Curriculum Vitae
DEBORAH BAKER
www.deborahbaker.eu
Profile
A dedicated and widely experienced practitioner of photography, having exhibited internationally with work held in significant public and private collections. First Director of a well known established Photographic Gallery. Considerable teaching experience ranging from lecturing, tutoring and external examining at BA and MA level, to direct training and psychological assessment. Highly motivated with energy and enthusiasm for new challenges, initiatives and the continued development of personal photographic work, within the context of Fine Art photography.
Career to Date
University College Falmouth
Award Leader BA Photography
2010-Present
Joint Course leader MA photography/Senior Lecturer BA Photography
September 2003 – 2010 (Full-time) MA Photography was discontinued.
External Examiner:
De Montfort University Photography and Video (BA hons) 2005- 08
London Metropolitan University, MA Photography 2007-11
AKTO Athens for Middlesex University, BA Photography 2009-12
University of the Arts London (LCC), BA Photography 2009-12
Westminster University BA Photography(Part time) 2009-13
Nottingham Trent University MA Photography 2012-16
University of Central England in Birmingham
Senior Lecturer in Graduate/Postgraduate Studies – BA/MA Visual Communication.
September 1995-96 (Part-Time) 1996 -2003 (Full-Time). (Acting Course Director MA January 1999 – September 1999)
Manager of Artist in Residence/Arts Council sponsored project/Touring Exhibition 1998-2000
External Examiner University of Teesside BA (Hons) Photography January 2000-4
Southampton Institute BA (Hons) Photography 2002-5
SBC Human Resources Limited
Manager Psychometric Services.
July 1993 – August 1996.
Responsible for scheme of Assessment and Guidance of long term unemployed for referral to training and career development. Marketing, administration, systems, customer care.
Financial planning.
Facility for Access to Creative Enterprise (FACE)
Training Organiser
1988 – 1993.
Management of Youth Training. Recruitment of Trainees and Employers.
Direct Training. Assessment and Monitoring. Project Development.
London Colleges
Lecturer in Photography (Part time)
1981 – 1986
London College of Printing/City of London Polytechnic/Polytechnic of Central London/West Surrey College of Art, Farnham.
Sheffield City Polytechnic
Fellowship in Photography (Arts Council Great Britain/Sheffield City Polytechnic)
1980 – 1981
Sponsored for production of major exhibition at Mappin Art Gallery. Part time lecturing responsibilities at Polytechnic.
Oriel Ffotograffeg – Cardiff
Gallery Director
1979 – 1980
Director, organiser and administrator of Exhibitions both in-house and touring.
Assistant/Practising Artist, New York
1977 – 1979
Freelance assistant to contemporary Art Photographer – Ralph Gibson. Studio and Darkroom practise. Portfolio presentation. (MaryEllen Mark, Gwen Thomas, Langdon Clay, Robert Mapplethorpe.)
Education – Qualifications – Awards10 O Levels, 1 A/O Level, 1A Level. Educated at various schools. / 1969 – 1970
Foundation Art Course. Somerset College of Art and Design. / 1973 – 1974
Creative Photography (IIP Exam Exempt). Trent Polytechnic. / 1974 – 1977
Exchange student. Maryland Institute of Art, USA. / 1976 – 1977
British Horse Society Instructor Award. / 1986 – 1987
City & Guilds D32/34 Award. (assessor) / 1987 – 1988
Psychometric Assessor Award (advanced)
Master of Arts (Fine Art Photography).
De Montfort University
RSA Art for Architecture Award (Leeds Project) / 1994
Dec 1999
January 2000
Exhibitions
Trent Polytechnic student exhibition, Barcelona / 1975New British Image, Side Gallery, Newcastle / 1977
Midland Group Gallery, Nottingham / 1978
Impressions Gallery, York / 1979
Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool / 1979
Mappin Art Gallery, Gallery Upstairs, Sheffield / 1981
B2 Gallery, London / 1981
Paul Erik Veigaard Gallery, Denmark / 1981
Group touring Exhibition, Adelaide, Australia / 1982
Oriel, Cardiff / 1986
Photographers Gallery, London / 1987
Museum of Texas, Houston, USA / 1987
Brighton Festival / 1997
Cyber Gallery, Brighton / 1997
UCE, Gosta Green Gallery, Birmingham / 1998
Montage Gallery, Derby / 1998
Picture House Gallery, Leicester / 1998
Midlands Art Centre, Birmingham / 1999
Leeds Millenium Square Temporary Arts Project / 2000
Watershed Media Centre, Bristol / 2000
Focal Point Gallery, Southend on Sea / 2000
Focus Gallery, London / 2000
Thessaloniki Festival of Photography / 2004
‘Uneasy Spaces’ New york University / 2006
‘In Paradiso’ Laura Noble Gallery 2013
Publications
Nye Foto / Spring 1977US Camera Annual / Dec. 1977
News Reporter / Dec. 1978
The Photographers, Impressions Gallery / 1979
Open Eye / June 1979
European Photography, No.7 / July 1981
Dumont Photo 4 / 1982
Creative Camera / May 1984
Portfolio
Gaze: The Anxious Sign / June 1999
May 2000
Portfolio
Ghosts in the Nursery / June 2003
Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
Ways of Telling: Photography and Narrative / 2004
‘Uneasy Spaces’ Catalogue, NYU / September 2006
Reviews
Art & Artists, Richard Erhlich / April 1979
British Journal of Photography, No 16. Robert Powell / April 1981
Open Eye Magazine, Rupert Martin / May 1981
Guardian Guide Exhibitions Robert Clarke / November 1999
Portfolio
Erasing the Time-lines – Liz Wells / June 2003
Collections
(Public and private) including
Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK
Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France
Museum of Houston, Texas, USA
Alan Chassanoff, New York, USAVoluntary work
West Midlands Arts Advisor (Photography) / 1998- 2003University of Central Lancashire,Preston BA Photography Validation Panel
Westminster BA Photography Validation Panel / May 2010
Deborah Baker,
November 2013