Ph.D. Art History. University of Washington. December 1983. Major: Sub-Saharan Africa.
Minors: Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, Japan, 20th-century Mexico, Japan.
Dissertation: "History, Art and Assimilation: The Impact of Islam on Akan Material Culture."

M.A. Art History. University of Washington. June 1977.
Major: Sub-Saharan Africa.
Thesis: "The Northern Factor in Asante Art."

B.A. (summa cum laude) Art History. University of California, Los Angeles. June 1975.

Arts of sub-Saharan Africa, African Diaspora, Native North America, Oceania, Islam, pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, 20th century Mexico; aesthetic dimensions of culture evolution; art and religion.

Interaction between sub-Saharan West Africa and the cultures of the Islamic Middle East and the West; Ethiopian aesthetic tradition.

Interim Chair, Department of Art. Michigan State University. Summer 1999 to present.

Coordinator, Museum Studies Program. Michigan State University. Summer 1999 to present.

Associate Professor of art history. Michigan State University. Fall 1992 to present.

Assistant Professor of art history. Michigan State University. Fall 1988 to Summer 1992.

Adjunct Curator of African art. Kresge Art Museum and Michigan State University Museum, Michigan State University. Fall 1988 to present.

Associate Curator of Ethnology. Glenbow Museum (Calgary). Fall 1991 to 1994. [advisory position]

Lecturer in art history. University of California, Santa Cruz. Fall 1985, Fall 1986 to Spring 1987.

Visiting Lecturer in art history. University of Washington. Spring 1986.

Acting Associate Curator. Ethnic Art Department, Seattle Art Museum. May to August 1985.

Visiting Lecturer in art history. University of California, Berkeley. Summer 1984.

Lecturer in art history. Continuing Education, University of Washington. Summer 1982, Spring 1984.

Instructor in art history. University of Washington. Summer 1982.

Visiting Lecturer in art history. California State University, Los Angeles. Summer 1977.

Ghana (15 months, Brong Ahafo & Asante)
Côte d'Ivoire (12 months, Bondoukou)
1991-93 Ethiopia (several 1-3-month trips)
Ethiopia (2 months, Aksum)
Ethiopia (2 months, Aksum)

All-University Research Initiation Grant, Michigan State University. 1997-98.

Short-Term Visitor Fellowship, Smithsonian Institution. 1996.

Community Outreach Grant for Exhibition, "Ethiopia: Traditions of Creativity," Dayton-Hudson Foundation. 1994.

Implementation Grant for Exhibition, "Ethiopia: Traditions of Creativity," National Endowment for the Arts. 1994.

Planning Grant for Exhibition, "Greater EthiopiaóIts Peoples and Cultures," National Endowment for the Humanities. 1991-92.

International Partnership Among Museums [Ethiopia]. 1990-91.

All-University Research Initiation Grant, Michigan State University. 1990.

Fulbright Fellowship, Islamic Civilization Research Program. 1987-88.

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, American Council of Learned Societies and the Social Science Research Council. 1987-88.

Royal Government of Saudi Arabia Fellowship for the Study of Arabic. Summer 1987.

University of Washington President's Dissertation Fellowship. 1982-83.

Graduate Associate, School of International Studies, University of Washington. 1982-83.

Social Science Research Council Fellowship for International Doctoral Dissertation Research. 1979-81.

Fulbright-Hays Fellowship for Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad. 1979-80.

Samuel H. Kress Foundation Fellowship for Doctoral Research. 1978-79.

Phi Beta Kappa, University of California, Los Angeles. 1975.

Pi Gamma Mu (National Social Science Honor Society), University of California, Los Angeles. 1974.

Reviewer, Anthropology Panel, Division of Public Programs, National Endowment for the Humanities (Washington, DC), Spring 1999.

Consultant, audio-visual program on Ethiopian art, Albany Museum of Art (Albany, GA), Spring 1999.

