Laura Guy
Lecturer and PhD co-ordinator for School of Design
Fine Art Critical Studies
Glasgow School of Art
Research Interests
queer art, feminist art, history of photography, print cultures, contemporary art, curating
Research Profile
Laura Guy's research focuses on post-1960s photographic, documentary, and print cultures; queer and feminist art history, visual and material culture; and contemporary art and artist moving image.
Before joining GSA, Laura held lecturing roles at Goldsmiths, University of London and Manchester Metropolitan University. After completing a PhD at the Manchester Institute for Research in Art and Design in 2016, she undertook postdoctoral research at University of Edinburgh (2016-18) as part of the HERA-funded research project Cruising the Seventies: Unearthing Pre-HIV/AIDS Queer Sexual Cultures and at Newcastle University (2018-21) as Research Excellence Academic Fellow in Art History. She was the 2019/20 Honorary Fellow in Contemporary Art Theory and Curating at the University of Edinburgh.more...
Laura Guy's research focuses on post-1960s photographic, documentary, and print cultures; queer and feminist art history, visual and material culture; and contemporary art and artist moving image.
Before joining GSA, Laura held lecturing roles at Goldsmiths, University of London and Manchester Metropolitan University. After completing a PhD at the Manchester Institute for Research in Art and Design in 2016, she undertook postdoctoral research at University of Edinburgh (2016-18) as part of the HERA-funded research project Cruising the Seventies: Unearthing Pre-HIV/AIDS Queer Sexual Cultures and at Newcastle University (2018-21) as Research Excellence Academic Fellow in Art History. She was the 2019/20 Honorary Fellow in Contemporary Art Theory and Curating at the University of Edinburgh.
At GSA, Laura contributes to teaching in Fine Art Critical Studies across all four years and leads the year 3 special subject ‘The Body: Histories, Theories, Practices’. She is PhD Co-ordinator for School of Design.
Qualifications
2016 PhD, Manchester School of Art
2012 MA in the Photographic Image, Durham University
2008 BA (hons) Photographic Arts, University of Westminster
