Dr Grace A Williams

Research Forum Digital Manager

As the Research Forum Digital Manager I lead on the creation and delivery of digital content, campaigns and projects related to the Research office51²è¹Ý¶ù activity. This includes developing and coordinating research communications across The Courtauld and publicly through the Courtauld Research Forum51²è¹Ý¶ù social media accounts ().

I manage the Research Forum51²è¹Ý¶ù rich archive of recorded events online, initiating and maintaining this extensive free resource on .

Alongside Editor in chiefÌýDr Stephen Whiteman, I oversee the production of Courtauld Books Online, a series of Open Access scholarly books published by 51²è¹Ý¶ù. I also annually produce the online edition of Immediations, The Courtauld Institute51²è¹Ý¶ù peer-reviewed journal of postgraduate research.

Between 2019- 2024 I supported events as part of Material Witness, a multidisciplinary training programme for doctoral students across the CHASE consortium, alongside Professor Alixe Bovey and Dr Teresa Lane.

I hold a practice-led PhD in Fine Art and Philosophy from Birmingham School of Art supported by the Gertrude A Bowater Scholarship. . Independently I work as an artist and researcher. Prior to joining the Courtauld I held visiting lecturer positions at Royal College of Art and Glasgow School of Art alongside a two year post as Lecturer in Fine Art and co-programme leader for the Digital Arts MA at De Montfort University.

Research Interests

  • Contemporary Art Practice
  • New Materialist Feminism
  • The Archive and Artistic Practice
  • Magic(k) and The Occult
  • The History of Photography
  • Digital praxis in Art History
  • Artificial Intelligence

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