Recent News, Awards, and Events
Browse my recent news, lectures, events, and awards below. This list is updated through about 2021; for previous news or a more comprensive list of happenings, see my curriculum vitae (coming soon).
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Letter from the Editor - Benezit Dictionary of Artists
October 1, 2026Read my 2026 Letter from the Editor as Editor-in-Chief of Benezit Dictionary of Artists, published by Oxford University Press.
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Seminar Co-Chair at Association for the Study of Art of the Present (ASAP) Annual ConferenceOctober 16-17, 2026 Co-Chaired a Seminar with Dr. Ellen Y. Tani titled “The Monograph as Method in Contemporary Art History” at the 2026 ASAP Annual Conference in Madison, WI
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SAAM Fellows LectureMay 22, 2026 “A Landscape Without Prisons: Abolition Aesthetics in Louisiana”. Part of the 2026 Fellows Lectures at the Smithsonian American Art Museum taking place from May 20-22, 2026. Read more here and view a recording of the lecture here.
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Recipient of Author Grant (Large) from the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art2025 This publication subvention grant from the Paul Mellon Centre will assist with costs associated with the publication of my forthcoming book. Read more here.
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Invited Lecture at Kent State University
November 14, 2025 “The Harbinger is Home: Prospect New Orleans and a Curatorial Ethics of Care.” Kent State University School of Art. Read more here.
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Invited Lecture for Art + Emergence Learning Cooperative
October 28, 2025 Invited lecture on art, ecological thought, and social justice as part of the Art + Emergence Learning Cooperative led by Atlanta-based artist and educator Heather Bird Harris. Read more about A+E here and register here.
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“Allison Young Named SAAM Research Fellow”July 25, 2025 Article about my SAAM Fellowship on the LSU College of Art and Design website. Read more here.
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Spring 2025 Grantee of CAA Millard-Meiss Publication Fund2025 This publication subvention grant from CAA will assist with costs associated with the publication of my forthcoming book. Read more here.
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Fellowship at the Smithsonian American Art Museum2025 I have been awarded a Patricia and Phillip Frost Senior Fellowship at the Smithsonian American Art Museum for the 2025-2026 academic year. Read more here.
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