Janice Aitken
Reader
Contemporary Art Practice, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design
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Biography
Janice Aitken is an artist and Reader in Art, Design an Public Engagement who has worked in Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design since 2003. She currently teaches in Contemporary Art Practice at both undergraduate and post graduate levels.
She graduated from DJCAD in 1984 having studied Fine Art, Drawing and Painting. Since then she has been engaged in exhibiting, facilitating community projects, public art, gallery engagement education and scientific visualisation. She regularly collaborates with colleagues from across the University of Dundee including CAHID, the School of Life Sciences and the School of Education and Social Work.
Working in a variety of media including photography, painting, animation and digital film, Aitken's work has been exhibited in the National Gallery of Scotland, the Science Museum, London, the Bachaus, Eisenach, Germany as well as more local venues such as the McManus Galleries and the University of Dundee School of Life Sciences. She has also contributed 3D facial reconstruction animations to internationally broadcast TV documentaries 'The King in the Car Park' and Cleopatra, Portrait of a Killer'.
She is an elected member of University of Dundee Senate.
Declared Interests
| Declared Interests | |
| Employment (other than University of Dundee) | None |
| Directorships, etc. | None |
| Other pecuniary interests | None |
| Other Information and any significant other commitments | 1. Branch Secretary of Dundee UCU (May 2014 - May 2015) 2. President, Dundee UCU (May 2011 - May 2014) 3. Equality Officer for UCU Scotland (2014 - 2015) 4. Honorary Secretary, UCU Scotland (from May 2015 - May 2017) 5. Honorary Secretary UCU Scotland (May 2019 - November 2019) 6. Assistant Secretary Dundee UCU (May 2019 - November 2019) |
| Related Parties | None |
| Register Last Updated | 30/07/2025 |
Media availability
I am available for media commentary on my research.
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Areas of expertise
- Art and design
Research projects
Project team
Research project
Forensic Art aids in the identification, apprehension or conviction of offenders and the location of victims or identification of unknown human remains.
Stories
Press release
Claire Tytler, a Fine Art student at the University of Dundee’s Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, has been named the Student Scottish Nature Photographer of the Year
