Kristina Wilson is a Professor of Visual and Performing Arts and Director of Art History at Clark University. Her expertise lies in modern design history, focusing on race, gender, and identity in 20th- and 21st-century art and museums. She holds degrees from Yale University (B.A., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.) and has authored influential works like Mid-Century Modernism and the American Body (2021). Her research explores how race and gender shaped design practices and public encounters with art. Education: B.A. and Ph.D. in History of Art from Yale University (1993, 2001). Awards include the Charles C. Eldredge Prize (2009) and the Association of Art Museum Curators’ First Prize (2016). She has secured grants from the Terra Foundation, Smithsonian American Art Museum, and others. Teaching focuses on modern art and design history, including courses on modernism, art museums, and gender representation. Research initiatives include studies on mid-century Black designers and the racial dynamics of design ecosystems in New York City. Grants and fellowships include the Terra Foundation grant (2022–2023) for research on race in design history and a George Gurney Senior Fellowship (2020). Her work bridges archival scholarship with public engagement, exemplified through collaborations with museums and media outlets like the New York Times.
