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Hi, I’m Evelyn Char

an art historian, art critic, nonfiction writer, and cat lover; originally from Hong Kong, now based in the Bay Area. Writing in Chinese and English.

2021 - Present

PhD Candidate

University of California, Santa Cruz

My current research focuses on contemporary visual practices oriented towards Asian borderwaters, looking at the decolonizing potential of the haptic visuality, intimacy, and care enacted in these practices. 

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​Areas of interest: Global contemporary art, art in Sino-Southeast Asia, Sinophone cinema, diaspora, displacement, relationality, intimacies

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​BA History (modern Europe)

University College London

MA in Art History (modern and contemporary art)

University College London

PhD in Visual Studies

University of California, Santa Cruz

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Feel free to contact me for collaboration on research projects, art writing, creative writing, and other projects.

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