Trudy Barber

I joined the Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries at Portsmouth University in November 2006, and lecture on various aspects of Media Studies. My specialist subjects are emergent media, cyberculture, cybersexualities, deviant leisure, media networks and the digital future. I am also interested in notions of creativity and interdisciplinarity, and exploring approaches to theory and practice. I also continue to follow traditional Fine Art practice with ongoing paintings, drawings, installations and film making as well as continuing writing articles on research. My early Fine Art degree installation using Virtual Reality to explore sexuality is cited as a notable example of its time by Professor Steve Dixon (2007) in Digital Performance: A History of New Media Theater, Dance, Performance Art, and Installation. MA USA. MIT Press. I have lectured and broadcast world wide for the past 20 years on my interests.

PhD Sociology (Kent). (2005): Computer Fetishism and Sexual Futurology: Exploring the Impact of Arousal on Technologies of Cyberspace.
Associate Teaching accreditation by Portfolio (2001)
BA (Hons) Fine Art (Central St Martins)(1993)

La Mer Group Exhibition Atelier Art Gallery Castle Road Portsmouth ('16)

Le Reve Group Exhibition at Atelier Art Gallery, Castle Road Portsmouth. ('16)

In search of Turner: 3rd Floor Art Gallery. Portsmouth City Library. (’11)

Lakeside 1000 North Harbour Portsmouth. Exhibition of 26 paintings surrounding the theme of rainwater and memory.(’10)

Founder of Creative Digital Practice and Theory ‘Mash-up’ three day exhibition/collaborative event and research group. (‘09)

Café Parisien Portsmouth. ‘Beneath my Feet’ exhibition of photographs (‘08)

Wisdom Hospice Rochester Kent. Arts co-ordinator. Work in collection.(‘06)

Kent Adult Education Authority: Associate House. Ashford Kent. Art tutor (1999 - 03) work in collection.

Coventry Gallery: London. (‘95)

Central Saint Martins’ College Of Art: Degree exhibition VR installation. London (’93)

The Sex Maniacs’ Ball: New Media Installation VR piece exhibited. London (’92)

Skin Two Rubber Ball: New Media Installation VR piece to raise money for Aids Charity. London (’92)

VR Users Show: Exhibited New Media VR work at Olympia. London (’92)

Cohn And Wolfe. London (‘92 )

The Torture Garden: Exhibition of paintings and New Media Installation London (...