PhD Candidate, Art History asikand3@uw.eduOffice HoursBy appointmentFields of Interest 19th Century 20th Century Global Contemporary ArtAsiaSouth AsiaBackground and ExperienceSummaryEducationGraduate Certificate in Feminist Studies, Dept. of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies, UW, 2022MA, Contemporary Art and Art Theory of Asia and Africa, SOAS, University of London, 2017BA, Art History and Studio Art, Clark University, 2014I research modern and contemporary art history, with a focus on South Asia within broader transnational Asian and global contexts. My dissertation project reframes histories of conceptual and performance art of South Asia and its diaspora. Currently, I am the C-MAP Bombay/Mumbai Fellow at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York. I have previously worked at art and cultural institutions around the world including the Seattle Asian Art Museum, USA; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA; the Siena Arts Institute, Italy; and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sanghrahalaya (formerly the Prince of Wales Museum), India. Affiliated Departments Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies South Asia Center Research + Creative Work Selected Publications + Projects Ananya Sikand. “Objects of the Week: Naiza Khan’s Cage-Corset and New Clothes for the Emperor.” SAMBlog, Seattle Art Museum. 4 March 2022. Read more Ananya Sikand. “Object of the Week: Kali (I’m a Mess).” SAMBlog, Seattle Art Museum. 7 January 2022. Read more Courses Taught Winter 2024 ART H 220 AA: Survey of American Art ART H 220 AB: Survey of American Art Autumn 2022 ART H 204 AC: Art History and Visual Culture: The Arts of Japan ART H 204 AD: Art History and Visual Culture: The Arts of Japan Spring 2022 ART H 209 AC: Themes And Topics In Art History: Art Now ART H 209 AD: Themes And Topics In Art History: Art Now Winter 2022 ART H 203 AC: Survey of Western Art-Modern ART H 203 AD: Survey of Western Art-Modern Autumn 2021 ART H 220 AE: Survey of American Art ART H 220 AF: Survey of American Art SUMMER 2021 ART H 270 A: Art/Identity Politics: Issues of Representations in Contemporary Art ART H 273 A: History and Theory of Photography Spring 2021 ART H 273 A: History and Theory of Photography Related News Related News 2022–2023 Scholarships Oct 17, 2022 Simpson Center Support for Art History Jun 26, 2022 Online Symposium – Dismantling the Body Apr 1, 2022 GSAH + Dismantling the Canon Oct 2, 2021