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Prof Georgina Follett OBE

Deputy Principal/Dean

 
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BIOGRAPHY

Professor Georgina Follett is a Deputy Principal of the University of Dundee and Dean of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee. She is Principal Investigator of the Past, Present, Future Craft Practice, AHRC funded project (£443,000). She is a contemporary visual craft practitioner of 40 years standing, specialising in plique-a-jour enamelling. Born in London, she is a graduate of the Royal College of Art. Her practitioner portfolio specialises in plique-a-jour enamelled jewellery in precious metals- a system of using enamel within jewellery to give a stained glass effect- the only practitioner of this way of working in the UK and one of a handful in Europe. Her work is held in many private collections as well as the permanent collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Roy Strong collection and the National Museums of Scotland. Georgina has experience working with jewellery manufacturing companies and has worked collaboratively on a number of projects and consultancies with industry, including the establishing of Dundee by Design and IDEAS (Industry Design, Education Action Scotland). Chair of the ‘New Craft – Future Voices’ conference and exhibition to be held in 2007, she has also supervised and examined a number of PhD students in the visual disciplines. Professor Follett is a member of the AHRC Postgraduate Committee for Art, Design and Media. She has been actively involved in numerous advisory committees throughout her academic life and is an indexed member of the Crafts Council. She has been Joint Chair of SHEFC's Learning and Teaching Committee, Chair of the Higher Education Quality Working Group and Chair of the Quality Assessment Committee. She is also a member of the QAA (Quality Assurance Agency) Scotland Board and The Robert's Committee on the RAE. Georgina has held the Chair of the National Association of 3D Design Education and has been a previous Vice President of the Chartered Society of Designers. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Manufacturers, The Chartered Society of Designers and a Founding Fellow of the Institute of Contemporary Scotland.