Member, Board of Advisors for The Ethiopian Art Heritage Project, Spring 1997-present.

Consultant, Permanent InstallationóAfrican Gallery, Glenbow Museum (Calgary), February 1992.

Reviewer, 1992 International Partnership Among Museums Program, American Association of Museums (Washington, DC), January 1992.

Consultant, "Art and Culture of the Islamic World: An Exhibition Project," Smithsonian Institution (Washington, DC), December 1991.

Evaluation of African art collection, Ball State University Art Museum (Muncie, IN), November 1991.

Review of manuscript "African and African American Art," SPECTRA Program (Provo, UT), October 1991.

Review of manuscript, "African Kingdoms," Circa 1492, National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC), June 1991.

Evaluation of African art collection, Glenbow Museum (Calgary), February 1991.

Book Review Editor, African Arts, Summer 1994 to present.
Consulting Editor, African Arts, Summer 1994 to present.
Associate Editor, Northeast African Studies, Fall 1994 to present.
Associate Editor, Ghana Studies Winter 1997 to present.
Board of Directors, Arts Council of the African Studies Association, Spring 1992 to Spring 1995.
President, Akan Studies Council (renamed Ghana Studies Council), Fall 1988 to Fall 1992.
Editor, Akan Studies Council Newsletter, 1989 to 1993.
Editor for African art, Tribal Arts Review. January 1984 to May 1986.

Essays, "Other Aspects of Ethiopian Visual Culture" and "Advanced Technology" (with Michael Conner), Dictionary of African Art. London: Grove Dictionaries. (in press)

"Contemporary Pottery Production in Wolayta (Ethiopia)." In Iowa Studies in African Art, vol. 4, ed. Christopher D. Roy, Iowa City, IA: School of Art and Art History, University of Iowa. (in press)

"Mining a Motherload: The Early European Travel Literature As a Source of Information for Reconstructing the History of Precious Metal Working in Highland Ethiopia," with Neal Sobania. In Festschrift for Richard Pankhurst, ed. R. Grierson. (in press)

"Ethiopian Traditions of Creativity: 'Art' or 'Handicraft'," with Neal Sobania. In Proceedings of the Third International Conference on the History of Ethiopian Art, ed. R. Pankhurst. Lawrenceville, NJ: The Red Sea Press. (in press)

"Africa and the Internet (First Word)," with Michael Conner, African Arts 32 (2) 1999: 1, 4-9, 89-90.

Ethiopia: Traditions of Creativity. East Lansing and Seattle: Michigan State University Museum and University of Washington Press, 1999. (editor and author of four essaysóvolume includes twelve essays dealing with various aspects of Ethiopian art and culture)

"Qes Adamu TesfawóA Priest Who Paints." In Ethiopia: Traditions of Creativity, edited by R. Silverman, pp. 132-55, 261-66. East Lansing and Seattle: Michigan State University Museum and University of Washington Press, 1999.

"Jembere and His Son Marcos: Traditional Painting at the End of the Twentieth Century" with Girma Fisseha. In Ethiopia: Traditions of Creativity, edited by R. Silverman, pp. 156-79, 267-71. East Lansing and Seattle: Michigan State University Museum and University of Washington Press, 1999.

"Silverwork in the Highlands: The Life and Work of Gezahegn Gebre Yohannes and Abib Sa'id" with Neal Sobania. In Ethiopia: Traditions of Creativity, edited by R. Silverman, pp. 182-99, 271-72. East Lansing and Seattle: Michigan State University Museum and University of Washington Press, 1999.

"The Gods Wear Kente." In Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African American Identity, ed. D. Ross, pp. 64-69. Los Angeles, UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, 1998.

"Ethiopia: Art and Architecture." In The Encyclopedia of Sub-Saharan Africa, ed. J. Middleton, vol. 2, pp. 74-76. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1997.

"Zerihun Yetmgeta," African Arts, 30 (1) 1997: 52-57, 96.

