This conference brings together the most recent research on Chinese painting, focusing on its intersections with image-making practices, ritual traditions, sensory experience, social dynamics, and cross-cultural exchange.
Image Credit: Detail from Buddhist Retreat by Stream and Mountains, Juran (Chinese, active 960–985), Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katharine Holden Thayer 1959.348.
501 Schermerhorn Hall, Columbia University, 1190 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10027.
Please use the registration link to reserve a spot: https://chinesepaintingatcolumbia.eventbrite.com
Friday, April 3, 2026
1:00 pm Registration & coffee
1:30 pm Welcome Remarks by Matthew McKelway
1:45 pm. Keynote Talk: Alfreda Murck
2:45-5:15 pm. Panel 1
Michelle C. Wang (Georgetown University)
Bo Sun (National Museum of China)
Ching-Ling Wang (Rijksmuseum)
Shih-shan Susan Huang (Rice University)
Discussant
5:15 pm. Q&A
5:45-7 pm. Reception and dinner for all attendees
Saturday, April 4, 2026
9:00 am. Registration & coffee
9:30 am. Greetings by Yi-bang Li
9:30 am-12:00 pm. Panel 2
Masaaki Itakura (Tokyo University)
Pinyan Zhu (Emory University)
Yunru Chen (National Taiwan University)
Fei Deng (Fudan University)
Discussant
12:00 pm. Q&A
12:30 pm. Lunch
2:00-4:30 pm. Panel 3
Jeehee Hong (McGill University)
Michael Hatch (Trinity College)
Chen Liu (Peking University)
Jennifer Purtle (University of Toronto)
Discussant
4:30 pm. Q&A
5:30 pm. Dinner for speakers and discussants off campus
5:30 pm. Reception for student attendees (location TBD near campus)
Sunday, April 5th, 2026
9:30 am. Registration & coffee
10:00 am. Greetings by Jin Xu
10:15 am-12:00 pm. Panel 4
Haruka Takenami (Kyoto University of Fine Arts)
Yu-chih Lai (Academia Sinica)
Maromitsu Tsukamoto (Tokyo University)
Discussant
12:00 pm. Q&A
12:30 pm Lunch
2:00-3:45 pm. Panel 5
Xiaofeng Huang (Central Academy of Fine Arts)
Meng Zhao (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Lei Xue (Oregon State University)
Discussant
3:45 pm. Q&A
4:30 pm. Closing remarks and introducing Noriko Miyazaki, Matthew McKelway
4:45 pm. Keynote Talk: Noriko Miyazaki
5:45 pm. Reception for all attendees