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Geoffrey Batchen

b. 1956

Australian art historian

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About Geoffrey Batchen

Born 1956. Geoffrey Batchen is a British art historian, university teacher and editor.

Geoffrey Batchen (born 21 November 1956, Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian art historian. Since 2020, Batchen has been Professor of Art History at the University of Oxford and a fellow of Trinity College.

Career

Professor Assistant Professor, Visual Arts, University of California, San Diego, 1991–1996; Associate Professor, Art and Art History, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1996–2001; Professor of Art History: City University of New York Graduate Center, New York City, 2002–2010; Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, 2010–2019.

Much of Batchen's work as a professor and curator focuses on the history of photography, a field in which he publishes books and contributes to journals including Journal of Visual Culture, Art History, History of Photography, The Art Bulletin, Membrana: Journal of Photography, British Art Studies, Aperture, Trans Asia Photography, World Art, Photographica, and photographies.

Curator His curated exhibitions have been shown at the Museu Nacional de Belas Artes in Rio de Janeiro; the New England Regional Art Museum in Amridale, Australia; the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam; the National Media Museum in Bradford, England; the International Center of Photography in New York; the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum in Cologne, Germany; the Izu Photo Museum in Shizuoka, Japan; the National Museum of Iceland in Reykjavik; the Adam Art Gallery in Wellington, New Zealand; the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in New Plymouth, NZ; and the Centre for Contemporary Photography in Melbourne, Australia.

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University of Oxford
Also known as
Geoffrey John McCallum Batchen

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Geoffrey Batchen?

Australian art historian

When was Geoffrey Batchen born?

Geoffrey Batchen was born on 21 November 1956.

What is Geoffrey Batchen's occupation?

Geoffrey Batchen is an art historian, university teacher and editor.

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Geoffrey Batchen is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Geoffrey Batchen

· Wikidata: Q102523700

· DBpedia: Geoffrey Batchen

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