, BA (Hons), MLitt, PhD
Convenor of the Museum and Archive Committee
Dr Kate Lampitt Adey graduated with a First Class Honours from GSA in 2011 and has a portfolio career that includes an AHRC-funded research position, her own online business as a practicing artist, and commissioned work as an upholsterer.
Kate has strong practice and academic credentials, with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art: Painting and Printmaking from GSA; an MLitt in Dress and Textiles Histories from the University of Glasgow; and a PhD from the School of Design, University of Edinburgh. She has continued to be a practicing artist and craftswoman, and in 2017 started an online business selling her artwork. In addition, she recently completed an intensive apprenticeship with an upholsterer and is now working by commission.
Kate has an interest in widening participation and has previously worked on projects in Glasgow and youth projects in Northumberland. For example, she organised a public event at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2015, which highlighted to her the enthusiasm with which people engaged with the theory and practice of creativity given an accessible opportunity.