ACADEMIC CV – ADAM PEACOCK 2026
Research Profile
Research focuses on algorithmic identity and cultural infrastructures, exploring how optimisation systems shape identity, value, and behaviour across cultural and applied contexts.
Education
– PhD Visual Cultures (2024–ongoing), Goldsmiths, University of London, UK.
– MA Design Interactions (2012–14), Royal College of Art (RCA), London, UK.
– BSc (Hons) Architecture (2007–11), The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London (UCL), UK.
– Foundation Diploma in Art & Architecture (2006–07), Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London (UAL), UK.
Select Academic Positions
– Visiting Lecturer (2024–ongoing), Royal College of Art, London, UK, lectures for the School of Arts & Humanities and the School of Communication & Design.
– Visiting Professor (2020-24), School of International Art (SIA), Beijing, China, Leading the Future of Fashion, Identity and the Post-Internet Concept Masterclass Series for MA Fashion.
– Visiting Lecturer (2016-20), Royal College of Art, London, UK, Taught across MA Fashion Menswear, Womenswear, and FAME (Footwear Accessories Millinery Eyewear) programs.
– Associate Lecturer (2016-20), London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, UK, leading the Speculative Prototyping unit for MA Fashion Futures.
– Studio Co-Leader (2018-19), Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne, Australia, co-led the M.Arch Architecture: Studio13, Architecture-Fashion lab, ‘The DNA of Perfection,’ as a component of the awarded 2018 Robert Garland Treseder Fellowship.
Selected Lectures, Keynotes & Conferences
– Conference Presentation (upcoming/2026), ‘RESISTING OPTIMISATION: Artificial Intelligence, Queer Masculinity, and the Construction of Digital Subjectivity’, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Madrid, Spain. II International Conference: Cartographies of Platform Labour in the Digital City, organised by Grupo de Estudios Críticos Urbanos (Critical Urban Studies Group).
– Lecture (upcoming/2026), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY — Tools for navigating AI-mediated subjectivity’, Royal College of Art, London, UK, for Dr Gareth Polmeer’s cross-RCA ‘Shapeshifting the Digital’ elective at the School of Arts and Humanities.
– Lecture (upcoming/2026), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY — Tools for navigating AI-mediated subjectivity’, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, UK, for MA Material Futures, invited by Dr Agi Haines.
– Lecture (2026), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY — Tools for navigating AI-mediated subjectivity’, Royal College of Art, London, UK, for MA Fashion, with Viktoria Modesta, Carlo Volpi and Philip Delamore, invited by Zowie Broach, Head of Programme: MA Fashion at the RCA.
– Conference Presentation (2026), ‘RESISTING OPTIMISATION: Artificial Intelligence, Queer Masculinity, and the Construction of Digital Subjectivity’, King’s College London, UK. Bodies in Digital Transition: Mapping a Topology of Digital Bodies.
– Conference Presentation (2026), ‘Toxic Queer Masculinities, Tools for navigating AI-integrated subjectivity.’ University of Lincoln, UK, ‘The Future of the Social Sciences‘.
– Lecture (2025), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, Royal College of Art, London, UK, for Dr Gareth Polmeer’s cross-RCA ‘Shapeshifting the Digital’ elective at the School of Arts and Humanities.
– Lecture (2025), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, for PRAKSIS, Oslo, Norway, delivered a lecture as part of Residency 29, For real?, in conversation with Harold Offeh, Head of Programme in MA Contemporary Art Practice (CAP) at the Royal College of Art.
– Lecture (2025), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY: Who’s shaping your identity, and how much of it is actually yours,’ Winchester School of Art, the University of Southampton, UK, invited by Dr Shaun Cole, Associate Professor in Fashion at the University of Southampton, as part of the Fashion and Textiles Research Seminar series.
– Lecture (2024), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, Royal College of Art, London, UK, for Dr Gareth Polmeer’s cross-RCA ‘Shapeshifting the Digital’ elective at the School of Arts and Humanities.
– Lecture (2023), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, Prosjektskolen Kunstskole, Oslo, Norway, for Kjersti Vetterstad and Michael Hare’s ‘No maps for these territories’ elective.
– Lecture (2023), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, RAM Gallery, Oslo, Norway.
– Luminary Lecture (2020), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK, delivered remotely due to COVID-19, invited by Andrew Ibi, Programme Leader, BA Fashion: Design & Communication.
– Lecture (2020), ‘GENETICS GYM', Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, Pakistan.
– Lecture (2019), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, ArtCentre College of Design, Los Angeles, USA, invited by Benjamin Hooker, Adjunct Associate Professor, Graduate Media Design at ArtCentre.
– Lecture (2019), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), Los Angeles, USA, invited by Lucy McRae.
– Lecture (2019), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, MA Fashion, Royal College of Art, London, UK, invited by Zowie Broach, Head of Programme: MA Fashion at the RCA, alongside Andrew Ibi and Philip Delamore.
– Lecture (2019), ‘GENETICS GYM’, Science Gallery Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
– Lecture (2019), ‘GENETICS GYM’, Cocoon Global, London, UK.
– Opening Keynote (2018), ‘GENETICS GYM’, Product Innovation Apparel, Milan, Italy.
– Lecture (2018), ‘GENETICS GYM’, Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne, Australia, as part of the awarded 2018 Robert Garland Treseder Fellowship.
