Simon Pope
Dean
Simon Pope is an artist whose work has focused on the internet's social and technical networks, walking with others, collective negotiations of more-than-human social worlds, and the transdisciplinary potentials of art and sports practice. He often works in collaboration with other artists and researchers, and through partnerships with universities and museums. Pope represented Wales at the Venice Biennale of Fine Art (2003) and was a member of award-winning net.art collective I/O/D (1993-2000). He is currently Dean at Transart Institute of Creative Research, an Eccles Fellow at the British Library, and an Associate Researcher with the Centre for Rural Policy Research at the University of Exeter. He was vice-captain of Team Canada over-50s mens squad at the 2026 World Nations Walking Football tournament in Spain.