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Biography
Sara Donaldson is an art, design and fashion historian, a PhD researcher at Belfast School of Art, Ulster University and a Northern Bridge Consortium Scholar (AHRC UK). She holds a BA and MLitt (with Distinction) in History of Art, an MA in Hisory of Design and the Applied Arts and a Postgraduate Certificate in Training and Education.
Sara has twenty-five years of experience as a lecturer in the history of art, design and fashionable dress. She is a senior lecturer at Griffith College Dublin and the Insitute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV) and has also lectured at UCD, NCAD, TUD and Limerick School of Art and Design. As former Research Fellow at the National Gallery of Ireland, Sara had curatorial responsibility for the French collection. She continues to work as a researcher and writer for the Gallery and is author of the National Gallery of Ireland Companion Guide (2009).
Sara's doctoral research focuses on wool cloth finishing in Ireland, taking the firm of C.H. Bates & Co of Kilmainham Mills, Dublin as her case study.
Biography
Email: [email protected]
Education/Academic qualification
Master, Postgraduate Certificate in Education and Training , Griffith College Dublin
1 Sept 2011 → 30 May 2013
Award Date: 20 Nov 2013
Master, MA in Design History and the Applied Arts, National College of Art and Design, Ireland (NCAD)
1 Sept 2003 → 30 Apr 2005
Award Date: 30 Oct 2005
Master, MLitt (with Distinction) in History of Art, University College Dublin
1 Sept 1996 → 11 Nov 1999
Award Date: 30 Oct 1997
Bachelor, BA Hons in History of Art and Archaeology, University College Dublin
1 Sept 1993 → 30 Jun 1996
Award Date: 30 Oct 1996
External positions
Senior Lecturer in Design History and Theory, Griffith College Dublin
1 Sept 2007 → …
Principal Lecturer in History of Art, Design & Fashion, Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV)
1 Sept 2007 → …
Associate Researcher, National Gallery of Ireland
1 Apr 2007 → …
Guest Lecturer in History of Fashion, MSc In Fashion Buying, Technological University Dublin
1 Jan 2007 → 31 Dec 2021
Keywords
- NK Decorative arts Applied arts Decoration and ornament
- N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR
- D204 Modern History
Prizes
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Ulster University PhD festival
Donaldson, S. (Participant)
9 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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'A Hidden History of Cloth Finishing in Ireland: C.H. Bates & Co of Kilmainham Mills, Dublin
Donaldson, S. (Speaker)
5 Jan 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Northern Bridge Consortium Summer School
Donaldson, S. (Participant)
20 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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Women and Fashion: A Historical Perspective Conference, Bath, UK
Donaldson, S. (Participant)
12 Oct 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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Women in Research Conference
Donaldson, S. (Participant)
8 Mar 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...