Kirsty Hendry

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Kirsty Hendry is currently Student Engagement Co-ordinator at the GSA Students’ Association. Her role is focused on supporting the strong culture of student-led activity, working to create opportunities for students to develop their practices beyond the curriculum. In this capacity she is currently undertaking research into the significance of co-curricular activity and student-led initiatives within the context of Art and Design education. Kirsty also works as a practicing artist who produces writing, events, and curatorial projects interested in practices of distribution and its relationships to technology, identity, and subjectivity. She was also co-director of EMBASSY Gallery, an artist-led space in Edinburgh, from 2013-2015.