Frances Joseph is an Australian-born sculptor and academic. She is a full professor at

Auckland University of Technology Auckland University of Technology ( AUT; ) is a university in New Zealand, formed on 1 January 2000 when a former technical college (originally established in 1895) was granted university status. AUT is New Zealand's third largest university i ...

Academic career

Joseph has a BA in visual art from the

University of Tasmania The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is a public research university, primarily located in Tasmania, Australia. Founded in 1890, it is Australia's fourth oldest university. Christ College (University of Tasmania), Christ College, one of the unive ...

and a Master of Fine Art from the College of Fine Arts at the

University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1949. The university comprises seven faculties, through which it offers bachelor's, master's and docto ...

. She was awarded a PhD by Auckland University of Technology in 2010. The title of her doctoral thesis was ''Mnemotechne of design — ontology and design research theories''. Joseph moved to New Zealand in 1997, working in the School of Art and Design. In 2007 she became director of AUT's Textile and Design Lab and in 2009 director of CoLab. She was appointed a full professor at the

in November 2018.

Selected works

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Personal

A portrait of Joseph and her son by Rosemary Valadon was selected as a finalist for the 1990 Archibald Prize and won the Portia Geach Memorial Award the following year.

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External links

Five questions: Professor Frances Joseph
– interview
One flesh ll – portrait of Frances Joseph (sculptor) and son
– 1990 Archibald portrait * * * Living people Year of birth missing (living people) New Zealand women academics University of Tasmania alumni University of New South Wales alumni Auckland University of Technology alumni Academic staff of the Auckland University of Technology 21st-century Australian sculptors Australian women sculptors 21st-century New Zealand sculptors New Zealand women sculptors Australian emigrants to New Zealand 21st-century women sculptors {{NewZealand-academic-bio-stub