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Brenden Gray is an artist, graphic design educator art critic and researcher. He majored in painting at the Michaelis School of Fine Art (UCT) graduating with distinction in 1998. In 2010 he completed his Masters in Fine Arts at the University of the Witwatersrand cum laude. The MA project entitled "Aesthetics on the Streets: Rethinking the Terms of Engagement of Public Art Practice" focused on dialogical aesthetics in community-based settings with a particular interest in inner city contexts. Brenden is currently in the process of registering for his Phd in Fine Art at the Wits School of the Arts where he hopes to examine the writing practices of artists asking how they articulate their visual practices theoretically. Brenden has taught in a number of educational contexts including GET and FET phases, in learnerships, working in the fields of arts and culture, design, visual arts and English and has contributed to the development of numerous courses and curricula. Presently, Brenden teaches across many subjects in the graphic design department including photography, drawing, visualization, design studies, motion graphics and graphic design history and theory. Having published widely in conference proceedings and journals related to art, design and education, Brenden has developed a keen interest in social semiotics, discourse analysis and critical pedagogy.