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has selected Shana Klein, Ph.D., for a 2025 research fellowship.

Founded in 2019, the New Foundation for Art History (NFAH) strives to serve the field in innovative ways that have been overlooked or underserved by existing institutions of its kind.

Klein, associate professor of art history at �������ֹ���, will use this fellowship to complete archival research and research in museum collections to complete her upcoming book: "Spoiled Milk: The Politics of Race and Motherhood in U.S. Art.” Klein’s second book will examine how pictures of motherhood shaped and reflected attitudes about race.

“Motherhood is everywhere in U.S. art but very under-theorized. My book plans to correct this gap in scholarship,” said Klein.

When asked about the fellowship, Klein replied: “It feels very validating to get this recognition and, more importantly, to have the time off to work on my research,” said Klein. “We are in a fragile political moment and funding for art historical research is being taken away every day, most recently, NEH fellowships and grants. I am so grateful to have this support, which feels fleeting.”

About Shana Klein

Shana Klein is an art historian trained in the history of American art, with sub-specialties in African-American and Native-American art. She holds a Ph.D. in Art History from the University of New Mexico, where she completed the dissertation——“The Fruits of Empire: Art, Food, and the Politics of Race in the Age of American Expansion.” Klein has been awarded several fellowships for her research at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, American Council of Learned Societies, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, among others. She has published research in journals such as American Art, Public Art Dialogue, Southern Cultures, and more.  Her explorations of art, food, and racism have also been featured on several digital publications and podcasts. Klein’s research interests include: American visual and material culture, food studies, race and post-colonial studies, and art and social justice.