Catherine McNally

MPhil Student

Supervisor: Dr. Umberto Bongianino
College Affiliation: St. Cross College
Email: catherine.mcnally@stx.ox.ac.uk

Education
2015-2019: BA (Hons) in Classics with minors in Art History, Legal Studies, and a proficiency certificate in Arabic, University of Pennsylvania (cum laude)
2021-2023: MPhil Islamic Art and Architecture, language concentration in Syriac

Research Interests
apotropaic ornamentation in the Eastern Mediterranean, Christian-Muslim interactions and its expression in material culture, Syriac Christian architecture, cross-confessionalism, medieval hagiography, reception of Islamic art in Greece, contemporary Middle Eastern art

Professional Experience
2019-2020: Gordon Junior Fellow at Winchester College
2020-2021: Associate Teacher at Success Academy Charter Schools, New York
2021: Gallery Intern at Kai Matsumiya Gallery, New York
2022: Research Intern at the Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens