Temple University

Gillian Yee (she/they) specializes in modern and contemporary art in the United States. Their current research hones in on artist activist practices in New York City during the late 20th century, especially as it pertains to the 1980s AIDS crisis. 

Gillian graduated summa cum laude at Georgia State University in 2021 and received both their M.A. in Art History and a Graduate Certificate in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies the following year from the same institution. During this time they have presented their research at SECAC, SEWSA, Centre College, and Georgia State’s own Graduate Research Symposium. They additionally interned at the Foundation for Hospital Art for several years and collaborated with artists and art organizations within the Atlanta area on several occasions.  

Their goal as a scholar is to explore and expand the realm of queerness and “non-normative” identities within the discipline, thereby circumventing a traditional canonical understanding of art history. 

Primary Advisor: Alpesh Patel