Daniel Shanken

I am an artist and researcher with a focus on new and emerging technologies and their cognitive effects. My practice involves installations, video, sculpture, sound, and media. I have participated in numerous international exhibitions at venues such as Stanley Picker Gallery, ICA London, Art Basel Hong Kong, Whitechapel Gallery, CCA Glasgow, Nottingham Contemporary, CFCCA Manchester, V Art Center Shanghai, and Kiasma Helsinki.

I completed my BFA in Fine Art Media at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena in 2006, MFA in Art Practice at Goldsmiths University of London in 2012, and my PhD in contemporary art practice in 2023. Before starting as an Assistant Professor at AVA (HKBU) in 2019, I worked as an Art Practice Tutor at Goldsmiths University London, and a visiting lecturer at the Royal College of Art London.

Assistant Professor

Academy of Visual Arts, HKBU 2019-2022

• Supervising students across the BFA and MFA on projects relating to their endof year project, from ideation to completion
• Conducting tutorials and mentoring individual students 
• Responsible for teaching three original classes per term in areas such as art practice, sculpture, video art, new technologies, animation, generative art, installation, and spatial practice
• Co-creator and co-designer of a lab that researches and implements new technologies such as AI, ML, and game engines
• Meeting with faculty to create program structure and admissions

  Organizing workshops about artistic practice and theory

• Supervising two PhD students and three Research Assistants

Art Practice Tutor

Department of Art, Goldsmiths, University of London 2013-2019

• Taught and advised students across the BFA, MFA, and PhD on production of Fine Art projects from ideation to completion
• Conducted tutorials with individual students
• Responsible for teaching software and theory in relation to video art and digital art and technology
• Advised on purchasing equipment and software
• Met with faculty to create program structure
• Organized workshops about software and production methods

Visiting Lecturer, Information Experience Design

Royal College of Art, London 2015-2016

• Tutored students on the practice-based MA course: Information

  Experience Design

• Mentored a group of 10 MA students to year-end completion,

  including first year and graduating students

• Assigned relevant readings and led research trips

  Organized an exhibition of student work

• Led lectures and workshops on technology, digital art, media art, animation, and perception in relation to contemporary art and design
• Graded and advised on the outcome of student projects
• Met with faculty to design course workshops and structure
• Held individual tutorials across the course

In-store Graphics/Video/Print Designer/Store Designer

American Apparel, Inc., Los Angeles

• Designed store displays and created artwork and videos for clothing
• Designed artwork for billboards, print advertising, flyers, and stores, internationally

1. PhD (part-time), Artistic Practice

   Kingston University, London

   2015-2023 (completed my degree on July 17)

2. MFA (Distinction), Fine Art Practice

   Department of Art, Goldsmiths, University of London

   2010-2012

3. BFA (Cum Laude), Fine Art Media

   Art Center College of Design

   2003-2006

BFA (Cum Laude), Fine Art Media

Art Center College of Design

2003-2006

MFA (Distinction), Fine Art Practice

PhD (part-time), Artistic Practice

Goldsmiths, University ofLondon