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A community of students and alumni working across art history, archaeology, religion, architecture, and curatorial practice.

STUDENT UPDATES

Recent appointments, talks, publications, and other milestones from current and former students.

2026-12

Publication

Kristina Kleutghen — Global Qing: Decorative Objects of the Eighteenth-Century Court, University of Washington Press.

Kristina Kleutghen — Global Qing: Decorative Objects of the Eighteenth-Century Court, University of Washington Press.

2026-12 · Book: Global Qing: Decorative Objects of the Eighteenth-Century Court, University of Washington Press.

2026-12 · Book: Global Qing: Decorative Objects of the Eighteenth-Century Court, University of Washington Press.

Fall 2026

Talk / Conference

Cole Roskam — Speaker in the University Museum and Art Gallery (HKU) Lecture Series 2026; lecture on the colonial Hong Kong Surveyor General’s Office.

Cole Roskam — Speaker in the University Museum and Art Gallery (HKU) Lecture Series 2026; lecture on the colonial Hong Kong Surveyor General’s Office.

Fall 2026 · Speaker in the University Museum and Art Gallery (HKU) Lecture Series 2026; lecture on the colonial Hong Kong Surveyor General’s Office.

Fall 2026 · Speaker in the University Museum and Art Gallery (HKU) Lecture Series 2026; lecture on the colonial Hong Kong Surveyor General’s Office.

Fall 2026

Talk / Conference

Phillip E. Bloom — Speaker in the University Museum and Art Gallery (HKU) Lecture Series 2026; lecture connected to Liu Fang Yuan / Chinese garden work and exhibitions.

Phillip E. Bloom — Speaker in the University Museum and Art Gallery (HKU) Lecture Series 2026; lecture connected to Liu Fang Yuan / Chinese garden work and exhibitions.

Fall 2026 · Speaker in the University Museum and Art Gallery (HKU) Lecture Series 2026; lecture connected to Liu Fang Yuan / Chinese garden work and exhibitions.

Fall 2026 · Speaker in the University Museum and Art Gallery (HKU) Lecture Series 2026; lecture connected to Liu Fang Yuan / Chinese garden work and exhibitions.

2026-08-27

Award / Grant

Helen (Hairong) He — Fairbank Center feature on her work using 3D computer vision and motion reconstruction to study medieval Chinese dance; notes her 2026 Harvard graduation, Rhod

Helen (Hairong) He — Fairbank Center feature on her work using 3D computer vision and motion reconstruction to study medieval Chinese dance; notes her 2026 Harvard graduation, Rhod

2026-08-27 · Fairbank Center feature on her work using 3D computer vision and motion reconstruction to study medieval Chinese dance; notes her 2026 Harvard graduation, Rhodes Scholarship, and Oxford master’s study in computer science.

2026-08-27 · Fairbank Center feature on her work using 3D computer vision and motion reconstruction to study medieval Chinese dance; notes her 2026 Harvard graduation, Rhodes Scholarship, and Oxford master’s study in computer science.

2026-08-19

Award / Grant

Yingxue Wang — UC Berkeley History of Art announced her appointment as Assistant Professor of Japanese Art; she will join Berkeley in Fall 2027 after a Yale postdoctoral fellowship

Yingxue Wang — UC Berkeley History of Art announced her appointment as Assistant Professor of Japanese Art; she will join Berkeley in Fall 2027 after a Yale postdoctoral fellowship

2026-08-19 · UC Berkeley History of Art announced her appointment as Assistant Professor of Japanese Art; she will join Berkeley in Fall 2027 after a Yale postdoctoral fellowship.

2026-08-19 · UC Berkeley History of Art announced her appointment as Assistant Professor of Japanese Art; she will join Berkeley in Fall 2027 after a Yale postdoctoral fellowship.

2026-08-03

Publication

Ren Wei — “Surface Matters: The Cover Art of Gongxian and Modern Design in Republican China (1911–1949),” Journal of Design History.

Ren Wei — “Surface Matters: The Cover Art of Gongxian and Modern Design in Republican China (1911–1949),” Journal of Design History.

2026-08-03 · Article: “Surface Matters: The Cover Art of Gongxian and Modern Design in Republican China (1911–1949),” Journal of Design History.

2026-08-03 · Article: “Surface Matters: The Cover Art of Gongxian and Modern Design in Republican China (1911–1949),” Journal of Design History.

2026-06-04

Publication

Cole Roskam — Co-authored article: “Beyond Sydney School: Australian Architects and the Encounter with Asia (1950s–1980s),” Architectural Theory Review.

Cole Roskam — Co-authored article: “Beyond Sydney School: Australian Architects and the Encounter with Asia (1950s–1980s),” Architectural Theory Review.

2026-06-04 · Co-authored article: “Beyond Sydney School: Australian Architects and the Encounter with Asia (1950s–1980s),” Architectural Theory Review.

2026-06-04 · Co-authored article: “Beyond Sydney School: Australian Architects and the Encounter with Asia (1950s–1980s),” Architectural Theory Review.

2026-05-02

News

Chenchen Lu — Presented / briefed CAMLab projects at “East Asian Abstract Art in Rearview Mirror.”

Chenchen Lu — Presented / briefed CAMLab projects at “East Asian Abstract Art in Rearview Mirror.”

2026-05-02 · Presented / briefed CAMLab projects at “East Asian Abstract Art in Rearview Mirror.”

2026-05-02 · Presented / briefed CAMLab projects at “East Asian Abstract Art in Rearview Mirror.”

2026-04-30

Talk / Conference

Phillip E. Bloom — Virtual lecture for the San Diego Museum of Art: “Growing and Knowing in the Gardens of China.”

Phillip E. Bloom — Virtual lecture for the San Diego Museum of Art: “Growing and Knowing in the Gardens of China.”

2026-04-30 · Virtual lecture for the San Diego Museum of Art: “Growing and Knowing in the Gardens of China.”

2026-04-30 · Virtual lecture for the San Diego Museum of Art: “Growing and Knowing in the Gardens of China.”

2026-04-08

News

Isabel McWilliams — Introduced the documentary Carving the Divine and discussed the history of Japanese Buddhist woodcarving at Iowa State University.

Isabel McWilliams — Introduced the documentary Carving the Divine and discussed the history of Japanese Buddhist woodcarving at Iowa State University.

2026-04-08 · Introduced the documentary Carving the Divine and discussed the history of Japanese Buddhist woodcarving at Iowa State University.

2026-04-08 · Introduced the documentary Carving the Divine and discussed the history of Japanese Buddhist woodcarving at Iowa State University.

Spring 2026

News

Bing Huang — Co-taught Providence College Development of Western Civilization capstone “Sound of Painting.”

Bing Huang — Co-taught Providence College Development of Western Civilization capstone “Sound of Painting.”

Spring 2026 · Co-taught Providence College Development of Western Civilization capstone “Sound of Painting.”

Spring 2026 · Co-taught Providence College Development of Western Civilization capstone “Sound of Painting.”

2026-03-22

Talk / Conference

Seung Hee Oh — Lecture in Sotheby’s Asian Art Lecture Series: “From Private Passion to Public Legacy: Women Who Built the Art Institute of Chicago’s Chinese Art Collection.”

Seung Hee Oh — Lecture in Sotheby’s Asian Art Lecture Series: “From Private Passion to Public Legacy: Women Who Built the Art Institute of Chicago’s Chinese Art Collection.”

2026-03-22 · Lecture in Sotheby’s Asian Art Lecture Series: “From Private Passion to Public Legacy: Women Who Built the Art Institute of Chicago’s Chinese Art Collection.”

2026-03-22 · Lecture in Sotheby’s Asian Art Lecture Series: “From Private Passion to Public Legacy: Women Who Built the Art Institute of Chicago’s Chinese Art Collection.”

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CURRENT PHD STUDENTS

PhD Candidate · Department of History of Art and Architecture · Year of Entry: 2019

PhD Candidate · Department of History of Art and Architecture · Year of Entry: 2022

PhD Candidate · Committee on Inner Asian and Altaic Studies · Year of Entry: 2022

PhD Student · Committee on the Study of Religion · Year of Entry: 2022

PhD Candidate · Department of History of Art and Architecture · Year of Entry: 2023

PhD Student · Department of History of Art and Architecture · Year of Entry: 2026

CURRENT PHD STUDENTS

PhD Candidate · Department of History of Art and Architecture · Year of Entry: 2019

PhD Candidate · Department of History of Art and Architecture · Year of Entry: 2022

PhD Candidate · Committee on Inner Asian and Altaic Studies · Year of Entry: 2022

PhD Student · Committee on the Study of Religion · Year of Entry: 2022

PhD Candidate · Department of History of Art and Architecture · Year of Entry: 2023

PhD Student · Department of History of Art and Architecture · Year of Entry: 2026

Current Master’s Students

A.M. student, Regional Studies–East Asia.

A.M. student, Regional Studies–East Asia.

Current Master’s Students

A.M. student, Regional Studies–East Asia.

A.M. student, Regional Studies–East Asia.

PhD Alumni

PhD Alumni

MASTER’S ALUMNI

MASTER’S ALUMNI

UNDERGRADUATE ADVISEES

UNDERGRADUATE ADVISEES