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Hestia Bavelaar is an Assistant Professor specializing in Modern Contemporary Art at Utrecht University. She studied Art History with minors in Museology and Psychology at the University of Leyden. Bavelaar is also an editor and art critic for Dutch magazines such as Decorum and Beelding. She began teaching Visual Arts and Visual Analysis at the Free Academy in The Hague and published a monograph on the Japanese-born artist Shinkichi Tajiri in 1991. Her career at Utrecht University began in 1989 when she worked as an Assistant Professor focusing on Modern Art and Art Policy. Bavelaar obtained her doctorate with her dissertation on the multidisciplinary art magazine 'Kroniek van Kunst en Kultuur' (1935-1965), which explores the context of Dutch art culture in an international setting. Her teaching strategies concentrate on theoretical and sociological themes in art, emphasizing contemporary and global influences on the discipline of Art History. She serves as the master coordinator for the Master in Art History and has conducted impactful research on Dutch female artists from the interbellum generation, reflecting on the barriers they faced in their artistic careers. Her work highlights the importance of examining inclusion and exclusion mechanisms in the art world.
Department of Psychology