SGS Student Julia Rose Katz Featured by the American Academy in Rome

Across disciplines and around the globe, graduate students at the School of Graduate Studies at Rutgers are advancing knowledge through innovative research and creative scholarship. This week, we celebrate Julia Rose Katz, a PhD candidate in Art History, whose work has been featured by the American Academy in Rome. As the 2025 Anthony M. Clark Rome Prize Fellow in Renaissance and early modern studies, Katz is currently in residence at the Academy, where she is pursuing her dissertation, “Circe’s Wand: Reimagining Antiquities in Early Modern Europe, 1500–1800.” Her project investigates how damaged ancient sculptures were creatively reimagined in early modern Europe, transforming fragments of the past into newly meaningful works that speak to both historical and contemporary questions.

During her time in Rome, Katz has been conducting archival research, visiting rarely accessible Roman palaces, developing a striking visual Polaroid project, and collaborating with artists and scholars from across disciplines. She also recently completed a forthcoming article and is preparing for a fall fellowship at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

To explore Katz’s work and reflections in her own words, read the full feature in the American Academy in Rome newsletter.

Spotlight ID: SGS-2025-01  
Tags: Art History, Rome Prize, Fellowship, American Academy in Rome