Professor Susannah Thompson

Research

Exhibitions

Brownrigg, J., Thompson, S., 2025. Early Eardley: Selected Works 1940-1950.

Thompson, S., 2025. Lapland.

Thompson, S., Macklin, P., 2025. Western?er.

Performances

Thompson, S., Haynes, L., 2025. 'Letters from Joan'.

Thompson, S., Steven, C., Grainne, R., 2025. 'Outside Right at The Sunset Gate (The Creative Critic)'.

Books

Mulholland, C., Pickstone, E., Thompson, S., 2012. 'ILLEGITIMI NON CARBORUNDUM', Koppe Astner Gallery, Glasgow, Glasgow.

Book Chapters

Thompson, S., 2025. 'Face to Face: Interviews as Practice in the work of Stephen Sutcliffe'. In Farinati, L., Thatcher, J. (eds.) Theorising the Artist Interview, pp. 164-182, Routledge, New York.

Thompson, S., 2025. 'Impressions on Soft Impressions'. In Soft Impressions: Helen Cammock, Ingrid Pollard, Camara Taylor, Dundee Contemporary Arts.

Thompson, S., 2025. 'Slippages'. In 'A Social Process of Unknowing Yourself in Real Time': Work on Conversation, The Yellow Paper Press.

Thompson, S., 2022. 'A Conversation on Rainbow Milk: Paul Mendez and Susannah Thompson'. In Haynes, L. (eds.) The Yellow Paper, pp. 30-46, The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow.

Thompson, S., 2022. 'Letters from Joan'. In Herd, C., Small, S. (eds.) All Becomes Art, pp. 77-124, Speculative Books.

Thompson, S., 2022. 'Spark's Spinsters: Bedsits and Boarding Houses in the Novels of Muriel Spark'. In Carruthers, G., Stoddart, H. (eds.) The Crooked Dividend: Essays on Muriel Spark, pp. 44-62, Association for Scottish Literary Studies, Glasgow.

Thompson, S., 2020. 'Maud Sulter'. In May, A. (eds.) Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press.

Thompson, S., 2019. 'After (After)'. In, pp. 59-64, The Glasgow School of Art.

Thompson, S., 2018. 'Cordelia Oliver'. In Ewan, E., Pipes, R., Rendell, J., Reynolds, S. (eds.) The New Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.

Thompson, S., 2018. 'I Am For An Art (Writing)'. In Hilevaara, K., Orley, E. (eds.) The Creative Critic: Writing As/About Practice, Routledge, London.

Thompson, S., 2017. 'The mind's miniatures: entangled maps, tactical drawing, dialectograms'. In Gray, K., Crawshaw, J. (eds.) Towards a City Observatory, pp. 51-57, Collective Gallery, Edinburgh, Edinburgh.

Gertz, L., Thompson, S., 2016. 'Lotte Gertz'. In Lotte Gertz, pp. 3-7, Good Press Editions, Glasgow.

Thompson, S., 2014. 'Brass Art: The Imagining of Things'. In McAra, C., Powell, A., Swindells, S. (eds.) ROTO? Review, pp. 41-44, University of Huddersfield Press, Huddersfield.

Thompson, S., Mojsiewicz, K., 2014. 'ROTOR: Transdisciplinary dialogue and debate'. In, University of Huddersfield Press.

Thompson, S., 2013. 'Sound Affects'. In, Redgate Publications.

Hunter, K., Mulholland, N., Thompson, S., 2008. 'A Shout In The Street: Interview with Kenny Hunter'. In A Shout In The Street, Tramway.

Thompson, S., Lochhead, L., 2008. 'Alasdair Gray (Now and Then)'. In Dallas, S., Gray, A. (eds.), Sorcha Dallas Gallery, Glasgow.

Thompson, S., 2005. 'The Female Sea: Notes on Distressed Genres'. In Gallery, T. (eds.) Laurence Figgis, 'The Great Macguffin', pp. 2-3, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow.

Thompson, S., 2005. 'The Map is Not the Recipe'. In Mulholland, N. (eds.) Campbell's Soup, pp. 18-19, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow.

Thompson, S., 2004. 'Coco'. In Dallas, S., Greated, M. (eds.), Switchspace.

Thompson, S., 2003. 'Intensity in the Dining Room (essay in Green Margarine)'. In, pp. 18-19, Glasgow School of Art.

Media

Thompson, S., 2022. 'The Curiosity Conversation: Maud Sulter - Significant Others'.

Internet Publications

Thompson, S., 2023. 'Pat Douthwaite: high priestess of the grotesque', http://radar.gsa.ac.uk/9092/.

Thompson, S., 2023. 'The Kink in the Arc', http://radar.gsa.ac.uk/8993/.

