Emily E. Stamey

Emily a 2002-2006 Self Fellow, received her Ph.D. in history of art in 2009. She received a B.A. (2001) in art history from Grinnell College in Iowa and an M.A. (2004) in art history from the University of Kansas. Emily is interested in the social history of the 20th and 21st century art in the United States, as well as the current practices of our country's museums. Emily's dissertation focused on the artwork of Roger Shimomura, a contemporary Japanese American artist who grapples with political themes in his work. She has worked in educational roles at the Faulconer Gallery in Grinnell, Iowa, the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies in Washington, D.C., and the Spencer Museum of Art at KU. She is currently the Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Ulrich Museum at Wichita State University in Wichita, KS.

Mentor: David C. Cateforis, Associate Professor, History of Art