– Lecture (2018), ‘GENETICS GYM’, Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne, Australia, with Prof. Alan Pert, Deputy Dean of the MSD, as part of the awarded 2018 Robert Garland Treseder Fellowship.
– Lecture (2018), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, Fashion Clash Festival, Maastricht, Netherlands.
– Lecture (2017), ‘GENETICS GYM’, Fashion Space Gallery, London College of Fashion, UK.
– Lecture (2016), ‘GENETICS GYM’, London College of Fashion, UK, for MA Psychology for Fashion Professionals and MSc Applied Psychology in Fashion.
– Lecture (2016), ‘GENETICS GYM’, UCL / UCH Centre for Human Reproduction, London, UK, for the MSc Prenatal Genetics and Foetal Medicine program.
– Lecture (2016), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, Berghs School of Communication, Stockholm, Sweden.
– Artist Presentation (2016), ‘MACHINES TO AUTOMATE TASTE’, Visible Futures Lab, School of Visual Arts, New York City, USA.
– Lecture (2016), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, Artist-in-Residence presentation, Visible Futures Lab, School of Visual Arts, New York City, USA.
– Lecture (2015), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, Royal College of Art, London, UK, ‘Talk draw, debate’, for MA Fashion Menswear, MA Fashion Womenswear, Royal College of Art, London, UK, invited by Zowie Broach, Head of Programme: MA Fashion at the RCA.
– Lecture (2014), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, MA Fashion, Royal College of Art, London, UK, invited by Zowie Broach, Head of Programme: MA Fashion at the RCA.
– Lecture (2014), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, MA Fashion Futures, London College of Fashion, UK, invited by Prof. Susan Postlethwaite, Course Leader, MA Fashion Futures.
– Lecture (2014), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, Design Futures at 100% Design, London Design Festival ‘14, London, UK.
Research focuses on algorithmic identity and cultural infrastructures, exploring how optimisation systems shape identity, value, and behaviour across cultural and applied contexts.
Education
– PhD Visual Cultures (2024–ongoing), Goldsmiths, University of London, UK.
– MA Design Interactions (2012–14), Royal College of Art (RCA), London, UK.
– BSc (Hons) Architecture (2007–11), The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London (UCL), UK.
– Foundation Diploma in Art & Architecture (2006–07), Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London (UAL), UK.
Select Academic Positions
– Visiting Lecturer (2024–ongoing), Royal College of Art, London, UK, lectures for the School of Arts & Humanities and the School of Communication & Design.
– Visiting Professor (2020-24), School of International Art (SIA), Beijing, China, Leading the Future of Fashion, Identity and the Post-Internet Concept Masterclass Series for MA Fashion.
– Visiting Lecturer (2016-20), Royal College of Art, London, UK, Taught across MA Fashion Menswear, Womenswear, and FAME (Footwear Accessories Millinery Eyewear) programs.
– Associate Lecturer (2016-20), London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, UK, leading the Speculative Prototyping unit for MA Fashion Futures.
– Studio Co-Leader (2018-19), Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne, Australia, co-led the M.Arch Architecture: Studio13, Architecture-Fashion lab, ‘The DNA of Perfection,’ as a component of the awarded 2018 Robert Garland Treseder Fellowship.
Selected Lectures, Keynotes & Conferences
– Conference Presentation (upcoming/2026), ‘RESISTING OPTIMISATION: Artificial Intelligence, Queer Masculinity, and the Construction of Digital Subjectivity’, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Madrid, Spain. II International Conference: Cartographies of Platform Labour in the Digital City, organised by Grupo de Estudios Críticos Urbanos (Critical Urban Studies Group).
– Lecture (upcoming/2026), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY — Tools for navigating AI-mediated subjectivity’, Royal College of Art, London, UK, for Dr Gareth Polmeer’s cross-RCA ‘Shapeshifting the Digital’ elective at the School of Arts and Humanities.
– Lecture (upcoming/2026), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY — Tools for navigating AI-mediated subjectivity’, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, UK, for MA Material Futures, invited by Dr Agi Haines.
– Lecture (2026), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY — Tools for navigating AI-mediated subjectivity’, Royal College of Art, London, UK, for MA Fashion, with Viktoria Modesta, Carlo Volpi and Philip Delamore, invited by Zowie Broach, Head of Programme: MA Fashion at the RCA.
– Conference Presentation (2026), ‘RESISTING OPTIMISATION: Artificial Intelligence, Queer Masculinity, and the Construction of Digital Subjectivity’, King’s College London, UK. Bodies in Digital Transition: Mapping a Topology of Digital Bodies.
– Conference Presentation (2026), ‘Toxic Queer Masculinities, Tools for navigating AI-integrated subjectivity.’ University of Lincoln, UK, ‘The Future of the Social Sciences‘.
– Lecture (2025), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, Royal College of Art, London, UK, for Dr Gareth Polmeer’s cross-RCA ‘Shapeshifting the Digital’ elective at the School of Arts and Humanities.
– Lecture (2025), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, for PRAKSIS, Oslo, Norway, delivered a lecture as part of Residency 29, For real?, in conversation with Harold Offeh, Head of Programme in MA Contemporary Art Practice (CAP) at the Royal College of Art.
– Lecture (2025), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY: Who’s shaping your identity, and how much of it is actually yours,’ Winchester School of Art, the University of Southampton, UK, invited by Dr Shaun Cole, Associate Professor in Fashion at the University of Southampton, as part of the Fashion and Textiles Research Seminar series.
