Dr. Holiday Powers
About:
Dr. Holiday Powers is assistant professor of global modern and contemporary art with an emphasis on art in the Arab world. She received her Ph.D. in 2015 from Cornell University and her doctoral work was focused on modernism in Morocco and especially the Casablanca School. This research forms the basis for her first book project. Her research emphasizes the articulation of local and transnational discourses in modern and contemporary art, particularly within the Arab world, from the perspective of postcolonial and feminist theory. Her new research is focused on representations of maternal bodies in global modern and contemporary art. She has contributed to publications including Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art and the Journal of North African Studies, as well as book chapters for publications including Under the Skin: Feminist Art from the Middle East and North Africa Today. She has also written encyclopedia entries for Grove Art Online, the Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism, and the Encyclopedia of Modern Art and the Arab World. She has additionally been active in contemporary art, including her role as Artistic Program Coordinator and Parallel Projects for the Marrakech Biennale 5, and has curated two exhibitions for the VCUarts Qatar gallery.
Dr. Holiday Powers is assistant professor of global modern and contemporary art with an emphasis on art in the Arab world. She received her Ph.D. in 2015 from Cornell University and her doctoral work was focused on modernism in Morocco and especially the Casablanca School. This research forms the basis for her first book project. Her research emphasizes the articulation of local and transnational discourses in modern and contemporary art, particularly within the Arab world, from the perspective of postcolonial and feminist theory. Her new research is focused on representations of maternal bodies in global modern and contemporary art. She has contributed to publications including Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art and the Journal of North African Studies, as well as book chapters for publications including Under the Skin: Feminist Art from the Middle East and North Africa Today. She has also written encyclopedia entries for Grove Art Online, the Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism, and the Encyclopedia of Modern Art and the Arab World. She has additionally been active in contemporary art, including her role as Artistic Program Coordinator and Parallel Projects for the Marrakech Biennale 5, and has curated two exhibitions for the VCUarts Qatar gallery.