Julia White

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Julia White

Type
Museum Fellow
Department
Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive
2010-11

Julia White was appointed Senior Curator for Asian Art at the Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA) in 2006. Ms. White’s curatorial work includes organization of exhibitions, research and publication of the permanent collection, presentation of new acquisitions, and all aspects of collection management. She has been recognized for her role in the redesign and reinstallation of the major collections of Asian Art at both the Honolulu Academy of Arts and the Denver Art Museum. She has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Tokyo National Research Institute, and the Asian Cultural Council. Her current exhibitions at BAM/PFA include “Himalayan Pilgrimage: Journey to the Land of Snows” focusing on Tibetan Buddhist Art, and “Flowers of the Four Seasons: Ten Centuries of Art from the Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture.” She is currently involved in research into Chinese vernacular painting of beautiful women from the 17th and 18th centuries in preparation for an exhibition slated to open in 2012.