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Biography
Anahí Luna is a Mexican researcher interested in indigenous arts and anthropology with a particular emphasis on Pacific cultures. In her work, she explores how indigenous art embodies a complex system of knowledge about the world. Her current research deals with visual archives and female tattooing in the Central Province, of Papua New Guinea.
She is also a specialist in the work of the Mexican artist Miguel Covarrubias (1904-1957), on whom she is preparing a major exhibition for spring 2025.
For certifications of Covarrubias' work please write to [email protected]
Key Research Interests
º Anthropology of Art
º Tattooing
º Pacific Arts
º Material Culture
º Indigenous Knowledge
º Body Arts
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Arts, University of East Anglia
Award Date: 6 Nov 2022
Master of Arts, National Autonomous University of Mexico
Award Date: 3 Mar 2016
Bachelor of Social Science, National School of Anthropology and History , National Institute of Anthropology and History
Award Date: 23 Sept 2011
External positions
Project Curator, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
1 Nov 2022 → 28 Jul 2023
Keywords
- Visual arts
- Anthropology
Prizes
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Miguel Covarrubias Award in Museum Studies (Premios INAH)
Luna, Anahi (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 1 Other
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Collaboration and Co-Creation of Knowledge: Experiences and Challenges of Fieldwork
Clémentine Debrosse (Organiser), Garance Nyssen (Organiser), Sarah Barrow (Keynote/plenary speaker), Jorge A. Ruiz Zevallos (Speaker), Enzo Hamel (Speaker), Kayonaaz Kalyanwala (Speaker), Malcolm Lowe (Participant), Anahi Luna (Participant), Na'Ankwat Kwapnoe-Dakup (Participant), Deborah Dainese (Participant), Anna Szulfer (Participant), Sam Tacconi (Presenter), Hao-Chen Lin (Participant), Eirini Athanasopoulou (Speaker), Foteini Klini (Participant), Claire Thompson (Participant), Ivya Scott (Participant) & Tanya Pei Fang Lee (Participant)
18 Feb 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Other
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