Faculty Name
Julia Elizabeth Neal, M.A.
Title
Lecturer
Department
New2021,Art & Visual Culture
Office Location
Giles Hall 107C
Education
MA, Boston University
BA, Georgia State University
Biography
Julia Elizabeth Neal (she/her/hers) specializes in modern and contemporary art in the United States, with a particular focus on conceptual and performance-based practices by Black artists engaging politics of identity and (trans)nationalism since the “post-war” era. Neal is a terrific baker and cook and enjoys hiking, yoga, pilates and watching basketball in whatever spare time she can muster. She is excited to join Spelman this year because of its emphasis on excellence and criticality, which enables robust class discussion and engagement.
Courses Taught
The Black Female Body in the Visual Arts
Art, Craft & Theory: Simone Leigh
Research Interests
Conceptual art, performance art, critical historiography, transnationalism and Black internationalism
Publications
August 2021, "Performance Works within the Estate of Benjamin Patterson: A Catalogue Raisonne," Volume One: 1-118 (Hamburg, Germany/USA)
August 2021, “David Driskell: Icons of Nature and History” at the High Museum in Atlanta, GA, for CAA Reviews
March 12, 2021, “Alma Thomas: In Color,” published under title “Hue and Value: Emma Amos’ Color Odyssey,” BURNAWAY, Atlanta, GA
2019, “Suzanne Jackson: Layers” in Suzanne Jackson: Five Decades, ed. by Rachel Reese at Telfair Museums (Savannah, GA) forthcoming