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Dr John Gillett

Programme Leader Fine Art, Lecturer in Fine Art

Dr John Gillett is Programme Leader Fine Art within Winchester School of Art at the University of Southampton.

John's background is in curatorship, and he was trained in exhibition organisation by the Arts Council of Great Britain. He has worked as Keeper of Art at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, and for many years as Director of The Winchester Gallery here at Winchester School of Art. He has written extensively about contemporary art and public art in particular.

He is a publication designer and practising artist, specialising in performance-based video and digitally controlled live animation. His research interest is in the application of educational, curatorial concerns in creative practice, and especially in the idea of the self-interpreting artwork.

Research

Publications

Contact

Article

Harland, B., Gillett, J., Mann, C. M., Kass, J., Godwin, H. J., Liversedge, S. P., & Donnelly, N. (2014). Modes of address in pictorial art: an eye movement study of Manet’s Bar at the Folies-Bergère. Leonardo, 47(3), 241-247. https://doi.org/10.1162/LEON_a_00676

Books

Gillett, J. R., Harland, E. J., Channon, A. R., & Sage, J. (Eds.) (2012). The seven billionth citizen. Townhouse Gallery.
Gillett, J. R. (Ed.), Gillett, J. R., & Sweetman, P. (2009). Just Anybody. Renja Leino. Fotonet / The Winchester Gallery.
Gillett, J. R., & Harland, E. J. (Eds.) (2009). Winchester School of Art Research Anthology. Winchester Gallery Press.
Bould, P. A., Mitchell, B., Gillett, J. (Ed.), & Mitchell Bould (2005). Site works. The Winchester Gallery.

Book Chapter

Gillett, J. R. (2009). Are you in favour of the future? In E. J. Harland (Ed.), Winchester School of Art Research Anthology (pp. 74-77). The Winchester Gallery Press.

Creative Media and Artefacts

Harland, E. J. (Other), Gillett, J. R. (Other), Hatakeyama, N. (Artist), Ramadan, A. (Artist), Muriuki, J. (Artist), Cattani, M. L. (Artist), & Rands, N. (Artist). (Accepted/In press). The seven billionth citizen: a global video project. Artefact
Gillett, J. R. (Curator), Medley, S. (Curator), & Spero, D. (Artist). (Accepted/In press). David Spero: Balls, Wood and Videotape. Exhibition
Gillett, J. R. (Artist), & Makhoul, B. (Artist). (Accepted/In press). History Wall, Churchill Hospital. Artefact
Gillett, J. R. (Curator), Medley, S. (Curator), & Leino, R. (Artist). (Accepted/In press). Just Anybody: Renja Leino. Exhibition
Gillett, J. R. (Artist). (Accepted/In press). The Poetics of Space (after Bachelard). Digital or Visual Products
Gillett, J. R. (Curator), & Sinclair, N. (Artist). (Accepted/In press). Nick Sinclair: Water Ice Vapour. Exhibition
Gillett, J. R. (Curator), Downey, K. (Curator), & Friend, M. (Other). (Accepted/In press). Border Country: Melanie Friend. Exhibition
Gillett, J. R. (Curator), Medley, S. (Curator), & Glanville, T. (Other). (Accepted/In press). Toby Glanville: Finland Stations. Exhibition
Medley, S. (Curator), & Gillett, J. R. (Curator). (Accepted/In press). Jari Silomaki: My unopened letters and UK weather diary. Digital or Visual Products

Report

Gillett, J. R. (Accepted/In press). Bashar Horoub. A.M. Qattan Foundation.

Thesis

Gillett, J. R. (2010). Title sequence: the self-interpreting artwork.

Dr John Gillett
Winchester School of Art University of Southampton Park Avenue Winchester Hampshire SO23 8DL Email: J.R.Gillett@soton.ac.uk Office: WSA/A2021 Phone: 02380597002

Room Number : 63A/2021

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