Aptly named after the first Professor of Art History at Oxford University, the Edgar Wind Society exists to make the subject accessible, engaging and enjoyable for everyone. The society is founded and run by students.
We aim to encourage engagement with art history beyond the academic study and want to offer an environment wherein one can foster an interest and take a fresh look at art. Art history is a rich, interdisciplinary subject and we are keen to embrace wider visual culture and its interaction with various media and practices.
There is no shortage of exciting and diverse events to attend. Ranging from hosting renowned speakers such as Jeff Koons, Ai Wei Wei, Cornelia Parker and Rachel Whiteread, to private curator-led gallery tours, to film screenings and social evenings, there is something for everyone at the Edgar Wind!
President
Name: Anya Biletsky
College: Somerville
Favourite exhibition: 'Haunted Realism' exhibition at the Gagosian Gallery
Secretary
Treasurer
Treasurer
Name: Ellen Rowlands
College: Christ Church
Favourite exhibition: “May you live in interesting times” at the Venice Biennale
Treasurer
Treasurer
Treasurer
Name: Jun Wha Shin
College: Trinity
Favourite artwork: 'A boy with a flying squirrel' by John Singleton Copley
Sponsorship Director
Art Writing Prize Co-ordinator
Sponsorship Director
Name: Madeleine Nash
College: Christ Church
Favourite artwork: 'Femmes d’Alger dans leur appartement'
Events Director
Art Writing Prize Co-ordinator
Sponsorship Director
Name: Freya Thomas
College: St John's
Favourite artwork: Gauguin’s 'Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?'
Art Writing Prize Co-ordinator
Art Writing Prize Co-ordinator
Art Writing Prize Co-ordinator
Name: Pietro Bordi
College: Balliol
Favourite exhibition: ‘Philip Guston’ at Tate Modern
Events:
Name: Natasha Jopson
College: St Anne's
Favourite artwork: 'Role Exchange' by Marina Abramović
Name: Beatrice Ricketts
College: Lincoln
Favourite artwork: Édouard Vuillard’s portrait of Pierre Bonnard
Social Media and Graphics:
Name: Olivia Cho
College: Keble
Favourite exhibition: Cecily Brown at the MET
Name: Rhea Kaur
College: Wadham
Favourite exhibition: Art and Artifce at the Courtauld
Name: Caspar Meurisse
College: St Catherine's
Favourite artist: Barnett Newman