M. Elizabeth Boone

M. Elizabeth Boone serves as Professor and Program Coordinator for the History of Art, Design and Visual Culture program at the University of Alberta, Canada, with her office located in the Fine Arts Building.

Education:

• MA, University of California, Berkeley, 1985
• PhD, City University of New York, 1996

Boone specializes in nineteenth and twentieth-century art across Western Europe and the Americas, with particular focus on trans-national artistic exchanges and the construction of national identity through visual culture. Her research examines memory practices, masquerade, and mimicry in artistic representation, alongside critical analysis of exhibition methodologies and display politics. A significant strand of her work investigates human-animal relationships in art, culminating in her 2025 co-authored publication 'Exhibiting Animals in Europe and America'.

Scientific Awards:

• No awards documented in provided materials

Advising and Grants: Available documentation does not specify graduate student supervision details or research grant acquisitions.

Collaborations: Maintains active research partnership with colleague Lianne McTavish, evidenced by their joint publication on animal exhibitions.