C u r r i c u l u m  V i t a e

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA), 2010

MA Environmental Philosophy: University of Lancaster, 2006

BA Hons Fine Art Sculpture: Glasgow School of Art, 1993

Judy Spark is an artist and lecturer in Contemporary Fine Art Practices at Gray's School of Art, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK. Her visual art practice seeks to explore the gaps and overlaps that reside within contemporary human experience, in relation to the natural world.

Key research interests:

Nature, phenomenology, technology, Buddhist/Zen practices, indigenous experience, energy, environmentalism, drawing, writing, poetry, sound, acoustic ecology, radio, electromagnetic fields.

2012:

• Back to the things themselves: Two person exhibition with Lesley Punton, The Briggait Glasgow, as part of Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art.

• The Environing Air: A Meditation on Communications Structures in Natural Environments:  Conference paper,  Society for Existential and Phenomenological Theory and Culture (EPTC) / Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Waterloo, Canada.

•  North Light Festival, Dunbar, Scotland.


Selected Exhibitions

•   One Touch of Nature and all is Kin: John Muir's Birthplace, Dunbar, UK - 2011

•   Treasure: Ardo House, Aberdeenshire, UK (NEOS) - 2010

•   Tuning to the Ether: Cupar County Court House, Fife, UK - 2009

•   Wall of Statements: Gray's School of Art/ Art EZ, Enschede, NL - 2008

•   The Secret Life: Chatelherault Country Park, Lanarkshire, UK - 2006

•   What In The World Is More Beautiful? St Andrews Botanic Gardens, Fife, UK - 2004

•   Three: East Kilbride Arts Centre, UK - 2003

•   Succession: Glasgow Botanic Gardens, UK - 2003

•   Arvidsjaur Kommun: Medborgarhuset, Arvisjaur, Lapland, Sweden - 2002

•   The Great Divide: Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, UK - 2002

•   Message Sent: The Travelling Gallery, City Arts Centre, Edinburgh, UK - 2002

•   Northern Exposure: Pier Arts Centre, Orkney, UK - 2001

•   The Precautionary Principle: Intermedia, Glasgow, UK - 2001

•   Lapplands Konstnarskoloni: Museum of Gällivare, Lapland, Sweden - 2001

•   Wallpaper Video: High Street Project, Christchurch, NZ - 1999

•   This Island Earth: An Tuireann Arts Centre, Island of Skye, UK - 1998

•   Resound : Highland Park Distillery/ Pier Arts Centre, Orkney, UK - 1997

•   New Art in Scotland: CCA Glasgow, UK - 1994
Selected Publications / Reviews

•    One Touch of Nature and All is Kin: exhibition publication. John Muir's Birthplace,
      Dunbar, UK 2011

•   Sparking Interest in Cupar: Fife Herald, 15th July 2011

•   Treasure: exhibition publication. Ardo Studio Gallery, Aberdeenshire - 2010

•   Cake Magazine: Anonymous Projects, Aberdeen - 2008

•   Cross-Currents: Transcript Book Series, Duncan of Jordanstone School of
    Art/Manchester University - 2005

•   Message Sent: exhibition catalogue. The Traveling Gallery, City Arts Centre, Edinburgh -

  2002

•   Graham Square: New Housing in Glasgow: Visual Arts Projects/Molendinar Park
    Housing Association - 2001

•   The Precautionary Principle: Remote/The Millennium Foundation. ISBN-13:

  978-0954015701. Ed of 1000 - 2001

•   Resound: exhibition catalogue. Pier Arts Centre, Orkney Accompanying CD in edition of

  500 - 1997

•   New Art in Scotland: exhibition catalogue. CCA, Glasgow - 1994



Awards / Residencies

•   Residency with Cupar Visual Arts Projects, Fife, UK: CVAP / Creative Scotland  - 2011
•   Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, (HEA) - 2010
•   Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funding to undertake a part-time MA in
•   Environmental Philosophy - MA Value and Environment (MAVE), Lancaster University
•   2004     

•    Residency with Lapplands Konstnarskoloni, Arvidsjuar, Lapland, Sweden - 2002
•    Residency with Lapland Visual Artists, Gallivare, Lapland, Sweden - 2001
•    Scottish Arts Council Artists Award towards the production of new work - 2001
•    Glasgow Visual Artist Grant Scheme Artists Award towards supporting the costs of The
•    Precautionary Principle exhibition -  2000
•    Glasgow New Opportunities Millennium Award towards a research project with a
•    number of community councils in the Glasgow area into the health and social effects of
•    mobile phone technology - 2000
•    Graham Square Millennium Space Project Commission. Visual Arts Projects/Molendinar
•    Park Housing Association - 1999
•    Pier Arts Centre / Scottish Arts Council Residency, Stromness, Orkney, Scotland - 1996
•    Scottish Arts Council Small Assistance Grant -1994


Employment

•    Lecturer in Contemporary Art Practices, Gray's School of Art, Robert Gordon University,
•    Aberdeen: 2007 - present.
•    Worked with Hamilton and McGregor Environmental Acoustic Consultants on the
•    Scottish Noise Mapping Project in accordance with the EC's Environmental Noise
•    Directive, 2005 - 2007
 •    Worked with the Wise Group as Higher Education Co-ordinator on a number of
•    Government sponsored recycling and energy efficiency education programmes: 2004 -
•    2005
•    Lecturer at Cardonald College, Glasgow teaching courses in CAD and drawing, 1998
•    - 2006
•    Tutor on the Greater Opportunity of Access and Learning with Schools project (GOALS)
•    at Glasgow University (Ethics and Public Art strands) - 2005