Jonathan Shaw
Jonathan Shaw is a British photographer and educator.
Jonathan Shaw

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- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- photographer · academic
- Education
- University of the West of England · Birmingham City University
- Honours
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts · Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society
- Languages
- English
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Jonathan Shaw is a British photographer and educator.
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Jonathan Shaw was a British academic and photographer.
The academic studied at Birmingham City University and University of the West of England. Jonathan Shaw worked for Coventry University and worked in Disruptive Media Learning Lab.
Languages used include English. The academic received Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
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Biography
Biography
Jonathan Shaw studied at University of the West of England and Birmingham City University. The recorded working language is English. Places of work recorded in the authority are Disruptive Media Learning Lab. Employment is recorded with Coventry University. Distinctions recorded are Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society.

Jonathan Shaw on the closing panel
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Key facts
Jonathan Shaw is a British photographer and educator.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
• 2009: Crash, The New Art Gallery Walsall • 2010: On The Move, Estorick Collection, London. Group exhibition curated by Jonathan Miller.
Publications
Publications
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Publications by Shaw =
Publications by Shaw =
• Crash. The New Art Gallery Walsall (2009) • Newfotoscapes. A multi-platform open book (2014)
Publications with contributions by Shaw
Publications with contributions by Shaw
• Time|Motion. Dewi Lewis (2003) • (re)collect. Pavilion (2006)
Photography
Shaw's work has been shown at Leeds Met Gallery, Goethe Institute in Dresden, Germany and Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. Shaw is a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and is a member of the society's 'Multimedia and Narrative Distinction Panel' alongside Andy Golding (University of Westminster) and Daniel Meadows among others. He is chair of the board of directors of Birmingham Open Media, and a trustee of The Photographers' Gallery; and sits on the advisory board for Photomediations Machine. He was chair of the Association for Photography in Higher Education from 2014 to 2017. He sits on the editorial board of Media Practice & Education, and was a guest editor of a "special disrupted issue" of the Journal of Media Practice in May 2018. He is the international member of the academic board of the Photography Studies College, Melbourne, Australia, and a visiting professor at Bournemouth University's Centre for Excellence in Media Practice.
References ==== External links
References ==== External links
* • Staff Profile at Coventry University
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- 1.Jonathan receives Fellowship from Royal Photographic Society. 16 July 2010.
- 2.Royal Photographic Society AV Group. Statement from the TBM Working Group. AV News. October 2011.
- 3."Multimedia and Narrative RPS Distinction announcement PDF".
- 4.Birmingham Open Media. The Team.
- 5.The Photographers' Gallery. Staff & Trustees. 24 October 2017.
- 6.Advisory Board – Photomediations Machine. photomediationsmachine.net.
- 7.Association for Photography in Higher Education. About.
- 8.Taylor and Francis. Media Practice and Education Editorial Board.
- 9.Shaw, Jonathan. Disrupting the Journal of Media Practice. Media Practice and Education. 19. 1. 1–7. 22 May 2018. 10.1080/14682753.2017.1362167.
- 10.Photography Studies College. Accreditation and Governance.
- 11.The Centre for Excellence in Media Practice. Meet the People.
- 12.Cornerhouse. Crash published by New Art Gallery Walsall.
- 13.Library of Birmingham. Newfotoscapes multi-platform open book.
- 14.The New Art Gallery Walsall - Whats-On - Exhibition. www.artatwalsall.org.uk.
- 15.On the Move at Estorick Collection 2010.
- 16.On the Move, Estorick Collection, London. The Independent. 17 January 2010.
- 17.McKie, Andrew. On the Move With Director Jonathan Miller. Wall Street Journal. 15 January 2010.
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