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Back to Blog May 16, 2023

Peter Wang (Ph.D. 2017) now at the School of Art and Visual Studies at the University of Kentucky (UK SAVS)

Author: Jane DeRose Evans
Peter Wang headshot

Peter Wang (Ph.D. 2017) recently accepted a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Art History and Visual Studies at the School of Art and Visual Studies at the University of Kentucky. (UK SAVS) He is excited to be working with 30 some art history majors and a few MFA students in Curatorial Studies. After a one-year visiting assistant professorship at Saint Mary's College and a five-year period as a lecturer at Butler University, Peter has developed more than a dozen courses, and he looks forward to connecting his research with his teaching at Kentucky, including surveys and special topics on American art, modern/contemporary art, and history of photography. He will continue to work on his book manuscript on photography and the American road trip, while developing the next research project on Asian American art and visual culture.