Professor Willie Doherty
Professor of Video Art
Background
Willie Doherty was born in Derry where he continues to live and work as an artist. He has had numerous one person and museum exhibitions, including the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Musee d'Art Moderne, Paris and Tate Liverpool. He has particiated in The Sao Paulo Bienal, The Istanbul Biennal and the Venice Biennale. He was shortlisted for the Turner Prize in 1994 and 2003.
He joined the University of Ulster in 1998 and became Professor of Video Art in 2005. He is a member of staff in the school of Art and Design is currently course director of the Master of Fine Art course.
Education
He took a B.A. Hons in Fine Art (Sculpture) at the University of Ulster in 1981.
Research Fields
His recent research outputs have explored the possibilities of using video installation to address the representation of contested spaces and the unknowable subject by subverting conventions of mainstream drama and documentary film. He has also continued to produce related photographic works that are often exhibited alongside the video installations.
Main Publications / Other Public Output
- RE-RUN 2002 (video installation)
First shown at:
The XXV Sao Paulo Biennal, 2002 - DRIVE 2003 (video installation)
First shown at:
Art Unlimited, Basel, 2003 - NON-SPECIFIC THREAT 2004 (video installation)
First shown at:
Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Alexander and Bonin, New York, 2004
- CLOSURE 2005 (video installation)
First shown:
Apparatus, Galeria Pepe Cobo, Madrid, 2005
Links
- Academic Enterprise Returns Form
- App lication for Funding Support for Research
- Application for Funding Support for Research - Teaching Relief
- Internal Research Funding Report Form
- Form for Return to University Publication Database
- Form for Returning non-text based Publications
- Peer Esteem Form; 2001 to date
- Personal Research Plan 2006/2007
- Research Institute Membership Criteria for 2006/2007