Visiting Scholars
The Center for the Art of East Asia accepts applications for visiting scholars to spend a year in residence to conduct research and participate in workshops and joint research projects. We encourage the examination of different methodologies and the sharing of specialized knowledge with the university community. Applicants may send a letter and CV addressed to the Director:
Center for the Art of East AsiaDepartment of Art History, University of Chicago
5540 South Greenwood Ave.
Chicago IL 60637
2011-2012
Wu Guibing
Current Affiliation: Department of History, Nanjing University
Research topic: Archeological evidence of Buddhism as a factor in funerary customs in medieval China from Han to Tang
2010-2011
Fu Yanghua
Current Affiliation: Renmin University, Beijing
Research topic: Scholarship on Chinese art history in America
Xu Xiwen, Southeast China University, Nanjing
Research topic: Chinese paintings in the United States: Collections and research methodologies
2006-2007
Zhang Zong
Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing
Current affiliation: Institute of World Religions, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Research topics: Avalokitesvara: Apocryphal Texts and Images
Images of the Dharma Realm of Vairocana
2004-2006
Kho Youen-hee
Ph.D. Korean Literature and Art History, Ewha University
Research topics: Flower and Bird Painting of the Choson Dynasty
Korean Gardens and Chinese Connections
