Debra Strickland

Debra Strickland is a Professor of Medieval Art History at the University of Glasgow's Department of History of Art. Her research focuses on medieval and northern Renaissance art, particularly illuminated manuscripts, early printed books, monsters, bestiaries, and the works of Hieronymus Bosch. She explores non-human and non-Christian presence in medieval visual cultures, with methodological interests in monster theory and text-image analysis.

Education:

• MA, MPhil, PhD (History of Art) - Columbia University
• MA (Anthropology) - Columbia University
• BM (Music) - University of Colorado, Boulder

Research Interests:

Professor Strickland examines the foundational roles of non-humans and non-Christians in medieval visual cultures, including the iconography of monsters, bestiaries, and Bosch’s paintings. Her work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to art history, integrating religious, cultural, and textual analysis.

Awards & Fellowships:

• Jerry Stannard Memorial Award (1991)
• Whiting Fellow (1991-1992)
• U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship (1999)
• British Academy Travel Grants (2006, 2008)
• President’s Fellow at Columbia University
• Visiting Research Fellowships at Princeton, Edinburgh, and other institutions

Grants & Roles:

• Deputy Director of Art History Research
• Editorial roles at journals like Different Visions
• Core member of the Stirling Maxwell Centre for Text-Image Cultures

Labs/Teams:

Active in interdisciplinary networks such as the Stirling Maxwell Centre and the Opus Anglicanum project, focusing on medieval art and text-image interactions.