Professor Rebecca Fortnum has been appointed to Glasgow School of Art's School of Fine Art
The artist, curator and academic Rebecca Fortnum has said she is 'thrilled' to have been appointed to head up Glasgow School of Art's prestigious School of Fine Art.
Ms Fortnum is currently Professor of Fine Art and Research Lead in the School of Arts & Humanities at the Royal College of Art (RCA).
She said that as an artist she had long been aware that GSA had nurtured "generations of talent of international renown."
The school has produced 15 Turner Prize nominees of which 6 were winners including Douglas Gordon and Charlotte Podger as well as other internationally renowned names including photographer Harry Benson and painter Jenny Savill. Ms Fortnum will take up the post on June 1, 2021