Visiting Scholars

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Thiago Braga
Research Associate

Ph.D. candidate, Anthrolopology, UC DavisMA, Chinese Studies, Peking University, 2017BA, International Relations, ESPM-Sul, 2014

Thiago Braga is visiting scholar from Brazil and will be working at UC Davis during the 2026-2027 academic term.

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Caroline M. Riley
Research Associate

Ph.D., History of Art and Architecture Department, Boston University, 2011-2016M.A., Winterthur Program in Material Culture, University of Delaware, 2004-2006B.A., Boston University, 2000-2004

Read our conversation with Dr. Riley.

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Yiyue Sun
Research Associate

M.A., School of Fine Arts and Calligraphy, Nanjing University of the Arts (2019–2022)B.A., College of Humanities, Zhejiang University (2013–2017)

Yiyue Sun is a PhD candidate in art theory at Southeast University, China, and currently a visiting fellow at UC Davis. Her research focuses on the media transformation and transcultural dissemination of Ming–Qing Chinese art.

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Lichang Zhao
Research Associate

Ph.D., Art Theory, School of Art and Design, Wuhan University of Technology, 2021M. A., Design Art, School of Digital Media and Arts, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 2015B.A., Industrial Design, School of Automation, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications2012.

Lichang Zhao is a Lecturer in the School of Painting at Hubei Institute of Fine Arts. She received her Ph.D. in Art Theory at Wuhan University of Technology, producing a dissertaion on “Research on Roger Fry’s Artistic Thoughts” for which Professor Michael Yonan served as an adviser.