Collegiate Affiliation
Art History
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Olivia Comstock (she/her) is currently a PhD student in art history at the University of Minnesota specializing in American craft. Her work accounts for the expansive field beyond the object, including social practice, pedagogy, artistic process, and materials. She served as independent curator for Edible at the Northern Clay Center and as co-curator for ¡PRESENTE! 50 Years of Chicano and Latino Studies at Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio. She was also the recipient of a Fulbright Research Award in Berlin, Germany where she staged participatory workshops at the Museum FLUXUS+.

Educational Background & Specialties
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Educational Background

  • B.A.: Philosophy, University of Idaho, 2019

Specialties

  • Craft History and Theory
  • American Art History
  • Comparative Race and Ethnic studies
  • Art Education and Pedagogy
  • Art Theory
  • Museum Studies