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Australasian Network for Asian Art
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The Australasian Network for Asian Art (an4aa) is a group of researchers undertaking research in the field of Asian art and visual culture, working from Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. It consists of academics, curators, and artists, including postgraduates, researching Asian art. The Network and its affiliated listserv serve as a platform to share research, promote events and exhibitions, foster a scholarly community, cultivate interest, and act as a vehicle for advocacy.
AN4AA acknowledges, celebrates and pays our respects to the Indigenous people across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, on whose traditional lands and waters we live, work and gather.
Guan Wei, Detail from Feng Shui, 2004. Acrylic on composite board. Museum of Contemporary Art, donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Cromwell Diversified Property Trust. Reproduced courtesy of the artist.
AN4AA Talks 2026 April Program
We are pleased to present a book talk by Luise Guest on her new book Invisible Ink: Feminism and Identity in Contemporary Chinese Art, as part of the 2026 AN4AA Talks program.
Invisible Ink examines how contemporary Chinese women artists have reworked the traditions of ink painting to challenge dominant art histories, articulating complex and embodied experiences of gender, identity and cultural memory. Drawing on in-depth artwork research and artist interviews, Guest’s book reveals how ink and brush painting serve as a powerful material for transcultural feminist expression and resistance within contemporary Chinese art.
Call for Postgraduate Researchers
We are currently seeking Expressions of Interest from 5 to 6 postgraduate researchers based in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand who are engaged in research on Asian art and are interested in representing the AN4AA postgraduate community and taking on leadership roles in key AN4AA postgraduate initiatives.
Upcoming Events
AN4AA Postgraduate Talk Series is calling for submissions!
The Australasian Network for Asian Art (AN4AA) is pleased to announce the AN4AA Postgraduate Talk Series, a new initiative commencing in 2025. Building on the momentum of the annual postgraduate symposium over recent years, the AN4AA Postgraduate Talk Series welcomes postgraduate students (MA or PhD, including recent graduates) to share and discuss their Asian art research throughout the year. Research may be at any level of progress and completion to be shared within the collegial setting of the AN4AA research network.
Find out more in the EVENTS page
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