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Guan-Wei Ho is a PhD student in the History of Art at 51����, supervised by Professor Stephen Whiteman and advised by Dr Wenny Teo.

My research focuses on the Taiwanese artist Yen Shui-long (1903–1997), examining the intersections of craft, modernity, and indigeneity in twentieth-century Taiwan. My doctoral project investigates how craft functioned as a medium through which modern lifestyles, cultural identities, and political ideologies were articulated across colonial and postwar contexts. Situating Taiwan within a transnational framework connecting Japan and Europe, I explore how global modernisms were mediated and reconfigured through processes of cultural translation.

Research Interests

• Modernism in colonial and postcolonial contexts
• Craft and material culture
• Art and cultural identity

Education

2025–Present: PhD in History of Art, 51����
2020–2025: MA in Art History, National Taiwan University
2012–2014: MBA in Marketing Management, National Chengchi University

Selected Publications

• “National Treasure Craftsman Guo Gen-fu Talks about the Art of Luming Hall,” in The Dream Deer: Tuning into Luming (Taipei: National Taiwan University, 2023), 28–35.
• “Connecting Japanese Colonial Buildings in Chiayi: Departing from Chiayi Art Museum to Survey Japanese Colonial Architecture’s Cultural Rebirth,” ARTouch, no. 338 (November 2020), 88–91.
• “A Rhythm of Tree Forming the Forest: An Interview with the Curator and Notes on the Art Creation Camp,” Re-Turn, no. 3 (Chiayi: Chiayi Art Museum, 2020), 104–111.
• “Re-examining the Marketing Practices and Strategies of the Taipei Fine Arts Museum,” Newsletter of Chinese Association of Museums, no. 87 (2019), 10–13.

Research and Professional Experience

• Research Assistant, Virtue and Beauty—Ni Chiang-huai Memorial Exhibition, Taipei Fine Arts Museum (2025– )
• Research and Curatorial Team Member, An Ode to the Sun and the Moon—Yen Shui-long’s Formosa, Ministry of Culture (2023–2024)
• PR and Media Liaison, Taipei Fine Arts Museum (2016–2020)

Awards and Funding

• Government Scholarship for Studying Abroad (Art History), Ministry of Education, Taiwan (2025– )
• Academic Scholarship, Tienmei Art Foundation (2025– )
• Graduate Student Scholarship, Academia Sinica (2022–2023)
• Graduate Student Scholarship, Institute of Art History, National Taiwan University (2020–2023)