Dr. Alexandra Peck

Biography

Alexandra Peck serves as the inaugural Audain Chair in Historical Indigenous Art and is an Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia's Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory. With a strong background in anthropology, Peck specializes in material culture, focusing on the art and archaeology of the Pacific Northwest Native communities. Her research encompasses Indigenous cartography, ethnogeography, and the impact of digital cultural repositories. She has published extensively in notable journals including Texte Zur Kunst and the Journal of Northwest Anthropology, with her funding support coming from prestigious organizations like the Wenner-Gren Foundation and the Mellon Foundation. In addition to her research, she consults on NAGPRA repatriation cases in the U.S. and Canada and curates exhibits in museums, championing Indigenous cultural heritage. Furthermore, Peck is actively involved in interdisciplinary research clusters centered on sustainable fiber and Indigenous practices, organizing workshops and symposiums that highlight the artistic heritage of Indigenous fiber artists. In her teaching, she covers topics such as Native American art, cultural adaptation, and environmental relations. Peck earned her PhD in Anthropology from Brown University and has held positions as a Visiting Scholar in Indigenous Studies at the University of Minnesota.

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