Dr Nikki Kane
- Lecturer (History of Art)
telephone:
01413306330
email:
Nikki.Kane@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns:
She/her/hers
8 University Gardens, University Of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QH G12 8QH
Research interests
My research concerns include artistic working conditions and precarity; festival and biennial cultures; curatorial frameworks and how they might offer supportive models for practitioners; the impact of temporary and re-occurring events on both artists’ careers and artworks made; and the narrative of the artistic career itself.
My broader academic and curatorial research interests include:
- Work and labour
- Performance, choreography and the body
- Public space
- Artist-run spaces
- Curatorial responsibility
- Fashion and visual culture
- Socially-engaged artistic practice
Grants
I am currently leading the Artist-Run Initiatives in Britain Research Network, funded by the British Art Network.
Supervision
I welcome proposals from students who wish to pursue research in any areas relating to contemporary art careers, curatorial practices, artist-led activity and organisations, artistic labour, socially-engaged art practices, art and fashion, performance-based contemporary art, biennials and festivals.
Teaching
I currently teach on the MSc Creative Industries & Cultural Policy programme, where I am convenor for the course 'Cultural Institutions', and the undergraduate Creative Arts & Industries programme, where I am convenor for the level-one course 'Introduction to Creative Practice'.
Professional activities & recognition
Professional & learned societies
- 2023: Member of Doctoral & Early Career Researcher project board, Association for Art History
- 2023: Trustee, Scottish Contemporary Art Network
Supplementary
- Trustee of Scottish Contemporary Art Network (SCAN), a not-for-profit organisation that demonstrates the cultural, social and economic value of contemporary art. June 2023-present Trustee of Wasps (Workshop & Artists Studio Provision Scotland), a charity that provides affordable studios to support artists, arts organisations, and creative businesses, currently housing about 900 artists and 33 organisations at 20 buildings across Scotland. March 2020 - present Trustee of Market Gallery, an artist-run contemporary arts organisation based in Glasgow’s East End that presents a varied programme of contemporary exhibitions, projects and events. January 2020 - May 2022