Faculty Profile
Ren Wei
Associate Professor of Art and Art History; The Tamar and Emil '53 Weiss Chair in Asian Art (2015)
Contact Information
on sabbatical 2025-26
Weiss Center for the Arts
717-245-1028
Bio
Professor Ren is a specialist in East Asian art. Her research focuses on East Asian modern painting, printmaking, and design history. Her work has appeared in journals such as The Art Bulletin, Journal of Design History, Archives of Asian Art, and Modernism/modernity Print Plus. She is currently completing her book manuscript titled Art by the Book: Lu Xun, Tao Yuanqing, and the Making of Modern Design in China.
Education
- B.A., Williams College, 2007
- Ph.D., Harvard University, 2015
2026-2027 Academic Year
Fall 2026
ARTH 108 Arts of East Asia
Cross-listed with EASN 108-01.
EASN 108 Arts of East Asia
Cross-listed with ARTH 108-01.
ARTH 210 Buddhist Art in East Asia
Cross-listed with EASN 210-01.
EASN 210 Buddhist Art in East Asia
Cross-listed with ARTH 210-01.
ARTH 407 Art History Senior Seminar
An intensive seminar wherein students conduct original research on selected works of art as part of curating a formal, public exhibition in The Trout Gallery. Research is directed towards interpretive essays that go through multiple writing revisions, resulting in a publishedexhibition catalogue edited by the seminar faculty member and Trout Gallery Staff, and designed by °µÍø½ûÇø Design Services Staff. Students work collaboratively as curators and contributors to the catalogue, and undertake a professional-level experience, most often reserved for graduate study or museum professionals. All of the senior majors' art historical knowledge and critical skills will be put to use in the Senior Seminar with the goal of further refining their ability to conduct advanced research and formal, polished writing.Prerequisite: Senior Art History majors only.