Plymouth College of Art appoints new Vice Principal

Plymouth College of Art has appointed Christy Johnson as its second Vice Principal, in the most recent move on its journey to achieve Taught Degree-Awarding Powers (TDAP) and university title. In her new role as Vice Principal, Christy will be primarily responsible for academic leadership in research, scholarship and pedagogical practice.

As an artist, educator, and academic leader, Christy has worked across international contexts gaining a cross-Atlantic perspective on teaching and learning. Most recently, she was professor and chair of the art department at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. She joined Cornish College of the Arts following eighteen years at University for the Creative Arts at Maidstone and Canterbury. Occupying a range of academic and leadership roles during this time, Christy led the School of Fine Arts as associate dean for three years until 2012.

Born in California, Christy is a Bachelor of Arts graduate, magna cum laude, of California State University at Northridge, and holds two postgraduate degrees with distinction, Master of Arts and Master of Fine Arts from the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque. Christy Johnson said: I’ve chosen to come to Plymouth College of Art as I want to be part of, and contribute to, the continuum of creative education project. It is not enough to be a maker practitioner – and it is not enough to be a thinker. What the world needs is practical thinkers and thoughtful practitioners”