Thompson, S., 2021. 'Passionate and political: centring black women in Maud Sulter's 'Zabat'', http://radar.gsa.ac.uk/7817/.

Thompson, S., 2020. 'GSA Exhibitions Timeline 'Art Booms with the Guns: The War Years at Glasgow School of Art (1939-1945)'', http://radar.gsa.ac.uk/7420/.

Thompson, S., 2020. 'GSA Exhibitions Timeline: 'Speak English': Lubaina Himid and Maud Sulter, 2002', http://radar.gsa.ac.uk/7421/.

Thompson, S., 2015. 'Nervous skies', http://radar.gsa.ac.uk/5389/.

Journal Articles

Thompson, S., 2024. ''I Name Myself Zami': Maud Sulter's Queer Form', Scottish Literary Review, 16 (1), pp. 129-162.

Thompson, S., 2024. ''Vivid Word Pictures': The Letters of Joan Eardley', Journal of Contemporary Painting, 10 (1), pp. 99-123.

Thompson, S., 2023. ''Maker of Exhibitions': the curatorial practice of Cordelia Oliver', Museum History Journal, 16 (1), pp. 7-27.

Thompson, S., 2023. 'A Script, A Poem, An Invocation [Book Review]', Art History, 46, pp. 598-602.

Brownrigg, J., Thompson, S., 2022. 'Early Eardley: a reconsideration of Joan Eardley (1921-1963)', The British Art Journal, XXII (3), pp. 64-79.

Thompson, S., 2020. '?Cod Liver Oil?: The Art and Criticism of Cordelia Oliver', Visual Culture in Britain, 21, pp. 30-56.

Thompson, S., Greated, M., 2020. 'Editorial - Women Painting: Scottish Art 1940-1980', Visual Culture in Britain, 21, pp. 1-13.

Thompson, S., Greated, M., 2020. 'Special issue: Women Painting: Scottish Art 1940-1980', Visual Culture in Britain, 21.

Thompson, S., 2017. 'The Dress of Thought: Form and style in contemporary art writing', Journal of Writing in Creative Practice, 10, pp. 101-121.

Thompson, S., 2017. 'The Dress of Thought: Form and style in contemporary art writing'.

Thompson, S., 2013. '?But ye de de art, divvint ye?? Authenticity, identity and the historicisation of the Pitmen Painters', Visual Studies, 28, pp. 207-217.

Thompson, S., 2013. 'Art Criticism and the Glasgow Miracle', The Glasgow Miracle:Materials for Alternative Histories.

Thompson, S., 2012. 'Scottish Art Since 1960 [Book Review]', Journal of the Scottish Society for Art History, 16.

Thompson, S., 2009. 'Rocket to Variant: Artists' Writing in Scotland 1963-1984', Journal of Writing in Creative Practice, 2, pp. 327-341.

Thompson, S., 2008. 'Emerging: Carla Fullerton', MAP: Journeys in Contemporary Art.

Thompson, S., 2005. 'The Case for Critical Regionalism in Recent Scottish Art Criticism', Journal of the Scottish Society for Art History, 10, pp. 64-75.

Non-Peer Reviewed Articles

Thompson, S., 2024. 'Lucy Wright: Future Folk Archetypes', Corridor8.

Thompson, S., 2024. 'Scotland and the Origins of Modern Art [Book Review]', The Burlington Magazine, 1450, pp. 104-104.

Thompson, S., 2023. 'A Tall Order! (Exhibition Review)', Artforum.

Thompson, S., 2023. 'Beagles and Ramsay: NHOTB and RAD [Exhibition Review]', Sight and Sound, 34.

Thompson, S., 2023. 'Carole Gibbons [Book Review]', The Burlington Magazine, 165, pp. 1257-1257.

Thompson, S., 2023. 'Carole Gibbons [Exhibition Review]', Artforum, pp. 192-192.

Thompson, S., 2023. 'Leonor Antunes [Exhibition Review]', Artforum.

Thompson, S., 2023. 'Maud Sulter: Scots w?Afro', Scottish Art News.

Thompson, S., 2023. 'Nashashibi/Skaer: Chimera', Art Review, 75, pp. 93-93.

Thompson, S., 2022. 'Clara Ursitti: Amik', Sight and Sound, 32, pp. 101-101.

Thompson, S., 2021. 'Alison Watt: A Portrait Without Likeness', Scottish Art News, pp. 37-39.

Thompson, S., Brownrigg, J., 2021. 'Joan Eardley at The Glasgow School of Art', Scottish Art News, pp. 13-16.

Thompson, S., 2021. 'Laura Aldridge: sumVigour', Scottish Art News.

Thompson, S., 2021. 'Nothing Personal', MAP Magazine, 62.

Thompson, S., 2021. 'The Democratisation of Art? Manchester International Festival 2021', Art Review.

