Dr. Vanessa Sigalas

Dr. Vanessa Sigalas serves as the Associate Curator for Collections Research at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art since July 2018, contributing also as a Research Fellow for European Decorative Arts. An independent scholar, researcher, and editor, Dr. Sigalas has been self-employed since February 2016. As the Chair and Managing Editor of the American Ceramic Circle Journal since November 2015, Dr. Sigalas has also held roles at the Wadsworth Atheneum, including Dangremond Curatorial Research Fellow for European Art and Decorative Arts from September 2011 to January 2016. Prior experience includes positions at Bröhan Museum and Landesmuseum Württemberg, with a doctoral degree in Art History from the University of Tübingen, complemented by a Master’s degree in Art History and Modern and Contemporary History from the same institution and a study abroad semester at Université Paris 8.