Emily Lawhead, PhD
CURATOR, ART HISTORIAN
Emily Lawhead (she/her) is Associate Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts in Salt Lake City. She received a PhD in the History of Art & Architecture and a certificate in New Media & Culture from the University of Oregon in 2022. Her research explores intersections of contemporary art and technology with an emphasis on Japanese new media artists and collectives.
Emily's dissertation, titled “Networks of Experience: Interactive Digital Art in the 21st Century,” considers interactivity in digital art practices such as virtual reality, immersive installations, and social media art, particularly where these areas of inquiry intersect with long-term preservation strategies when acquired in museum collections.
Emily's dissertation, titled “Networks of Experience: Interactive Digital Art in the 21st Century,” considers interactivity in digital art practices such as virtual reality, immersive installations, and social media art, particularly where these areas of inquiry intersect with long-term preservation strategies when acquired in museum collections.
