Ann Wilson

Born and raised in Ireland, Ann lectures in visual culture and design history at the Cork College of Art and Design/Cork Institute of Technology. Her main areas of expertise include the history of European art, design, and architecture; visual cultural studies; and 19th- and 20th-century Irish history. She has published numerous papers and co-authored the book The Cathedral of Saint Fin Barre at Cork: William Burges in Ireland (2006) with Dr. David Lawrence. Ann’s career has been varied, as she initially worked for fifteen years as a biomedical scientist, before changing course completely and earning a degree in ceramic design. She then worked as a ceramic artist, exhibiting and selling her pieces in galleries throughout Ireland. In 2002 she obtained a master’s degree in art and design history, followed in 2011 by her doctorate in Visual Culture studies, and since then she has concentrated on teaching and research, both of which she loves. Ann has followed her research interests to many countries, particularly Britain, France, Spain, the Netherlands, and Iceland, but her home is in the historic seaside town of Cobh in southern Ireland, where she lives with her husband Jim and their two sons.

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