Andrea Liggins was educated at Plymouth College of Art and Design, Westminster University and Manchester Metropolitan University. She holds a doctorate from the University of Wales for her research into the aesthetics of landscape photography and the role played by photography in environmental decision-making.

Liggins was inaugural Chair of the Association of Photography in HE and in this role National Advisor in photographic education until 2002 to CHEAD, CoSaaD, RSA, she is presently an advisor to the Arts Council of Wales, the HEA-ADM, the Royal Photographic Society in Art, Design and Media, member of advisory panel for the Welsh National Assembly on the Creative Industries, a QAA subject reviewer and Chair of the Visual Arts panel for the City and County of Swansea. Liggins is the Director of the Swansea Centre for Innovation in Photography and Video, and the Creative Industries Research and Innovation Centre.

Research interests include documentary and landscape photography; the Baroque aesthetic applied to photography; pedagogy of art, design and media; creativity into science and technology.

Recent publications and exhibitions include:

• 2008 Marking Space Group Show Exhibit of Digital Film, Creative Industries Research and Innovation Centre, Dynevor Centre for Art, Design and Media, Swansea

• 2007 Uncertain Terrain, Moscow exhibition and accompanying catalogue ISBN 0-9545600-7-8, exhibition at the Gallery of Arts, Moscow State Regional University.

• 2007 Conference paper at Things that Move, The Material World of Tourism and Travel, Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change, Leeds Metropolitan University, Title- ‘From Observation to Participation - Re-locating the Tourist Photography and View of Landscape'. ISBN 978-0-9555017-6-0 www.tourism-culture.com

• 2007 Re-Locations, Centre for Lens Arts at Swansea Institute, Symposium held at Swansea in conjunction with University of Plymouth. www.smu.ac.uk/clasi/re-locations.htm

• 2006 Re-Locations Curator and Exhibitor of group show held as part of symposium at University of Plymouth, Research Centre for Land/Water and the Visual Arts, titled Landscape Fictions.

• 2005 Writing and recording of short commentaries for permanent collection on the paintings of Harry Allen and Stanley Spencer. Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea

• 2004/05 Exhibition touring West Wales, Conversations with the Landscape in Swansea Museum, Queens Hall Narbeth, Oriel Cardigan.

• 2004/05 Uncertain Terrain Exposure Gallery, Swansea www.exposureart.co.uk

• 2004 ‘Antennae' in Tempered Ground, Exhibition of the work of 23 artists at the National Museum of Garden history London, linked with Tate Britain and The National Museum of Photography, Film and Television. Catalogue ISBN 0-1-9547617-1-5, www.daniellearnaud.com/tempered-ground

• 2003 Still visions- Changing Lives, Tourism and Photography. International Conference at Sheffield Hallam University, Paper, ‘Towards and understanding of the role of photography in the preservation and destruction of the rural environment.' www.tourism-culture.com

• 2003 Article and images in Source, Vol 35 ISSN 1369-2224 ‘Alternative landscapes' www.source.ie/artists

• 2002/01 Photographic works selected for WEST Welsh photographic show plus publication. Touring galleries in Wales inc. Ffoto Gallery, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and Mostyn Gallery. ISBN 1872771-75-0

• 2000 Inadmissable Evidence, National Conference, Swansea Institute, Paper. ‘A new documentary perspective and situation'. www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/library/files/adm-hea-projects

• 2000 Work selected for Paradise Park, book of photography edited published by Seren.

• 2000 Exhibition of same title at Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. ISBN 1-85411-281-3

• 1999/2000 From Without - London Photographic Awards. Publication ISBN 1-872771-75-0 and exhibition at the following venues - London - Imagination Gallery- Photofusion Gallery - Alcherry Gallery; Amsterdam - Melweg Gallery; New York - Barbara Green Fine Art Gallery; Glasgow - Streetlevel Gallery; Frankfurt - Bates Gallery

www.daniellearnaud.com/tempered_ground.htm
www.irisphoto.org
www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/library/files/adm-hea-projects
www.tourism-culture.com

Students:

Hamish Gane
John Paul Evans
Paul Jeff