National Gallery of Art's Center for Advanced Study Names 2026-2027 Fellows
The Facts
The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, announced on July 13, 2026, its cohort of over 30 fellows for the 2026-2027 academic year. The fellows will pursue research spanning continents and centuries, including topics such as visualizing the apocalypse in medieval Europe, the material culture of death and dying in premodern India, and painted soundscapes in Korean Buddhist art. Named appointees include Liza S. Kirwin, deputy director emerita of the Smithsonian Archives of American Art, as the Kress-Beinecke Professor, researching 19th-century Hudson River School painter Jervis McEntee; Kathleen Christian as the Edmond J. Safra Visiting Professor, contributing to the museum's forthcoming exhibition "Broken: The Power of the Fragment in Sculpture"; and Erica Moiah James, beginning a two-year term as Andrew W. Mellon Professor. Additionally, 13 predoctoral fellows will conduct field research, and visiting senior fellowships with two-month residencies will be announced later.
The Signal
The fellowship program, now in its 47th year, underscores the National Gallery's commitment to expanding scholarship in the visual arts across all periods and geographies. By assembling a diverse community of scholars—from early-career predoctoral researchers to established professors—the Center reinforces its role as a leading research institute within a major museum. For collectors and curators, the breadth of topics signals an institutional push to integrate global, interdisciplinary perspectives into art historical discourse, potentially influencing future exhibitions and acquisitions at the National Gallery and beyond.
- Artists: Jervis McEntee
- People: Liza S. Kirwin, Kathleen Christian, Erica Moiah James, C. D. Dickerson III
- Museums: National Gallery of Art
- Locations: Washington, DC
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