Nancy de Freitas is Associate Professor of Art and Design at AUT University in New Zealand. Her installation works have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. De Freitas’ research interests include: active documentation as a research method; material thinking approaches in creative practice; and professional education models for the design, creative and cultural sectors. De Freitas is well known for her postgraduate workshops in writing and reporting on artistic research. She lectures internationally on research practices in art and design and material thinking method.