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Fellowship Project
Dr. Zhang Jianyu spent ten months (November 2018 to September 2019) at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in the U.S.A, where he conducted research on Tang and pre-Tang Chinese Buddhist sculptures. He also assisted in the reinstallation of the Chinese Buddhist sculpture gallery and curating exhibition.
Biography
Dr. Zhang Jianyu is currently Associate Professor of the Renmin University of China, Director of the Art History Study Room and Deputy Director of the Buddhist Art Research Institute at the Renmin University of China. He received his Ph.D. in art history from Tsinghua University in 2011. His research focuses on the history of Chinese art, with a focus on Buddhist art in medieval China, the Sino-foreign art exchange along the Silk Route, and Chinese traditional paintings and calligraphy. He is currently conducting research on Buddhist sculptures of the Hebei school, Buddhist narrative images, and the Lotus Sutra art from the Song Dynasty.
Recent Development and Achievement
Dr. Zhang Jianyu plans to edit and publish an anthology of research on the Chinese art collection in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
Selected Publication(s)
