Katherine Clewett

Programme Manager Foundation Art and Design
Katherine Clewett headshot

Background

Katherine Clewett is Programme Manager for Foundation Art and Design at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD). With over twenty-seven years of teaching experience, she has worked widely across art and design, developing a broad skill set and deep disciplinary knowledge. Katherine holds a Foundation Diploma, a BA in Sculpture, a PGCE, and an MA in Contemporary Dialogues. 

She is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA), recognising her commitment to teaching excellence. In her role, Katherine leads the Foundation programme, supporting students to build confidence, critical awareness and creative independence. Her teaching balances experimentation with reflection, encouraging students to challenge assumptions while refining skills. Through her leadership, she advances art and design education, inspiring the next generation of creative practitioners. 

Specialist Subjects

  • Programme Manager
  • Specialist tutor 3D
  • Specialist tutor Illustration
  • Exhibition Curator
  • Dissertation Supervisor
  • Practicing Artist/ Designer

Professional and/or Research Experience

Katherines work forms part of an ongoing investigation into how specific spaces can be occupied and mapped simultaneously. The subjective nature of mapping allows for alternative narratives to exist in the same place at the same time, an arena with boundaries to test and spaces to explore. Drawing creates a foundation to all the work; the use of line is visible throughout. The work has seen a transformation of line into thread and a shift from 2D to 3D. The drawing is considered as mapmaking, discussing the fixed towards transitional. Recent work takes into account the idea of the fixed and the fluid.

Incorporating pulley systems and anchor points, the work discusses ‘relational’ concepts of how the body moves and behaves in a given space.

Qualifications

  • Diploma - Foundation art and Design - Swansea Metropolitan University
  • BA - Sculpture - UWTSD Carmarthen
  • PGCE - UWTSD Swansea
  • MA Contemporary Dialogues (textiles) - UWTSD

Languages Spoken

English

Academic Teaching