Charmaine Nelson

Charmaine Nelson
Born
Charmaine Andrea Nelson

1971 (age 52–53)
OccupationArt history professor
Years active2001–present
Academic background
EducationArt History
Alma materUniversity of Manchester (PhD)
Concordia University (BFA & MFA)
Academic work
DisciplineArt History
InstitutionsUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst (2022–present)
NSCAD University (2020–2022)
McGill University (2003–2020)
University of Western Ontario
Main interests
  • Visual culture of slavery, race and representation
  • Black Canadian studies
  • African Canadian history
  • Black Feminist scholarship
  • Transatlantic Slavery Studies
  • Black Diaspora Studies

Charmaine Andrea Nelson (born 1971) is a Canadian art historian, educator, author, and independent curator. Nelson was a full professor of art history at McGill University until June 2020 when she joined NSCAD University to develop the Institute for the Study of Canadian Slavery.[1][2] She is the first tenured Black professor of art history in Canada.[3][4] Nelson's research interests include the visual culture of slavery, race and representation, Black Canadian studies and African Canadian history as well as critical theory, post-colonial studies, Black feminist scholarship, Transatlantic Slavery Studies, and Black Diaspora Studies.[2][5][6][7][8] In addition to teaching and publishing in these research areas, Nelson has curated exhibitions, including at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery[9] in Oshawa, Ontario, and the Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec.[10]

  1. ^ "Charmaine Nelson and NSCAD University to Create Institute for the Study of Canadian Slavery". Canadian Art. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Charmaine Nelson". McGill University Art History & Communication Studies faculty profiles. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  3. ^ "Undergrads at Harvard will study Canadian slave history this fall thanks to a professor from McGill | University Affairs". University Affairs. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "A lifetime in academia". concordia.ca. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  5. ^ Kyle G. Brown. "Canada's slavery secret: The whitewashing of 200 years of enslavement". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  6. ^ "Fugitive Portraits". Canadian Art. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  7. ^ Nelson, Charmaine A.; Nelson, Camille A. (2004). Racism, Eh ? A Critical Inter-Disciplinary Anthology of Race and Racism in Canada. Concord, Ont.: Captus Press Inc. p. 463. ISBN 1-55322-061-7.
  8. ^ "The little-told history of Canadians as slave owners, not just slave rescuers". CBC Radio: The Sunday Edition. December 8, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  9. ^ "Hot Topics: #AskACurator". The RMG. September 19, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  10. ^ Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery of Concordia University (2000). "Through An-Other's Eyes: White Canadian Artists-Black Female Subjects, February 10 – March 18, 2000". archive_ellengallery.concordia.ca. Archived from the original on June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2020.