Biography
My undergraduate degree was primarily in painting and film subjects. From there, in my early twenties, I worked in the film industry and as a proof reader for the New Zealand Herald. I then travelled for years to indulge in my own artistic practice and began teaching part time. I came to Melbourne to study a Masters degree in Creative arts therapies with a view of bringing some of these ideas and methodologies into my own teaching approaches - working in hospitals for three years as a creative arts therapist confirmed a need to prevent mental health problems developing in yourng people using the arts. My community arts work has been one way to do this and this work has included community arts in schools and in Geelong communities where I live. I have been teaching and researching at Deakin University for 12 years now and love the opportunities it offers for continuing to teach and research with schools, communities and in interdisciplinary ways.
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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.
Career highlights
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
Research interests
Methodologies: Arts Practice Based research, phenomenology, narrative inquiry, self-study, autoethnography, A/R/tography.
Affiliations
Sunshine Print Artspace (SPA)
National Association of Visual Arts (NAVA)
Arts Education Victoria
Arts Education Australia
Teaching interests
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
Units taught
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.
Knowledge areas
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
Expertise
- Education
Conferences
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.
Professional activities
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.
Media appearances
New Zealand Herald
Wellington Dominion
Radio National, New Zealand
Research groups
Arts Education Teaching and Research Group
Arts/Science Research Group
Awards
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
Projects
PhD topic: Researching the phenomenon of Place and Identity in artistic thought and practice using methodologies of narrative inquiry and auto-ethnography.
Publications
Attuning with more-than-human kin: Experimenting with ways to de-privilege humans when refiguring education in uncertain futures
Peta White, Jo Raphael, Shelley Hannigan, Robin Bellingham
(2023), Vol. 4, pp. 207-232, Methodological Approaches to STEM Education Research, Cambridge, Eng., B1
Evolving teacher education practice through collaborative arts-based autoethnography
Shelley Hannigan, Jo Raphael, Peta White
(2022), pp. 48-61, The Routledge International Handbook of Autoethnography in Educational Research, London, Eng., B1
J Raphael, S Hannigan, P White
(2022), pp. 99-128, Methodological Approaches to STEM Education Research Volume 3, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, B1
M Selkrig, S Wright, S Hannigan, G Burke, J Grenfell
(2022), Vol. 27, pp. 663-677, Teaching in Higher Education, C1
Expanding the Languages of Science and How They Are Learnt
R Tytler, V Prain, S Hannigan
(2022), Vol. 52, pp. 379-392, Research in Science Education, C1
The role of aesthetics in learning science in an art-science lesson
S Hannigan, P Wickman, J Ferguson, V Prain, R Tytler
(2022), Vol. 44, pp. 797-814, International Journal of Science Education, C1
"Drawing out" understandings through arts-based inquiry in teacher education
S Hannigan, J Raphael
(2021), Vol. 21, pp. 87-100, Qualitative Research Journal, C1
Juxtaposing teacher voices to explore upper primary school music teaching and learning
Martina Golding, Shelley Hannigan
(2020), Vol. 53, pp. 17-27, Australian journal of music education, Parkville, Vic., C1
Entangling Our Thinking And Practice: A Model For Collaboration In Teacher Education
P White, J Raphael, S Hannigan, J Clark
(2020), Vol. 45, pp. 93-110, Australian Journal of Teacher Education, C1
Jane Bartier, Shelley Hannigan, Malcolm Gardiner, Stewart Mathison
(2020), Vol. 17, pp. 180-200, idea journal, Perth, W.A., C1
Interdisciplinary unsettlings of place and space: An introduction to the conversation
Sarah Pinto, Shelley Hannigan, Bernadette Walker-Gibbs, Emma Charlton
(2019), pp. 1-15, Interdisciplinary Unsettlings of Place and Space: Conversations, investigations and research, Singapore, B1
From the parlour to the forum: how dress-art unsettles place and space
Shelley Hannigan
(2019), pp. 45-66, Interdisciplinary unsettlings of place and space: conversations, investigations and research, Singapore, B1
Shelley Hannigan, C Grima-Farrell, N Wardman
(2019), Vol. 29, pp. 756-733, Issues in educational research, Perth, W.A., C1
Interdisciplinary unsettlings of place and space: conversations, investigations and research
Sarah Pinto, Shelley Hannigan, Bernadette Walker-Gibbs, Emma Charlton
(2019), Singapore, A7
Shelley Hannigan, Anna Kilderry, Lihua Xu
(2018), pp. 1-23, Research handbook on childhoodnature: assemblages of childhood and nature research, Cham, Switzerland, B1
Tearing it down: using problematisation to encourage artistic-creativity
S Hannigan, Katherine Barrand
(2018), pp. 259-278, Creativity policy, partnerships and practice in education, Cham, Switzerland, B1
A theoretical and practice-informed reflection on the value of failure in art
S Hannigan
(2018), Vol. 30, pp. 171-179, Thinking skills and creativity, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Exhibition at Beatrix Rowe Interior's Gallery
Shelley Hannigan
(2018), Beatrix Rowe Interior Design, JO1
S Hannigan, J Raphael, P White, L Bragg, J Cripps Clark
(2016), Vol. 9, pp. 84-110, Creative approaches to research, Melbourne, Vic., C1
Turning community stories into community art
S Hannigan
(2012), Vol. 8, pp. 135-150, International journal of education through art, Bristol, England, C1
A/r/tography and place ontology
S Hannigan
(2012), Vol. 38, pp. 85-96, Visual arts research, Champaign, Ill., C1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
City of Greater Geelong - Climate Change Professional Development - Research Proposal - Project 1
A/Prof Peta White, Dr Jo Raphael, Dr Llewellyn Wishart, Dr Genee Marks, Dr Shelley Hannigan
City of Greater Geelong
- 2022: $35,899
Supervisions
Deanne Gilson
Thesis entitled: White Haze, Black Gaze: Redefining Aboriginal Women's Business through Contemporary Art
Doctor of Philosophy, NIKERI Institute
Jane Bartier
Thesis entitled: Unravelling place and process: breaking loom habits and walking off-track
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Anindita Banerjee
Thesis entitled: Home and Away
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts