Dr Steve Fossey
CV
Dr Steve Fossey SFHEA
BA (Hons), MA, DTLLS, PhD
Associate Professor in Fine Art
Introduction
I have been working in education and the creative industries as an artist, lecturer and researcher for over 20 years. As an artist I work across disciplines including sound, performance/live art, art-writing, digital video, and installation, and as a musician have recorded and toured nationally and internationally.
In education I have worked in colleges and universities where, for the past 20 years, I have written and led programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. My experience spans the arts, including departmental leadership and management where I have overseen the writing and validation of undergraduate degree courses and have had responsibility for higher education quality and standards.
Current Appointments
Associate Professor, College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Lincoln (2023-present)
External Examiner, Fine Art Practice Foundation Degree, and BA (Hons) Art and Design Nottingham Trent University (2021-present)
Artist and Researcher working nationally and internationally (2000- present)
Education
Middlesex University (2012 – 2017)
University of Northampton (2011 – 2012)
Nottingham Trent University (2000 – 2006)
South Nottingham College (1993 – 1996)
Qualifications
Senior Fellow of The Higher Education Academy (2023)
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2018)
PhD
Title: Site-Specific Performance and the Mechanics of Becoming Social, supervised by Professor Vida Midgelow and Dr Josephine Machon (full scholarship), (2018)
DTLLS. Diploma to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (fully qualified teacher status), Central College Nottingham, (2008 – 2010)
MA Performance and Live Art (by registered project/thesis), supervised by Professor John Newling, Nottingham Trent University (2004-2006)
BA (hons) Contemporary Arts (First Class)
Nottingham Trent University (2000-2003)
City and Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Adult Numeracy and Literacy
Central College Nottingham (2010)
GNVQ Adv. Level 3-Art and Design (1996)
BTEC First Diploma in Art and Design (1994)
Career Details (Previous)
Interim Head of Arts, Culture & Heritage, University of Lincoln, UK (2023-2024)
Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for Fine Art, University of Lincoln, UK (2018-2023)
External Examiner for BA (Hons) Design Studies, Pembrokeshire College, University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) (2020- 2022)
External Examiner for BA (Hons) Fine Art and BA (Hons) Visual Arts with Foundation Year, Colchester Institute, University of East Anglia (UEA) (2020- 2022)
Lecturer, BA (Hons) Fine Art, University of Lincoln (2016-18)
Head of Department, FE and HE Performing Arts and Digital Media, Brooksby Melton College (2014-16)
Associate Lecturer, BA (Hons) Drama, University of Lincoln (2013-14)
Visiting Lecturer, MA Contemporary Performance Practice, Brunel University (2014)
Visiting Lecturer, BA (Hons) Fine Art, Nottingham Trent University (2005 and 2014)
Visiting Lecturer, BA (Hons) Theatre Arts, Middlesex University (2013)
Visiting Lecturer, BA (Hons) Fine Art, Derby University (2013)
Visiting Lecturer, MA Fine Art, University of Northampton (2011)
Lecturer, Level 4 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design and Foundation Degree in Visual Arts, School of Creative and Enterprise, Central College Nottingham (2011-14)
Programme Leader, Level 2 Diploma in Art and Design, Central College Nottingham School of Visual Arts and Digital Media (2006-11)
Lecturer, Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, New College Nottingham (2005-07)
Exhibitions Technical Manager, Future Factory at Bonington Gallery, Nottingham Trent University (2004-06)
Assistant to John Newling, Artist and Emeritus Professor of Installation Sculpture, Nottingham Trent University (2004-06)
Gallery Assistant, Nottingham Castle Art Gallery (2003-04)
Exhibitions and Events Technical Manager, Djanogly Art Gallery, Lakeside Arts Centre, University of Nottingham (2002-03)
Youth Worker (community arts), Nottingham City Council (2002-03)
Selected Publications, Artistic, and Practice-as-Research Output (selected)
2023-present
The Art of Wellbeing (2023-present)/Consultant Artis in Residence (2025-2026): A major partnership funded by Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
2022
Fossey+Bell (2022), A Trial Run in our Skins, Project Space Plus, University of Lincoln, UK. (Group Exhibition)
Fossey, Steve (2022), ‘When drawing speaks: The dialogic traces of a continuous line’, Drawing: Research, Theory, Practice, 7:2, pp. 253–66, (Research Article)
