Dr Paul Stewart is an artist and researcher based In Newcastle, who makes curatorial and installation performative works through text, sound and karaoke. He is a lecturer in Fine Art at Teesside University. Completed a PhD in Art and Philosophy (2018) Teesside University and a MA in Art and Politics from Goldsmiths College as well as a BA (Hons) Degree in Fine Art  from Lincoln University (2011). He co-founded the Middlesbrough Art Weekender in 2017 and has set up natives including the Alternative Art College (2011-2014) and currently co-running Bad Spirits with Dawn Bothwell. Core elements in his practice and research include the effects of neoliberalism on Higher Education structures and Critical Pedagogy as a methodology in art making alongside research into digital communities in art making and the effects of digital making on curation and collection processes.