– Lecture (2024), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, Royal College of Art, London, UK, for Dr Gareth Polmeer’s cross-RCA ‘Shapeshifting the Digital’ elective at the School of Arts and Humanities.
– Lecture (2023), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, Prosjektskolen Kunstskole, Oslo, Norway, for Kjersti Vetterstad and Michael Hare’s ‘No maps for these territories’ elective.
– Lecture (2023), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, RAM Gallery, Oslo, Norway.
– Luminary Lecture (2020), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK, delivered remotely due to COVID-19, invited by Andrew Ibi, Programme Leader, BA Fashion: Design & Communication.
– Lecture (2020), ‘GENETICS GYM', Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, Pakistan.
– Lecture (2019), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, ArtCentre College of Design, Los Angeles, USA, invited by Benjamin Hooker, Adjunct Associate Professor, Graduate Media Design at ArtCentre.
– Lecture (2019), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), Los Angeles, USA, invited by Lucy McRae.
– Lecture (2019), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, MA Fashion, Royal College of Art, London, UK, invited by Zowie Broach, Head of Programme: MA Fashion at the RCA, alongside Andrew Ibi and Philip Delamore.
– Lecture (2019), ‘GENETICS GYM’, Science Gallery Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
– Lecture (2019), ‘GENETICS GYM’, Cocoon Global, London, UK.
– Opening Keynote (2018), ‘GENETICS GYM’, Product Innovation Apparel, Milan, Italy.
– Lecture (2018), ‘GENETICS GYM’, Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne, Australia, as part of the awarded 2018 Robert Garland Treseder Fellowship.
– Lecture (2018), ‘GENETICS GYM’, Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne, Australia, with Prof. Alan Pert, Deputy Dean of the MSD, as part of the awarded 2018 Robert Garland Treseder Fellowship.
– Lecture (2018), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, Fashion Clash Festival, Maastricht, Netherlands.
– Lecture (2017), ‘GENETICS GYM’, Fashion Space Gallery, London College of Fashion, UK.
– Lecture (2016), ‘GENETICS GYM’, London College of Fashion, UK, for MA Psychology for Fashion Professionals and MSc Applied Psychology in Fashion.
– Lecture (2016), ‘GENETICS GYM’, UCL / UCH Centre for Human Reproduction, London, UK, for the MSc Prenatal Genetics and Foetal Medicine program.
– Lecture (2016), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, Berghs School of Communication, Stockholm, Sweden.
– Artist Presentation (2016), ‘MACHINES TO AUTOMATE TASTE’, Visible Futures Lab, School of Visual Arts, New York City, USA.
– Lecture (2016), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, Artist-in-Residence presentation, Visible Futures Lab, School of Visual Arts, New York City, USA.
– Lecture (2015), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, Royal College of Art, London, UK, ‘Talk draw, debate’, for MA Fashion Menswear, MA Fashion Womenswear, Royal College of Art, London, UK, invited by Zowie Broach, Head of Programme: MA Fashion at the RCA.
– Lecture (2014), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, MA Fashion, Royal College of Art, London, UK, invited by Zowie Broach, Head of Programme: MA Fashion at the RCA.
– Lecture (2014), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, MA Fashion Futures, London College of Fashion, UK, invited by Prof. Susan Postlethwaite, Course Leader, MA Fashion Futures.
– Lecture (2014), ‘THE VALIDATION JUNKY’, Design Futures at 100% Design, London Design Festival ‘14, London, UK.
Selected Awards & Residencies
– UKRI ESRC SENSS DTP award (2024- ongoing), UK Research and Innovation, Economic and Social Research Council, South and East Network for Social Sciences.
– Researcher in Residence (2027-upcoming), PRAKSIS, Oslo, Norway, supported by Goldsmiths, ERSC, SENSS & Arts Council Norway.
– Lumen Prize Still Image Award Finalist (2024), with the VALIDERINGSSØPPELET project, Lumen Studios, London, UK.
– Artist in Residence (2022-23), Convention House Art & Technology Residency, East Street Arts, Leeds, UK.
– Lead Resident, PERFECTION / SPECULATION (2020-21), PRAKSIS, Oslo, Norway, in collaboration with The Vigeland Museum and Karmaklubb*.
– Nominated for 2021 S+T+ARTS Prize (2021), with the GENETICS GYM project. Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria.
– 2018 Robert Garland Treseder Fellowship (2018), Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne, Australia.
– 2016 Designer in Residence (2016-17), Fashion Space Gallery, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts, UK.
– Artist in Residence (2015-16), Visible Futures Lab, School of Visual Arts, New York City, USA.
– FIAT Interaction Design Award (2013), Lorenzo Ramaciotti FIAT/Chrysler Automobiles (now Stellantis), Royal College of Art & FIAT Centro Stile Torino, UK & Italy.
– Bursary Award, Design Interactions (2012-14), Royal College of Art, London, UK.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
– RESISTING OPTIMISATION (2026), SKOG Art Space, Oslo, Norway.
– THE VALIDATION JUNKY (2023), RAM Gallery, Oslo, Norway.– GENETICS GYM (2017), Fashion Space Gallery, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, UK.
– MACHINES FOR AUTOMATING TASTE (2016), Visible Futures Lab, NYC, USA.
Selected Group Exhibitions
– Lines of Flight (2026), BLEUR Gallery, London, UK.
– 197th RSA Annual Exhibition (2023), ’WE ARE WHAT THE INTERNET MAKES US - I’, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland.