Thompson, S., 2021. 'The Story of Scottish Art (Book Review)', The Burlington Magazine, 163, pp. 1090-1090.

Thompson, S., 2020. 'Marine Hugonnier - Travel Posters', Art Review.

Thompson, S., 2020. 'Oracular Transmissions: Etel Adnan and Lynn Marie Kirby [Book review]', Burlington Contemporary, 3.

Thompson, S., 2020. 'Paula Rego: Obedience and Defiance', The Burlington Magazine, 162, pp. 351-353.

Thompson, S., 2020. 'Stephen Sutcliffe: at Fifty', Burlington Contemporary.

Thompson, S., 2020. 'Weird Folds', MAP Magazine, 60.

Thompson, S., Greated, M., 2020. 'Women Painting: Scottish Art 1940-1980 (MAP magazine mini-series)', MAP Magazine, 56.

Thompson, S., 2019. 'Exhibition review - Cut and Paste: 400 Years of Collage', The Burlington Magazine, 161, pp. 776-779.

Thompson, S., 2018. 'Emma Hart (Review)', Burlington Contemporary.

Thompson, S., 2018. 'Glasgow International [Review]', The Burlington Magazine, 160, pp. 599-601.

Thompson, S., 2018. 'The Highland Reels', Even, 9.

Thompson, S., 2017. 'After (After)', After (After) - Exhibition leaflet/catalogue for Leeds College of Art.

Thompson, S., 2017. 'Ewig Weibliche', Art Review, Summer.

Thompson, S., 2017. 'Franki Raffles', Art Review, 69.

Thompson, S., 2016. 'Katrina Palmer: The Necropolitan Line', Art Review.

Thompson, S., 2016. 'Review of Richard Demarco and Joseph Beuys: A Unique Partnership', Art Review.

Thompson, S., 2015. 'Hugo Canoilas: Someone a long time ago, now', Art Review, 67.

Thompson, S., 2015. 'Jonathan Gardner', Art Review, 67, pp. 131-131.

Thompson, S., 2015. 'Maud Sulter: Passion', Art Review, 67, pp. 143-143.

Thompson, S., 2015. 'Seaside modernity', a-n The Artists Information Company.

Thompson, S., 2015. 'To the Editor of Amateur Photographer - Mark Fell and Luke Fowler', Art Review.

Thompson, S., 2014. 'Josh Faught: I know I Came into this Room for a Reason', Art Review.

Thompson, S., 2014. 'Review of Echt by Bedwyr Williams', Art Review, 66, pp. 151-151.

Thompson, S., 2014. 'Review of Monads and Party Paintings, by Spencer Sweeney', Art Review, 66, pp. 102-102.

Thompson, S., 2014. 'Review of Mood is Made/Temperature is Taken by Quinn Latimer', Art Review, pp. 139-139.

Thompson, S., 2014. 'Review of Woman Coming Home from the Cinema Expecting Triplets by Aaron Angell and Jack Bilbo', Art Review, 66, pp. 118-118.

Thompson, S., 2013. 'Alex Impey: Orangutan', Art Review, 66, pp. 141-141.

Thompson, S., 2013. 'Costume: Written Clothing', Art Review.

Thompson, S., 2013. 'Mick Peter: Trademark Horizon', Art Review, Summer, pp. 148-149.

Thompson, S., 2013. 'Tears of the Moon, Sweat of the Sun'.

Thompson, S., 2012. 'Elizabeth Price: Here', Art Review, Summer, pp. 136-137.

Thompson, S., 2012. 'Lotte Gertz: New Work', Art Review, pp. 130-130.

Thompson, S., 2012. 'Richard Hughes: Where It All Happened Once', Art Review, pp. 128-128.

Thompson, S., 2012. 'Tim Rollins and K.O.S: The Black Spot', Art Review, pp. 124-124.

Thompson, S., 2011. 'Childish Things', Art Review.

Thompson, S., 2011. 'Keith Farquhar: Nudes in Colour', Art Review, pp. 120-120.

Thompson, S., 2011. 'Strange Loops', Art Review, pp. 161-161.

Thompson, S., 2010. 'Marc Camille Chaimowicz', MAP: Journeys in Contemporary Art.

Thompson, S., 2009. 'George Barber: Beyond Language ? Selected Video Works 1983 -2008', Dotcrawl.

Thompson, S., 2009. 'Nick Evans: Use History Autonome'.

Thompson, S., 2008. 'Craig Mulholland: Viral?Transmissions', MAP: Journeys in Contemporary Art, 13.

Thompson, S., 2008. 'E.J Major', International Contemporary Art Magazine: Modern Painters, pp. 99-99.

Thompson, S., 2008. 'Uncle Chop Chop', MAP: Journeys in Contemporary Art, 14.

