Robyne Calvert
Mackintosh Research Fellow
Research
Research Interests
Mackintosh and Glasgow Style, Art, architecture and design of the 18th-20th centuries, Fashion history and theory, Contemporary virtual art
Research Profile
As the Mackintosh Research Fellow, Dr Robyne Erica Calvert is charged with fostering innovative research projects arising from the reconstruction of the Mackintosh Building. She was previously a lecturer in history and theory (HAUS and FoCI) at GSA, and is also a visiting lecturer in art and design history at the University of Glasgow.
Born and raised in the sweltering Art Deco metropolis of Miami, Florida, her love for architecture and design was cultivated from an early age. This was furthered during her undergraduate studies in the American Midwest at Indiana University, Bloomington, during which times she made frequent trips to Chicago. She spent ten years as a museum administrator and educator before returning to academia. She received a Pasold Fund PhD bursary for her thesis ‘Fashiomore...
As the Mackintosh Research Fellow, Dr Robyne Erica Calvert is charged with fostering innovative research projects arising from the reconstruction of the Mackintosh Building. She was previously a lecturer in history and theory (HAUS and FoCI) at GSA, and is also a visiting lecturer in art and design history at the University of Glasgow.
Born and raised in the sweltering Art Deco metropolis of Miami, Florida, her love for architecture and design was cultivated from an early age. This was furthered during her undergraduate studies in the American Midwest at Indiana University, Bloomington, during which times she made frequent trips to Chicago. She spent ten years as a museum administrator and educator before returning to academia. She received a Pasold Fund PhD bursary for her thesis ‘Fashioning the Artist: Artistic Dress in Victorian Britain, 1848-1900’ (University of Glasgow, 2012). Additionally, her master’s research was focused on the collaborative work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, and as such she also writes and lectures on the 'Glasgow Style' artists, architects and designers.
Her research interests include:
• The history of art, architecture and design of the long 19th century
• The intersection of design, fashion and architecture, particularly in Victorian culture
• The modern interior
• 19th-20th century graphic design
• Dress history, particularly of the 19th and 20th century
• Theories of fashion and style, particularly styling a creative practice
• Constructions of identity through dress, space and object
• Contemporary virtual art
Her previous teaching at GSA reflects her diverse interests, in courses including:
• HAUS: History of Modern Architecture; Glasgow Architecture; American Architecture; From Morris to Mackintosh: Victorian Art & Design
• FoCI: Artistic Dress: Fashion, Style and Identity; Gesamtkunstwerk: The Modern Interior; Approaches to Dress and Textile Research
Qualifications
PhD, History of Art, University of Glasgow (2012)
MA, History of Art and Architecture, University of Oregon (2009)
MLitt, Decorative Arts and Design History, University of Glasgow (2007)
BA, History of Art, Indiana University (1994)