– ZONA MACO 2023 (2023), ’WE ARE WHAT THE INTERNET MAKES US - I, II, III, IV & V’, YAM Gallery for Zona Maco, México City, México.
– JUMPSTART (2022-23), GENETICS GYM, Tecnológico de Monterrey, México.
– PERFECTION / SPECULATION (2021), GENETICS GYM, The Vigeland Museum, Oslo, Norway.
– PERFECTION (2019), GENETICS GYM, Science Gallery Dublin, Ireland.
– PERFECTION: Part Experiment / Part Exhibition (2018), GENETICS GYM, Science Gallery Melbourne, Australia.
– Disobey / Dystopia (2017), GENETICS GYM, The Yard, Hackney Wick, London, UK.
– Technophilia and The Corrupt Body (2015), THE VALIDATION JUNKY, Menier Gallery, London, UK.
– Freed From Desire (2014), THE VALIDATION JUNKY, Gallery 223, London, UK.
– Buy Buy Buy Put It Down (2014), THE VALIDATION JUNKY, Royal College of Art, ICON Design Trail, London Design Festival, UK.
– Next Brave New World (2014), THE VALIDATION JUNKY, Arebyte Gallery, Hackney Wick, London, UK.
– RCA Show 2014 (2014), THE VALIDATION JUNKY, Henry Moore Gallery, Royal College of Art, London, UK.
– Work-In-Progress (2014), THE VALIDATION JUNKY, Henry Moore Gallery, Royal College of Art, London, UK.
– Sorapol S/S13 Immortal (2013), Designed, crafted and fabricated a structural artefact that embellished a custom jacket for the Sorapol S/S13 “Immortal” couture collection, shown at London Fashion Week 2013.
Affiliations & Invited Academic Engagements
– Design Critic (2023), MFA Media Design Practices, ArtCenter College of Design, Los Angeles, USA.
– Design Critic (2021-22), M.Arch Unit 22, Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, London, UK.
– Design Critic (2021), BA Industrial Design, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, USA.
– Design Critic (2020), BA, MA Fashion, School of International Art, Beijing, China.
– Design Critic (2019), M.Arch Unit 22, Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, London, UK.
– Design Critic (2019), Lucy McRae Vertical Studio, Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), Los Angeles, USA.
– Design Critic (2019), MFA Media Design Practices, ArtCentre College of Design, Los Angeles, USA.
– Design Critic (2018), M.Arch Unit 22, Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, London, UK.
– Design Critic (2018), Inter-One, Architectural Association, London, UK.
– Design Critic (2016), BA Architecture, Central Saint Martins, London, UK.
– Collaborative Unit Mentor (2016), Digital Anthropology Lab, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, UK.
– Design Critic (2016), Foundation Architecture, Architectural Association, London, UK.
– Design Critic (2015), BFA Interior Architecture, Pratt Institute, New York City, USA.
– Guest Tutor (2014), Royal College of Art, London, UK, Tutorial and workshop for MA Fashion Womenswear Year 2, invited by Zowie Broach, Head of Programme: MA Fashion at the RCA.
– Design Critic (2014), MA Fashion Womenswear, Royal College of Art, London, UK.
– Guest Tutor (2014), MA Fashion Futures, London College of Fashion, UK, invited by Prof. Susan Postlethwaite, Course Leader, MA Fashion Futures.
Selected Panel Discussions
– More-than-Human Aesthetics: Social Science and Design Futures. Beyond the Bifurcation of Nature (2026), SENSS Scholar Series: Social Science Futures - Methodological and Conceptual Directions, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK. Co-chaired a panel conversation with Sarah Kilkenny and Prof Alex Wilkie, hosted by the Department of Design at Goldsmiths, University of London, as part of the SENSS (South and East Network for Social Sciences) Scholar Series.
– The Future of Identity (2023), RAM Gallery, Oslo, Norway, Panel discussion with Tominga O’Donnell, Tine Semb and Nicholas John Jones.
– PERFECTION / SPECULATION (2021), The Vigeland Museum, Oslo, Norway, Panel discussion withBobby Shuk Pui Yu; Geir Haraldseth, Nicholas John Jones, Tine Semb.
– In Pursuit of Perfection (2019), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, panel discussion with Prof. Gordon Wallace and Louise Allen.
– Creative Futures 5 - Fashion and Technology (2019), Engage Works Innovation Lab, East London.
– The Fashion Dialogue: A Clash of Values (2018), Fashion Clash Festival, Maastricht, Netherlands - discussion with Prof. José Teunissen, Dai Rees.
– Creativity, Intuition, Process (2017) The Crypt Gallery, London, UK - discussion with Prof. Arthur I. Miller, Dr Max Reuter and Ben Murray. Curated by Neus Torres Tamarit.
– Design, Draw, Debate (2016) Royal College of Art, London, UK - for MA Fashion Menswear, MA Fashion Womenswear, MA FAME, with Austin Milne.
– Fashion Values (2016) Royal College of Art, London, UK –MA Fashion Menswear, MA Fashion Womenswear, MA FAME, with Andrew Ibi.
Selected Catalogues
– Who’s afraid of the Future? (2019), Science Gallery Dublin, Ireland.
– PERFECTION: PART EXPERIMENT / PART EXHIBITION (2018), Science Gallery Melbourne, Australia.– Genetics & AI: What Can We Now Learn About Our Consumers? (2018), Product Innovation Apparel, Milan.– The Fashion Dialogue: A Clash of Values (2018), Fashion Clash Festival 2018, Fashion My Religion, Maastricht, Netherlands.
