Current Position
Senior Lecturer in Drawing and Digital Practice (teaching and research) Faculty of Arts, Science and Technology University of Northampton. Lecturing Activity: M.A. Fine Art | B.A. (Hons) Fine Art, Painting and Drawing | B.A. (Hons) Fine Art
Artist in Residence (art/ archaeology)
2019-2024 Nesscliffe Hill Fort, Shropshire, School of Archaeology, University of Oxford (Prof. Lock)
2019-2023 Blenheim Field School, School of Archaeology, School of Archaeology, University of Oxford (Dr Pouncett)
2013-2018 Model y Gaer, School of Archaeology, School of Archaeology, University of Oxford (Prof. Lock)
Education
2016 FHEA (Fellowship Higher Education Academy) University of Northampton, England, UK
2009 Post-Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) University of Central Lancashire, England, UK
2004-05 M.A. Fine Art: Drawing, Wimbledon School of Art, London, UK
2000-03 B.A. (Hons) Fine Art: Sculpture Winchester School of Art, England, UK
1999-00 Foundation Art and Design, Coleg Menai, Bangor, North Wales, UK
Exhibitions and Projects
2023 Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize, London (Finalist) & Shortlisted Artist: Evelyn Williams Drawing Award
2022 60 Drawings +10, Whitaker Museum and Art Gallery, Lancashire
2020 Ineligible, International Museum of Contemporary Sculpture, Santo Tirso, Portugal
Drawn to Investigate, Ruskin Museum, Lancaster University
2019 The Lumen Prize, Global Award for Art and Technology (Prize Winner)
2018 Rhych, Oriel Plas Glyn Y Weddw, Wales (Simon Callery & Stefan Gant in collaboration with the University of Oxford)
2017 Painting, Drawing and the Digital International Symposium & Exhibition, University of Northampton
2016 Sightations, TAG National Conference and Exhibition, University of Southampton
2015 TAG Visual Arts Exhibition, TAG National Conference and Exhibition, Bradford University
Drawing Conversations, ICE, Coventry University
The Sketchbook Today, Avenue Gallery, University of Northampton (Exhibition Organiser)
Song for the Auction Caller, John Andrews Space, Oriel Plas Glyn Y Weddw, North Wales
2013-15 Tug of War Drawing Project, Oriel Wrecsam Off-Site: Undegun Art Space, Wrexham & University of Northampton
2013 Y Lle Celf, National Eisteddfod of Wales
2012 Jerwood Drawing Prize, Jerwood Space, London and UK Tour
Create, Observe, Perform Alkovi Galleria, Helsinki, Finland
Stefan Gant, Drawing: Expanded, Galeri, Caernarfon, North Wales (Solo Show)
2011 Shelter, Oriel Mostyn, North Wales
2010 Jerwood Drawing Prize, Jerwood Space, London and UK Tour
Orebro International Video Art Festival, Orebro, Sweden
Loop Festival, Barcelona, Spain
2009 Video Art Screening, Cinema Bio Roxy, Orebro, Sweden & Cinema Elektra, Vasteras, Sweden
Waterpieces, International Video and Contemporary Arts Festival, Riga, Latvia
Y Lle Celf, National Eisteddfod of Wales
2008 Photographic Exhibition, Thompsons Gallery, Marylebone, London
Stefan Gant: Video and Drawing, Myrtle Street Gallery, Liverpool School of Art and Design, LJMU
2007 Jerwood Drawing Prize, Jerwood Space, London and UK Tour
Y Lle Celf, National Eisteddfod of Wales (Prize Winner, Highly Commended)
2005 Instrumental, Space 44, Hackney, London
Hide and Seek, The Music Room, Mayfair, London
Ours, The Centre for Drawing, Wimbledon School of Art, London
2004 Whittingham Riddell International Open Art Exhibition, Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery
Publications and Contributions (selected)
2022
Drawing with archaeological excavation and communicating with past landscapes in a post-digital epoch (Gant, S 2022). Drawing Conversations 4: Engaging with Sites of History and Narrative, University of Huddersfield