"Seeking A History for a Masquerade: Do Performances of the Bondoukou Region." In Bedu Is My Lover: Five Stories About Bondoukou and Masquerading, eds. K. Arnaut and E. Dell, pp. 15-21. Brighton: The Green Centre for Non-Western Art at the Royal Pavilion, Art Gallery and Museums, 1996.

"Two Generations of Traditional Painters: A Biographical Sketch of Qangeta Jembere Hailu and Marqos Jembere," with Girma Fisseha. In New Trends in Ethiopian Studies. Papers of the 12th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies, ed. H.G. Marcus, pp. 369-79. Lawrence, NJ: The Red Sea Press, 1994.

Artist Profiles for "Ethiopia: Traditions of Creativity." East Lansing: Michigan State University Museum, 1994.

"Do Masks," In Visions of Africa: The Jerome L. Joss Collection of African Art at UCLA, ed. D.H. Ross, pp. 40-43. Los Angeles: Fowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California, 1994.

"History and Art in Ethiopia," with Neal W. Sobania. In Art of Everyday Life in Ethiopia and Northern Kenya from the Collection of Neal W. Sobania, pp. 12-30. Holland, MI: De Pree Art Centr & Gallery, Hope College, 1992.

"Arabic Writing and the Occult," In Brocade of the Pen: The Art of Islamic Calligraphy, ed. C.G. Fisher, pp. 19-30. East Lansing, MI: Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University, 1990.

"A Portrait 'Mask' of President Nnamdi Azikiwe," African Arts, 23 (4) 1990: 78, 96.

"'All That's Gold Does Not Glitter': A Review of the Barbier-Mueller Museum's Gold of Africa," African Arts, 23 (2) 1990: 71-80, 103-04.

"G. Mennen Williams: A Collector of African Art." Essay for exhibition, "G. Mennen Williams: His Legacy from an African Mission." Oakland University, Rochester, MI, 1990.

"Gold and Power: Art and Politics of the Asante." In Art as Technology: The Arts of Africa, Oceania, Native America, and Southern California, ed. A. Rubin and Z. Pearlstone, pp. 133-38. Beverly Hills: Hillcrest Press, 1989.

Expressions of Africa: Selections from the Museum Collections of Michigan State University. East Lansing: The Kresge Art Museum and Michigan State University Museum, 1989.

"Islam among the Akan: A Bibliographic Essay," with David Owusu-Ansah, History in Africa 16 1989: 325-39.

The River Shall Never Be At Rest: Transitions in Yoruba Art. Santa Cruz, CA: Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery, 1987 (exhibition catalog, supervising editor).

"Historical Dimensions of Tano Worship among the Asante and Bono." In The Golden Stool: Studies of the Asante Center and Periphery, ed. E. Schildkrout, pp. 272-88. Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History. Volume 65, Part 1. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1987.

"Painted Incantations: The Closeness of Allah and Kings in 19th Century Asante," with RenÈ Bravmann. In The Golden Stool: Studies of the Asante Center and Periphery, ed. E. Schildkrout, pp. 93-108. Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History. Volume 65, Part 1. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1987.

"Bono Brass Casting," African Arts, 19 (4) 1986: 60-65, 85-86.

"Arts of the Akan." (set of gallery handouts prepared for exhibition) Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 1985.

"Kuduo: Form and Function." In Akan Transformations: Problems in Ghanaian Art History, eds. D.H. Ross and T.F. Garrard, pp. 10-29. Los Angeles: Museum of Cultural History (UCLA), 1983.

"14th-15th Century Syrio-Egyptian Brassware in Ghana," Nyame Akuma, (20) 1982: 13-16.

Integration and Innovation: Islam and the Art of the Akan, book project in progress.

"Qes Adamu Tesfaw: Painting in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church at the End of the Century," article in progress.

"Observations on the Do Traditions of the Bondoukou Region, CÙte d'Ivoire," article in progress.

