Staff Profile

As assistant curator of the collection for the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art, which comprises works of art from Asia, the Islamic world, and ancient Mediterranean areas spanning more than 7,000 years, Yang coordinates and prepares permanent collections installations, conducts collections research, facilitates new acquisitions and loans, collaborates with faculty, and supports curricular gallery projects and special exhibitions. Her research interests focus on East Asian art. Recently, she helped organize and support the exhibitions Objects of Addiction: Opium, Empire, and the Chinese Art Trade (2023–24), Earthly Delights: 6,000 Years of Asian Ceramics (2022), and Painting Edo: Japanese Art from the Feinberg Collection (2020–21), among others.