Teresa Kamencek

Teresa Kamencek is a research associate (pre-doctoral researcher) at the University of Vienna's Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies, Institute of Art History, where she is pursuing her PhD in the FWF-funded project 'ArtVis: Dynamic Network Perspectives on Digital Art History' in collaboration with the Vienna University of Technology.

Her academic background includes:

• PhD Candidate since January 2023
• Master of Arts in Art History from University of Vienna (November 2022)
• Bachelor of Art History from University of Vienna (July 2020)

Dr. Kamencek's research innovatively bridges traditional art historical scholarship with digital methodologies. Her work examines art historical canonization processes through network analysis, with particular focus on the Italian Renaissance, Classical Modernism, and the history of abstraction. Her doctoral project investigates the temporal and geographical dynamics of modern artist groups, representing a cutting-edge approach to understanding artistic networks and influences.

Her scholarly output demonstrates a strong trajectory in digital art history methodologies, with conference presentations on visual analytics of network centrality and temporal characterization of artist exhibition activity in 2023.

Dr. Kamencek's significant contributions have been recognized through competitive awards:

• 2022 Scholarship from Baumgart Foundation
• 2023 Sir Ernst Gombrich Young Talent Award from Art Historical Society
• 2023 Emanuel and Sofie Fohn Scholarship

With four years of teaching experience as a Tutor and research assistant roles at the Institute of Art History, Dr. Kamencek brings both pedagogical expertise and research acumen to her academic work. Her affiliation with the Laboratory for Empirical Image Science (CReA) positions her at the forefront of methodological innovation in art historical research.