Art and Life in Africa: Recontextualizing African Art in the Cycle of Life, conceived and developed by L. Lee McIntyre and Christopher D. Roy (CD ROM review). African Arts, 32 (1) 1999: 91-92, 96.

Art That Heals, Museum for African Art (exhibition review). African Arts, 31 (3) 1998: 80-81.

African Metalwork, by Jeremy Coote, et al. African Arts, 29 (3) 1996: 93-94.

State and Society in Pre-Colonial Asante, by T.C. McCaskie. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 2 (2) 1996: 371-72.

The Arts of Africa: An Annotated Bibliography, by Janet L. Stanley. African Studies Review, 35 (2) 1992: 127-28.

African Art in American Collections, by Warren M. Robbins and Nancy Ingram Nooter. African Studies Review, 35 (1) 1992: 138-40.

"Object and Intellect: Interpretation of Meaning in African Art." Edited by John Henry Drewal. Special issue of Art Journal, Volume 47, Number 2, Summer 1988. African Arts 22 (4) 1989: 16-24, 85.

Images from Bamum: German Colonial Photography at the Court of King Njoya, Cameroon, West Africa, 1902-1915 by Christraud Geary. International Journal of African Historical Studies 22 (1) 1989: 115-16.

Perspectives: Angles on African Art by James Baldwin, et al. African Arts 21 (1) 1987: 19-24.

Hatumere: Islamic Design in West Africa by Labelle Prussin. Bulletin of the Middle East Studies Association, 21 (1) 1987: 102-03.

Red Gold of Africa: Copper in Precolonial History and Culture by Eugenia Herbert. African Arts, 18 (2) 1985: 18-23.

Various book reviews in Tribal Arts Review (January 1984 to May 1986).

"African Connections: Perspectives on Collecting Culture," Michigan State University Museum. January 31 to September 3, 1999.

"Hand-Painted Icons by Five Ethiopian Artists." Water Street Gallery, Saugatuck, MI. August 16 to 22, 1998. [Co-curated with Neal Sobania]

"Ethiopia: Traditions of Creativity." Dillard University (New Orleans). September 8 to December 8, 1995.

"Ethiopia: Traditions of Creativity." Michigan State University Museum. July 24 to December 16, 1994.

"G. Mennen Williams: His Legacy from an African Mission." Oakland University, Rochester, MI. February 1 to March 18, 1990.

"Expressions of Africa: Selections from the Museums of Michigan State University," Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University. September 19 to December 15, 1989.

"The River Shall Never Be At Rest: Transitions in Yoruba Art." Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery, University of California, Santa Cruz; May 10 to June 5, 1987. Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles; February 7 to April 3, 1988.

"Northwest Coast Indian Art from the Hauberg Collection," Seattle Art Museum. August 22, 1985 to March 18, 1986.

"Arts of the Akan," Seattle Art Museum. February 14 to March 31, 1985.

"Akan Brasscasting." CD-ROM contribution. Art and Life in Africa: Recontextualizing African Art in the Cycle of Life. Compiled by C. Roy and L. McIntyre. University of Iowa, 1998.

"Ethiopia: Traditions of Creativity." Video. Set of 10 artist vignettes to accompany exhibition dealing with the contemporary art of Ethiopia. Michigan State University, 1994.

"Atano: River Deities of the Akan." African Encounters Video Series. University of Washington, 1986.

"Bono Brasscasting." African Encounters Video Series. University of Washington, 1985.

