PhD in Art History

Jackie Streker

Jackie Streker (she/they) is a Ph.D. student focusing on the history of prints and printmaking, in particular the print culture of Early Modern Germany and the cross-cultural exchange between Southern Germany and Italy at the beginning of the 16th century.  Additionally, Jackie explores the technical history of prints through the physical expansion of the medium to the monumental scale.   

Jackie graduated magna cum laude and with honors from the University of Maine with a B.A. in Art History and a minor in Medieval and Renaissance Studies in 2015.  From 2015-2016 she received a fellowship as part of the Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals, where she resided in Mainz, Germany and completed an internship at the Gutenberg Museum.  Jackie received her M.A. in Art History from the George Washington University in 2018.  

Before continuing her studies at Tyler, Jackie worked as curator of the Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection at The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum, where she orchestrated multiple exhibitions including The Language of Maps, An Artist’s Washington, and Classical Washington.    

MA, Art History, the George Washington University  

BA, Art History, University of Maine  

Advisor: Ashley West, PhD