About

Professor Stephanie James is the former Chair of the Department of Art, College of Fine Arts at Florida State University. James is a fine artist previously serving as Director of the School of Art at Syracuse University, NY and Associate Dean and Head of the School of Visual Arts at Arts University Bournemouth (AUB), United Kingdom.

James is a member of several professional organizations: European League of Institutes of the Arts (ELIA), National Council of Art Administrators NCAA and the College Art Association CAA. She was a member of the steering group of Paradox Fine Art European Forum, affiliated to ELIA for 6 years.

James holds a master of fine art degree in sculpture from Newcastle University, UK; a bachelor of art (with Honors) degree from Hull College, United Kingdom; and a bachelor of fine art degree from Concordia University, Canada.

Her research focuses on curation and the dynamic between space and the creative process. She creates artworks and engages in exhibition making--organizing, curating, and developing strong working external partnerships to realize major projects; including Boite-en-Valise at the Venice Biennale.

Recent funded research has focused on developing a framework for determining the way in which leaders assess effectiveness and evaluate the impact of the “art school” gallery; she believes that the gallery is an important space for pedagogy and a rich site for developments in research in arts, design, media, and performance.