List of Fellows in 2021

List of Fellows in 2021
State/Region Name Current Position Area of Research Project Title
U.S.A Fishbein, Alicia Volk Associate Professor,
University of Maryland		 Contemporary Art, Japanese Art Japanese Sculpture in the Public Sphere: From Iconoclasm and Idealism to Memory and Monumentality
U.S.A Cladis, Nicholas Jerome Lecturer,
University of Iowa/Center for the Book		 Paper Craft, Papermaking Echizen Washi and Contemporary Art Practice
U.S.A Little, David Eugene Director and Chief Curator,
The Mead Art Museum, Amherst College		 Photography, Contemporary Art Seven Views of Okinawa
Israel Zohar, Ayelet Senior Lecturer,
The David and Yolanda Katz Faculty of the Arts, Tel Aviv University		 History of Japanese Photography, Japanese Art History Post-Photography Critical Images: Japanese Photography in the Heisei Era (1989-2019)
Australia Wakeling, Emily Assistant Curator,
Artspace Mackay		 Contemporary Art Compassionate Grounds: Ten Years on in Tohoku
Canada Kunimoto, Namiko Associate Professor,
Ohio State University		 Japanese Art History Art in Transwar Japan
Korea Jang, Nayun Freeland Researcher,
Art Historian		 Contemporary Art, History of Art Reactivating Memory through Camera's Lens: An analysis of Lens-Based Art in Japan
Cyprus Iordanou, Nicolas Film Director,
Freelance filmmaker		 Contemporary Art, Art Documentaries Salt as as symbol and its use in contemporary art in Japan
Chile Diaz Henriquez, Camila Francisca Middle and High School Teacher,
Antuquenu Andino School (Colegio Antuquenu Andino-Spanish)		 Picture books Japanese culture through children picturebooks: How Japanese children read pictures
Bosnia and Herzegovina Gavrankankapetanovic-Redzic, Jasmina Assistant Professor,
Academy of Fine Arts, University of Sarajevo		 Contemporary Art, Art and Media Theory Trends in Okinawan Contemporary Art: Legacy and Politicization

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