Scarlett Jang

Education

Ph.D. History of Art, University of California, Berkeley
M.A. Double Major in History of Art and Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley
B.A. Chinese Literature, National Cheng-chih University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

Doctoral Dissertation

"Issues of Public Service in the Themes of Chinese Court Painting." University of California, Berkeley, 1989

Areas of Specialization

Major: Chinese painting history in all periods; print culture; and theater
culture in 16^th and 17^th China

Minor: Buddhist and Zen Buddhist art; Chinese calligraphy

Teaching Experience

Professor of Art History, Williams College, 2005--

Associate Professor of Art History, Williams College, 1997-2005

Assistant Professor of Art History, Williams College, 1991-1996

Lecturer in Art History, Ohio State University, 1990

Lecturer in Art History, University of California, Berkeley, 1989

Teaching Associate in Art History, University of California, Berkeley, 1984-1985

Full –time Chinese Language Instructor at the Oriental Languages Department, University of California, Berkeley, 1981-1982

Full-time Instructor of Chinese literature and history at the Municipal Chung-hsiao Senior High School, Taipei, Taiwan, R. O. C. 1975-1979

Publications

“The Ming Eunuch Agency Silijian and the Inner Court Publishing Enterprise.” In David Robinson, ed., Ming Court Culture. Forthcoming.

“The Grand Secretary Yang Shih-ch'i (1365-1444) and His Letters of Painting Commission.” In Richard Vinograd, ed., Images in Exchange: Cultural Transactions in Chinese Pictorial Arts, Berkeley: University of California Press. Forthcoming.

“Mingdai huihua he banhua zhong de yixie gongtong ticai ji qi shehui zhengzhi yiyi yu gongyong” [Some Common Themes in Painting and Woodblock Prints of the Ming Dynasty and Their Sociopolitical Significance]. In James Cahill, et. al., eds., roceedings of the International Symposium on New Understanding of Ming and Qing Painting Held in Beijing, December 17-23, 1996. Forthcoming.

“Children in Chinese Art.” Book review. Ann Barrott Wicks, ed., Children in Chinese Art (Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2002). The Journal of Asian Studies 62. 2 (May 2003): 601-604.

“Representations of Exemplary Scholar-officials, Past and Present.” In Cary Liu and Dora Ching, eds., Arts of the Sung and Yüan: Ritual, Ethnicity, and Style in Painting. Princeton: The Princeton University Art Museum, 1999, pp. 39-67.

“Form, Content, and Audience: A Common Theme in Painting and Woodblock-printed Books of the Ming Dynasty.” Ars Orientalis 27 (1997): 1-25.

“Realm of the Immortals: Paintings Decorating the Jade Hall of the Northern Sung.” Ars Orientalis 22 (1993): 82-96.
“Ox-herding Painting in the Sung Dynasty (960-1279).” Artibus Asiae 52, 1/2 (1992): 54-93.

“Topography and Anhui School.” In James Cahill, ed, Shadows of Mt Huang. Berkeley: The University Art Museum, 1981, pp. 43-50.

“Sun I,” “Chu Ch'ang,” “Cheng Sui,” and “Yao Sung.” Four essays in James Cahill, ed., Shadows of Mt. Huang. Berkeley: The University Art Museum, 1981, p. 68; pp. 89-92; pp. 111-113; pp. 123-124.

Works in progress for publication

“Art, Politics, and Palace Eunuchs in Ming China (1368-1644).” Book manuscript.

“Illustrated Buddhist Sutras, Baojuan, and Imperial Women of the Ming (1368-1644).” Working title of an essay.

“The Popularization of Images: Illustrated Erotic Novellas in Ming China 1368-1644.” Working title of an essay.

“Patronage and Career Patterns: Contemporary Women Artists in Taiwan.” Working title of an essay.

“The Japanese Dry Garden Ryoan-ji: A New Inquiry.” Working title of an essay.

Professional Presentations

“Ming Eunuchs, the Education of the Crown Prince, and Illustrated Books on the Art of Rulership.” Asian Studies Department Colloquium, Williams College, May 16, 2005.

“Ming Dynasty Imperial Publications and Their Artistic Quality.” Taipei: National Palace Museum, March 25, 2004.

“Imperial Publications and Politics in the Ming Imperial Court (1368-1644).” Art Department Faculty Colloquium, Williams College, November 22, 2004.

“The Ming Eunuch Agency Silijian and the Imperial Publishing Enterprise.” Ming Court Culture Conference. Princeton University, June 12-13, 2003.

“The Grand Secretary Yang Shiqi (1365-1444) as Patron of Art in the Ming Imperial Court.” The Oakley Center for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Williams College. spring 1999.

“Art Criticism in Late Ming China.” The Oakley Center for the Humanities and Social Sciences. Williams College, fall 1998.
“Palace Eunuchs, the Imperial Painting Academy, and Late Ming Art Criticism.” Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference. March 1997.

“Representations of Exemplary Scholars, Past and Present.”
International Symposium on the Art and Culture of the Song and Yuan held in conjunction with the Splendors of Imperial China exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC. Princeton University Art Museum. May 14, 1996.