– Lag Simulator (2011), Unit 9, Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL Catalogue.
– Floods / Excess (2010), Unit 6, Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL Catalogue.
– UKRI ESRC SENSS DTP award (2024- ongoing), UK Research and Innovation, Economic and Social Research Council, South and East Network for Social Sciences.
– Researcher in Residence (2027-upcoming), PRAKSIS, Oslo, Norway, supported by Goldsmiths, ERSC, SENSS & Arts Council Norway.
– Lumen Prize Still Image Award Finalist (2024), with the VALIDERINGSSØPPELET project, Lumen Studios, London, UK.
– Artist in Residence (2022-23), Convention House Art & Technology Residency, East Street Arts, Leeds, UK.
– Lead Resident, PERFECTION / SPECULATION (2020-21), PRAKSIS, Oslo, Norway, in collaboration with The Vigeland Museum and Karmaklubb*.
– Nominated for 2021 S+T+ARTS Prize (2021), with the GENETICS GYM project. Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria.
– 2018 Robert Garland Treseder Fellowship (2018), Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne, Australia.
– 2016 Designer in Residence (2016-17), Fashion Space Gallery, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts, UK.
– Artist in Residence (2015-16), Visible Futures Lab, School of Visual Arts, New York City, USA.
– FIAT Interaction Design Award (2013), Lorenzo Ramaciotti FIAT/Chrysler Automobiles (now Stellantis), Royal College of Art & FIAT Centro Stile Torino, UK & Italy.
– Bursary Award, Design Interactions (2012-14), Royal College of Art, London, UK.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
– RESISTING OPTIMISATION (2026), SKOG Art Space, Oslo, Norway.
– THE VALIDATION JUNKY (2023), RAM Gallery, Oslo, Norway.– GENETICS GYM (2017), Fashion Space Gallery, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, UK.
– MACHINES FOR AUTOMATING TASTE (2016), Visible Futures Lab, NYC, USA.
Selected Group Exhibitions
– Lines of Flight (2026), BLEUR Gallery, London, UK.
– 197th RSA Annual Exhibition (2023), ’WE ARE WHAT THE INTERNET MAKES US - I’, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland.
– ZONA MACO 2023 (2023), ’WE ARE WHAT THE INTERNET MAKES US - I, II, III, IV & V’, YAM Gallery for Zona Maco, México City, México.
– JUMPSTART (2022-23), GENETICS GYM, Tecnológico de Monterrey, México.
– PERFECTION / SPECULATION (2021), GENETICS GYM, The Vigeland Museum, Oslo, Norway.
– PERFECTION (2019), GENETICS GYM, Science Gallery Dublin, Ireland.
– PERFECTION: Part Experiment / Part Exhibition (2018), GENETICS GYM, Science Gallery Melbourne, Australia.
– Disobey / Dystopia (2017), GENETICS GYM, The Yard, Hackney Wick, London, UK.
– Technophilia and The Corrupt Body (2015), THE VALIDATION JUNKY, Menier Gallery, London, UK.
– Freed From Desire (2014), THE VALIDATION JUNKY, Gallery 223, London, UK.
– Buy Buy Buy Put It Down (2014), THE VALIDATION JUNKY, Royal College of Art, ICON Design Trail, London Design Festival, UK.
– Next Brave New World (2014), THE VALIDATION JUNKY, Arebyte Gallery, Hackney Wick, London, UK.
– RCA Show 2014 (2014), THE VALIDATION JUNKY, Henry Moore Gallery, Royal College of Art, London, UK.
– Work-In-Progress (2014), THE VALIDATION JUNKY, Henry Moore Gallery, Royal College of Art, London, UK.
– Sorapol S/S13 Immortal (2013), Designed, crafted and fabricated a structural artefact that embellished a custom jacket for the Sorapol S/S13 “Immortal” couture collection, shown at London Fashion Week 2013.
Affiliations & Invited Academic Engagements
– Design Critic (2023), MFA Media Design Practices, ArtCenter College of Design, Los Angeles, USA.
– Design Critic (2021-22), M.Arch Unit 22, Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, London, UK.
– Design Critic (2021), BA Industrial Design, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, USA.
– Design Critic (2020), BA, MA Fashion, School of International Art, Beijing, China.
– Design Critic (2019), M.Arch Unit 22, Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, London, UK.
– Design Critic (2019), Lucy McRae Vertical Studio, Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), Los Angeles, USA.
– Design Critic (2019), MFA Media Design Practices, ArtCentre College of Design, Los Angeles, USA.
– Design Critic (2018), M.Arch Unit 22, Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, London, UK.
– Design Critic (2018), Inter-One, Architectural Association, London, UK.
– Design Critic (2016), BA Architecture, Central Saint Martins, London, UK.
– Collaborative Unit Mentor (2016), Digital Anthropology Lab, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, UK.
– Design Critic (2016), Foundation Architecture, Architectural Association, London, UK.
– Design Critic (2015), BFA Interior Architecture, Pratt Institute, New York City, USA.
– Guest Tutor (2014), Royal College of Art, London, UK, Tutorial and workshop for MA Fashion Womenswear Year 2, invited by Zowie Broach, Head of Programme: MA Fashion at the RCA.
– Design Critic (2014), MA Fashion Womenswear, Royal College of Art, London, UK.
