Angela Sheng

Angela Sheng is an Associate Professor at the School of the Arts, McMaster University. Her research focuses on Textile History, Cultural Exchange, and Art Historical Methodology, with particular emphasis on Chinese textiles, Silk Road studies, and sociocultural transformations.

• Selected Publications:
  • Writing with Thread: Traditional Textiles of Southwest Chinese Minorities (2009)
  • Reading Textiles (2020)

Research Interests: Dr. Sheng explores the intersection of textile technology, cultural symbolism, and historical narratives. Her work spans from ancient silk weaving techniques to gendered labor in imperial China.

Teaching: Recent courses include Gender and the Textile Arts, Intercultural Arts Along the Silk Road, and Visual Literacy, covering topics such as textile conservation, historical fashion, and cross-cultural artistic exchange.