Rebecca Wolff

Dr. Rebecca Wolff is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Fine Art and Art History at Christopher Newport University. Her research focuses on modern and contemporary African art, particularly Nigerian art's intersections with postcolonialism, memory, and trauma. She is currently completing a book manuscript titled Experience and Memory: The Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970) and Nigerian Contemporary Art, examining how artistic production engages with conflict and trauma. Her work has been supported by grants from institutions like the Smithsonian Institution, ACLS, UCLA, and the Harry Ransom Center.

• Education:
  • PhD in African Art and Modern Latin American Art, UCLA
  • MA in Modern Art History, Columbia University
  • BA in Art History and English Honors, University of Texas, Austin

Her research explores how art intersects with postcolonial states, propaganda, and manifestations of memory/trauma. She teaches courses on African art, global modernisms, and Nigerian art history.

• Awards/Grants:
  • Roy Sieber Dissertation Award (2024)
  • Harry Ransom Center Fellowship (University of Texas at Austin)

Her publications appear in academic journals and exhibition catalogs focusing on African and African Diasporic art.