About Ava Hess
MICRO-BIO
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I am an art historian and curator with experience working with both historical and contemporary art collections, often focusing on artists of West Asian and North African descent. I have held fellowships and professional positions at a range of inst...More
EXPERIENCE
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University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
- PhD Candidate
- Art History
- Present
EDUCATION
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University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
- PhD
- September 2019 to Present
Currently a PhD candidate in the department of Art History, focusing on Islamic art history and museum studies.
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University of Oxford
- Msc
- September 2013 to November 2014
Master's of Science in Visual, Material and Museum Anthropology.
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Columbia University
- BA
- September 2008 to June 2012
Bachelor of the Arts in Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies, with a Concentration in Anthropology.