced by artists such as Richard Hamilton and Roger Ackling. His artworks have been exhibited internationally in the UK, Australia, Germany, Japan, Spain, Denmark, Finland, and Switzerland, and are represented in public and private collections. Notable publications encompass 'Drawing-in-situ: material encounters with place' (2020) in Drawing: Research, Theory, Practice; guest editorship of 'Drawing learning' (2019) in the same journal; and 'The Dialogues project: Students as partners in developing research-engaged learning' (2016) in Art, Design & Communication in Higher Education. He sits on the editorial board of Drawing: Research, Theory, Practice and conducts peer reviews for Making Futures and The Journal of Visual Arts Practice. Beyond academia, he joined the UK Council of Creative UK in 2023, was elected Chair of GuildHE Creative in 2024, serves on the Plymouth Growth Board, acts as Interim Chair of Destination Plymouth, and co-founded the Young Person’s Art Competition at The Box, Plymouth in 2024.