"The Akan of Ghana." African Encounters Video Series. University of Washington, 1985.

advanced technology projects

Designer and Curator, "African Connections: Perspectives on Collecting Culture." Exhibit site. Online March 1999. http://www.museum.msu.edu/museum/exhibitions/afcon

Designer and Curator, "Zerihun Yetmgeta: Ethiopian Artist." Documentation of life and work of the artist. Online January 1999. http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~zerihun

Designer and Curator, "Richard Hunt: American Artist." Documentation of life and work of the artist. Online January 1999. http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~rhunt

Designer and Curator, "Ethiopia: Traditions of Creativity." Virtual exhibition. Online September 1998. http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~etoc

Editor and moderator, H-AfrArts discussion list and WWW page. (H-AfrArts is the official site on the Internet for the Arts Council of the African Studies Association.) 1996-present.

http://h-net2.msu.edu/~artsweb

Advisory Board member, H-West Africa discussion list and WWW page. 1998-present.

First Prize, Michigan State University NeXT Hypermedia Contest, for "Learning Resources for the Cultural History of Africa." August 1991.

"Liberal Arts Multimedia Exploration Project: Second Session." Mills College, Oakland, CA. June 1991.

Founding President, Michigan State University NeXT User's Group, Fall 1990-Spring 1991.

"Brass in the Cultural History of West Africa." Multimedia courseware developed on the NeXT Computer for a course on the cultural history of Africa. Center for Integrative Studies in the Arts and Humanities, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. September 1990.

"Liberal Arts Multimedia Exploration Project: First Session." Mills College, Oakland, CA. June 1990.

Paper, "H-AfrArts: What It Is and What It Can Be." Eleventh Triennial Symposium on African Art, New Orleans. April 1998.

Roundtable Discussion, Co-Chair,, "H-AfrArts and the Arts Council of the African Studies Association." Eleventh Triennial Symposium on African Art, New Orleans. April 1998.

Paper, "Negotiating ëTraditionalí Law: Akan Royal Regalia and the African Art Market." 38th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, San Francisco. November 1996.

Paper, "Ethiopia and African Art: How Race and Ethnicity Have Shaped the Perception of Ethiopia as African." Tenth Triennial Symposium on African Art, New York. April 1995.

Panel Chair, "History and Art in Ethiopia." Tenth Triennial Symposium on African Art, New York. April 1995.

Paper, "Two Ethiopian Goldsmiths: Abib Saíid and Gezahegn Gebre Yohannes," with Neal Sobania. Tenth Triennial Symposium on African Art, New York. April 1995.

Paper, "Two Generations of Traditional Painters: A Biographical Sketch of Qangeta Jembere Hailu and Marqos Jembere," with Girma Fisseha. 12th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. September 1994.

Paper, "Contemporary Pottery Production in Wolayta (Ethiopia)." African Pottery Conference, University of Iowa, Iowa City. April 1994.

Paper, "Ethiopian Traditions of Creativity: 'Art' or 'Handicraft'." Third International Conference on the History of Ethiopian Art, Addis Ababa. November 1993.

Paper, "Bringing Ethiopia into the Fold: An Overview of Ethiopian Art Studies." Ninth Triennial Symposium on African Art, Iowa City. April 1992.

Panel Chair, "Neglected Themes in the Study of African Art." Ninth Triennial Symposium on African Art, Iowa City. April 1992.

Paper, "Establishing and Sustaining a University-Based African Art ProgramóThe Relationship of Scholar/Teacher, Librarian, and Visual Resource Specialist." Art Libraries of North America 20th Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. February 1992.

Paper, "A Consideration of the Origins, Evolution, and Demise of the Do Tradition in the Bondoukou Region (CÙte d'Ivoire)." African Studies Association Meeting, St. Louis, MO. November 1991.

Participant, Second International Conference on the History of Ethiopian Art. Nieborow, Poland. September 1990.

Paper, "Through African Eyes, Perceptions of the West in African Art: Defining the Problem(s)." African Studies Association Meeting, Atlanta, GA. November 1989.

Panel Chair, "Through African Eyes: Perceptions of the West in African Art." African Studies Association Meeting, Atlanta, GA. November 1989.

Paper, "Masking and Ethnicity in the Departement de Bondoukou, CÙte d'Ivoire." Eighth Triennial Symposium on African Art, Washington, DC. June 1989.

