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Kevin Petrie is perhaps best known for ‘blending’ printmaking and glass/ceramics for creative use. This includes the development of new processes and the dissemination of new practice internationally. Kevin’s work is largely aimed at providing useful material in the form of models of practice, techniques and context for studio based artists as well as illuminating aspects of glass and ceramics for the public. Kevin Petrie led MA Glass and MA Ceramics from 2003-11 and currently teaches BA, MA and research students in glass and ceramics. He is also Team Leader for the Glass and Ceramics academic team. Kevin has been invited to teach and lecture in Australia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Denmark, China, Germany and Canada. He is also very active in the development and support of research students nationally and was awarded a 'National Teaching Fellowship' in 2010. Kevin has written two books – ‘Glass and Print’ and ‘Ceramic Transfer Printing’ – and published a number of articles in key journals. Kevin Petrie has supervised 10 completed PhD’s and MPhil’s and is currently supervising 6 research students. He has also examined 10 students in the UK, Sweden and Australia. Kevin Petrie is currently co-curating a major retrospective of the German artist Erwin Eisch for the National Glass Centre. He has also recently completed a chapter on the crafts for the ‘The Design Students Handbook’ to be published by Pearson Education in 2013.