“Mingdai huihua he banhua zhong de yixie gongtong ticai ji qi shehui zhengzhi yiyi yu gongyong” (Some Common Themes in Painting and Woodblock Prints of the Ming Dynasty and Their Sociopolitical Significance). International Symposium on New Understanding of Ming and Qing Painting. Beijing, December 17-23,1996.

“Form, Content, and Audience: A Common Theme in Painting and Woodblock-Prints Books of the Ming Dynasty.” New England Asian Art Seminar. February 25, 1995.

“Painting and Political Rhetoric in the Early Ming China.” Pre-Modern China Seminar, John King Fairbank Center for East Asian Research, Harvard University. February 6, 1995.

“Ming Dynasty Court Painting.” Annual Art and Art History Conference. National Institute of the Arts, Taipei, June 7, 1993.

“Patterns of Patronage in Early Ming Court Painting.” International Symposium on Painters of the Great Ming: The Imperial Court and the Zhe School. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, May 1, 1993.

“The Chinese Court Artist and His Patron: Who Owns the Idea?” Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference, April 5-8, 1992.

“On Northern Sung (960-1279) Mural Painting.” College Art Association Annual Conference, February 3-5, 1992.

“Realm of the Immortals: Paintings Decorating the Jade Hall of the Northern Sung (960-1279).” Asian Studies Regional Conference, Western Washington University, Bellingham, June 26-28, 1991.

“Hermit-theme Painting in the Ming Dynasty Court (1368-1644).” Regional Seminar on Political Meanings and Functions in Chinese Art, Center for Chinese Studies, University of California, Berkeley, April 20, 1984.

“Ox-herding Painting of the Sung Dynasty (960-1279).” Berkeley- Stanford Forum on Visual Art, April 19, 1983.

Professional Recognitions

-Moderator, Asian Art History in the Twenty-first Century Symposium. Asia Society and the Clark Art Institute. April 27-29, 2006.

-Organizer, Masterpieces of Chinese Painting: In Pursuit of Mists and Clouds, a special exhibition. Williams College Museum of Art. September 10, 2005-December 4. 2005.

-Committee, 2001 New England Association for Asian Studies Conference. Williams College.

-Chair, Art History Program, 2001 New England Association for Asian Studies Conference. Williams College.

-Chair, two back-to-back roundtable discussions on "Teaching Asian Art in Liberal Arts Colleges." New England Association for Asian Studies Conference. Williams College. Fall 2001.

-Organizer, Tea ceremony performance for New England Association for Asian Studies Conference. Williams College Museum of Art. Fall 2001.

Selected Public Lectures

-“Masterworks of Chinese Painting: In Pursuit of Mists and Clouds.” Gallery talk for curators and docents, the Williams College Museum of Art. September 23, 2005.

-“Masterworks of Chinese Painting: In Pursuit of Mists and Clouds.” Gallery talk for Williamstown and Williams College communities, Williams College Museum of Art, October 13, 2005.

-“Masterworks of Chinese Painting: In Pursuit of Mists and Clouds.” Gallery talk for the Williams College Museum of Art’s Visiting Committee. October 21, 2005.

“Emperors, Deities, Literati, and Ladies: China Illustrated.” A two-hour lecture for the Berkshire Institute of Lifelong Learning. May 26, 2005.

“Zen Art of Muromachi Japan”
“The Shoguns, Castles, and the Momoyama Decorative Art”
“Images from the Floating World: Arts of Edo Japan”

Three two-hour lectures for the Berkshire Institute of Lifelong Learning. Spring, 2000.

“Japanese Ukiyo-e.” Gallery talk, Williams College Museum of Art, March 1993.

“Ch'an Buddhism and Ch'an Art in China.” Association for High School Teachers. Taipei. June 25, 1993.

“Folk Art and the Chinese New Year.” Williams College. March 20, 1992.

“Chinese Painting and Poetry”
“Political Meanings and Functions in Chinese Painting of the Sung and Yüan Dynasties”
“Political Meanings and Functions in Chinese Painting of the Ming Dynasty”

Three two-hour lectures given at the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco. October-November, 1983.

Academic Awards

Powers Funds for Overseas Research, 2004-2005.

The Oakley Center for the Humanities and Social Sciences Fellowship, Williams College, 1998-2000.

The Herbert H. Leman Fellowship, 1998-99.

The Committee on Scholarly Communication with China Research Grant, 1995-96.

The J. Paul Getty Post-doctoral Research Fellowship, 1994-1995.

The Metropolitan Center for East Asian Studies Grant, 1994-1995.

Powers Funds for Overseas Research, 1992-1993.

Mabelle MacLeod Lewis Memorial Fund, Dissertation Writing Grant, 1988-1989.

American Oriental Society, Louis Hackney Scholarship for Chinese Painting Studies, 1986-1987.

University of California Travel Fellowship, 1985-1986.

Samuel Kress Foundation Summer Travel Grant, 1985.

Center for Chinese Studies Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley Fellowship, 1984-1985.

Asian Studies Scholarship, University of California, Berkeley, 1983-1984.

University of California Alumni Association, Chingwah Lee Scholarship, 1982.

Languages

Chinese, Japanese (reading and moderate speaking skill), French (reading)