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Rachel Winter is a Ph.D. candidate researching contemporary artists from the Arab World, Iran, and Turkey that are prominently featured in major museums post 9/11. Her dissertation examines the relatively unknown history of curating and collecting contemporary art from the Arab world, Iran, and Turkey before 9/11 in both the US and the UK, as well as how collecting and curatorial practices were informed by earlier fairs and festivals. Throughout her tenure at UCSB, Rachel has been a Teaching Assistant for art history surveys ranging from ancient to medieval, Renaissance to Baroque, modern to contemporary, and the history of photography. She is also the recipient of numerous grants and fellowships, including the Graduate Student Internship Fellowship, as well as research/travel grants from the History of Art & Architecture department, and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at UCSB.
Presently, Rachel is the Assistant Curator of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University. Previously, she held positions at the AD&A Museum at UCSB, and in the Art of the Middle East department at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).
Discipline
Art/Art History
Sub Areas
19th-21st Centuries
Colonialism
Diaspora/Refugee Studies
Foreign Relations
Globalization
History Of Architecture
Identity/Representation
Middle East/Near East Studies
Terrorism
Geographic Areas of Interest
All Middle East
North America
Specialties
Artistic & Curatorial Practice Post 9/11
Relationship Between Foreign Policy And Museums
Artistic Responses To Global Conflict
Languages
Arabic (intermediate)
Spanish (intermediate)
French (intermediate)
German (elementary)
Education
PhD
| 2024
| History of Art & Architecture
| University of California, Santa Barbara
MA
| 2017
| Interdisciplinary Studies: Islamic & Middle Easter
| University of Iowa
BA
| 2015
| Art History
| University of Iowa
Abstracts
Who Speaks for British Muslims? The Politics and Presentation of the 1976 World of Islam Festival in London
The World of Islam Festival 45 Years Later: Finding the Contemporary
