Institute for the Study of American Art in China (ISAAC)
Scholars

ISAAC Fellows at the Art Institute of Chicago

Each year, the Art Institute of Nanjing University will select three distinguished Chinese scholars; one senior scholar to be in residence for three months, and two junior scholars to be in residence for two academic semesters at the O’Donnell Institute. During their residence, the scholars will work in libraries, universities, museums and private collections in Dallas-Fort Worth and in addition travel to collections, archives, and libraries throughout the United States, to learn the American landscape, and to meet scholars, students, and collectors.


2019 - 2020 Scholars


Dr. Jing Chen
Associate Professor, School of Arts, Nanjing University
CV

Dr. Zhijun Xu
Assistant Researcher, School of Arts, Nanjing University
CV

Min Huang
PhD Candidate, School of Arts, Nanjing University
CV

Xi Wang
Graduate Student, School of Arts, Nanjing University
CV

Yejing Xia
Graduate Student, School of Arts, Nanjing University
CV

2018 - 2019 Scholars


Dr. Hansong Dan
Associate Professor, School of Foreign Studies, Nanjing University
CV

Ting Zhang
PhD Student, The Art Institute of Nanjing University
CV

Dr. Weiyi Wu
Assistant Researcher, The Art Institute of Nanjing University
CV

2017 - 2018 Scholars


Dr. Zhou Xian
Founding Director, The Art Institute of Nanjing University
CV

Dr. Gao Xin
Associate Professor, The Art Institute of Nanjing University
CV

Dr. Liu Yi
Associate Professor, The Art Institute of Nanjing University
CV

Zheng Weili
Managing Editor and Project Director for the Humanities, Nanjing University Press
CV


Richard R. Brettell, Founding Director, The Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History, The University of Texas at Dallas