Marcella Carla Sirhandi
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EDUCATION
PhD History of Art: The Ohio State University, 1984
Major: South Asian Art      Minors: Buddhist and Chinese Art
Dissertation: Abdur Rahman Chughtai: A Modern South Asian Artist
M.A. Studio & Art History: California State University Fresno, 1974
B.A Art: California State University Turlock, 1964
Undergraduate: University of California Davis, 1960-62

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Oklahoma State University, Professor 2004, Associate Professor: 1995-2004
Kansas City Art Institute, Assistant Professor: 1988-1995
California State University Fresno, Visiting Professor: Spring 1985
University of Oregon Eugene, Visiting Professor, Fall 1984

ART HISTORY COURSES
Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Survey of Asian (India, China, Japan), 20^th century South Asian,
Indian miniature painting, Hindu iconography, Tantric art & philosophy, Western art survey,
Greek and Roman

AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS (selected)
Membership Phi Beta Delta: Epsilon Upsilon Honor Society for International Scholars 3-05
Invited board member: Midwest Art History Society, 2006-09
Sabbatical 2005-06
Team taught art history at Foreign Language Institute Samarkand, Uzbekistan with Dr. Wilkinson on USAID grant accessed by Dr. Wilkinson & other OSU faculty.
Fulbright Senior Teaching/Research: National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan 2000-2001 and 1998-1999
Oklahoma State University Award of Scholarly Excellence: Arts & Sciences: 1997
Dean's Incentive Grant (OK State U) for Jamini Roy catalog, 1997
OK Foundation for the Arts: grant for travel to India: Contemporary Indian painting, 1996
AIIS (American Institute of Indian Studies) Senior Research grant, Contemporary Painting in India, 1992-1993
Membership, National Faculty: awarded 1990 Fulbright Senior Research: 20th century Painting in Pakistan: 1985-1986 AIPS (American Institute of Pakistan Studies) Dissertation research: 1978-1979

MAJOR PUBLICATIONS: Books & Catalogs
Modern Indian Works on Paper, catalog essay for traveling exhibition: first venue University of Georgia, Athens: August 2006
Lubna Agha: Points of Reference. FOMA, Karachi, Pakistan , in press 9/06
Impact of Colonialism on South Asian Art, University Grants Commission, lslamabad, Pakistan: in progress
Photographs of the Royal Nepalese family 1920-40, Ponca City Library, OK: in progress
New Work by R. M Naeem: catalog essay for solo exhibit: June 05
India: Contemporary Painting from Northeastern Collections (29 entries) Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University, May 2002
The New Miniature Painting in Pakistan (in progress) "Ghulam Rasul" monograph: Pakistan National Council of the Arts, Islamabad (in progress) Beginning and End of an Era, National Exhibition: Contemporary Art of Pakistan, Ejaz Gallery, Lahore, Jan 6, 2000
Jamini Roy: A Modern Indian Artist, Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, 1998
Antonio Xavier Trindade: An Indian Artist from Goa, catalog entries and biography of the artist, Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia, 1995
A Selection of Contemporary Paintings From Pakistan, Pacific Asia Museum, New Champion Printing Co. Ltd, 1994
Contemporary Painting in Pakistan, Lahore: Ferozsons Ltd Pvt: 1992

ARTICLES, BOOK CHAPTERS
“Two Years in Pakistan“ Fulbright Celebrates Sixty Years, accepted for publication 8-06
“Modern Indian Works on Paper“, Arts of Asia, November 2006
John Onions Editor, Atlas of World Art, Laurence King Publishing: London, 2004 ( 2 chapters: South Asia 1800-1900 and South Asia 1900-2000)
“Contemporary Indian Miniature Painting“ Arts of Asia, v.33, #3 June 2003 pp.121-127
“Contemporary Indian Art in American Collections“ Arts of Asia, with Umesh Gaur, July 2002 pp 92-103
“Painting in Pakistan: Conflict & Choice“ Pakistan at the Millenium, Oxford University Press, 2002, Editors: Kennedy & NcNeil, Wake Forest University
“Maqbool Fida Husain,“ “Amrita Shergil,“ and “Abdur Rehman Chughtai,“ (3 separate entries) Encyclopaedia Britannica (India) in press
“Askari Mian Irani: Celebrating Life & Retirement“ The Nation 3-3--2000, p.1
“Tribute to Zahoor“ Dawn 2-5-2000
“Sami ur Rahman: Pakistan's Photographer par Excelance“ Libas International, 2-2000
“A.R. Chughtai and the Mayo School of Arts: National College of Arts: Celebrating 125 years of Excellence, article in exhibition catalog 10-2000, pp.3-5
“Contemporary Indian Art“ College Art Association (CAA) Art Journal (co-authored the issue) 58 #3, Fall 1999
“Manipulating Cultural Idioms“ CAA Art Journal, 58 #3 Fall 1999, pp.40-47
“Allah Bux (1895-1978): A Lahore Painter of Punjabi Culture & Rural Life“ International Journal of Punjab Studies 5 #2 (1998) New Delhi & London, pp. 213-222
“Painting in Pakistan: The Last 50 Years“ Arts & the Islamic World #32, 1998
12 articles on Pakistani art and artists for MacMillans Dictionary of World Art, 1997
“The National College of Arts: Prepared for the Future, Cognizant of Heritage“ Arts & the Islamic World #29 Autumn 1996, pp. 41-44
“Rivalry in Early Modern Painting Among 3 Cities: Calcutta, Bombay and Lahore“ Sri Nagabhinandanam: Ragaraja Rao Commemorative Volume 1995, Vikas Bangalore: India 13 articles for The Nation, Lahore, Pakistan 1986-87

