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Stacey J Pierson
Dr Stacey Pierson a Senior Lecturer in the History of Art and Archaeology Department at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. She works on the history of Chinese ceramics, domestic and export, and the history of collecting and display. She is Editor of the Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society (London) and previously was curator of the renowned Percival David collection of Chinese ceramics.
Subjects: Archaeology, Asian Studies, Museum and Heritage Studies
Biography
Dr Stacey Pierson is Senior Lecturer in Chinese Ceramics at SOAS, University of London. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in this subject as well as the history of Chinese art and the history of collecting and display. She has published widely in both subject areas and also curates exhibitions including the recent Academics, Agents and Activists: the School of Oriental and African Studies, 1916-2016. From 1995-2007 she was Curator of the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, also at SOAS, which housed one of the most important collections of Chinese ceramics in the world. An exhibition on the Ming vase at this museum inspired the recent book From Object to Concept: Global Consumption and the Transformation of Ming Porcelain (Hong Kong University Press, 2013). She also edits the annual journal Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society (London) which has been published since 1921.Education
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PhD University of Sussex
MA SOAS, University of London
BA Loyola Marymount University
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Chinese ceramics
World ceramic history
Ceramic technology
History of collecting and collections
History of display and exhibitions
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