ISBN TBC 2025 (Bloomsbury)
2021
Provenance Illusions and Elusive Paradata: When Archaeology and Art/Archaeological Practice Meets the Phygital. (Co-authored paper: Reilly, P., Callery, S., Dawson, I. and Gant, S.) Open Archaeology, Vol. 7 (Issue 1), pp. 454-481
De Gruyter, https://doi.org/10.1515/opar-2020-0143
2020
Creative (Un)Makings: Disruptions in Art/ Archaeology Exhibition Publication, Museu Internacional Contemporanea, Portugal ISBN: 978-972-8180-75-1
2020
Drawn to Investigate Exhibition Publication, International Conference: Drawing Conversations 3, Lancaster University ISBN: 978-1-86220-378-5
2018
Different expressions of the same mode: a recent dialogue between archaeological and contemporary drawing practice (Gant, S. & Reilly, P.) Journal of Visual Art Practice. Vol 17, 2018 Routledge ISBN: 1470-2029
2017
Painting, Drawing and the Digital International Symposium and Exhibition, Exhibition Publication/ Symposium in collaboration with Drawing Center, New York USA (Organiser, Chair, Editor, Designer and Artwork Published) ISBN: 978-1-906398-16-3
2012
Jerwood Drawing Prize, 2012 Exhibition Catalogue, ISBN: 978-1-908331-07-6
Drawing: Expanded (Stefan Gant, Works 2006-2012), ISBN 978-0-9567141-1-4
2010
Jerwood Drawing Prize, 2010 Exhibition Catalogue (Pages 40, 89), ISBN: 970-0-9563570-1-4
2009
‘An investigation on the effects of lighting in relation to behaviour in a video- editing suite’ Gant, S. 2009
Through the Looking Glass, University of Central Lancashire. PGCE Action Research Paper (Masters Module, First Class)ISBN 978-1-901922-74-5
2007
Richard Woods Retrospective of an International Sculptor (Film Stills / Editor and Cameraman) Pages 175 -176
ISBN: 0 9538525 5 5
2007
Jerwood Drawing Prize, 2007 Exhibition Catalogue Pages 70-71 ISBN: 955664601-9
Research Presentations
2022
Drawing with archaeological excavation and communicating with past landscapes in a post-digital epoch, Drawing Conversations 4: Engaging with Sites of History and Narrative, University of Huddersfield
Keynote: Anita Taylor and Layla Curtis
2019
‘Ruminating the physical, digital and phygital in a contemporary drawing program’ (Gant, S.) Teaching Drawing Symposium Arnolfini, UWE, Bristol
2019
Intersections of Contemporary Drawing and Spatial Archaeology Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford
2017
Drawing, A Phygital Practice
Painting, Drawing and the Digital International Symposium and Exhibition University of Northampton In Collaboration with Drawing Center, New York, USA Position: Symposium Organiser | Chair | Exhibition Organiser | Curator | Speaker | Catalogue Publication Organiser, Designer and Co-Editor
Keynote: Brett Littman, Executive Director, Drawing Center, New York - Live Stream and Skype NY, USA
2016
‘Different Expressions Of The Same Mode: Apprehending The World Through Practice, and Making a Mark‘ (Gant, S & Reilly, P.)Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG) National Conference, Southampton University
2015
An enquiry into two drawing projects in relation to collaboration', Drawing Conversations Symposium, Coventry University
2015
The Sketchbook Today, International Symposium and Exhibition, University of Northampton. Symposium Organiser | Chair | Exhibition Organiser | Curator. In collaboration with Tate Britain and Rabley Drawing Centre.
2010
Drawing Out International Drawing Conference, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia Cited in Generation (Gant R and Gant S, 2006)
2006
Creative Dates 2 Conference, Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool School of Art and Design, North West Art and Design Research Group