Professor Colvin

Professor Calum Colvin, whose unique style of "constructed photography" has earned an international reputation has been appointed to a new Chair of Fine Art Photography in Duncan of Jordanstone.

Colvin, who was born in Glasgow, joined Duncan of Jordanstone as a student in 1978, laying the foundations for his career studying sculpture and photography. After graduating he specialised in photography at the Royal College of Art in London and returned to teach part time in Dundee ten years later.

Colvin's rare approach is to assemble a tableau of objects - many of them everyday domestic kitsch - which are then painted and photographed. His works, which include well known pieces such as Sacred and Profane and the Kelvingrove Eight are internationally renowned, widely exhibited, and held in many public collections including the Art Institute of Chicago and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh.

Postgraduate courses based on Colvin's expertise are expected to follow . Calum said: "To be given this chair in the college where I first studied as a 17-year-old art student is a great honour. I look forward to working with the students - to tuning into their ideas, enjoying their enthusiasm and watching them develop."

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