Andrew Gayed

Dr. Andrew Gayed is Associate Professor of Art History and Visual Culture at Canada’s oldest and largest art education institution, OCAD University (Ontario College of Art and Design University) where he teaches courses on global contemporary art. An Egyptian-Canadian art historian, Dr. Gayed has an academic background in diasporic art, queer visual culture, and Middle Eastern art histories. Before joining OCADU, Dr. Gayed was the Visiting Scholar at NYU’s Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality where he researched the artistic practices of the queer diaspora. Gayed holds a PhD in Art History and Visual Culture from York University where he was awarded the Provost Dissertation Award, and holds an M.A. in Art History, and a B.F.A. in Visual Arts. Gayed's research is located at the cutting edge of interdisciplinary and transnational inquiry in art history, gender studies, and critical race theory. Dr. Gayed’s scholarship has appeared in books, including the "Routledge Handbook of Middle Eastern Diasporas," and "Unsettling Canadian Art History," in addition to peer-reviewed journals including "Journal for Studies in Art Education." Dr. Gayed’s first monograph, "Queer World Making: Contemporary Middle Eastern Diasporic Art," published with the University of Washington Press (2024), shares innovative new research in visual art and culture that transforms our understanding of queerness and multiculturalism. "Art Journal" calls the book a raw and thoughtful exploration of the weight and dissonance of diasporic life; "Hyperallergic" commends Gayed for challenging Western mythologies around Arab and Muslim sexuality, offering a vital contribution to art history and visibility; and "Brill’s Journal of Art and Visual Culture" praises the book's political, aesthetic-driven art history, predicting it will become required reading across multiple disciplines. By studying contemporary art, Gayed's book "Queer World Making" foregrounds decolonial politics and unexpected histories of homosexuality in the Middle East as a way of better understanding the issues today that queer diasporic people of color face.

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RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Global Contemporary Art, Decolonial Art Histories, Diasporic Visual Culture, Photography, Gender and Sexuality, North African & Arab Art, Islamic Art, Human Rights, Global Modernisms, World Art Studies, Critical Race Theory

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COURSES TAUGHT:

• VISA2003 History of Photography.
• VISA3026 Photography Theory and Criticism
• VISA2014 Modern and Contemporary Arab Art
• VISA3032 Art and Globalization: 1800-Present.
• VISC 1002 Global Visual and Material Culture: 1500 to Present.
• VISA3014 History and Theory of Art Criticism.
• IAMD-6013 (Graduate Seminar): Transnational Queer Theory.
• CADN-S6001 (Graduate Seminar) Critical Race Art History.
• CADN-6001 (Graduate Seminar) Art History Methods and Theory.
• ARTH 2250 Islamic Art and Architecture.

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Education:

2020 Ph.D., Art History and Visual Culture. York University, Toronto, Canada
2015 MA, Art History and Theory. Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.
2013 BFA, Visual Arts, Minor in Gender Studies. University of Ottawa.