Panel Chair, "Art in Multi-Ethnic Contexts." Eighth Triennial Symposium on African Art, Washington, DC. June 1989.

Paper, "Writing and Dyula Identity in Ivory Coast and Ghana (West Africa)." College Art Association Meeting, Houston, TX. February 1988.

Paper, "Dress for Success: Adorning the Gods of the Akan." African Studies Association Meeting, Madison, WI. November 1986.

Participant, roundtable discussion, "African Technological Visions: Indigenous Metalworking on Film and Video [Bono Brass Casting]." African Studies Association Meeting, Madison, WI. November 1986.

Paper, "The Arts of Tano." Seventh Triennial Symposium on African Art, Los Angeles. April 1986.

Panel Chair, "Shrines and Altar Ensembles." Seventh Triennial Symposium on African Art, Los Angeles. April 1986.

Paper, "Bono Brasscasting: Art, Technology and History." Art in Context: Environment and Society (Symposium), Portland Art Museum, Portland. May 1985.

Panel Chair, "The Shapes of Religious Experience: Islam and Art in West Africa." African Studies Association Meeting, Los Angeles. October 1984.

Paper, "Reconstructing the Origins of Akan Casting Technology." African Studies Association Meeting, Los Angeles. October 1984.

Paper, "Tano Worship Among the Bron and Asante." Asante and its Neighbors: Relations with the Exterior (Symposium), American Museum of Natural History, New York. October 1984.

Paper, "Islam, Art and Technology: The Origins of Akan and Nupe Brassworking." Sixth Triennial Symposium on African Art, Norman. April 1983.

Paper, "Reconstructing a History of Islam's Impact on Akan Art." African Studies Faculty Seminar, University of Washington, Seattle. May 1983.

Symposium Chair, "Rhythms of Ritual: Creation and Context of African Art," Seattle Art Museum. September 1982.

Paper, "Mamluk Metalwork in Bilad as-Sudan: Evidence for Fourteenth-Sixteenth Century Trans-Saharan Trade." Middle Eastern Studies Association Meeting, Seattle. November 1981.

Paper, "A Vestige of the Trans-Saharan Gold Trade: Arabic-Inscribed Vessels among the Akan." African Studies Association Meeting, Bloomington. October 1981.

Paper, "The Impact of Politics and Economy on Bono Aesthetic Traditions." African Studies Association Meeting, Philadelphia. October 1980.

Paper, "Islamic Influence in Akan Art: The Kufesque." Arts of Ghana (Symposium), Los Angeles. October 1977.

"Painters and Scribes: Teaching and Sustaining Christianity in Ethiopia," The Scriptorium, Grand Haven, MI. June 1999.

"Seeking a History for the Arts of Ethiopia," Albion College, Albion, MI. October 1999.

"Church Art of Highland EthiopiaóThe Challenge of Interpretation," Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA. November 1997.

"Gold and Power: History, Politics, and Art in Asante," All That Glitters: A Symposium About Gold. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. March 1997.

"Art and Artifact in Ethiopia: Interpreting the Creative Process on Its Own Terms." African Studies Center, Boston University. October 1996.

"Seeking a History for Metalworking in the Northern Highlands of Ethiopia: A Strategy for Ethnoarchaeological Research at Aksum." Department of Archaeology, Boston University. October 1996.

"African Art and the Colonial Experience." Comparative Studies of Colonialism: The Colonial Experience and Its Aftermath in Africa, NEH Summer Institute, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. July 1996.

"Seeking a History for a Masquerade Performance." Arts Showcase Weekend (Michigan State University, College of Arts and Letters), Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, MI. June 1996.

"Ethiopian Art and Society." Dillard University, New Orleans, LA. September 1995.

"Aesthetic Expression in Ethiopia." Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. November 1994.

"Ethiopia: Traditions of CreativityóA Preview." African Studies Center Brown Bag Lecture Series, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. April 1994.

