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Ariana Maki Ariana.Maki@Colorado.Edu 5111 5Th Street | Boulder, CO | 80304 | USA +1 (614) 208-8221 DocuSign Envelope ID: 534816E5-DF2C-4B97-A68A-B7F717B329A4 Ariana Maki [email protected] 5111 5th Street | Boulder, CO | 80304 | USA +1 (614) 208-8221 Educational Background Ph.D. History of Art, 2012, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio Major Field: Buddhist Art; Minor Fields: Himalayan Art, Islamic Art and Architecture Dissertation: “The Temple of Tamzhing Lhundrup Choling and the Legacy of Pema Lingpa (1450-1521): An Iconological Study” Master of Arts, History of Art Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio Master’s Thesis: “The Adamantine Dagger: An Iconographic Study of the Origins and Practice of Vajrakilaya” Teaching Experience History of Art, University of Colorado Boulder Instructor: • Asian Art: Gods, Kings and Power (ARTH 2862, Fall 2014) • Senior Capstone Course: Contemporary Himalayan Art (ARTH 4919, scheduled Spring 2015) • Propaganda, Politics and Power in Asian Art (ARTH 4929, scheduled Spring 2015) History of Art, Semester at Sea, University of Virginia and Institute of Shipboard Education (Spring 2013) Faculty: • Buddhist Art of Asia (ARTH 2862) • History of Art I (ARTH 1051) • Engaging Chinese Art (ARTH 1505) History of Art Department, Ohio State University (2004-2008) Instructor: • Visual Cultures of Asia • Art of the Ancient World Graduate Teaching Associate: • Renaissance Art of Italy • Art of the Ancient World • Visual Cultures of Asia Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, Ohio State University (2007-08) Graduate Teaching Associate: • First year Classical Tibetan • Second year Classical Tibetan • First year Colloquial Tibetan DocuSign Envelope ID: 534816E5-DF2C-4B97-A68A-B7F717B329A4 Ariana P. Maki 2 Research Experience National Library and Archives of Bhutan, Thimphu, Bhutan Research Officer, 2012-present National Museum of Bhutan, Paro, Bhutan Chief Advisor, Curatorial and Publications Departments, 2009-2011. College of the Arts, Ohio State University Graduate Research Associate, Jurgen Schick Collection at the Huntington Archive of Asian Art, 2005-2008 Graduate Research Associate, Charles A. Csuri Archive, Advanced Computer Center for Arts and Design (ACCAD), September 2004-June 2005 Graduate Research Associate, Huntington Archive of Asian Art, 2000–2001 Museum Experience Assistant Curator, Himalayan Art Resources, 2009- present Associate Curator of Asian Art, CU Art Museum, University of Colorado Boulder, 2013- 2014 Chief Advisor, Curatorial and Publications Departments, National Museum of Bhutan, 2009-2011 Curatorial Fellow, Rubin Museum of Art, 2008-2009 Curatorial Assistant, Advanced Computer Center for the Arts and Design, Ohio State University, 2006 Curatorial Assistant, Columbus College of Art and Design, 2003 Publications Books: Artful Contemplation: Collections from the National Museum of Bhutan (co-author and editor), Paro: National Museum of Bhutan, 2014 Articles: “A Zhabdrung Phunsum Tshogpa (zhabs drung phun sum tshogs pa) Thangka from the National Museum of Bhutan Collection” in Journal of Bhutan Studies, Volume 25 (Winter 2011), pp. 1-49 “In the Dragon’s Wake: Bhutanese Art in the RMA Collection” in Arts of Asia. Volume 40, Number 2 (March-April 2010), p.103-113. Catalog Entries: “Surya Mandala” catalogue entry in Mandala: The Sacred Circle in Tibetan Buddhism, ed. Martin Brauen. Stuttgart: Arnoldsche, 2009. “After the Artist Series” and “Transformation Man” catalogue entries in Charles A. Csuri: Beyond Boundaries, 1963-Present. Ed. Janice Glowski. Columbus, Ohio: College of the Arts, Ohio State University, 2006. “Vajrabhairava Tantra” essay, “Arapachana Manjushri” and “Kurukulla” catalogue entries in Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art. Eds. John Huntington and Dina Bangdel. Chicago: Serindia Publications, 2003, 205, 397, 468-469. DocuSign Envelope ID: 534816E5-DF2C-4B97-A68A-B7F717B329A4 Ariana P. Maki 3 “Mahottama Heruka,” “Lotus-Bearing Mahottama Heruka and Krodheshvari,” and “Skullcup-Bearing Mahottama Heruka and Krodheshvari” catalogue entries with contributions by Kerry Brown, in Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art. Eds. John Huntington and Dina Bangdel. Chicago: Serindia Publications, 2003, 449-453. “Related Esoteric Tantras” essay with contributions by Dina Bangdel, in Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art. (Exhibition Catalogue) Eds. John Huntington and Dina Bangdel. Chicago: Serindia Publications, 2003, 422-423. “Mandalas: Maps of the Mind,” and “Mount Meru: Center of the Buddhist World System” in Mirrors of the Heart-Mind: The Rezk Collection of Tibetan Art. (Exhibition Catalogue) Loretto, PA: Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, 1998. Co-edited volumes Seeds of Faith: A Comprehensive Guide to the Sacred Places of Bhutan, Volume 3: Bumthang. Thimphu, Bhutan: KMT Press, forthcoming. Proceedings of the Sixth Colloquium on Tangible and Intangible Culture (‘brug gi dngos med lam srol). Paro, Bhutan: National Museum of Bhutan, 2011. The Essence of Bhutanese Culture: Proceedings of the Fifth Colloquium, Vol. 2. Second edition. Paro, Bhutan: National Museum of Bhutan, 2009. Fortress of the Dragon: