Dr Jessica Holtaway
PhD

Biography

Jessica is a lecturer on the MA Visual Communication course where she leads the Digital Media unit. Her teaching explores the creative significance of theory and she runs sessions and workshops that help identify and contextualise key concepts within art and design practice. She also teaches across a number of BA courses within the Department of Art and Music.

With a background in fine art, history of art, and contemporary art theory, Jessica’s research centres on politically-engaged artworks and performances. She is interested in the relationship between creativity and crisis. She completed a PhD in the Department of Visual Cultures at Goldsmiths with a thesis that explored micropolitical art interventions.

Jessica’s book World-Forming and Contemporary Art was published in 2021 by Routledge and explores performances, curatorial practices and institutional practices through reflections on the philosophy of Jean-Luc Nancy. Jessica is also a co-editor of, and contributor to, the book artWORK: Art, Labour and Activism (published by Rowman and Littlefield International in 2017).