Joseph Monteyne

Joseph Monteyne is a Professor and Department Head in the Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory at the University of British Columbia (UBC). He holds a PhD and MA from UBC. His research focuses on early modern art and print culture, ecocritical approaches to landscape, and indigenous representation in colonial contexts.

Education: PhD and MA in Art History from UBC.

Research Interests: Monteyne’s work examines the intersection of art, print culture, and environment in early modern Europe. Recent projects include ecocritical studies of British visual culture and connections between trees, language, and mediation. He also engages with contemporary art criticism and has published essays on exhibitions by artists like Myfanwy MacLeod and Alex Tedlie-Stursberg.

Awards and Fellowships: Recipient of the Governor General of Canada’s medal for his Master’s thesis, multiple postdoctoral fellowships, and prestigious Mid-Career Fellowship from the Paul Mellon Centre. He is also a member of the European Science Foundation College of Expert Reviewers (2020–2023).

Teaching: Teaches courses on Renaissance Italy, Counter-Reformation Rome, 17th-century Spain, and Northern European art. Recent graduate seminars include 'Early Modern Landscape and Ecocritical Perspectives' and 'The Ecstasy of Violence: Pain and Pleasure in Early Modern Visual Culture.'

Labs/Teams: Leads research initiatives on early modern print culture and ecocritical art history within UBC’s Faculty of Arts.