Lucy Hill

Dr

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Assistant Professor Visual Art
School of Arts Education and Movement
DCU Institute of Education
St Patrick's Campus
Drumcondra Dublin 9
T:01 7009104

E:lucy.hill@dcu.ie
W:www.lucyhill.ie
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Lucy is a visual artist and an academic. She joined DCU Institute of Education, School of Arts Education and Movement in January 2023. Prior to this, she lectured part-time at the National College of Art and Design School of Education, including co-design and delivery (with Dr. Andrew Wall) of the research methods module for Ph.D. students. Lucy’s Ph.D. in art education was awarded by the NCAD in 2021 for which she was awarded an Irish Research Council Postgraduate Scholarship, and a Thomas Dammann Memorial Award. Her supervisor was Professor Dervil Jordan, and her thesis proposed a posthuman ‘Ethico-Aesthetic’ paradigm for arts-based research with children. Her thesis was awarded joint runner-up in the Peter Lang International Young Scholars in Education Award. During her studies, she attended the Professor Rosi Braidotti Summer School at Utrecht University, titled ‘Posthuman Ethics in the Anthropocene’ where she presented and participated in panel discussions. Her academic writing has been published by Sage, Routledge, Springer, and Intellect Books. She was an invited speaker at the International Art Education Week at Seoul Museum of Modern Art, Korea and while there, she delivered experimental art workshops for South Korean teachers in Busan City. In her art practice, she has exhibited widely in both solo and selected group shows. She has won several awards for her art practice, including residencies and four public art commissions. Lucy was the inaugural Professor John Coolahan early years artist in residence at The Ark, a dedicated cultural centre for children in Dublin. Lucy worked as a Creative Associate with The Arts Council / Creative Ireland Creative Schools program from 2018-2021. She has also worked as an Associate Artist with Helium Arts, an Irish charity working through the arts with children living with long-term health conditions. Lucy's research interests include early childhood art education, arts-based research methods, post-qualitative research, posthuman ethics, art as research, art making and drawing in childhood.  

  

Book Chapter

Year Publication
2023 Fiona King; Lucy Hill (2023) 'The Change Lab: An Arts Based Research Approach in Initial Teacher Training' In: Arts Education in Ireland: Pedagogy to Practice. Dublin : Intellect Books.
2023 Lucy Hill; Alice Lyons (2023) 'Strawing: Perpetual Line' In: New Images of Thought in the Study of Childhood Drawing. Switzerland : Springer. [DOI]
2023 Lucy Hill (2023) 'A Posthuman Perspective of Ats Based research with Children' In: Arts Education in Ireland: Pedagogy to Practice. Dublin : Intellect Books.
2021 Lucy Hill (2021) 'On Being led (astray) by (feral) Materials: Posthuman Research Practice in an Outdoor ECEC atelier' In: The Sage Handbook of Global Childhoods. London : Sage. [DOI]
2020 Lucy Hill; Aisling O'Gorman (2020) 'For the Love of Small Stuff: Materialising Theory in an Early Years Artist Residency' In: Working with Young Children in Museums: Weaving Theory and Practice. London : Routledge. [Link] https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429434457
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Professional Associations

Association Function From / To
Visual Artists Ireland Artist Member 24/01/2022 -

Honors and Awards

Date Title Awarding Body
01/01/2022 Arts Council Agility Award The Arts Council
01/11/2021 Joint Runner-Up Peter Lang Young Scholars in Education Award Peter Lang International
01/12/2021 Exploring and Thinking Bursary Award Dublin City and County Councils
01/09/2018 Inaugural Professor John Coolahan Early Years Artist in Residence, The Ark Cultural Center for Children
24/01/2017 The Arts Council Travel and Training Award The Arts Council
01/09/2016 Thomas Dammann Junior Memorial Award Thomas Dammann Junior Memorial Foundation
01/01/2009 Public Art Commission Mayo County Council
24/01/2008 Public Art Commission Mayo County Council

Employment

Employer Position From / To
DCU part-time lecturer 01/09/2021 - 20/12/2021
National College of Art and Design Lecturer 01/09/2020 - 01/06/2022
The Arts Council Creative Associate 01/09/2018 - 01/09/2021
MSLETB (Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim, Education Training Board) Art Tutor 01/09/2014 - 01/09/2016
MSLETB (Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim, Education Training Board) Tutor 01/09/2005 - 01/09/2015
MSLETB (Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim, Education Training Board) Tutor 01/09/2005 - 01/09/2015
MSLETB (Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim, Education Training Board) Tutor 01/09/2005 - 01/09/2008

Education

Start date Institution Qualification Subject
01/09/2016 NCAD PhD At Education
01/09/1993 Winchester School of Art MFA Fine Art Painting
01/09/1987 Crawford College of Art BFA Fine Art Painting

