Profile
Michael W. Zhang is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Art & Archaeology, specializing in African art history. He is also affiliated with the Department of African American Studies. His dissertation examines the impacts of corporate sponsorship of the arts during the late apartheid period in South Africa.
Michael co-founded Museumverse, an award-winning team dedicated to bridging technological advances with humanistic understanding to enhance the museum experience.
He has written for several publications, including the African American National Biography, African Arts, Art New England, and Inside Higher Ed. He was also a University Administrative Fellow and served on numerous administrative committees at Princeton University.
Michael received his B.A. from McGill University in 2014, an M.A. from the University of British Columbia in 2016, and an M.A. from Princeton University in 2019.
Selected Publications
“Sue Williamson & Lebohang Kganye: Tell Me What You Remember,” African Arts (forthcoming).
“Cammie Staros: Unearthing the Sky,” Providence Arts & Letters, February 2024.
“Increasing Career Opportunities Through Experiential Learning,” Inside Higher Ed, July 12, 2021 (co-written with Dr. Gaeun Seo).