Distinguished Scholar Lectureships

Generously funded by the UCLA Arts Council, the Distinguished Scholar Lectureship brings to the Department an esteemed senior figure in the field of art history on an annual or biannual basis. In addition to a public lecture, the Distinguished Scholar shares his or her work through additional lectures, seminars, or courses, allowing for deeper and extended engagement with Art History faculty, students, and others in the UCLA community.

2024
Sally Stein
Professor Emerita, Dept. of Art History & Visual Studies
University of California, Irvine

2019
Hal Foster
Townsend Martin, Class of 1917, Professor of Art and Archaeology
Princeton University

2015
Geeta Kapur
Independent art critic, theorist, and curator
Delhi, India

2013
T.J. Clark
Professor Emeritus
University of California, Berkeley

2012
Thierry de Duve
Professor Emeritus
University of Lille III

2011
Jaś Elsner
Distinguished Visiting Professor
Oxford University and the University of Chicago

2008
Joan Holladay
Professor
University of Texas at Austin

2008
Hal Foster
Townsend Martin, Class of 1917, Professor of Art and Archaeology
Princeton University