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Shao-Lan Hertel studied Sinology, Chinese Language, and East Asian Art History in Berlin, Paris, and Beijing. Her research focuses on Chinese calligraphy and Ink Art, emphasizing late imperial, modern, and contemporary periods. She explores transcultural encounters and exchanges within the framework of Chinese and global art history. Between 2009 and 2012, she was a recipient of the DRS PhD scholarship at Freie Universität Berlin, where she also received additional funding for research in China. Hertel served as an Assistant Professor in East Asian Art History at the FUB from 2012 to 2018, earning her doctorate in 2017 with a dissertation on the calligraphic works of Huang Binhong. She has since participated in a postdoctoral program at Tsinghua University, where she researched the museum's calligraphy collection. Hertel has been involved in organizing academic forums and her current publication projects include contributions to books on architecture and art history.
Freie Universität Berlin • Berlin, Germany
Substitute Chair in East Asian Art History.
Freie Universität Berlin • Berlin, Germany
Research and teaching in East Asian Art History.
Administered by the Department of Political and Social Sciences.