Dr Shelley Hannigan

I am an artist, art educator and creative arts therapist. My practice and research explores these practice fields in specific and interdisciplinary ways. At the heart of my research and practice is the value of art for the human condition, teaching and learning, STEAM and arts/health wellbeing. Methodologies I am practiced in using in my research include: Narrative Inquiry, phenomenology, critical autoethnography, arts practice-based research, arts-based research, A/R/Tography, narrative and visual arts-based case studies. I supervise Masters and PhD students in a range of projects including inclusive education, arts education and professional artistic practices. My own education-based research has been exploring creative, interdisciplinary programs in schools and creative ways of teaching and learning science and art in the classroom. I am also building research and developing teaching units in school-based creative arts therapies areas. I have published in a range of journals and books and have co-edited a book titled: Interdisciplinary Unsettlings of Pace and space in which I have one chapter writting with my fellow editors and one chapter that explores a dress-art - one phenomena that has emerged from my visual artistic practice. I also write and develop research projects with scholars from other faculties and universities in the interdisciplinary areas of arts health, arts practice and arts education.
 

1989: Completed BFA painting and film

1990: First solo exhibition: Rita Webster gallery, Auckland

1991: Second solo exhibition: Bowen street Gallery, Wellington

1997-2001: Multiple successful solo and group exhibitons in Melbourne

2000: Invited to show my art at the Florence Bienalle

2005: Gained Masters degree in Education (creative arts therapies)

2008: Commenced my current ongoing position wtih Deakin University

2011: Received a Deans Award for Excellence in Teaching, Deakin University

2010: Accepted into University of Queensland (Faculty of Humanities and Arts, School of Music) to do full time-Phd with scholarship.

2012: Awarded International Travel Grant to present at HERDSA conference, Manchester, UK

Place, Identity, artistic practice, art education, community-based art:
Methodologies: Arts Practice Based research, phenomenology, narrative inquiry, self-study, autoethnography, A/R/tography.

Sunshine Print Artspace (SPA)

National Association of Visual Arts (NAVA)

Arts Education Victoria
Arts Education Australia

Visual art education, visual-based media education, arts based pedagogies. Transdisciplinary education studies (Educators and Learners), professional studio practice in visual art, creative arts therapy, arts health and well-being

 

ECA100, Engaging and exploring arts education (Visual/media arts) (Campus chair, Geelong/Warrnambool). This is a core unit students undertake in the first year of the BEd Primary Teaching Degree.

EEA311, Primary Arts Education: Focused Study (Unit Chair - Visual/media arts educator). This is a core unit students undertake in the third year of the BEd Primary Teaching Degree.

EDU202, Educators and Learners (Unit Chair) This a unit within the Bachelor of Education Major or Minor suite. 

EEI302, Role of Multimodal Therapies in Special Education (Unit Chair). This is an elective unit open to students studying teacher education degrees. It looks at the use of the arts in schools drawing on approaches used in arts-health and creative arts therapy approaches that are useful for the developing teacher and all school students.

Visual arts, Art Education, Visual art education and media education, Place philosophy, Identity theory, persona studies, creative art therapy, phase space, artistic practice, arts practice based research, narrative analysis, narrative inquiry, autoethnography, artist's autobiographies

My expertise summary is best demonstrated by my publications. Scanning these or reading these in more depth you will see I am an interdisciplinary researcher and educator, with my core practice being my visual art practice as an artist from which I generate insights and motivations to teach art and educate (but no longer practice) in art therapy. My work has evolved over the past decade to explore the usefulness of art and the value of the arts for well-being, teaching, learning and creativity. As such, my Phd students and Masters students. who I supervise, together represent a mixed field of practice based research: artistic practice, indigenous art, inclusive education focusing on the arts, creative arts therapy, teaching and learning science with art and technology approaches, textiles in schools, textiles, painting, mixed media, drawing, sculpture in artistic practice, teaching and learning, creative process, creativity, artworlds, place, space and identity, autoethnography, self-study, narrative inquiry, arts based inquiry practice led research and arts-led research. One of my passions is working one-on-one with students to help them develop the best research projects possible in these complex areas and I am always welcoming new HDR students to my supervision team.

• Education

Prain, V., Tytler, R., Hannigan, S., Ferguson, J. (2017) SLRC research into art and science in the classroom. International Science of Learning conference, Brisbane, Australia, September, 2017.
Prain, V; Tytler, R; Hannigan, S; (2017) Linking Science and the Arts in Secondary Schools. CONASTA conference, Hobart, Tasmania, July, 2017.

(2018). Learning art together in interdisciplinary and applied ways. Deakin University and Chengdu University Conference, Chengdu, China.
Prain, V., Tytler, R., Hannigan, S.,

(2017) SLRC research into art and science in the classroom. International Science of Learning conference, Brisbane, Australia.
Prain, V; Tytler, R; Hannigan, S;

(2017) Linking Science and the Arts in Secondary Schools. CONASTA conference, Hobart, Tasmania, July, 2017.

Hannigan, S. Burke, G. (2017). The trouble with stuff in art education World Congress of the International Society for Education  through Art - EXCO, Daegu,
Korea, Republic of (South)

Burke, G., Hannigan, S. (2016.) The trouble with stuff: Two Artist/Educators share material epiphanies. Critical Autoethnography Conference 2016: Animacies,
Affects and Objects of Critical Autoethnography, July 21-22 State Library of Victoria, Melbourne Australia.

Burke, G., Grenfell, J., Hannigan, S., Selkrig, M., Wright, S. (2016). Building our capacities to go deeper about quality arts education: engaging with praxis
through dialogue. AARE conference paper, (art education SIG)

Hannigan, S., Selkrig, M., Burke, G., Wright, S., Grenfell, J., (2014) Moving Beyond the Power of one. Panel presentation and discussion. Proceedings of the
International Society for Education for the Arts Conference, Melbourne, Australia.