– Guest Tutor (2014), MA Fashion Futures, London College of Fashion, UK, invited by Prof. Susan Postlethwaite, Course Leader, MA Fashion Futures.
Selected Panel Discussions
– More-than-Human Aesthetics: Social Science and Design Futures. Beyond the Bifurcation of Nature (2026), SENSS Scholar Series: Social Science Futures - Methodological and Conceptual Directions, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK. Co-chaired a panel conversation with Sarah Kilkenny and Prof Alex Wilkie, hosted by the Department of Design at Goldsmiths, University of London, as part of the SENSS (South and East Network for Social Sciences) Scholar Series.
– The Future of Identity (2023), RAM Gallery, Oslo, Norway, Panel discussion with Tominga O’Donnell, Tine Semb and Nicholas John Jones.
– PERFECTION / SPECULATION (2021), The Vigeland Museum, Oslo, Norway, Panel discussion withBobby Shuk Pui Yu; Geir Haraldseth, Nicholas John Jones, Tine Semb.
– In Pursuit of Perfection (2019), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, panel discussion with Prof. Gordon Wallace and Louise Allen.
– Creative Futures 5 - Fashion and Technology (2019), Engage Works Innovation Lab, East London.
– The Fashion Dialogue: A Clash of Values (2018), Fashion Clash Festival, Maastricht, Netherlands - discussion with Prof. José Teunissen, Dai Rees.
– Creativity, Intuition, Process (2017) The Crypt Gallery, London, UK - discussion with Prof. Arthur I. Miller, Dr Max Reuter and Ben Murray. Curated by Neus Torres Tamarit.
– Design, Draw, Debate (2016) Royal College of Art, London, UK - for MA Fashion Menswear, MA Fashion Womenswear, MA FAME, with Austin Milne.
– Fashion Values (2016) Royal College of Art, London, UK –MA Fashion Menswear, MA Fashion Womenswear, MA FAME, with Andrew Ibi.
Selected Catalogues
– Who’s afraid of the Future? (2019), Science Gallery Dublin, Ireland.
– PERFECTION: PART EXPERIMENT / PART EXHIBITION (2018), Science Gallery Melbourne, Australia.– Genetics & AI: What Can We Now Learn About Our Consumers? (2018), Product Innovation Apparel, Milan.– The Fashion Dialogue: A Clash of Values (2018), Fashion Clash Festival 2018, Fashion My Religion, Maastricht, Netherlands.
– Lag Simulator (2011), Unit 9, Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL Catalogue.
– Floods / Excess (2010), Unit 6, Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL Catalogue.
Selected Published Chapters & Articles
– Peacock, A. (2023) PERFECTION / SPECULATION. PRAKSIS Oslo, Norway. Available at: https://www.praksisoslo.org/shop/perfection-speculation-explorer
– Peacock, A. and Vita-More, N. (2021) Beauty, Transhumanism & The Disease of Ageing. PRAKSIS Presents. Oslo: PRAKSIS. Available at: https://www.praksisoslo.org/natasha-vita-more
– Peacock, A. and Jarzombek, M. (2021) The Post-Ontology, Blobby Architecture & Homogenised Identities. PRAKSIS Presents. Oslo: PRAKSIS. Available at: https://www.praksisoslo.org/mark-jarzombek
– Peacock, A. and Manovich, L. (2021) New Media, Instagram & Homogenisation. PRAKSIS Presents. Oslo: PRAKSIS. Available at: https://www.praksisoslo.org/lev-manovich
– Peacock, A. and McRae, L. (2021) Body Architecture, Genetic Editing & Self-Transcendence. PRAKSIS Presents. Oslo: PRAKSIS. Available at: https://www.praksisoslo.org/lucy-mcrae
– Peacock, A. (2020) ‘Genetics Gym’, in Crafting Anatomies: Archives, Dialogues, Fabrications. London: Bloomsbury Academic, pp. 155–166.
– Peacock, A. (2018) ‘Brain-Body-Society’, HIGGS: The Science Fashion Magazine, Issue 04. Madrid: Graficas Andalusi S.L.
– Peacock, A. (2017) ‘A Short Guide to Male Portraiture in 2017’, The Fine Print Magazine, Post-Truth World Issue, Issue 3. Chertsey: Logical Connections Ltd.
Selected Direction, Research, Development and Production of Public Programmes
– Body Image Under Fascism (2026), The Love Tank CIC, London, UK, with Dr Benjamin Weil, Asad Zafar and Lola Alaska.
– Contemporary Art in the Age of AI (2025), Artlogic Connect ’25, London, UK, with Alison Gass, Natasha Vita-More and Gretchen Andrew.
– PERFECTION / SPECULATION at the Vigeland Museum (2020-23), The Vigeland Museum, Oslo, Norway.
– PERFECTION / SPECULATION in conversation (2020-21), PRAKSIS, Oslo, Norway, with Prof. Lev Manovich, Lucy McRae, Prof. Mark Jarzombek, and Dr Natasha Vita-More.
– Designing Sex Symposium (2016), Fashion Space Gallery, London College of Fashion, UK, with Duncan Stephenson, Prof. Joyce Harper, Dr Helen C. O’Neill, Dr Agi Haines, Dr Barry M. Jones, and Henrique Mathias, commissioned by The Fashion Space Gallery and Digital Anthropology Lab.
Selected Studio Teaching (courses created and taught)
– Fashion, Digital Identity and the Post-Internet (2023-24), School of International Art, China.
