Luiza Nader

Dr. hab. Luiza Nader is an accomplished art historian and academic at the Faculty of Artistic Research and Curatorial Studies (WBASK) of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, where she serves as head of the Department of Contemporary Polish Art and member of the WBASK Program Council. Her academic leadership extends to roles as senator, member of the Disciplinary Council, and member of the Doctoral School Program Council at the institution.

Specializing in modern and contemporary art, Dr. Nader's research is deeply informed by post-humanities frameworks and explores theories of affect and emotion, memory, archival practices, and trauma. Her scholarly work particularly examines the relationship between art and liminal experiences, with significant focus on artistic works created in relation to the Holocaust. She has made substantial contributions to the field through publications including the books "Afekt Strzemińskiego. Pamięci mojego mojego Żydów" (2018) and "Konceptualizm w PRL" (2009), which have reshaped understandings of the Polish artistic field after 1939.

As an active curator in the contemporary art scene, Dr. Nader co-curated the significant exhibition "Hanna Orzechowska. In Relationship" at the Arton Foundation in Warsaw (September-November 2023), which represented the artist's first solo exhibition since 1970. This exhibition explored multifaceted concepts of relationships in Orzechowska's work, including connections, interdependence, and interactions with the environment.

Dr. Nader is a respected member of the scholarly community, serving in the Polish Section of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA) and the Association of Art Historians. Her research has been published in prestigious journals including "Zagłada Żydów. Studia i Materiały," "Teksty Drugie," "Konteksty," and "RIHA Journal," establishing her as a significant voice in contemporary art historical discourse.