Eleanor’s interests firmly cross-over arts, science, communication and media. A prolific artist, having received numerous awards, grants, and commissions in her career. Eleanor maintains an active international artistic profile continuing her own research, project management and roles such as curator and director of media arts events.

She is a regular contributor to numerous professional associations, having published since 1985 and presented papers at various conferences in the UK, USA, Taiwan and Australia.

Eleanor, a Fellow of the Australian National University 08-09 (ANU) and currently a Visiting Researcher at National ICT Australia (NICTA) - Centre of Excellence. She is involved with the e-Government Research Project as part of the Australian e-Government Technology Cluster and successfully played a major part in the Australian Science Festival 2010 as the Deputy Director.

Eleanor was made an honorary Research Professor at the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) having successfully completed an International Residency at UCSC and exhibition of her 'Finger Codes' Collection.

Finger Codes is the title relating to the body of artwork produced by Eleanor Gates-Stuart as part of her artist residency at the University of California Santa Cruz. Using the fingerprint as a device for human identity, Gates-Stuart merged numerous reference information meshed into multiple grids and layers as a new visual translation of complex systems and network existence.

Human fingerprints are translated into numerical symbols, coded through the artist’s drawings and used as symbolic data. Patterns that merge are also to be lost, woven and undone again, in layers adding complexity in the language of code and information architecture. The artist strives for simple representation, the artworks to appear non-technological and seemingly painterly, a result that belies the underlying infrastructure and composition of this creative endeavour.

For more information, see her personal web-site: http://www.eleanorgatestuart.com.au

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