Dr. Shelly Rosenblum (Curator of Academic Programs, Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery) will explore two fundamental modes of understanding the world, art and science, and the powerful and surprising ways they connect. Too often these disciplines have been put on opposite ends of the equation. This presentation will address exhibitions, research, programs and pedagogies at the Belkin focused on the intertwined practices of art and science.
Speaker - Dr. Shelly Rosenblum
Shelly Rosenblum is Curator of Academic Programs at the Belkin Gallery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Inaugurating this position, Rosenblum’s role is to develop programs that increase myriad forms of civic and academic engagement at UBC, the wider Vancouver community and beyond. Rosenblum received her PhD at Brown University and has taught at Brown, Wesleyan and UBC. Her awards include fellowships from the Center for the Humanities, Wesleyan University and a multi-year Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Department of English, UBC. Her research interests include issues in contemporary art and museum theory, discourses of the Black Atlantic, critical theory, narrative and performativity. She served two terms (six years) on the Board of Directors at the Western Front Artist Run Centre, Vancouver, including serving as Board President. At UBC, Rosenblum is an Affiliate of the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies.