Doris Rohr

Doris Rohr is a Senior Lecturer at Liverpool Hope University where she teaches theory and practice for Fine Art and Design students based at Liverpool Hope University's Creative Campus. After studying Three-Dimensional Design at West Surrey College of Art and Design, Doris decided to obtain a Master in Fine Art (Coventry Polytechnic), followed by a Master in Psychoanalysis and Philosophy (Essex University). Her PhD 'Drawing on Nature: the legacy of Ruskin's Moral Cosmos' (2016) investigates the continued relevance of John Ruskin's thoughts on drawing and the environment.

Doris' practice involves drawing, writing and the spaces in between; it is primarily paper-based, and frequently involves outdoor research into landscape. Fieldwork consists of walking, haptic interaction with site and notebook activities of plein air drawing and writing, underpinned by phenomenological encounter. Outreach activities involving drawing with members of the general public form an important aspect to my understanding of the value of drawing, creativity and art. Doris has contributed to drawing research through publications and through exhibiting.Teaching Specialisms:
Drawing practice and theory
European modernism
Conceptions of nature/ environment
Identity and sense of place
Art and Science