Dr. Beth Saunders

Dr. Beth Saunders

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About

Beth Saunders holds a PhD and MPhil in Art History from The CUNY Graduate Center and a BFA in Studio Art from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before arriving at UMBC she was Assistant Curator in the Department of Photographs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and taught Art History courses at Baruch College, Rhode Island College, and the Rhode Island School of Design. A specialist in the history of photography, her writing has appeared in CAA.Reviews, Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, Exposure, Photography and Culture, and Rivista di Studi di Fotografia. She is co-author of the exhibition catalogue Apollo’s Muse: The Moon in the Age of Photography (The Met, 2019.)

Research interests

history of photography, modern Italy, nationalism, history of textiles

Teaching interests

curatorial studies, history of photography, archival literacy

Education

  • Ph D, Art History — CUNY Graduate Center (2016)
  • Other, Art History — CUNY Graduate Center (2011)
  • Other, Studio Art — University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2005)

Publications

  • A Proactive Model of Shared Stewardship: The Ashley Minner Collection at UMBC Special Collections Radical Visions: New Perspectives in Special Collections Curatorship · Society of American Archivists · Accepted Beth Saunders, Ashley Minner Jones

Presentations

  • Onboarding and Managing New Hires Remotely 2020 Council of Academic Library Directors Annual Meeting · Council of Academic Library Directors · Paper Beth Saunders (Author & Presenter), Kathryn Sullivan (Author & Presenter)

Grants and Contracts

  • Maryland Folklife Network Grant - FY 2026 2025 Maryland State Arts Council · Grant Beth Saunders (Co-Principal), Paula Nicole King (Principal), Sarah Fouts (Co-Principal), Ann Clemmensen (Co-Principal)
  • BCCAS FY2025 Operating Grant 2024 Baltimore County Commission on the Arts and Sciences · Grant · In-Progress Estie Saunders (Co-Principal), Emily Cullen (Principal)
  • Maryland Folklife Network Grant FY25 2024 Maryland State Arts council · Grant · Funded Beth Saunders (Co-Principal), Lynn Cazabon (Principal), Ann Clemmensen (Co-Principal), Sarah Fouts (Co-Principal), William C Shewbridge (Co-Principal), Paula Nicole King (Co-Principal)
  • FY2024 MSAC - GFO - Arts Program Grant 2023 Maryland State Arts Council · Grant · Funded Beth Saunders (Co-Principal), Emily Cullen (Principal)
  • BCCAS FY2024 Operating Grant Baltimore County Commission on the Arts and Sciences · Grant · In-Progress Estie Saunders (Co-Principal), Emily Cullen (Principal)
  • Maryland Folklife Network Grant 2024 Maryland State Arts council · Grant · Funded Beth Saunders (Co-Principal), Corrie Francis Parks (Principal), Ann Clemmensen (Co-Principal), Sarah Fouts (Co-Principal), William C Shewbridge (Co-Principal), Paula Nicole King (Co-Principal)
  • MSAC FY24 Special Request Grant Maryland State Arts Council · Grant Beth Saunders (Principal), Emily Cullen (Co-Principal)

Courses Taught

  • Interdisciplinary CoLab 2024 AMST 498.01 · Summer 2024
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