John Aiken (born 1950) is an Irish sculptor who is professor of fine arts and director of the Academy of Visual Arts at

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. He was previously Slade Professor of Fine Arts and director of the Slade School of Fine Art at University College London from 2000 to 2012.

Early life

Aiken was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1950.John Aiken.
culturenorthernireland.org Retrieved 30 June 2017. He received his art training at the

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(1968–1973) and was a Rome Scholar in Sculpture at the

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.Prof. John Aiken.
Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University. Retrieved 30 June 2017.

Career

He taught at the Art and Design Centre of the

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and was the Slade Professor of Fine Arts and director of the

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from 2000 to 2012. Since 2012 he has been professor of fine arts and director of the Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University.

References

External links

*http://johnaiken.com/about/ Irish sculptors Hong Kong Baptist University faculty Academics of Ulster University Academics of University College London Academics of the Slade School of Fine Art Artists from Belfast Alumni of Chelsea College of Arts Living people 1950 births {{Ireland-sculptor-stub