Proceedings of the Fourth Colloquium, Second edition. Paro, Bhutan: National Museum of Bhutan, 2009. Indigenous Facts of Bhutan: Proceedings of the Third Colloquium, Second edition. Paro, Bhutan: National Museum of Bhutan, 2009. The Soul and Substance of Bhutan’s Cultural Heritage: Proceedings of the Fifth Colloquium, Vol. 1. Second edition. Paro, Bhutan: National Museum of Bhutan, 2009. Lectures and Conference Participation Association for Asian Studies, Panel Chair, Organizer, and Presenter, July 17-19, 2014, National University of Singapore, Singapore Panel: Renewal and Adaptation in Bhutanese Religion, Education and the Arts Paper: “Iconography and Visual Literacy in Bhutanese Art” Association for Asian Studies, Panel Chair, Co-Organizer, and Presenter, March 27-30, 2014, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Panel: Presenting the Past: Contemporary Perspectives on Bhutanese Art and Society. Paper: Authenticating Art: “Iconography and Identity Construction in 16th Century Bhutan” Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies, Panel Convener and Presenter, March 14-16, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Panel: Tracing a Nation: Bhutanese Identities in Object, Text and Practice Paper: “Image and Practice at the Mani Dungkhor of Tamzhing Lhakhang” DocuSign Envelope ID: 534816E5-DF2C-4B97-A68A-B7F717B329A4 Ariana P. Maki 4 Association for Asian Studies, Panel Chair and Organizer, March 15-18, 2012, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Panel: Festivals and Folklore: Locality, Legacy and Identity in Eastern Bhutan Paper: “The Cornerstone of a Legacy: Pema Lingpa and the Tamzhing Phala Choedpa” “Buddhas and Bodhisattvas: The Art of Buddhist India and Its Legacy” Middlebury College, October 13, 2011 South and Southeast Asian Association for the Study of Culture and Religion, Panel Co-Chair and Participant, June 30-July 3, 2011 Panel: Visions Made Manifest: Imagery and Artists in Bhutanese Buddhism Paper: “Aspects of Patronage and Artistic Development: Recent Findings from the NMB Collection” Association for Asian Studies, Panel Chair and Organizer, March 30-April 3, 2011, Honolulu, HI Panel: Tradition and Evolution in Bhutanese Intangible Culture “Who’s Who and Why: Buddhist Arts of Nepal” Ranjung Yeshe Institute, Boudha, Nepal, June 30, 2010 International Seminar of Young Tibetologists, September 7-11, 2009, Paris Paper: “Phajo Dudjom Zhigpo (1184-1251 CE) and the Establishment of Drukpa Kagyu Buddhism in Bhutan" North American Graduate Student Conference in Buddhist Studies, April 17-19, 2009, University of California at Berkeley Paper: “"Nangkar Dok: Ritual and Identity in Bhutanese Drukpa Kagyu Buddhism" The Dragon’s Gift: The Sacred Arts of Bhutan Symposium, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, February 21, 2009 Paper: “Another Dragon’s Gift: The Buddhism of Bhutan” Art History, Buddhist Studies, Tibet: New Perspectives, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, March 7-9, 2008 Paper: “Lineage and Legitimacy in Lhasa’s Lukhang Temple” Academic Program Participation Courtauld Institute Research Forum, “Religion, Art and Conflict” Courtauld Institute of Art, June and December 2014 National Endowment for the Humanities Institute for University and College Faculty, “Buddhist Traditions of Tibet and the Himalayas”, College of the Holy Cross, June 22- July 10, 2009 Princeton University, Tibet Site Seminar, Summer 2007 Committee on Institutional Cooperation, Traveling Scholar Program, 2005-2006 DocuSign Envelope ID: 534816E5-DF2C-4B97-A68A-B7F717B329A4 Ariana P. Maki 5 Fellowships, Grants and Awards Aida Cannarsa Snow Endowment Fund in the College of the Arts, Department of History of Art, Ohio State University, 2008, 2009 Alumni Grants for Graduate Research and Scholarship (AGGRS), Graduate School, Ohio State University, 2007 American Academy of Religion International Collaborative Research Grant, 2014 Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Sr., Graduate Tuition Fellowship, Ohio State University, Graduate School, 2005-2006 Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship, South Asia Summer Language Institute, University of Wisconsin at Madison, South Asia National Resource Center, 2006 Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship, Ohio State University, 2007, 2008 Foreign Language Enhancement Program (FLEP) Award, Center for Institutional Cooperation (CIC), 2006 International Affairs Student Research Grant, Office of International Affairs, Ohio State University, 2008, 2009 Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation, 2009-2012, 2014 Professional Affiliations American Academy of Religion American Council of South Asian Art Association for Asian Studies Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies Bhutan Society College Art Association International Association of Buddhist Studies International Institute for Asian Studies Languages Classical Tibetan- intermediate level writing and reading Colloquial Tibetan-intermediate level speaking, writing, and reading Dzongkha (Bhutanese)-intermediate level speaking, writing, and reading French- advanced level speaking, writing, and reading Sanskrit-elementary level writing and reading .
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