Staff profile / Cathy Treadaway

Reader (Creative Practice)

 

Dr. Cathy Treadaway is an artist, educator and writer. She is a graduate in textiles and fashion (Loughborough University) and has a Master of Arts in ceramics (three-dimensional design) from the University of Wales.

Her PhD research investigated the ways in which digital imaging technology affects the creative practice of textile artists and designers; the theme of digital technology and creativity is continued in her current research which focuses on the importance of touch, physicality and experience in perception and creative practice.

 

Her research interests have been stimulated by her considerable experience working as a freelance surface pattern designer, developing artwork and colour concepts for the ceramic tableware and textile industry. She has expertise in large format digital ink-jet printing for textiles, three-dimensional printing (rapid prototyping) and is fluent in an array of design software applications.

 

Recent publications include:

• (2008), ‘Shorelines: revealing experience in digital practice’ in Media-N e-journal, Pub. New Media Caucus, USA
• (2008), ‘Hidden and revealed: investigating the creative process’ essay Drawing Skirts - new paper cuts by Charlotte Hodes’ – Marlborough Gallery, April 2008 ISBN 978-1-903455-16-6

 

Pending publication 2009:

• (2009), ‘Materiality, memory, and imagination: using empathy to research creativity’ in Leonardo, Pub. MIT
• (2009), ‘Translating Experience’ in Interacting with Computers Journal, Pub. Elsevier
• (2009), ‘Digital Printing’ in McCann and Bryson (Eds.), Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology, Chapter 14, Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, England

 

Dr. Cathy Treadaway is a member of DIGIT (http://www.wirad.ac.uk/research-themes/digit/), Smart Clothes and Wearable Technologies (http://www.wirad.ac.uk/research-themes/smart_clothes___wearable_technology/), part of the Design Enhanced Human Futures theme within WIRAD.

Research Awards

• 2008 ‘Shorelines’ a practice based investigation into the role of physicality and hand use in creative digital practice, supported by the Carnegie Trust
• Current: HAPTIC, in collaboration with University of Bath, Cardiff University, North Carolina State University, Iowa State University, London College of Fashion, UAL
• 2007: ‘Collaborative Investigation into the role of the Hand Craft and Digital Processes within Creative Practice’ with Charlotte Hodes (London College of Fashion), funded by AHRC.
• 2007 Consultancy for National Museum of Wales and Cardiff University (department of History and Archaeology)
• 2006 ‘Digital Imaging: It’s current and future influence upon the creative practice of textile and surface pattern designers’ PhD thesis, University of Wales
• 2005 Designing for the 21st Century

 

Book Chapters / Essays

• (2009), Treadaway, C., ‘Digital Printing’ in Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology, Chapter 14, Pub. Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, England

 

Journal Articles

• (2008), ‘Shorelines: revealing experience in digital practice’ in Media-N e-journal, Pub. New Media Caucus, USA
• (2008), ‘Materiality, memory, and imagination: using empathy to research creativity’ in Leonardo, Pub. MIT (Pending publication)
• (2008), ‘Translating Experience’ in Interacting with Computers Journal, Pub. Elsevier (Pending publication)
• Treadaway, C., (2007), 'Materiality, memory, and imagination: using empathy to research creativity’, in Leonardo, MIT Press, USA
• Treadaway, C., (2007), ‘Digital Crafting and Crafting the Digital’, in The Design Journal, Vol. 10, Issue 2, Lancaster University, UK pp 35- 48 ISSN 1460- 6925
• (2004), ‘Making Sense’ in The Textile Society Journal, Nov. 2004
• Treadaway, C., (2004), ‘Digital Creativity: the impact of digital imaging technology on the creative practice of printed textile and surface pattern design’ in Journal of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management, 4 (1).
• Treadaway, C., (2004), ‘Digital Imagination: the impact of digital imaging on printed textiles’ in Textile, the Journal of Cloth and Culture, 2 (3), p256-273. Berg ISBN 1-85973764-1
• Treadaway, C., (2004), ‘Digital Reflection’ in The Design Journal 7 (2), p17.

 

Conference Papers / Presentations

• 2008 Treadaway, C, 'Hand and mind - shaping experience' ArtsHealth Symposium, Newcastle NSW Australia
• (2007),Treadaway. C, ‘Using empathy to research creativity: collaborative investigations into distributed digital textile art and design practice’ in Creativity and Cognition Conference Proceedings, Pub. ACM, New York, USA. ISBN 978-1-59593-712-4
• (2007),Treadaway, C. ‘Tools in Support of Creative Collaboration’
• (2007),Treadaway, C. ‘Crafting the digital and digital crafting’ - New Craft Future Visions Conference Proceedings, Eds. Follet, G. and Valentine, L., Pub. Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee, Scotland, UK. ISBN 1-899837-55-8
• (2007),Treadaway, C. ‘Translating Experience’ Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Physicality 2-3rd September, Lancaster University, UK, eds. Ramduny – Ellis, D., Dix, A., Hare, J., and Gill, S. Pub. UWIC Press, Cardiff ISBN: 978-1-905617-60-9
• (2007),Treadaway, C. ‘Digit: making connections between hand and mind’ Neocraft Conference; Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University, Halifax, Canada, November 22nd-25th 2007
• (2006) Digital Perceptions Conference; University of Strathclyde Glasgow, Scotland
• (2006)Treadaway, ‘Distributed creativity: collaborative digital textile design practice’. D2b (Design to Business) Conference Proceedings. Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China. ISBN: 0-9552338-1-x.
• (2004) Treadaway. C, ‘Digital reflection; the integration of digital imaging into the creative practice of printed surface pattern and textile designers’. PixelRaiders2 Conference. Sheffield Hallam University. ISBN: 1843870606.
• (2004) Treadaway. C, ‘Digital Creativity’. Creativity: Designer meets Technology. Philadelphia University.

 

Exhibitions / Events

• 2008 ‘Hidden and revealed: investigating the creative process’ – DVD for Drawing Skirts - new paper cuts by Charlotte Hodes University Gallery and Baring Wing, Northumbria University, April 2008 ISBN 978-1-903455-16-6
• 2006 Presentation to Print Forum Wales/ Materials Network Wales on digital printing
• 2006 Digital Perceptions. Scotland: Collins Gallery Glasgow and University of Strathclyde (touring exhibition)
• 2005 Digital Perceptions. Kansas City: Leedy-Voulkos Art Centre (Juried selection)
• 2005 Recursions: Material Expressions of zeros and ones, Exhibition, Museum of Design, Atlanta, USA (touring exhibition)
• 2004 Report for Innovation Wales Relay (Welsh Assembly Government) on Digital print in China

 

Research Residency

• 2008, Artist's residency with Alison F. Bell at Timespan, Helmsdale, Scotland
• 2008, Artist's residency at The Lock Up, John Paynter Gallery, Newcastle NSW, Australia

 

Membership of Professional Bodies

• Association for Computing Machinery
• Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing Association
• Surface Design Association
• Society of Dyers and Colourists
• Textile Society
• Visiting Research Fellow, University of Bath

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