Jennifer Dudley

Following on from a BA (Hons) in History of Art I completed an MA in Curating, achieving a distinction overall. I then held a maternity cover position as Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the National Museum and Galleries of Wales in Cardiff. I am currently completing my PhD research at Coventry University, funded by the Design and Visual Art Department. Post-PhD I will be interested in curatorial and/or research opportunities within modern and contemporary visual art.

My areas of particular interest include: contemporary sculpture and installation artwork, accessible exhibition design, the participatory museum and feminist art histories.

Mutability, Materiality and Meaning in Abstract Sculpture Made by Women (1978-1997)

Through this research project I am surveying sculptural artworks produced by women in Britain between 1978 and 1997. With a particular focus on unusual sculptural materials, the processes of making and ephemeral artworks, I'll be exploring whether or not there exists a gendered aesthetic of making. I'll be further exploring any institutionalised gender-bias within the British art world and there will be a focus on group exhibitions of women's sculptural practice in Britain