Doctoral studies at the Department of Art

Doctoral studies through the Department of Art focus on research through contemporary art practices, visual culture phenomena and research in art education and curating. Research themes include artistic, arts-based and practice-based research, contemporary philosophy, philosophy of science, aesthetics, research methods, critical theory, academic writing, and studies in the specified area of the individual research project. Research within the doctoral studies in the department focus on practices through contemporary art, art education, curating, critical research and activism in art, and the intersection of art, science and technology.
Head of Research
Masood Masoodian
Head of doctoral studies
Laura Beloff
Supervising professors
Laura Beloff
Associate Professor of Contemporary Art and Artistic Practices and Head of Doctoral Education in the Department of Art & Media (DAM)

Mira Kallio-Tavin
Associate Professor of Art-based Research and Pedagogy

Bassam el Baroni
Associate Professor of Curating and Mediating Art

Paula Hohti-Erichsen
Associate Professor of History of Art and Culture

Harri Laakso
Professor of Photography Research

Helena Sederholm
Associate Professor of Art Education

Anniina Suominen
Associate Professor of Art Pedagogy

Kevin Tavin
Professor of International Art Education

Doctoral Students of the Department of Art
List of Doctoral Students at the Department of Art

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