Kitty Zijlmans

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C. J. M. "Kitty" Zijlmans (born 2 March 1955) is a Dutch art historian. She was professor of art history at Leiden University between 2000 and 2021. She has been mostly focused on visual arts and intercultural exchange.

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Life and career

Zijlmans was born on 2 March 1955 in The Hague. [1] Her father was a window-dresser, while other family members were painters and sculptors. She became inspired by art at a young age. In 1974 she started studying art history at Leiden University. After seven years she finished her degree and managed to become assistant professor at the same university. [2]

She obtained her PhD at Harvard University in 1989 with a thesis titled: "Kunst, geschiedenis, kunstgeschiedenis: methode en praktijk van een kunsthistorische aanpak op systeemtheoretische basis". [1] At one point she worked as art history teacher at the Royal Academy of Arts and Design in 's-Hertogenbosch. [3] In 2000 she became professor of modern art history at Leiden University. [1] From 2000 to 2004 she was chair of the Art Historical Institute. [3] She retired as professor in 2021. [2] [4]

Academically her interest lies in the field contemporary art, art theory, and methodology. [5] In both research and education she has been mostly focused on the visual arts. [2] Zijlmans has also been active in the field of the contributions and position of women in both culture as well as art. She has also shown interest in globalization and intercultural exchange in the art world. [5] Zijlmans has propagated against a purely Western-centred view on the arts. [6]

Zijlmans was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2010. [7]

Personal life

In September 2018, she was hospitalized and took three quarters of a year to recover. She subsequently lowered her working hours to 60%. [2] Her husband is a visual artist. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "C.J.M. Zijlmans (Kitty)" (in Dutch). Leiden University. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 van Loosbroek, Sebastiaan (11 November 2021). "Afgezwaaid hoogleraar Kitty Zijlmans: 'We zijn elkaar totaal gek aan het maken'" (in Dutch). MareOnline. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Kitty Zijlmans". Dutch Art Institute. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Van kunstgeschiedenis naar World Art Studies: de wereld op zijn kop. Afscheidsrede van Prof. Dr. Kitty Zijlmans hoogleraar Kunstgeschiedenis Nieuwste Tijd/World Art Studies aan de Universiteit Leiden uitgesproken op maandag 25 oktober 2021" (PDF). kunsthistorici.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Kitty Zijlmans". Framer Framed. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Laanen, Judith (6 November 2020). "Niet langer naar de wereld kijken als 'the West and the rest'" (in Dutch). Leiden University. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Kitty Zijlmans" (in Dutch). Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024.
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