PAPERS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS/SYMPOSIA
“Contemporary Miniature Painting in Pakistan” Midwest Art History Conference, University of Pittsburg, April 12, 2003
“Contemporary Indian Miniature Painting” Oklahoma conference of Art Historians, University of Oklahoma, Feb 10, 2003
“Contemporary Miniature Painting” Art in Pakistan in the New Millennium, Lahore 10-2000
“Ragmalas: Indian Paintings with Magical Properties” Oklahoma Conference of Art Historians 11-1999
“Postmodern Ethos in Contemporary Calcutta Painting” College Art Association, Feb 1998
“Iconography in Sikh Painting” International Conference on Sikh Culture, Coventry University, UK, 1998
“Jamini Roy” Midwest Art History Conference, Dallas 1997
“Inception of Modernism in Indian Painting” Oklahoma Conference of Art Historians 11-1997
“Response of Muslim Painters to Indian Nationalism in the 1920s” CAA Boston 2-1996
Papers at every Conference on South Asia, University Wisconsin, Madison from 1981-1995 (except for 92-93 when I was in India and 94 when I gave papers for The American Committee for South Asian Art and at Midwest Art History Conference, Chicago)

INVITED LECTURES
“Contemporization of traditional arts in Pakistan” Kampo Museum, Kyoto Japan: 11-05
“Art & Culture in Pakistan” Park University, Parkville, MO 3-2005
“Contemporary South Asian Art” Delmar College, Corpus Christi TX 10-16-04
“Contemporary Painting in Pakistan” Texas A & M, Corpus Christi TX 10-18-04
“Contemporary South Asian Art: Radical & Subversive: Fort Hays University, KS 4-04
“Indian Mythology as textbook on Culture” Columbia College, Columbia CA 3-15-04
“Contemporary South Asian Art: Radical and Subversive” Fort Hays University, KS 4-23-“Ragamala:Indian painting based on classical music” Spicmacay OSU, OK 4-04
“Indian art & culture” Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University 4-12-02
“Contemporary painting in Pakistan” Indo Center of Art & Culture, New York City, 3-21-02
“Contemporary Painting in India” Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University 2-23-02
“Uzbekistan art & culture: past & present” with Dr.Wilkinson, Fulbright lecture, OSU 11-2001
“Recent Painting in Pakistan” The USIS, Lahore May 2000
“A. R. Chughtai: Pakistan’s National Artist” Pakistan National Council of Arts, Islamabad, 1-02
A series lectures for the National College of Arts, Lahore on: The Dasavatara Hindu Temple; Taoism in Shang Bronzes; Buddhist art in Pakistan; The Fei-i: Ragamala painting: 1999-2000
“Jamini Roy” University of Florida, Gainesville, Jan 1998
“Painting in Pakistan” AIPS International Symposium on Pakistan, Wake Forest University, North Carolina 8-1997
“Indian Textiles in a Socio-religious context” Mulvane Art Museum,
Blackburn University 5-97
“Contemporary Painting in Pakistan” October Gallery, London, England May 1996
“Contemporary South Asian Painting” Asia Society, Houston, November 1995

CONSULTING
Sothbys, Christies, Bonhams 2000-2006

PROFESSIONAL & OTHER ACTIVITIES:
Board member (elected) 2006-09 Mid West Art History Society
President North Central OK Fulbright Association 2001-2 & treasurer 2003-4
Reader for Getty Museum Fellowship 2005, 2006
Reader for MA Fine Arts program, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan 2004, 05, 06

EXHIBITIONS CURATED
Miniature painting from Pakistan for Gardiner Art Gallery OSU 4-2005
Jamini Roy: A Modern Indian Artist: Harn Museum, University of Florida: Gainesville 1998
Antonio Xavier Trindade: A 20th century Artist from Goa: University of Georgia Museum of Art: 1995
A Selection of Paintings from Pakistan: Pacific Asian Museum, Pasadena,
CA: 1994