Fossey, S., (2022) “Face to Facelessness: Imagined Intimacies and Socially Distant Desires”, Body, Space & Technology 21(1) (Research Article)
2020
Fossey, S (2020) Composing the Material of Our Inner Voices: Creative Listening and the Dialogic Self, published in Leap Into Action Companion: Critical Performative Pedagogies in Art & Design Education by Peter Lang, ed. Campbell, L. ISBN 1433166445, 9781433166440 (Book Chapter)
Fossey, S (2020) Immediate Reaction to Alex Shady’s Provocation, published in Leap Into Action Companion: Critical Performative Pedagogies in Art & Design Education by Peter Lang, ed. Campbell, L. ISBN-13 : 978-1433166402 (Provocation)
Fossey, S (2020) Thought Acts. Commissioned by svox.tv (Audio/Video)
2019
Fossey, S (2019) An imbricated drawing ontology: Economies of pattern, chaos and scale, published in Drawing, Research, Theory, Practice Journal by Intellect (Research Article)
Fossey, S (2019) An imbricated drawing ontology: Economies of pattern, chaos and scale, Loughborough University as part of Drawing Research Network 2019: Embodied Drawing (Research Paper)
Fossey, S (2019) Bites of Passage: Thresholds, Permeability and Hand-Fed Food for Thought published in Body, Space, Technology Journal by Open Library of Humanities (Research Article)
2018
Fossey, Steve (2018) Bites of Passage: Thresholds, Permeability and Hand-Fed Food for Thought as part of Digesting Ritual: Food, Waste and the Body Conference, The Ivy Arts Centre – GSA, University of Surrey (Conference Paper)
Fossey, S (2018) BBC Radio Lincoln, WW2 Narratives, verbatim voicing (Audio Performance)
Fossey, S (2018) La Borde, Rough Trade, Nottingham (Performance)
2016
Fossey, S (2016) Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies (Reviewer)
Fossey, S (2016) Periodic Review of FdA Performing Arts and Validation of BA (hons) Performing Arts, Bournemouth and Poole College and Arts University Bournemouth, UK (External Panel Industry Expert)
2015
Fossey, S (2015) Love at First (Site), published in Ways to Wander, Triarchy Press, Hind and Qualman. ISBN: 978-1-909470-72-9 (Art Writing)
2014
Fossey, S (2014) Host(s). Commissioned by the European Arts and Theatre Festival, UK (Performance)
Fossey, S (2014) Seen This. Arts Council England commissioned essay for Seen This exhibition of Contemporary British Art, Hopkinson Gallery, Nottingham, UK (Essay)
Fossey, S (2014) Watching/Hoping, Finalist in the Artslant Commissioned Georgia Fee Residency, Paris, France (Shortlisted Artist)
Fossey, S (2014) Performative Processes of Place. Published in Body Space and Technology Journal, Brunel University, UK. ISSN 1470-9120ISSN 1470-9120 470-9120 (Audio/Video)
Fossey, S (2014) In Dialogue, International Dialogic Practices Conference, Nottingham Contemporary Gallery, Nottingham, UK. (Selection Panelist)
Fossey, S (2014) I Will Tell You That I Love You and Mean It. Commissioned by Bath Festival of Arts, Bath, UK. (Audio)
Fossey, S (2014) Papergirl, various sites across Belfast, NI. (Performance)
2013
Fossey, S (2013) Host, Little Wolf Parade Festival of Live Art, Nottingham, UK. (Performance)
Fossey, S (2013) Performative Processes of Place (1), Published in the Video Journal of Performance, University of Hull, UK. (Audio/Video)
Fossey, S (2013) Platform e-journal of Theatre and Performing Arts. (Reviewer)
Fossey, S (2013) On imagination: the future of the imaginary in art and argument. University of Sheffield, UK (Delegate)
Fossey, S (2013) Hello I Love You. In A Better Tomorrow, Embrace Arts Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK. (Audio/Performance)
Fossey, S (2013) Thought Acts, Liberated Words Festival, Arnolfini, Bristol, UK. (Audio/Video)
Fossey, S (2013) Love at First (site), Walking in the City Festival, The Parlour Rooms and various sites in Bristol, UK. (Performance/Installation)
Fossey, S (2013) The Heckler. BBC radio Nottingham, in ‘The Heckler’ research symposium and exhibition, Trade gallery, Nottingham, UK. (Audio)
Fossey, S (2013) Creative Twinning, Guest Artist, Perfekt Futur, Karlsruhe, Germany. (Performance Installation)
Fossey, S (2013) Intersubjective facelessness - the experience of unwitting interaction, INTERACTIVITY/INTERPASSIVITY – 5th Annual Research Conference in Art and Theatre, Centre for Art, Design, Research and Experimentation, Wolverhampton University, Wolverhampton, UK. (Research Paper/Performance)
Fossey, S (2013) STEM. The Corner Gallery, Nottingham, UK. (Installation)
Fossey, S (2013) Cultural Twinning, The Space, Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham, UK and Karlsruhe, Germany. (Performance)
