PhD Candidate, Art History lstowell@uw.eduFields of Interest 20th Century 21st Century Art History Contemporary Critical Theory Feminist Theory Performance Art Sculpture Social Practice Background and ExperienceSummaryEducationMA, Contemporary Art, Sotheby's Institute of Art, New York, 2015BA, Art History, Seattle University, 2014 Recipient of a Presidential Dissertation Fellowship, 2021-2022 Recipient of a Howard P. Dallas Endowed Fellowship, 2020-2021 Nominee for an Excellence in Teaching Award, 2020 Participant in the 2019 Summer Institute for Technical Studies in Art (SITSA) at Harvard Art Museums. Recipient of a Julaine Martin Endowed Scholarship in the Arts, 2019-2020 Worked with Associate Professor Marek Wieczorek to co-lead the Art History in the Netherlands study abroad program during the summers of 2017, 2018, and 2019, teaching courses on contemporary art. Recipient of a Milnora Roberts Scholarship, 2018-2019 Graduate Curatorial Assistant at the Henry Art Gallery during 2017–2018. Wikipedia Fellow at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery during 2017–2018. Selected by the Division of Art History to receive a 2018 de Cillia Teaching with Excellence Award. Research + Creative Work Selected Publications + Projects Laura Stowell. "Alina Szapocznikow: Between Dreams and Daily Work." PhD Dissertation, University of Washington, in progress. (In progress) Adviser: Adair Rounthwaite, Adviser: Marek Wieczorek Read more Courses Taught Spring 2021 ART H 381 A: Art Since World War II Spring 2018 ART H 209 AA: Themes and Topics in Art History: Art Now ART H 209 AB: Themes and Topics in Art History: Art Now ART H 209 AC: Themes and Topics in Art History: Art Now ART H 209 AD: Themes and Topics in Art History: Art Now Additional Courses Winter 2021 ART H 203 A: Survey of Western Art-Modern (teaching assistant) Autumn 2020 ART H 270 A: Art/Identity/Politics: Issues of Representations in Contemporary Art (teaching assistant) Autumn 2019 ART H 270 A: Art/Identity/Politics: Issues of Representations in Contemporary Art (writing TA) Related News Related News 2020–2021 Scholarships Oct 3, 2020 Art History Grad Student Activities Sep 30, 2019 2019–2020 Scholarships Sep 28, 2019 Art History at CAA Jan 12, 2019 2018–2019 Scholarships Sep 24, 2018 Graduation + Teaching Awards Jun 14, 2018