"An Introduction to the Casting Traditions of the Akan (Ghana)." Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. March 1994.

"Ethiopia: Traditions of Creativity." University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. March 1994.

"Artists and the Creative Process in Ethiopia." DePauw University, Greencastle, IN. February 1994.

"Mosques, Marabouts and Masquerades: Islam and Art in West Africa." Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. February 1994.

"African Art: What Is It and Who Is It For?" Dennos Museum, Traverse City, MI. February 1993.

"Ethiopian Art: Traditions of Creativity." Los Angeles Ethnic Arts Council, Los Angeles, CA; and Friends of Ethnic Art, Santa Barbara, CA. February 1993.

"Gold of the Asante: The Power of Art in a West African Society." Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. April 1992.

"More Than the Eye Beholds: The Multiple Meanings of 'African Art'." Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, Utah. April 1992.

"What Do We Mean By African Art." Glenbow Museum, Calgary. February 1992.

Participant, Global Issues Forum Panel Discussion, "Law and Culture: The Rights of Indigenous People to Their Cultural Heritage." Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. February 1992.

"Gold in African Society." Detroit Institute of Art. January 1992.

"Exhibit Design: The Challenge of Displaying African Art." Art Department, Ball State University, Muncie, IN. November 1991.

"African Art and Discipline Based Art Education." The Getty Center for Education in the Arts, Cranbrook Academy, Bloomfield Hills, MI. July 1991.

"Metalworking among the Ancient Akan: Land of Gold." Nickle Arts Museum, University of Calgary. February 1991.

"Arabic Writing and the Occult." Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University. February 1991.

"Approaches to the Study of African Art: State of the Field." Faculty Seminar, Michigan State University. February 1991.

"African Art: An Overview." Oakland Schools Unit of Fine Arts Education, Waterford, MI. October 1990.

"African Art and Images of Africa in Europe and the US." Images of Africa: A Multi-Media, Art, and Literature Approach to Teaching about Africa in the U.S. Classroom, ROADS Program, Detroit, MI. October 1990.

"Searching for a Definition of African Art." African Studies Program, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI. August 1990.

"Why is African Art Important?" The Getty Center for Education in the Arts, Cranbrook Academy, Bloomfield Hill, MI. August 1990.

"What Does An Art Historian Do?" The Getty Center for Education in the Arts, Cranbrook Academy, Bloomfield Hill, MI. August 1990.

"An Introduction to the Mexican Mural Tradition of the Twentieth Century." CHARLA Series, Michigan State University. February 1990.

"More Than the Eye Beholds: The Multiple Meanings of African Art." Meadow Brook Art Gallery, Oakland University (Rochester, MI). February 1990.

"'African Art' What Is It and Who Is It For?" Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University. November 1989.

"Art and Ethnicity: The Masking Traditions of Bondoukou, CÙte d'Ivoire." African Studies Program Spring Seminar, Northwestern University. May 1989.

"Islam and African Art." Faculty Seminar, Michigan State University. February 1989.

"Akan Goldweights: A Cultural and Historical Perspective." Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art, Monterey, CA. May 1987.

"Orientalism and Primitivism in Modern Art." The Getty Center for Education in the Arts, Los Angeles. July 1985.

"Style in African Art." The Getty Center for Education in the Arts, Los Angeles. November 1983.

"Finding and Appreciating African Art." Modest Treasures: Affordable Art for Everyone (Lecture Series), University of Washington, Seattle. August 1982.

"Traditional Brasscasting Among the Akan of Ghana." Rhythms of Ritual (Symposium), Seattle Art Museum, Seattle. September 1982.

"The Role of Exotic Trade Goods in Akan Society: Some Tentative Conclusions." Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana. November 1980.

"The Integration of Arabic-Inscribed Vessels Among the Akan: A Study in Cross-Cultural Assimilative Processes." Department of Archaeology, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana. December 1979.