Hannigan, S., Xu, L., Kilderry, A., (2016). Patterning as a vehicle for trans-disciplinary knowledge and skills development in early years STEAM education. STEM conference, CADET, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds.

Hannigan, S., Keane, J., Tytler, R. (2016) Art Approaches that Help Science Education. AARE conference, MCG, Melbourne, Australia.

Hannigan, S., Raphael, J., White, P. (2016) Listening and responding: Arts based inquiry in collaborative self-study research. AARE conference, Melbourne.

Hannigan, S., (2012) Place Ontology and Art. The British Education Research Association (BERA), Manchester, UK.

Hannigan, S., (2012) Researching Place in Artistic Practice and Thinking. The Qualitative Research Conference, Charles Darwin University, Darwin.

Hannigan, S. (2010): Narrative Inquiry and Visual Metaphor. NIMES conference, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane.

Hannigan, S. (2010): Artistic Practice, Art therapy and Art Education: Creating and Interpreting Visual Metaphor. The International Society for Education through Art (InSEA) South East Asia-Pacific Regional Congress, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.

Hannigan, S. (2009): Regenerating Communities, RMIT University An overview of the project: Story Vessels. In this presentation I explained my role as sculptor, community artist and Project Facilitator on the Connecting Identities project based in the City of Greater Geelong as part of the nationwide Generations Project.

Hannigan, S. (2009): The Arts in Times of Crisis, RAV Symposium, Geelong. An overview of the project: Story Vessels and facilitation of a panel of three of the other artists involved.

Conference Pressentations                                                                              -Prain, V., Tytler, R., Hannigan, S., Ferguson, J. (2017) SLRC research into art and science in the classroom. International Science of Learning conference, Brisbane..-Prain, V; Tytler, R; Hannigan, S; (2017) Linking Science and the Arts in Secondary Schools. CONASTA conference, Hobart, Tasmania. -Burke, G., Hannigan, S. 2016. The trouble with stuff: Two Artist/Educators share material epiphanies. Critical Autoethnography Conference: Animacies, Affects and Objects of Critical Autoethnography. -Burke, G., Grenfell, J., Hannigan, S., Selkrig, M., Wright S. (20116) Building our capacities to go deeper about quality arts education: engaging with praxis through dialogue.AARE conference, MCG, Melbourne, Australia.  -Hannigan, S., Xu, L., Kilderry, A., 2016. Patterning as a vehicle for trans-disciplinary knowledge and skills development in early years STEAM education. STEM conference, CADET, Deakin University. -Hannigan, S., Keane, J., Tytler, R. 2016. Art Approaches that Help Science Education. AARE conference, MCG, Melbourne. -Hannigan, S., Raphael, J., White, P. 2016. Listening and responding: Arts based inquiry in collaborative self-study research. AARE conference, MCG, Melbourne, Australia.                                                                                                   Community arts events:                                                                                             (2009) Mouth To Mountain Cultural Event and Relay Connecting Identities. (2008/09) Story Vessel facilitator Connecting Identities Geelong's project as part of the nationwide project Generations funded by Australia Council for the Arts. (2008 & 2009) Artist in residence at Bundanon
To engage in a collaborative art project with four other artists within the context of Bundanon. Patricia Pollett, Jan Baker-Finch, Belinda Webster & Leeanne Crisp.
(2008) Story Vessel Sculptor Connecting Identities Selected as the artist to represent Deakin Ward region of Geelong in the Connecting Identities/Generations project. Provided with a budget to produce a sculpture following a series of community consultations.(2004) President of Arthouse Collective Inc.
Assisted in promoting art and cultural events in the region.(2003- 04) Artist and group representative in community arts project; The Artists in the Gardens.

New Zealand Herald

Wellington Dominion

Radio National, New Zealand

Arts Education Teaching and Research Group

Arts/Science Research Group

2019: Conference Support Grant (Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University) $3000 To present at the European Society for Science Edcuation Research in Bologna, Italy (exploring the role of aesthetics in art/science education)
2017: Conference Support Grant (Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University) $3000
To present at the International Society for Education in the Arts in Deagu, South Korea
2017: Small Research Grant (Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University) $2800 To develop research into art approaches for students wit special and additional needs (with J. Raphael, F. Phillips)                                                      2016: Small Research Grant (Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University) $3000 To develop research into patterning in early years pedagogy and curriculum. (with A. Kilderry, L. Xu)
2014-2017: Faculty Research Group Scheme (Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University) $22,000 CREPE research group (with P.White, J. Raphael, J. Cripps-Clark, E. Loong, B.Walker-Gibbs, L. Bragg, J. Lang)2012: Awarded International Travel Grant, University of Queensland
2011: Received a Deans Award for Excellence in Teaching, Deakin University
2010: Bundanon Trust, NSW Artist in Residence/collaborative arts project: Dance to the Music of Time
2009: Bundanon Trust, NSW Artist in Residence/collaborative arts project: The Poussin Project
2008: City of Greater Geelong & Regional Arts Council Victoria Connecting Identities sculpture project
2004: Community arts grant: City of Greater Geelong Sculpture/community interaction project
2003: Regional Arts Council of Victoria (Community Arts Projects) Artists In The Gardens
2002: Samuel Marsden College, NZ Artist in Residence
1989: New Zealand Regional Arts Council Grant Co-directed documentary on Maori Nationalism2004: Bundanon Trust, NSW Artist in Residence/researching Boyds legacy/museum

2013: final year of PhD.
PhD topic: Researching the phenomenon of Place and Identity in artistic thought and practice using methodologies of narrative inquiry and auto-ethnography.