Other Activities

Description
Mentor to dance artist Monica Munoz for her Arts Council Young People, Children in Education (YPCE) Bursary Award.
Mentor for Sophie Maltzan Early Years Exploring and Thinking Project Award from Dublin City and County Councils

Creative Outputs

Year Title Type
2023 Things for Slow Moving MInd Wandering Artwork
2022 FOLD Exhibition
2022 FOLD Exhibition
2022 Rock Paper Scissors Exhibition
2017 The Customs House Studios Summer Exhibition Exhibition
2016 The Customs House, Annual Resident Artists exhibition Exhibition
2014 'PAiNT" children’s commission exhibition & workshops Exhibition
2013 'PAiNT' children’s commission exhibition & workshops Exhibition
2010 ‘Crickets Sing with Their Legs’ (with Almha Roche) Exhibition
2006 Touring exhibition (countywide) Exhibition
2005 ‘Blink’ Exhibition
2002 Inaugural exhibition, Mermaid Arts Centre Exhibition
2002 Exhibition(solo) Exhibition
2001 EV+A Exhibition
2001 Claremorris Open Exhibition Exhibition

Enterprise Engagement

Year Engagement Type Client Description
2022 Consultancy Arts in Health Program, Children's Health Ireland Consulting with Children on the art offer of the new National Children's Hospital
2022 Continuous Professional Development/Training Mayo County Childcare Committee CPD for Childminders
2021 Continuous Professional Development/Training The Ark and Department of Education and Skills Design and Delivery Teacher CPD Summer Courses
2021 Continuous Professional Development/Training The Ark & DFES Designed on-site CPD programs for The Ark approved and funded by DFES (postponed to 2021).
2021 Continuous Professional Development/Training Professional Development Services for Teachers (PDST) Design and Delivery of CPD art training course 'Science & Literacy through a Visual Art Lens'
2019 Invited talk/presentation KACES International Arts Education Conference, Seoul Museum of Modern Art, Korea. Invited presenter
2018 Continuous Professional Development/Training Creative Associate, Creative Schools, the Arts Council Creative Associate, Creative Schools, the Arts Council. Delivery of CPD, planning & coordinating creative projects with artists, teachers, school boards, parents, and children.
2018 Invited talk/presentation The Ark, Dublin Public presentation & talk ‘Materialising Theory in an Early Years Artist Residency’ with Dr. Christina MacRae, The Ark, Dublin.
2018 Continuous Professional Development/Training Mayo Education Centre Creative Schools Program, CPD delivered for three schools, Mayo Education Centre.
2018 Continuous Professional Development/Training Early Childhood Ireland Early Childhood Ireland, staff training presentation, invited by Dr. Carmel Brennan.
2017 Continuous Professional Development/Training Mayo Education Center 2017-present. Teacher Artist Partnership (TAP), Deliver summer training courses for participating teachers and artists, Mayo Education Center.
2017 Invited talk/presentation Irish Museum of Modern Art Arts in Education Portal, National Day, conference workshop presenter, IMMA
2017 Invited talk/presentation Utrecht University ‘Posthuman Ethics in the Anthropocene’, Attendee and invited presenter and plenary panel member at Prof. Rosi Braidotti (course leader) Utrecht Summer School, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, 21st-25th August.
1996 Invited talk/presentation Irish Museum of Modern Art IMMA Artists work program residency, open studios, public presentation & talks.

Outreach Activities

Year Engagement Type Organisation Description
2022 Presentations/Talks to an external audience The Ark and Dublin City Council Creative Hubs Art in Libraries (Coolock, Cabra and Ballyfermot)
2022 Presentations/Talks to an external audience Helium Arts Artist Facilitator for Helium Arts
2018 Presentations/Talks to an external audience Early Childhood Ireland Early Childhood Ireland conference, Croke Park, Dublin. Presentation 1: Posthuman Material Literacy, based on my PhD research, Presentation 2: with Aisling O’Gorman, based on my Early Years Residency at the Ark.
2017 Presentations/Talks to an external audience National Childhood Network Invited Presenter, All Ireland Early Years Arts Conference, National Childhood Network, Athlone.
2017 Presentations/Talks to an external audience Early Childhood Ireland Early Childhood Ireland Conference, Croke Park. Presentation based on my PhD research.
2018 Presentations/Talks to an external audience GMIT, ‘Turning Play Inside Out’ Conference Presentation & Workshop delivery, ‘Turning Play Inside Out’ Conference, GMIT.
2016 Community-based learning Aras Attracta MSLETB workshops for adults with intellectual disabilities, Aras Attracta, Swinford, Co. Mayo.
2016 Community-based learning Mayo, school residency & project documentation TAP lead artist/teacher team for Mayo, school residency & project documentation
2011 Community-based learning Mayo Co. Childcare Committee Co-delivered ‘Nurturing Children’s Creativity’ with Mary Skillington (GMIT) for early childhood educators and parents, funded by Mayo Co. Childcare Committee.