معرفی
Akiko Walley is the Maude I. Kerns Associate Professor of Japanese Art History in the Department of Art & Architecture at the University of Oregon’s College of Arts and Sciences. Her research focuses on Japanese art, particularly East Asian Buddhist art from the 6th to 8th centuries, relic worship, calligraphy collecting practices, and decolonization strategies in Japanese art history narratives.
- Education
- B.A. and M.A., Aoyama Gakuin University (Tokyo, Japan), 1998–2001
- A.M. and Ph.D., Harvard University, 2004–2009
Walley’s current projects include The Power of Concealment: Relics and Hidden Caches in Early Japanese Buddhism (focusing on devotional practices in 6th-8th century Japan), Reality Effect: Tekagami Vogue and the 'True Brush' (analyzing Edo-period calligraphy collecting), and an open-access Japanese art history textbook that equally represents Ainu, Ryūkyū Kingdom/Okinawa, and Yamato ethnic groups. Her work has been published in journals such as Ars Orientalis and Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies.
- Scientific Awards
- Andrew W. Mellon Faculty Fellow Grant
- Getty Scholarship
She advises graduate students on topics spanning Heian-period Buddhist sculpture, early modern woodblock prints, underground Christian artifacts, and contemporary Japanese photography. Walley also co-created the Tekagami & Kyōgire virtual exhibition and database, showcasing the University of Oregon’s calligraphic fragment collections.