– Future of Fashion Masterclass (2020-22), School of International Art, China.
– Speculative Prototyping (2016-20), MA Fashion Futures, London College of Fashion, UK.
– Speculative Architectures – The DNA of Perfection (2018-19), M.Arch Architecture, Melbourne School of Design, Australia.
Selected Educational Workshops (created and taught)
– New Territories / New Identities [in development] (2026 / upcoming), Royal College of Art, MA Fashion.
– Past / Present / Future - Digital Identity and the Post-Internet (2023), PRAKSIS Oslo.
– Queer & Northern Workshop (2022), East Street Arts, Leeds, UK.
– Genetics Gym Workshop (2017), Fertility Fest 2018, London, UK.
– Speculative Body Design Workshop (2016), Fashion Space Gallery, London College of Fashion, UK, with MA Fashion Design Technology Womenswear, MSc. Applied Psychology in Fashion, MA Fashion Futures, MA Fashion Artefact at London College of Fashion and MSc. Prenatal Genetics and Foetal Medicine, MSc. Reproductive Science and Women’s Health at UCL / UCH Centre for Human Reproduction, University College London.
– Mapping Aesthetic Design Intuition (2015), Visible Futures Lab, School of Visual Arts, NYC, USA.
– Speculative Body Design Workshop (2015), Royal College of Art, London, UK.
– Informed Consumer Integrity Workshop (2015), London College of Fashion, UAL, UK.
Selected Press, Interviews & Media
– Online Dating in ‘Salvage Mode’: Can AI Solve All Its Problems? (2026), The Guardian.
– In Conversation: Adam Peacock & Alessandra Coretti (2023), CLOT Magazine.
– If You Could Live Forever (2023), Kunstavisen, Oslo, Norway.
– Virtual Wine Tasting and Adam’s Queer London (2020), Melk Magazine, Oslo, Norway.
– I Let an Algorithm in a Mirror Show Me a ‘Perfect’ Version of My Face (2019), Image.ie.
– What Does Perfection Look Like and Why Does It Make Us Miserable? (2019), The Irish Times.
– In Pursuit of PERFECTION (2019), Science Gallery Dublin, Ireland.
– The Health Race (2019), Matters, Issue 3.
– FASHION MADE: Genetics, Design and Marketing with Adam Peacock (2019), Product Innovation Apparel, London, UK.
– In Conversation with Adam Peacock (2019), Inflection Journal, Volume 06 – Originals, AADR Art Architecture Design Research, Melbourne School of Design, Australia.
– Would You Modify Your Genes? (2019), Science Gallery Dublin, Ireland.
– Could You Edit Your DNA to Look Hotter? (2018), BBC iPlayer, UK.
– Art and Science Come Together to Examine the Power and Perversions of Perfection (2018), The Conversation.
– Should We Strive for PERFECTION? (2018), Art Guide Australia.
– London-Based Designer Awarded Robert Garland Treseder Fellowship for 2018 (2018), Melbourne School of Design.
– Perfect Humans: Good or Bad? (2018), The Age, Melbourne, Australia.
– How Emerging Tech Can Change the Fashion Industry in the Next Decade (2018), Product Innovation Apparel, Milan, Italy.
– Challenges of Designing in the Future (2018), Product Innovation Apparel, Milan, Italy.
– Upcoming Industry Challenges (2018), Product Innovation Apparel, Milan, Italy.
– ADAM PEACOCK: Tackling Consumer Psychology Through Genetic Design (2017), CLOT Magazine.
– Queer Bodies and Venues in New York (2016), Art Unlimited, Galerist Sanat Galerisi, Istanbul, Turkey.
– The Art Events to Visit This Week from Art Map London (2014), FAD Magazine.
– Artists Explore What the Future Might Hold (2014), Londonist.
– FIAT / RCA ‘Two of a Kind’ Project Winners (2013), FormTrends.
– Winners of Royal College of Art / FIAT ‘Two of a Kind’ Design Challenge Announced (2013), Stellantis.
– Peacock, A. (2023) PERFECTION / SPECULATION. PRAKSIS Oslo, Norway. Available at: https://www.praksisoslo.org/shop/perfection-speculation-explorer
– Peacock, A. and Vita-More, N. (2021) Beauty, Transhumanism & The Disease of Ageing. PRAKSIS Presents. Oslo: PRAKSIS. Available at: https://www.praksisoslo.org/natasha-vita-more
– Peacock, A. and Jarzombek, M. (2021) The Post-Ontology, Blobby Architecture & Homogenised Identities. PRAKSIS Presents. Oslo: PRAKSIS. Available at: https://www.praksisoslo.org/mark-jarzombek
– Peacock, A. and Manovich, L. (2021) New Media, Instagram & Homogenisation. PRAKSIS Presents. Oslo: PRAKSIS. Available at: https://www.praksisoslo.org/lev-manovich
– Peacock, A. and McRae, L. (2021) Body Architecture, Genetic Editing & Self-Transcendence. PRAKSIS Presents. Oslo: PRAKSIS. Available at: https://www.praksisoslo.org/lucy-mcrae
– Peacock, A. (2020) ‘Genetics Gym’, in Crafting Anatomies: Archives, Dialogues, Fabrications. London: Bloomsbury Academic, pp. 155–166.
– Peacock, A. (2018) ‘Brain-Body-Society’, HIGGS: The Science Fashion Magazine, Issue 04. Madrid: Graficas Andalusi S.L.
