Maggie Wander
Biographic Data
| ID | 7502154 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maggie Wander |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maggie |
| FAMILY NAME | Wander |
| SIGNATURE | WANDER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Santa Clara University |
| ORCID | 0009-0009-2276-884X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
‘Busy hands and a free mind’
This article considers three contemporary art installations that were made during public workshops, in which volunteers helped to construct the final art piece. Quandamooka artist Megan Cope’s Whispers (2023) was a monumental installation at the Sydney Opera House made of thousands of oyster shells cleaned and prepared by volunteers across the city. The recurring installation Bottled Ocean (2014–present), by Māori artist George Nuku (Ngāti Kahung…
"Maggie Wander. Review of "The Ocean on Fire
Curating Pacific Art in the United States
On February 16, 2024, the North American chapter of the Pacific Arts Association hosted a panel at the 112th College Art Association (CAA) Annual Conference in Chicago. Chaired by Sylvia Cockburn (Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow) and Maggie Wander (senior research associate) from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this roundtable invited Halena Kapuni-Reynolds, associate curator of Native Hawaiian history and culture at the Smithsoni…
SALTWATER / Interconnectivity
This essay examines the recent group exhibition SALTWATER / Interconnectivity co-curated by Katharine Losi Atafu-Mayo and Giles Peterson at the Tautai Gallery in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand (October 16, 2020 to January 30, 2021), including its public exhibition talks, forums, and performance activations. The exhibition was intended to embody the Moana worldview and explore questions of justice, equity, identity, and ecology through newly commi…
Making new history
This article explores artistic production in the region of Oceania that resists the ahistorical and future-oriented temporality of climate change discourse, as it perpetuates colonial structures of power by denying Indigenous futures and ignoring the violent histories that have led to the current climate breakdown. In the video poem Anointed (2018), prominent climate justice activist Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner strategically combines spoken word poetry …
A Message from the Editors
This issue of Pacific Arts, which includes five contributions to a discussion roundtable, three articles, and one research note, is guest-edited by Anne E. Guernsey Allen. The discussion forum on “Art Education in Oceania” reflects Anne’s passion for, and dedication to, education
"Introduction to this special issue on "Art and Environment in Oceania
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Making new history
This article explores artistic production in the region of Oceania that resists the ahistorical and future-oriented temporality of climate change discourse, as it perpetuates colonial structures of power by denying Indigenous futures and ignoring the violent histories that have led to the current climate breakdown. In the video poem Anointed (2018), prominent climate justice activist Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner strategically combines spoken word poetry …
A Message from the Editors
This issue of Pacific Arts, which includes five contributions to a discussion roundtable, three articles, and one research note, is guest-edited by Anne E. Guernsey Allen. The discussion forum on “Art Education in Oceania” reflects Anne’s passion for, and dedication to, education
"Introduction to this special issue on "Art and Environment in Oceania
SALTWATER / Interconnectivity
This essay examines the recent group exhibition SALTWATER / Interconnectivity co-curated by Katharine Losi Atafu-Mayo and Giles Peterson at the Tautai Gallery in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand (October 16, 2020 to January 30, 2021), including its public exhibition talks, forums, and performance activations. The exhibition was intended to embody the Moana worldview and explore questions of justice, equity, identity, and ecology through newly commi…
"Maggie Wander. Review of "The Ocean on Fire
Curating Pacific Art in the United States
On February 16, 2024, the North American chapter of the Pacific Arts Association hosted a panel at the 112th College Art Association (CAA) Annual Conference in Chicago. Chaired by Sylvia Cockburn (Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow) and Maggie Wander (senior research associate) from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this roundtable invited Halena Kapuni-Reynolds, associate curator of Native Hawaiian history and culture at the Smithsoni…
‘Busy hands and a free mind’
This article considers three contemporary art installations that were made during public workshops, in which volunteers helped to construct the final art piece. Quandamooka artist Megan Cope’s Whispers (2023) was a monumental installation at the Sydney Opera House made of thousands of oyster shells cleaned and prepared by volunteers across the city. The recurring installation Bottled Ocean (2014–present), by Māori artist George Nuku (Ngāti Kahung…
History (5 works) · Art (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Art history (2 works) · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (2 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Exhibition (2 works)