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Dr

Maxine Bristow

Associate Professor

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

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  • Associate Professor
    Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

BIOGRAPHY

Dr Maxine Bristow is Associate Professor and Programme Leader for MA Fine Art. In her role as Research Coordinator for Art and Design, she was instrumental in the development of practice-based research within the university. She served as a member of the RAE2008 Art and Design sub-panel and was a member of the Arts and Humanities Peer Review College 2008 - 2018. As an artist, she has an established practice and exhibition profile spanning over 25 years. She has exhibited nationally and internationally and is represented in the permanent collections of the Crafts Council, London; The Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester; and Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery. She was selected for The Jerwood Textiles Prize in 2002, and in 2008 was one of the nominated artists for the Northern Arts Prize.

UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER APPOINTMENTS

  • Associate Professor, Programme Leader MA Fine Art
    University of Chester, Art, Design, and Innovation, Chester, United Kingdom2018
  • Reader in Fine Art, Programme Leader MA Fine Art
    University of Chester, Art and Design, Chester, United Kingdom2004 - 2017
  • REF/Research Coordinator, Department of Art and Design
    University of Chester, Art and Design, Chester, United Kingdom2002 - 2022
  • Joint Co-ordinator MA Fine Art. Senior Lecturer Fine Art
    University College Chester, Fine Art, Chester, United Kingdom1993 - 2004
  • Part-time Lecturer
    Chester College of Higher Education, Fine Art, Chester, United Kingdom1989 - 1993

DEGREES

  • Practice based PhD
    Norwich University of the Arts (NUA) and University of the Arts London (UAL), Norwich and London, United Kingdom2009 - 2016
  • MA Textiles
    Manchester Polytechnic, Manchester, United Kingdom1984 - 1985
  • BA (Hons) Fashion/Textiles (Embroidery), First Class Honours.
    Manchester Polytechnic, Manchester, United Kingdom1981 - 1984

RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE INSTITUTE

  • Culture and Society Research and Knowledge Exchange Institute

SCHOOL

  • School for the Creative Industries