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Research Interests
Art psychotherapy
Arts and health
Creativity and wellbeing
Art and design education
Student mental health in further and higher education
Group art therapy
Relational and material processes of art-making
Socially engaged creative practice
Interdisciplinary dialogue between art, science and psychology
Research Expertise
Simon Reekie is a Lecturer in Art and Design at UHI Perth, part of the University of the Highlands and Islands. His work sits at the intersection of art psychotherapy, arts and health, and art and design education. His research expertise focuses on student mental health and wellbeing in further and higher education, group art therapy, and the relational, material and facilitation processes of art-making.
Alongside his academic role, he works as an HCPC-registered art psychotherapist and a BACP-registered counsellor in mental health charities and private practice, and maintains an active painting practice. He has a background in molecular biology, which informs his interest in interdisciplinary dialogue between art, science and psychological research. His practice-based approach integrates research, professional practice and teaching within socially engaged and educational contexts. He is a Fulbright Scholar.
Academic Qualifications
MSc Art Psychotherapy (Distinction) – Queen Margaret University (2015)
PGDE (Art & Design Education) – University of the West of Scotland (2009)
MFA Studio (Drawing & Painting) – School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2008)
BA (Hons) Fine Art (First Class) – Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art (2004)
BSc (Hons) Biotechnology (2.1) – University of Abertay, Dundee (1997)
Teaching Expertise
Art and design education across secondary, further and higher education, as well as community, museum and prison education contexts. Qualified and GTCS-registered art and design teacher for both secondary and further education. Teaching focuses on studio-based practice, socially engaged and community-based art, creativity and wellbeing, reflective practice, research skills, and project-based learning. Experience includes supervising undergraduate dissertations and supporting student placements and applied projects across arts, education, and arts-and-health settings.
Services Expertise
Professional practice across art psychotherapy, arts-and-health and freelance art education, working with a wide range of organisations and communities. Experience includes practice within mental health charities and private practice, alongside education and creative work in prisons, museums, international arts centres, and local authority education and cultural services. This work focuses on supporting wellbeing, learning and engagement through art-based approaches.
Key Projects
Art therapy pilot group at UHI Perth
Practice-based research project exploring relational, material and facilitation processes in group art therapy with further and higher education students, with a focus on creativity, wellbeing and learning in educational contexts
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): University of Greenwich × Whatman Ltd
Research project undertaken through a university–industry Knowledge Transfer Partnership, focused on the development and evaluation of magnetisable solid-phase supports for DNA capture. The work sat at the interface of applied bioscience research and industrial materials development, contributing to translational research and knowledge exchange between higher education and industry.
Research links
Qualification académique
Master of Science, Art Psychotherapy (Distinction) , Queen Margaret University
Date d'octroi: 1 août 2015
PGDE (Art & Design Education) , University of the West of Scotland
Date d'octroi: 1 août 2009
Master of Fine Art, Drawing and Painting, School of the Art Institute, Chicago
Date d'octroi: 1 août 2008
Bachelor of Arts, Fine Art (1st class honours), University of Dundee
Date d'octroi: 1 août 2004
Bachelor of Science, Biotechnology (2.1 honours)
Date d'octroi: 1 août 1997
Les positions extérieures
Board Member (Trustee)
nov. 2025 → …
External Examiner (MEd Artist Teacher), University of the West of Scotland
janv. 2019 → août 2024
Art Psychotherapist and Counsellor (mental health charities and private practice)
mai 2015 → …
Self-employed practitioner in art and arts education
mai 2004 → …
KTP Associate (Knowledge Transfer Partnership)
août 1998 → août 2000
Keywords
- Faculty Arts, Humanities and Business
- N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR
Expertise relative aux objectifs de développement durable des Nations Unies
En 2015, les États membres des Nations Unies ont convenu de 17 objectifs de développement durable (Sustainable Development Goals, SDG) pour éradiquer la pauvreté, protéger la planète et assurer la prospérité de tous. Le travail de cette personne contribue à la poursuite du/des SDG suivant(s) :
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Empreinte digitale
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Group art therapy with FE/HE students: a mixed-methods pilot study
Reekie, S., 23 juin 2026, Dans: International Journal of Art Therapy.Résultats de recherche: Article › Revue par des pairs
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(Dis)Integration 2: Cover artwork for International Journal of Art Therapy, Volume 30, Issue 4 (2025)
Reekie, S., 12 nov. 2025, 1 p. London : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.Résultats de recherche: Other contribution
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