Friday, February 6, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Getty Center, Los Angeles
The Getty Research Institute hosts the 8th annual Getty Graduate Symposium, which showcases the work of emerging scholars from art history graduate programs across California. Organized into three sessions, the symposium includes nine individual presentations, moderated panel discussions, and Q&A sessions with the audience. **Participants** Anahit Galstyan, University of California, Santa Barbara \ Andrea Jung-An Liu, University of California, Berkeley \ Bermet Nishanova, University of California, Irvine \ Dejan Vasić, Stanford University \ Evelyn Char, University of California, Santa Cruz \ Johnnie Chatman, University of California, San Diego \ Lily Allen, University of California, Riverside \ Margot Yale, University of Southern California \ Thomas Duncan, University of California, Los Angeles **Schedule** **9:45am Welcome and Introduction** \ Andrew Perchuk, Getty Research Institute \ Rebecca Peabody, Getty Research Institute **10am Session I** - At the Seams: The Labor Politics of Home Sewing in Elizabeth Catlett’s *The Black Woman* Margot Yale, University of Southern California \ Introduced by: Suzanne Hudson, University of Southern California - Subject to Revision: Portraiture and Transness in Andy Warhol’s *Little Red Books* Thomas Duncan, University of California, Los Angeles \ Introduced by: George Baker, University of California, Los Angeles - Carolee Schneemann’s *Interior Scroll*—Fifty Years On Dejan Vasić, Stanford University \ Introduced by: Richard Meyer, Stanford University **11:30am Session I Discussion** \ Moderator: Kristin Juarez, Getty Research Institute **12pm Lunch Break** **1:30pm Session II** - Ecological Erosions of Monuments: Ruin Aesthetics, Intentional and Unintentional Andrea Jung-An Liu, University of California, Berkeley \ Introduced by: Gregory Levine, University of California, Berkeley - A Palimpsest of Nature—Traversing a Social History of Landscape Photography in the American West Johnnie Chatman, University of California, San Diego \ Introduced by: Lisa Cartwright, University of California, San Diego - Hideo Date, Nihonga, and the Transpacific, Asian American Roots of L.A. Pacific Modernism Lily Allen, University of California, Riverside \ Introduced by: Jason Weems, University of California, Riverside **3pm Session II Discussion** \ Moderator: Miguel de Baca, Getty Foundation **3:30pm Afternoon Coffee Break** **4pm Session III** - The Haptic Image: Illusion and Authenticity in Medieval Textiles of Central Asia, Iran, and India (9th–13th c.) Bermet Nishanova, University of California, Irvine \ Introduced by: Matthew Canepa, University of California, Irvine - Fragrant Boundaries: Funerary Censing and the Architecture of Coexistence in Medieval Ahlat Anahit Galstyan, University of California, Santa Barbara \ Introduced by: Heather Badamo, University of California, Santa Barbara - Drifting Close: Minor Intimacies & Liminal Moments in Lu Yu-jui’s *Squid Jigger Fishing Boat* Evelyn Char, University of California, Santa Cruz \ Introduced by: Nicole Furtado, University of California, Santa Cruz **5:30pm Session III Discussion** \ Moderator: Kim Richter, Getty Research Institute **6pm Public Reception** Organized by \ Getty Research Institute \ Stanford University \ University of California, Berkeley \ University of California, Irvine \ University of California, Los Angeles \ University of California, Riverside \ University of California, San Diego \ University of California, Santa Barbara \ University of California, Santa Cruz \ University of Southern California The symposium will be available on the [Getty Research Institute YouTube channel][2] following the event. Visit the Getty Research Institute's [Exhibitions and Events page][3] for more free programs. [1]: https://media.getty.edu/Text/85bf55c3-cc0f-51f0-b6f6-37896a8247dc.pdf [2]: https://www.youtube.com/c/gettyresearch [3]: https://www.getty.edu/research/exhibitions_events/