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Staff profile / Dr Keireine Canavan

Recently returned from extended research leave, Dr Canavan has been in Kuwait conducting research on Bedouin Al Sadu weaving.

Read more on Keireine's blog...

Having studied weaving & fashion at Liverpool University, Keireine continued with an MA in knitted textile design at the Royal College of Art, London in 1981.

Further studies included an MDes with Computer Application at the Scottish College of Textiles, and culminated with the first practice PhD at Heriot-Watt University in 2003. She was awarded the McFarlane Prize 2003 for 'outstanding contribution to research'.

As a specialist in world ikat weaving and contemporary CAD/CAM knit production, Keireine has published her research, speaks regularly at conference and exhibits her practice work.

Dr Keireine Canavan is a member of DIGIT (http://www.wirad.ac.uk/research-themes/digit/), part of the Fine Art & Ceramics theme within WIRAD.

Research Awards

2007: UWIC/ UWN collaboration - Patola Research

2003 ‘Dayak to Digital – Traditional Ikat for Contemporary Patterned Knitted Textiles’ PhD Thesis. Awarded McFarlane Prize 2003.

Conference Papers/Presentations

(2004) International Design & Innovation Forum, Textile Institute (invited speaker)
(2004) Practice Based research in Art & Design, Uni of Herts (invited speaker)

Exhibitions/Events

2006 World Shibori Network Exhibition, Knitting & Stitching Exhibition – London
2006 Woven & Knitted Ikats. Joint exhibition with Yukmico Inagaki & Helen Cass. UWIC.
2005 Dayak 2 Digital. Solo exhibition. Scottish Borders Museums & Galleries

Forthcoming lectures

•American University of Kuwait, Kuwait (Nov 09) ‘Communication & Language of Textiles’. Public Lecture.
•IRCICA Conference, Muscat, Oman (Feb 10) ‘The Language of Sadu’. Conference Paper.
•Kuwait Textile Arts Association, Sadu House Museum, Kuwait (Mar 10) Title to be announced.

Bedu AlSadu Textiles

Above: Bedu AlSadu Textiles, part of Dr Canavan's current research

Gaynor Kavanagh At Cardiff School of Art & Design, we believe in being at the top of our game and that includes being able to deliver programmes that really make a difference. We give our students every opportunity to explore all kinds of creative and professional possibilities, in an environment that recognises the importance of taking risks and seizing the initiative. We are interested in ideas and how these are examined through practice.