Tamir Williams is a doctoral student in History of Art at the University of Pennsylvania. They hold an MA in History of Art from the University of Pennsylvania, and a BA in American Studies and French from Middlebury College. Previously, they have held fellowships and internships at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, The Library Company of Philadelphia, the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, and Gallery 400 at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Their research interests focus on the intersections of the body, race, gender, sexuality, and disability studies in contemporary art.

tamirwil@sas.upenn.edu