Professor Penny Macbeth is a designer and educator; and current Director of The Glasgow School of Art.
She was previously a board trustee of CHEAD, represented the sector on the Westminster Parliament All-Party Parliamentary Group for Crafts and is a strong creative and cultural advocate and innovative leader.
[1] Penny Macbeth trained at Birmingham City University graduating with an MA in Textiles.
[2][3] At Manchester Metropolitan University she was academic lead for the University’s ground breaking School of Digital Arts: SODA, which opened 2021, sat on two citywide bodies: Culture Corridor Group and the St Johns network and was academic board nominee on Manchester Metropolitan’s Board of Governors.
[2] Since joining The Glasgow School of Art Macbeth has overseen the development of a new Strategic Plan,[4] established a new academic School of Innovation and Technology, published a Strategic Outline Business Case for the rebuilding of the GSA’s Mackintosh Building, committing to faithful reinstatement and reset the GSA’s relationships with students, staff and its wider community.