– Peacock, A. (2017) ‘A Short Guide to Male Portraiture in 2017’, The Fine Print Magazine, Post-Truth World Issue, Issue 3. Chertsey: Logical Connections Ltd.
Selected Direction, Research, Development and Production of Public Programmes
– Body Image Under Fascism (2026), The Love Tank CIC, London, UK, with Dr Benjamin Weil, Asad Zafar and Lola Alaska.
– Contemporary Art in the Age of AI (2025), Artlogic Connect ’25, London, UK, with Alison Gass, Natasha Vita-More and Gretchen Andrew.
– PERFECTION / SPECULATION at the Vigeland Museum (2020-23), The Vigeland Museum, Oslo, Norway.
– PERFECTION / SPECULATION in conversation (2020-21), PRAKSIS, Oslo, Norway, with Prof. Lev Manovich, Lucy McRae, Prof. Mark Jarzombek, and Dr Natasha Vita-More.
– Designing Sex Symposium (2016), Fashion Space Gallery, London College of Fashion, UK, with Duncan Stephenson, Prof. Joyce Harper, Dr Helen C. O’Neill, Dr Agi Haines, Dr Barry M. Jones, and Henrique Mathias, commissioned by The Fashion Space Gallery and Digital Anthropology Lab.
Selected Studio Teaching (courses created and taught)
– Fashion, Digital Identity and the Post-Internet (2023-24), School of International Art, China.
– Future of Fashion Masterclass (2020-22), School of International Art, China.
– Speculative Prototyping (2016-20), MA Fashion Futures, London College of Fashion, UK.
– Speculative Architectures – The DNA of Perfection (2018-19), M.Arch Architecture, Melbourne School of Design, Australia.
Selected Educational Workshops (created and taught)
– New Territories / New Identities [in development] (2026 / upcoming), Royal College of Art, MA Fashion.
– Past / Present / Future - Digital Identity and the Post-Internet (2023), PRAKSIS Oslo.
– Queer & Northern Workshop (2022), East Street Arts, Leeds, UK.
– Genetics Gym Workshop (2017), Fertility Fest 2018, London, UK.
– Speculative Body Design Workshop (2016), Fashion Space Gallery, London College of Fashion, UK, with MA Fashion Design Technology Womenswear, MSc. Applied Psychology in Fashion, MA Fashion Futures, MA Fashion Artefact at London College of Fashion and MSc. Prenatal Genetics and Foetal Medicine, MSc. Reproductive Science and Women’s Health at UCL / UCH Centre for Human Reproduction, University College London.
– Mapping Aesthetic Design Intuition (2015), Visible Futures Lab, School of Visual Arts, NYC, USA.
– Speculative Body Design Workshop (2015), Royal College of Art, London, UK.
– Informed Consumer Integrity Workshop (2015), London College of Fashion, UAL, UK.
Selected Press, Interviews & Media
– Online Dating in ‘Salvage Mode’: Can AI Solve All Its Problems? (2026), The Guardian.
– In Conversation: Adam Peacock & Alessandra Coretti (2023), CLOT Magazine.
– If You Could Live Forever (2023), Kunstavisen, Oslo, Norway.
– Virtual Wine Tasting and Adam’s Queer London (2020), Melk Magazine, Oslo, Norway.
– I Let an Algorithm in a Mirror Show Me a ‘Perfect’ Version of My Face (2019), Image.ie.
– What Does Perfection Look Like and Why Does It Make Us Miserable? (2019), The Irish Times.
– In Pursuit of PERFECTION (2019), Science Gallery Dublin, Ireland.
– The Health Race (2019), Matters, Issue 3.
– FASHION MADE: Genetics, Design and Marketing with Adam Peacock (2019), Product Innovation Apparel, London, UK.
– In Conversation with Adam Peacock (2019), Inflection Journal, Volume 06 – Originals, AADR Art Architecture Design Research, Melbourne School of Design, Australia.
– Would You Modify Your Genes? (2019), Science Gallery Dublin, Ireland.
– Could You Edit Your DNA to Look Hotter? (2018), BBC iPlayer, UK.
– Art and Science Come Together to Examine the Power and Perversions of Perfection (2018), The Conversation.
– Should We Strive for PERFECTION? (2018), Art Guide Australia.
– London-Based Designer Awarded Robert Garland Treseder Fellowship for 2018 (2018), Melbourne School of Design.
– Perfect Humans: Good or Bad? (2018), The Age, Melbourne, Australia.
– How Emerging Tech Can Change the Fashion Industry in the Next Decade (2018), Product Innovation Apparel, Milan, Italy.
– Challenges of Designing in the Future (2018), Product Innovation Apparel, Milan, Italy.
– Upcoming Industry Challenges (2018), Product Innovation Apparel, Milan, Italy.
– ADAM PEACOCK: Tackling Consumer Psychology Through Genetic Design (2017), CLOT Magazine.
– Queer Bodies and Venues in New York (2016), Art Unlimited, Galerist Sanat Galerisi, Istanbul, Turkey.
– The Art Events to Visit This Week from Art Map London (2014), FAD Magazine.
– Artists Explore What the Future Might Hold (2014), Londonist.
– FIAT / RCA ‘Two of a Kind’ Project Winners (2013), FormTrends.
– Winners of Royal College of Art / FIAT ‘Two of a Kind’ Design Challenge Announced (2013), Stellantis.