Thompson, S., 2005. 'Show Some Initiative', A-N Collections: Shifting Practice, pp. 10-13.

Thompson, S., 2004. 'Flash Art', Flash Art.

Thompson, S., 2004. 'Kathleen Mann: Embroiderer, Artist, Teacher, Author', Selvedge Magazine, 3.

Thompson, S., 2003. 'Matters', Scottish Sculpture Trust, pp. 46-47.

Conference Papers

Thompson, S., 2023. 'Maud Sulter: Memory and Identity', in Maud Sulter: Memory and Identity.

Thompson, S., 2022. 'Maud Sulter: Poet as Heretic', in The Anti-Canon: Experimental Writing in English (1945-2000).

Thompson, S., 2022. 'Significant Others: The Writing of Maud Sulter'.

Thompson, S., 2021. ''Maker of Exhibitions': Cordelia Oliver as Curator', in Association for Art History Annual Conference 2021.

Thompson, S., 2021. 'Edmonia Lewis's 'Bust of Christ': A Rediscovery?', in Rediscovering our sculpture: Art UK.

Thompson, S., Allmer, P., Rice, G., 2021. 'Scotland and Surrealism - Digital Workshop', in Surrealism and Scotland.

Thompson, S., 2021. 'Three Scottish Surrealists: Sulter, Douthwaite, Flannigan', in Association for Art History Annual Conference 2021.

Thompson, S., Insley, J., Farrington, L., Pai, K.B., Nelson, C.A., 2021. 'Unravelling the Mystery: Edmonia Lewis and Bute', in Unravelling the Mystery: Edmonia Lewis and Bute.

Thompson, S., 2020. 'Forms of the Practice-Led Thesis at The Glasgow School of Art', in KTH/Konstfack PhD Conference.

Thompson, S., 2019. 'The Unbroken Thread: Art History as Narrative (Fiction with Footnotes)'.

Edbrook, L., Thomson, A., Reeder, E., Thompson, S., 2017. 'A little hungry, a little thirsty: Contemporary Art, Writing, Form and Practice (Session Co-convenor)', in College Art Association (CAA) 105th Annual Conference.

Thompson, S., 2016. 'Beautiful Ideas, or How to Do Things with Words'.

Presentations

Thompson, S., 2025. 'In Conversation: Lisa Williams and Susannah Thompson', Dundee Contemporary Arts.

Thompson, S., 2024. ''Jesus in the Lumber Room: Edmonia Lewis's Bust of Christ'', Online.

Thompson, S., 2024. ''Vivid Word Pictures': The Letters of Joan Eardley', The Art Workers Guild, London.

Thompson, S., 2024. 'Theorising the Artist Interview: Panel Discussion and Book Launch', ArtReview Bar, London.

Thompson, S., 2023. 'Conversations with the Collection: Pat Douthwaite panel discussion'.

Thompson, S., 2022. 'Re-positionings: Tracing an international regionalist imperative in post-war visual arts production in the UK North'.

Thompson, S., 2022. 'Significant Others: Maud Sulter in Relation (symposium)'.

Thompson, S., 2021. 'Citation Required?: Modes of critical writing beyond the academy'.

Thompson, S., Brownrigg, J., 2021. 'Early Eardley: Placing Arran Works in Context'.

Thompson, S., Brownrigg, J., Morrison, A., Patience, J., Carlisle, A., Mathie, A., 2021. 'In Conversation with Kirsty Wark - Joan Eardley's work & legacy'.

Thompson, S., 2021. 'Joan Eardley and Catterline Panel Discussion'.

Thompson, S., 2021. 'Scots w'Afro: The Photography of Maud Sulter'.

Thompson, S., 2019. ''The Bitter Cup' Q & A with Joanne Tatham and Tom O'Sullivan'.

Thompson, S., 2019. 'Moyna Flannigan and Susannah Thompson in conversation'.

Thompson, S., Edbrook, L., Figgis, L., Thomson, A., 2018. 'Launch event for Journal of Writing in Creative Practice: Art Writing, Paraliterature and Intrepid Forms of Practice'.

Other Outputs

Thompson, S., Pollock, V., Farley, R., Patrick, A., 2023. 'From the Ground Up: Rewriting the Creative City Narrative'.

Haynes, L., Thompson, S., Jardine, F.A., Draycott, E., Fortnum, R., Briggs, K., Mendez, P., Hill-Woods, A., O'Brien, S., Sutcliffe, S., 2022. 'Biographical Fictioning'.

Haynes, L., Coutts, N., Figgis, L., Salmon, M., Thompson, S., Bennett, C.L., Pedersen, M., 2022. 'Biographical Fictioning: The Lyric'.

Thompson, S., 2018. 'Spark's Spinsters'.

, 2017. 'Special Issue: Art Writing, Paraliterature and Intrepid Forms of Practice'.