Nuala Gregory
professor of fine arts at University of Auckland in New Zealand
Nuala A. Gregory is an Irish–New Zealand artist and academic, and is a full professor at the University of Auckland, and Dean of the Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries. Gregory works mainly in acrylics and collage.
Early life and education
Gregory was born in West Belfast, and is an Irish Catholic. Her parents were working class, and lived in the conflict zone. After graduating from Ulster University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1988, Gregory spent ten years as part of an arts collective. She then applied for teaching positions in England, Scotland and New Zealand, due to lack of local opportunities, and The Troubles. She said "I always felt the need to get out of that environment, because you couldn’t thrive. You could struggle; there was little hope and genuine danger." Gregory secured a part-time teaching position at Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland in 1997, and was promoted to full-time senior lecturer and Head of Painting the following year. She completed a Master of Fine Arts in 2002, and then a PhD titled The Afterlife of Painting at the University of Auckland in 2015.
Academic career
Gregory was promoted to Dean of the Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries in 2022, and also to full professor.
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