List of Fellows in 2023

List of Fellows in 2023
State/Region Name Current Position Area of Research Project Title
Vietnam David Marie Lou Désirée Curator, Sàn Art Contemporary Art / Visual Arts Of subtle perceptions / More than a word
Brazil André Richard Gonçalves Professor, Universidade Estadual de Londrina History The photographic realism of Domon Ken and Kimura Ihee and the production of a Japanese visual ethnography (1939-1978)
U.S.A. Laird Colleen Allison Assistant Professor, The University of British Columbia Japanese Cinema Archival Research for Book Project on Contemporary Japanese Women Filmmakers
Australia Hunyor Kathryn Elizabeth PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney Japanese contemporary art, art and cultural history, language Corporate Artistic Responsibility: the symbiosis of art and business in Japan
U.S.A. Obniski Monica Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, High Museum of Art Modern and contemporary architecture and design Tracing Isamu Noguchi’s design projects in Japan
Australia Annear Judith Christine Honorary Fellow, University of Melbourne School of Culture & Communication modern & contemporary art & literature 5 contemporary women artists in Japan
Brazil Araujo de Avila Eduardo Researcher, Visual Design Research Lab, University of Sao Paulo Design History and Theory Zuan Moji in Immigrant Press: Traces of Commercial Art from Kansai to South America
Canada Adler Daniel Allan Associate Professor, York University Art History Compact Objects: The Assemblage Sculptures of Nakanishi Natsuyuki
France Royer Elodie Ph.D. Researcher, Ecole Normale Superieure | Freelance Curator PHD RESEARCHER (& FREE LANCE CURATOR) Women and territories: a theoretical and curatorial study in Japanese contemporary art
Indonesia Angga Wijaya Subject Coordinator, GUDSKUL curator Alternative Art Space and Collective Practice in Japan
U.K. Jackson Neil McKerrow Thornton Professor Emeritus, University of Liverpool Architectural History Josiah Conder: His Life and Work
India Ranjan Tulika Independent Researcher, Textile Artist and Alumna Educator, National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi TEXTILE ART AND ZERO WASTE DESIGN TECHNIQUES Japonisme in India: Tracing the Art of Yuzen (17th c.-21st c.) and its Expression in Contemporary Textile Art
Korea Park Giryung Japanese Lecturer | Independent Researcher Image Arts & Sciences Animation Exhibitions at Art Museums : Current Situation and Features
Bulgaria Zhivkova Stella Todorova Chief Assistant Professor, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Japanese Language, Art and Culture Onsite Study of Ukiyo-e: Legacu, Production, Experstise
Spain Gómez López Jorge Alejandro Living Plants Collection Curator, Real Jardín Botánico-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Bonsai Collection Specialist Bonsai Technics, Special Culture and WABI SABI Spirit in the Growing of Bonsai Art
Netherlands Ong Jo Lene Independent Curator and Researcher contemporary art, moving image art, Recent Perspectives in Moving Image Art from Japan since 2010
Belgium Terryn Freya Postdoctoral researcher, University of Leuven Japanese studies: Japanese art history The One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each across generations: The Hiroshige studio and the classical anthology

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