Fossey, S (2013) The Voice and the Object. Published in Nottingham Visual Arts edition 11, eds. Bramich and Syson. (Review)
Fossey, S (2013) Spill Writing. Writer in Residence at Writers Unpacked, Spill Festival of Performance and Live Art. (Art Writing)
Fossey, S (2013) Re-imagining Social Space through an Openness to the Becoming of Place, Becoming Nomad: Hybrid Spaces, Liquid Architectures, York St John University, York, UK. (Research Paper)
Fossey, S (2013) Guided Tours in Contemporary Art. 3rd International Research Forum on Guided Tours, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, Breda, Netherlands. (Selected Research Paper)
Fossey, S (2013) Transfer Panel. Middlesex University, Hendon, UK. (Submission of practice and written defence of Doctoral standard: successful upgrade from MPhil to PHD. Chair: Professor Susan Melrose)
Fossey, S (2013) 52 Artists for Bulwell. In Nottart, Corner Gallery, Nottingham, UK. (Installation)
2012
Fossey, S (2012) Hand Movement with Hans Bellmer in Mind. In Little Wolf Parade Festival, Nottingham, UK. (Video)
Fossey, S (2012) Is That Wrong? In Drunken Nights, The Trafalgar, London, UK, commissioned by Drunken Chorus. (Performance)
Fossey, S (2012) Reflections on Honesty and Risk – an hour or so with Ron Athey. Published in Nottingham Visuals Arts, October Issue, Ed. Syson, J. (Essay)
Fossey, S (2012) Toeing the Line – the culture of getting involved, TaPRA International Annual Conference, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK. (Research paper)
Fossey, S (2012) In Dialogue: Re-thinking Site-specificity and Community. International Conference on Dialogue in contemporary fine art practice, Nottingham Contemporary Art Gallery, Nottingham, UK. (Guest Speaker)
Fossey, S (2012) Liberated Words from Berlin, Mix International Festival of Transmedia Writing and Digital Creativity, The Pound Arts Centre, Bath, UK. (Video)
Fossey, S (2012) Trying to make more sense? – An introduction, beginning and reflection of a dialogic performance, Activate Journal Volume 2, Issue 1: Figure of the Sensible. Department of Drama, Theatre and Performance, University of Roehampton, UK. (Article/Performance Images)
Fossey, S (2012) Berlin – The Space Between. Multitude Festival of Art, The Viewer Gallery, London, UK. (Audio/Video)
Fossey, S (2012) The Revealing of the Self Through Being in Place. Journeys Across Media, Department of Film, Theatre and Television Annual Conference, University of Reading, UK. (Research Paper)
Fossey, S (2012) The Ontologies of Observation. TaPRA Interdisciplinary Approaches to Documenting Performance Conference, University of Hull, UK. (Research Paper)
Fossey, S and Irvine, R (2012) Self and Authenticity in Performance. Performing Research Creative Exchanges Conference, Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, London, UK. (Research Paper/Performance)
Fossey, S (2012) What’s So Funny About Piss, Blood: An Understanding? With Humorous Intent, Mostyn Oriel Gallery, Wales, UK. (Research Paper/Performance)
Fossey, S (2012) Digital Hybridities, University of Derby, UK (Delegate)
2011
Fossey, S (2011) Landscape/Space/Politics. Annual Doreen Massey Conference, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK. (Delegate)
Fossey, S (2011) Redefining a Sense of Place, Annual Post Graduate Conference in the Arts and Related Disciplines, University of Northampton, UK. (Research Paper/Performance)
Fossey, S (2011) Perspectives on Landscapes - Literature and Social Landscapes, East Midlands Universities Annual Conference, Nottingham Trent University, UK. (Panel Chair)
Fossey, S (2011) In Praxis. Practice as Research Conference, University of Northampton, UK. (Research Paper)
Fossey, S and Belasco Rogers, D (2011) Collaborative Map. Live Art Development Agency supported project, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Breton, UK. (Performance)
Fossey, S (2006 - 2011) The Tailshakers. Musician, Founder and Artistic Director. Recordings, Live Performances, Workshops and Lectures across UK and Europe. Supported by BBC, Arts Council England, Prince’s Trust among others.
Professional Affiliations
Higher Education Academy
Theatre and Performance Research Association (TaPRA)
National Association of Fine Art Educators (NAFAE)
Contemporary Performance Network
Performance Philosophy
Academic Interests and Areas of Expertise
Art Writing
Arts Education
Dialogic Art
Drawing
Experimental Composition
Live Art/Performance
Installation Art
Performance Studies
Practice as Research
Public Art
Relational Aesthetics
Sonic/Sound Art
Site-specific Art
Socially-engaged Art