David Gauntlett

David Gauntlett is Tier I Canada Research Chair in Creative Practice at The Creative School, Toronto Metropolitan University. He was previously Professor of Creativity and Design, and Director of Research, at Westminster School of Media, Arts and Design, University of Westminster, UK. 

His teaching and research is about creative processes, self-initiated creative projects, and practice-based research, with an emphasis on equity and social justice. He is the author of ten books, including Creative Explorations (2007), Making is Connecting (2011, second edition 2018), Making Media Studies (2015), and Creativity (2022). He has made a number of popular online resources, videos and playthings, and has pioneered creative research and workshop methods. He runs the record label, Unfolding Records, and releases music as Sculpture Projects.

His research has been funded by multiple awards from Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), the European Union (Horizon 2020), and other funders. He has worked with a number of the world’s leading creative organisations, including LEGO, Tate, and the BBC. 

Full information about all of his work appears at davidgauntlett.com (external link) , including a section on practice-based research (external link) . He directed the SSHRC-funded project Reframing Creativity (external link) , (2021-2024), and now directs the SSHRC-funded Creative Encounters (external link)  (2025-2028), which explores how research-creation methods in universities can connect with creative practices beyond academic settings.