Ian Heywood studied painting at Maidstone College of Art and sociology and social theory at Goldsmiths’ College. His doctoral thesis, completed at the University of York, was published as Social Theories of Art: A Critique. He taught in the studio and in the history and theory of art at Leeds Polytechnic and Lancaster University.
He has published widely in the areas of art theory, visual culture, art education and leisure studies, most recently ‘Indelible Marks: Beth Harland’s Absorption’ (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14702029.2023.2174713) and ’Theory and Convictions of Practice: Agamben on Kant and Contemporary Art’ (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14702029.2021.1975430).
He is an Associate Member of the Scottish Centre for Continental Philosophy, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK.