The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Fellowship Program Announces 2021–2022 Fellowship Appointments

On September 1, The Metropolitan Museum of Art will welcome 62 fellows to take part in The Met’s 2021–2022 Fellowship Program. Together, this group of 21 postdoctoral and 41 predoctoral scholars joins the Museum from 16 countries, including Australia, China, Egypt, Hungary, India, Iran, Japan, Korea, Lebanon, Namibia, Peru, Romania, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Over the course of their twelve-month residencies, these scholars will be given exceptional access to the Museum’s renowned staff, libraries, collections, research facilities, and research laboratories. In addition, they will be given the time and financial support necessary to complete their book manuscripts, doctoral dissertations, scholarly articles, conservation training, analytical experiments, and other academic pursuits. Working across the fields of art history, anthropology, critical theory, philosophy, museum studies, historiography, conservation, and the material sciences, each fellow is paired with a supervisor in their host department with whom they will confer, collaborate, and otherwise take advantage of available Museum resources.

The fellows’ research projects this year comprise a vast array of subjects, including a capacious look at the life and work of late fashion designer Patrick Kelly, an in-depth study of the ethical and transformative possibilities of Perso-Islamic illustrated manuscripts, and an exploration of self-fashioning among enslaved peoples as a profoundly political act of self-affirmation. In addition, several individuals have been specifically invited to contribute to Museum-directed projects, including a comprehensive reinstallation of the Museum’s approximately 4,000 works of art from the Andean region of South America, a complete reassessment of the collection of African arts spanning from 500 B.C. to the present, the evaluation and cataloging of The Met's extensive holdings of medieval ivory carvings, and a substantial contribution of research to an upcoming major exhibition focused on ancient Egypt.

Director Max Hollein and the Museum’s Grants Committee are likewise thrilled to announce three individuals have been selected for the inaugural Interdisciplinary Fellowship. Integrating cross-departmental projects that explore connections between various cultures and collections in the Museum, the 2021–2022 Interdisciplinary Fellows will move beyond the traditional boundaries of the humanities, social sciences, and fine arts to explore a range of projects relevant to this moment. Respectively, these three projects will seek to place postcolonial scholarship in dialogue with contemporary art practice as a means of unsettling settler colonialism; weave together analyses of French 19th-century spectatorship practices with Caribbean theories of anti-colonialism; and investigate the longevity of patterns in Levantine decorative arts as evidenced among modern Palestinian communities.

A Met fellowship allows scholars from around the world opportunities to immerse themselves in a curatorial, conservation, education, or scientific research department at the Museum. Drawing on the particular strengths, resources, and expertise of their host departments, fellows use the Museum as a vibrant space for dedicated research, professional development, and the dynamic exchange of ideas. During their yearlong terms, Fellows have unique access to the Museum's inner workings and are fully integrated into the life of The Met.

Additional details about current and former fellows, including their fellowship projects, institutional affiliations, and areas of study, can be found on The Met’s website: metmuseum.org/about-the-met/fellowships/current-and-former-fellows.

For more information about the fellowship program and how to apply, please visit metmuseum.org/fellowships.

THE 2021–2022 MET FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

List of Awardees

SENIOR FELLOWS

History of Art and Visual Culture Fellowships

Julie Bellemare
PhD, Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture, Bard Graduate Center
Jane and Morgan Whitney Fellowship
Asian Art

Alexandra Chiriac
PhD, Art History, University of St. Andrews
Leonard A. Lauder Fellowship in Modern Art
Modern and Contemporary Art—Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art

Elizabeth Cory-Pearce
PhD, Anthropology, University of London
Honorary Senior Research Associate in Anthropology
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Wendy Grossman
PhD, Art History, University of Maryland
Curatorial Associate, The Phillips Collection
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship
Director's Office

Keely Heuer
PhD, Greek and Roman Art History and Archaeology, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
Associate Professor, State University of New York at New Paltz
Jane and Morgan Whitney Fellowship
Greek and Roman Art

Marina Kliger
PhD, History of Art and Archaeology, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
Eugene V. Thaw Fellowship for Collections Cataloguing
European Paintings

Caryl McFarlane
PhD, English Literature, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Independent Higher Education Diversity Consultant
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship
Director's Office

Megan Metcalf
PhD, Art History, University of California, Los Angeles
The Diana A. and Harry A. Stern Fellowship
Live Arts

Natalie Prizel
PhD, English, Yale University
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship
European Paintings

Jonathan Square
PhD, History, New York University
Lecturer, Harvard University
The Gerald and Mary Ellen Ritter Memorial Fellowship
The Costume Institute
*Jointly appointed as a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, Parsons School of Design

Zachary Stewart
PhD, Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University
Assistant Professor of Architecture, Texas A&M University
J. Clawson Mills Scholarship
Medieval Art and The Cloisters

Hyewon Yoon
PhD, History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University
Lecturer, University of New Hampshire
Leonard A. Lauder Fellowship in Modern Art
Modern and Contemporary Art—Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art

Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellowships

Amy Butner
PhD, Ancient Egyptian Art History, Emory University
Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellowship
Egyptian Art

Elaine Sullivan
PhD, Culture and Performance, University of California, Los Angeles
Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellowship
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Curatorial Research/Collections Specialist Fellowships

Hugo C. Ikehara Tsukayama
PhD, Anthropological Archaeology, University of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago
Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Research/Collections Specialist Fellowship
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Scott Miller
PhD, Art History, Northwestern University
Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Research/Collections Specialist Fellowship
Medieval Art and The Cloisters

Danielle Pulichene
PhD, History of Art, Harvard University
Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Research/Collections Specialist Fellowship
Medieval Art and The Cloisters

Conservation Fellowships and Scientific Research Fellowships

Omid Oudbashi
PhD, Conservation of Cultural and Historical Properties, Art University of Isfahan
Associate Professor, Art University of Isfahan
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Conservation Fellowship
Scientific Research

Aleksandra Popowich
PhD, Chemistry, University of Alberta
Annette de la Renta Fellowship
Scientific Research

JUNIOR FELLOWS

History of Art and Visual Culture Fellowships

Seher Agarwala
PhD candidate, Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University
Theodore Rousseau Fellowship
Islamic Art

Sequoia Barnes
PhD candidate, Design, University of Edinburgh
The Gerald and Mary Ellen Ritter Memorial Fellowship
The Costume Institute

Marlise Brown
PhD candidate, Art History, Temple University
Jane and Morgan Whitney Fellowship
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Xiao (Joy) Chen
PhD candidate, Art History, University of California, Los Angeles
The Sylvan C. Coleman and Pam Coleman Memorial Fund Fellowship
Asian Art

Olivia Clemens
PhD candidate, Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University
Jane and Morgan Whitney Fellowship
Islamic Art

Louise Deglin
PhD candidate, Art History, University of California, Los Angeles
The Sylvan C. Coleman and Pam Coleman Memorial Fund Fellowship
Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas

Xiaohan Du
PhD, Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University
Jane and Morgan Whitney Fellowship
Asian Art

Lara Fresko Madra
PhD candidate, History of Art and Visual Studies, Cornell University
Jane and Morgan Whitney Fellowship
Modern and Contemporary Art

Bianca Hand
PhD candidate, History of Art, Johns Hopkins University
Henry S. Blackwood Fellowship
Ancient Near Eastern Art

Angel Jiang
PhD candidate, Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University
Jane and Morgan Whitney Fellowship
Drawings and Prints

Adrienn (Adri) Kácsor
PhD candidate, Art History, Northwestern University
Leonard A. Lauder Fellowship in Modern Art
Modern and Contemporary Art—Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art

Julia Lillie
PhD candidate, Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture, Bard Graduate Center
Jane and Morgan Whitney Fellow
Drawings and Prints

Jacqueline Lombard
PhD candidate, History of Art and Architecture, University of Pittsburgh
Jane and Morgan Whitney Fellowship
Medieval Art and The Cloisters

Katie Loney
PhD candidate, History of Art and Architecture, University of Pittsburgh
The Douglass Foundation Fellowship in American Art
The American Wing

Arvin Maghsoudlou
PhD candidate, Art History, Southern Methodist University
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship
Ancient Near Eastern Art

Andrea Kibler Maxwell
PhD candidate, History of Art and Architecture, University of Pittsburgh
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship
Robert Lehman Collection

Jason Mientkiewicz
PhD candidate, History of Art, Johns Hopkins University
Leonard A. Lauder Fellowship in Modern Art
Modern and Contemporary Art—Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art

Marlee Miller
PhD candidate, History of Art and Archaeology, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
Marica and Jan Vilcek Fellowship in Art History
Greek and Roman Art

Hilary Brady Morris
PhD candidate, Musicology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
J. Clawson Mills Scholarship
Musical Instruments

Sumihiro Oki
PhD candidate, History of Art, University of Amsterdam
The Slifka Foundation Interdisciplinary Fellowship
European Paintings

Alisa Prince
PhD, Visual and Cultural Studies, University of Rochester
Chester Dale Fellowship
Photographs
*Jointly appointed as a Luce/ACLS Fellow in American Art

Nader Sayadi
PhD, History of Art, University of Texas at Austin
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship
Islamic Art

Delphine Sims
PhD candidate, History of Art, University of California, Berkeley
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship
Photographs
*Jointly appointed as a Wyeth Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts

Althea Wair SullyCole
PhD candidate, Ethnomusicology, Columbia University
The Sylvan C. Coleman and Pam Coleman Memorial Fund Fellowship
Musical Instruments

Fernanda Villarroel
PhD, Art History, University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Sylvan C. Coleman and Pam Coleman Memorial Fund Fellowship
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Alexis Wang
PhD candidate, Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University
Jane and Morgan Whitney Fellowship
Medieval Art and The Cloisters

Courtney Wilder
PhD candidate, History of Art, University of Michigan
Jane and Morgan Whitney Fellow
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Conservation Fellowships

Viviane Wei-An Chen
MPhil, Textile Conservation, University of Glasgow
Andrew W. Mellon Conservation Fellowship
Textile Conservation

Kaelyn Garcia
MA, Fashion and Textile Studies (Conservation), The Fashion Institute of Technology
Polaire Weissman Fund Fellowship
The Costume Institute–Conservation

Kristal Hale
MA, Conservation and Restoration, Bern University of Applied Sciences and Abegg-Stiftung
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas–Conservation

Sara Kornhauser
MA, Paintings Conservation, Buffalo State College, State University of New York
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship
Paintings Conservation

Janine Meier
MS, Conservation and Restoration, Haute École Arc, Neuchâtel
Annette de la Renta Fellowship
Objects Conservation

Margot Murray
MA, Cultural Materials Conservation, The University of Melbourne
Sherman Fairchild Foundation Conservation Fellowship
Objects Conservation

Catherine E. Stephens
MS, Conservation, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
MA, Art History, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
Annette de la Renta Fellowship
Photograph Conservation

Rachel Tabet
MA, Preventive Conservation, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne
Andrew W. Mellon Conservation Fellowship
Photograph Conservation

Alexandra Wysopal
MS, Historic Preservation, University of Texas at Austin
Sherman Fairchild Foundation Conservation Fellowship
Objects Conservation

Interdisciplinary Fellowship

Majdolene Dajani
PhD candidate, Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University
Research Associate and Cataloger, The Morgan Library & Museum
Chester Dale Fellowship
Ancient Near Eastern Art

Desiree Dibasen Nanuses
PhD candidate, Fine Art Curatorial Practice, University of Pretoria
Acting Chief Curator and Collections Curator, National Art Gallery of Namibia (NAGN)
Chester Dale Fellowship
Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas

External Awards Hosted by The Met

Hye-Youn Choi
MA, Art Theory in Art Management Interdisciplinary Program, Seoul National University
Korea Foundation Research Scholar
Asian Art

Kristin Holder
MS, Conservation, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
MA, Art History, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
Research Scholarship in Photograph Conservation (Getty Painting Panel Initiative)
Paintings Conservation

Sophie Kroft
PhD candidate, Ancient Egyptian Art and Archaeology, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
Marica and Jan Vilcek Curatorial Fellow (Institute of Fine Arts–NYU)
Egyptian Art

The Met thanks the following for their generous support of fellowships at the Museum: Mercedes T. Bass, Henry S. Blackwood Memorial Fund, Bothmer Fellowship Fund, Sylvan C. Coleman and Pam Coleman Memorial Fund, Chester Dale Fellowship Fund, Douglass Foundation, Sherman Fairchild Foundation, The Getty Foundation, The Hagop Kevorkian Fund, Leonard A. Lauder and Anonymous Gifts to The Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, J. Clawson Mills Charitable Trust, Gerald and May Ellen Ritter Scholarship Fund, Theodore Rousseau Fellowship Fund, Joseph and Sylvia Slifka Foundation, Diana and Harry Stern Fellowship Fund, Hanns Swarzenski and Brigitte Horney Swarzenski Fellowship Fund, Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust, Marica and Jan Vilcek, Polaire Weissman Fund, and Jane and Morgan Whitney Fellowship Fund.

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June 9, 2021

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