Laura Gonzalez (born Bilbao, Spain) is an artist and academic. She lives and works in Glasgow, Scotland.

Employment

2005-present: Lecturer (Research), The Glasgow School of Art.

2002-2005: Student Adviser, Postgraduate Students, University of the Arts London.

2001-2005: Research Degrees Coordinator, Wimbledon School of Art.

1999-2000: Researcher, Arts about Manchester.

1998-1999:Education Programme Officer, Guggenheim Bilbao Museum.

Education

Ongoing: Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Cultural Communication and Computing Research Institute (C3RI), Art and Design Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University - Working title: The practice of seduction in art. How to create objects that lead viewers astray. Supervisory team: Sharon Kivland, Tom Fisher, Steve Dutton.

2004-2005: Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Art, Design and Communication,Centre for Learning and Teaching in Art and Design.

2002-2003: Supervising Research Degrees in Art, Design and Communication (SEDA accredited), Centre for Learning and Teaching in Art and Design.

2000-2001: Master of Fine Art: Drawing, Wimbledon School of Art.

1995-2000: Licenciada en Bellas Artes (BA (Hons) Fine Art equivalent), Universidad del Pais Vasco, Spain.

Exhibitions

2008: A Case of Seduction. End Gallery, Sheffield, 19–25 May 2008.

2006: Gift, Museum MAN, Liverpool, UK.

2006: Objects in Waiting, The End Gallery, Sheffield, UK

2006: Post It, Atkinson Gallery, Southport, UK

2004: Staff show, The Gallery, Wimbledon School of Art, London, UK

2003: Art in Heaven, St Mary’s Church, Brighton and Hove, UK

2003: To all the lovers and sweethearts we will never meet, House Gallery, London, UK

2001: Mission, Wimbledon School of Art, London, UK.

2001: The Invisible City, Wimbledon Library Gallery, London, UK

2001: Ausentes 2001, Sala Baracaldo, Spain.

2000: Atopia, performance exhibition, Sheffield Subway, UK.

2000: Ausentes 2000, Sala Araba, Vitoria, touring to Baracaldo and Castro, Spain.

2000: Café Tangente, Boulevard, Miranda de Ebro, Spain.

1999: Inter-national, FBAUP, Porto, Portugal.

1998: Encuentros, solo show, Mina Espazio, Bilbao, Spain.

1998: Little Works, Abanto-Ciervana, Spain.

1998: Primero de Mayo, Boulevard, Bilbao, Spain.

1998: Group show ‘98. La Bolsa, Bilbao, Spain.

1997: Encerrona, Mina Espazio, Bilbao, Spain.

1997: Group show ‘97, La Bolsa, Bilbao, Spain.

Publications

Articles

2007: The line, the look and the gaze. In Persico, G. curator (2007) Isobar. Exhibition catalogue. Fieldgate Gallery, 20 October – 11 November. London: Arttra. pp. 18-21

2005: A Biennial in Venice, in ‘The Mind’s Construction Quarterly’.

2005: Leading Astray, in ‘Arttra’.

2005: The Edge of Emptiness, in ‘Arttra’.

2004: Untitled (Mind / Body), ‘The Mind’s Construction’ magazine, pilot issue, London, December 2004, pp. 26-27.

2004: Sophie’s World: The Delusions of the Artist, in ‘The Mind’s Construction Quarterly’.

2003: Skin Against Stone:Julio Medem in London, in ‘The Mind’s Construction Quarterly’ .

2003: National Pride: the 50th Venice Biennale, in ‘The Mind’s Construction Quarterly’ .

2002: Parchu (to Honour), in ‘Metamorphosis’, an exhibition of works by Jude James and Evi Chamouratidou, PINAKOQHKH MARGARH.

Book Reviews

2006: Expedition. A journey around the west coast in search of tropical Scotland by Melanie Carvalho. Art & Research, Volume 1. No. 1. Winter 2006/07.

Conference Papers

2008: Reflections on seduction. Architexture: Exploring textual and architectural spaces. University of Strathclyde, 15-17 April 2008. Read abstract.

2007: Mothers, daughters and cryptophores. Conference contribution: A return to Almodóvar: Roundtable discussion of his most recent film. Association for the Psychoanalysis of Culture and Society 2007 Annual Conference – Hope for Hard Times: Anxiety, Alienation and Activism, Rutgers University, 2-4 November 2007. Read Précis.

2007: When Freud Visited the Acropolis, Introduction presentation to the ‘Psychoanalysis in Doctoral Research’ panel, Rigorous Holes: Perspectives on Psychoanalytic Theory in Art and Performance Research, Chelsea College of Art, 29-30 May 2007

2007: Juicy Salif as a cultish totem. The Discipline of Creativity: Exploring the Paradox, Session: ‘Ars longa’: establishing value. Institute for Capitalising on Creativity, RSAMD, 2 May 2007. Read abstract.

2007: Why the PhD studio? Co-written with Dr Naren Barfield. College Art Association, 95th Annual Conference, New York, 14-17 February 2007. Read abstract.

2006: Created to lead astray: Baudrillard’s seduction in contemporary artefacts. Engaging Baudrillard, Swansea University, 4-6 September 2006. Read paper.

Public Presentations

2008: 24 January 2008. That Obscure Object of Research. Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

2005: Position paper (with Dr Malcolm Quinn, Research Coordinator, Wimbledon School of Art). Perspectives in Practice-Based Research, AHRC funded collaborative doctoral training project, Coventry University, the University of the Arts London, University of Hertfordshire, Sheffield Hallam University, Wimbledon School of Art and University of Leeds.

2004: The roll out management of skills training: experiences with different models (with Professor Stephen Flint, Director of Graduate School, University of Liverpool). Third Annual UKGrad conference ‘The future of the UK Doctorate in an International Market’.

2004: Issues in practice-led research. Surrey Institute of Art and Design.

2003: The Game of Rule Making, Centre for Learning and Teaching in Art and Design, London.

2002: Language and Beyond, School of Performing Arts, University of Surrey.

Scholarships and awards

2007: CAA Travel Grant.

2000: The Basque Region Award for specialized study in a foreign country.

2000: Student exchange award, painting and printmaking, Sheffield Hallam University.

1999: Photography and video scholarship, Faculdade das Belas Artes do Porto, Portugal.

Research grants and awards

2007: The Learning and Teaching Innovation Fund. GSA, Total funding £1,931. Application developed with Dr Nicky Bird

2006: AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Training Award. AHRC, Total funding £10k. Application developed with Professor Naren Barfield and Stuart Evans, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design

2005: AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Training Award. AHRC, Total funding £10k. Application developed with Dr Malcolm Quinn and Dr Dany Nobus, Brunel University

2005: AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award. Application developed and co-authored with Hilary Baxter, Dr Robert Perks and Cathy Courtney, National Life Stories, The British Library

External Esteem

2007: Occasional referee, Arts and Humanities in Higher Education

2007: Occasional referee, Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies

2007: Editorial Advisor, Studies in Material Thinking

2006: External Member, Research Degrees Sub-Committee, Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

2006: External Member (in attendance), Higher Degrees Committee, Faculty of Arts, University of Glasgow.

Membership of professional bodies

2005-present: Registered Practitioner, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

2006-2007: Member, College Arts Assotiation (CAA).

2007-present: Member, Association for the Psychoanalysis of Culture and Society (APCS).