Smaranda Ciubotaru

PhD Student

Threads of Subversion in Romanian Textile Art of the Ceaușescu Era 1965-1989

Supervised by Dr Klara Kemp-Welch

Funded by AHRC/CHASE 

 

Education

PhD Candidate, The Courtauld Institute of Art (2023- present)

MA History of Art, University College London (2018-2019)

BA History of Art, University College London (2015-2018)

 

Research Interests

  • Tapestry and fiber art
  • Intermediality
  • Subversive art and the Nicolae Ceaușescu regime
  • Nationalist ideology and cultural politics
  • Vernacular textiles and traditional craftwork

Professional Experience

Curator of European Decorative Arts, National Museum of Art of Romania (Bucharest)

 

 

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