Steve Dutton is an artist/academic who works on both collaborative and individual projects. As Professor in Contemporary Art Practice at the University of Lincoln in the UK, he is the lead academic for the development of Artistic Research and was instrumental in the highly successful outcome of the last Research Excellence Framework. He is also responsible for developing international research networks and partnerships. He is a founder member of S1 Artspace in Sheffield and the Founder of LGP in Coventry, a former Director of Sheffield Contemporary Art Forum and the ArtSheffield Biennial programme is currently an AIR Council member.