Stephen Atkinson is Program Director of the Bachelor of Contemporary Art at UniSA Creative, lecturer in art theory and history, and studio instructor in printmaking. He also facilitates projects on sound art and the creative possibilities of everyday life and materials. As an educator, Stephen is committed to the wider personal and social benefits of art education, and the creative and critical thinking outcomes of learning through making. While the Bachelor of Contemporary Art is focussed on fostering curiosity and teaching how to make and conceptualise artworks, these processes also open up other ways of thinking that are transferable across all areas of life and work. Most tertiary programs assist students... Read more
About me
Stephen Atkinson is Program Director of the Bachelor of Contemporary Art at UniSA Creative, lecturer in art theory and history, and studio instructor in printmaking. He also facilitates projects on sound art and the creative possibilities of everyday life and materials. As an educator, Stephen is committed to the wider personal and social benefits of art education, and the creative and critical thinking outcomes of learning through making. While the Bachelor of Contemporary Art is focussed on fostering curiosity and teaching how to make and conceptualise artworks, these processes also open up other ways of thinking that are transferable across all areas of life and work. Most tertiary programs assist students to develop problem solving skills, but art education emphasises the importance of asking new questions to conceive the world differently and reimagine our place in it.
In addition to academia, Stephen has worked in a wide range of occupations from gardener and labourer to ghost-writer, and he continues to practice as a writer, musician, and artist.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy Charles Darwin University
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Flinders University
Experimental music; Garage music and cultural history; Film and contemporary art; Sustainable design; Psychogeography; Aesthetics; The political psychology of horror; Teaching creativity and critical thinking; Mobile learning; Printmaking/print-thinking
Research
Research
Experimental music; Garage music and cultural history; Film and contemporary art; Sustainable design; Psychogeography; Aesthetics; The political psychology of horror; Teaching creativity and critical thinking; Mobile learning; Printmaking/print-thinking
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Private Individual | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
MemberSouth Australian Writers Centre |
2018 |
MemberAustralasian Performers Rights Association |
2018 |
MemberSouth Australian Writers Centre |
2017 |
MemberAustralasian Performers Rights Association |
2017 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Dissident dissonance: forging a visual arts practice informed by twentieth-century transatlantic avant-garde music | Current |
| Hybrid assemblages: an interdisciplinary exploration of grid-based generative art systems | Current |
| Making and belonging: an investigation of the interrelations between body, place and material through practice-led research based in blown glass. | Current |
| Re-conceptions of uterine discourse through a print-based practice | Current |
| The eco-aware printmaking studio: developing safer etching and intaglio techniques in Australia | Current |
| Unfolding invisible architecture of Raukkan an indigenous community of South Australia | Current |
