Alex J Taylor
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RESUME


Education

2010 - 2014
University of Oxford
Doctor of Philosophy (History of Art)
St Catherine’s College

2009 - 2010
University of Oxford
Master of Studies (History of Art and Visual Culture), Graduating with Distinction
St Catherine’s College

2002 - 2003
University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours in Art History
(Transferred BA credit from University of Queensland)

1999 - 2000
University of California, Berkeley
Student exchange

1998 - 1999
University of Queensland
Bachelor of Arts, Double Major in Art History

1993 - 1997
Brisbane Grammar School
Queensland Senior School Certificate

Employment

September 2016 - Present
University of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor and Academic Curator

September 2014 - August 2016
Tate
Terra Foundation Research Fellow in American Art

Apr 2013 - July 2014
Williams at Exeter Programme, University of Oxford
Tutor

Sep 2011 - Aug 2012
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Terra Foundation for American Art Predoctoral Fellow

May - July 2011
St Peter's College, University of Oxford
Tutor

May - July 2011
Worcester College, University of Oxford
Tutor

Oct 2010 - Apr 2011
Bing Overseas Study Program, Stanford University
Tutor

Oct 2004 - Sep 2009
Australian Centre for the Moving Image
Marketing Manager

Oct 2003 - Oct 2004
Australian Centre for the Moving Image
Marketing Coordinator

Feb 2002 - Oct 2003
Experimenta Media Arts
Project and Marketing Coordinator

Dec 2001 - Feb 2002
Victorian Arts Centre
Marketing and Corporate Relations Assistant

May 2000 - Jul 2000
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Communications Intern

Boards and memberships

2006 - 2009
NETS Victoria (National Exhibition Touring Support)
Chair and Board Member

2006 - 2007
Cultural Tourism Industry Group
Committee Member

2002 - 2003
Midsumma Festival, Melbourne
Board Member

Member of the College Art Association and the Association of Art Historians. Life member of Association of Historians of American Art and Manning Clark House, Canberra, Australia.

Awards

2013 Terra Foundation for American Art Summer Residency in Giverny
2013 Isaiah Berlin Fund Bursary, University of Oxford
2012 Robert L. Platzman Memorial Fellowship, University of Chicago
2012 Hagley Museum and Library Exploratory Research Grant
2011 J. Walter Thompson Fellowship, Duke University
2011 Terra Foundation for American Art Predoctoral Fellowship, Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Museum of American History
2011 Terra Foundation for American Art International Essay Prize
2011 Getty Research Institute Library Research Grant
2010 British Library National Art and Design Training Bursary
2010 Rae and Edith Bennett Traveling Scholarship
2009 James Fairfax-Oxford Australia Honorary Scholarship
2009 Clarendon Fund Scholarship, University of Oxford
2007 Arts Victoria Agency Award for Marketing and Audience Development (contributor)
2006 Arts Victoria Agency Award for Marketing and Audience Development (contributor)
2006 Distinction, AGDA Awards for Brand Identity (contributor)
2005 Norman McCann Scholar in Australian History, National Library of Australia 
2003 Dwight Final Assessment Prize for Highest Grade in Fine Arts, University of Melbourne 
1999 Fall Dean’s Honor List, University of California, Berkeley
1999 Dean’s Commendation for High Achievement, Semester 1, University of Queensland
1998 Dean’s Commendation for High Achievement, Semester 2, University of Queensland
1998 Dean’s Commendation for High Achievement, Semester 1, University of Queensland