Dr. AMY HELLER
阿米∙海勒
Na t i ona l i t y : Sw i s s c i t i z en s i n c e 1 9 8 0
Bo rn : 1 1 t h Augus t 1 9 5 1 , New Yo rk , USA
C iv i l s t a tu s : mar r i ed , pa r en t o f two c h i l d r en ( 1 9 8 1 , 1 9 8 5 )
Addr e s s : 3 8 , ch em in du L i gno l e t , CH ‐1 2 6 0 Nyon , Sw i t z e r l a nd
Con t a c t : amy .he l l e r@b lu ew in . c h
Mob i l e phone : + 4 1 7 9 2 96 7 7 8 7
Tibetologist & Art Historian
Current Positions until January 2018
2017 ‐2018 Visiting Lecturer, Lectures on Tibetan Art and
Architecture, Department of Religious Studies,
University of Bern, Switzerland
2006 – 2018 Fore ign Col labora tor of Tibetan s tudies team (TBACT) within East
Asian Civi l i sa t ions Research Centre (CRCAO) Centre National de la
Recherche Sc ient i f ique (CNRS) Pari s , France
http : / /www.crcao . f r /spip .php?ar t ic le1138
2014 – 2016 INALCO (Nat iona l Ins t i tu te of Orienta l Languages and
Civi l i sa t ions) Pari s . Department of Tibetan : l ec turer on Tibetan
archaeology
Appointments
2011 ‐2013 Nominat ion as Research Associa te , Department of Art and
Archaeology , SOAS (School of Orienta l and Afr ican Studies ) , Univers i ty
of London (11 June 2011 ‐ 31 December 2013)
2006 ‐ongoing Nominat ion to the Edi tor ia l Board , Journa l of the In ternat iona l
Associa t ion for Tibetan Studies
Previous Position
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2000 ‐2010 Research consul tant to Dolpo conservat ion pro jec t . Research on a l ibrary
of 640 volumes of i l luminated Tibetan Buddhis t manuscr ipts and his tor i c
tex ts : es tab l i sh pre l iminary inventory in s i tu , pursue research in Europe
to determine his tory of the l ibrary , the reg ion of Dolpo in re la t ion to the
neighbour ing regions of Western Tibet and Nepal , and the ar t ‐his tor ica l
context of the anc ient manuscr ipts in order to prepare book, Hidden
Treasures o f th e Himalayas , Tibe tan manuscr ip t s , pa in t ings and s cu lp ture s o f
Dolpo , Ser india Publ ica t ions , 2009 .
Previous Affiliation
1986 ‐2006 Par t i c ipat ion in ʺRi tuals ʺ seminar of CNRS Par is as Doctora l s tudent
member of URA 1299 Tibetan Studies uni t (1986 ‐1992) , subsequent ly as
associa te member of UMR 8047 / UMR 8155 (1992 ‐2006) .
Publications
Four authored books , two edi ted books ; numerous academic ar t i c les , book chapters ,
and museum cata logues (s e e s epara t e l i s t o f pub l i ca t i ons )
Academic Qualifications
1992 Diplôme de l ʹÉcole Pratique des Hautes Études (Thesis in Tibetan
his tory and philology ) , Étude sur l e déve loppement de l ’ i c onograph i e e t du
cu l t e de Beg ‐ t s e , d iv in i t é prot ec t r i c e t i b é ta ine , pp. 305 , Director : Prof .
Ariane Macdonald ‐Spanien , Readers : Prof . Fernand Meyer and Dr.
Yoshiro Imaeda , Par is , France (Doctora l Thes is : Apri l 5 1992)
1977 ‐1980 École Prat ique des Hautes Etudes , La Sorbonne , Par is , France
Studies in Tibetan his tory and phi lo logy ( IVe sec t ion EPHE) , Professor
Ariane Macdonald ‐Spanien
Studies in Tibetan re l ig ions (Ve sec t ion EPHE) , Professor Anne ‐Marie
Blondeau
1979 Diplôme de Tibétain , Ins t i tu t Nat iona l des Langues et Civi l i sa t ions
Orienta les , Pari s , France (Diploma of Tibetan , National Inst i tute of
Oriental Languages and Civi l isa t ions , Paris )
1974 B.A . cum laude in Art History , Barnard Col lege of Columbia Univers i ty ,
New York , New York, USA
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Professional Experiences
Teaching & Graduate Supervision
2017 ‐2018 Creation and teaching course ʺVisions of the Potala: Tibetan
art and architectureʺ University of Bern (Department of Religious
Studies) , Switzerland Course ID: 436339-HS2017: Visions of the Potala
2014 ‐2016 Creat ion and teaching of course on Tibetan archaeology and ancient
his tory , Nationa l Ins t i tute of Orienta l Languages ( INALCO) , Par i s .
2011 ‐2014 Vis i t ing Professor , Centre for Tibetan Studies , Sichuan Univers i ty ,
weekly courses in Tibetan archaeology , ar t his tory and cul tura l his tory
of Tibet and the western Himalayas ( 1 to 2 months per year )
Graduate Student Supervison :
J ia Yuping PhD thes i s in progress on Zhalu monastery ( tu tor ia l to
discuss Buddhis t i conography at Zhalu monastery)
Shawu Khacham, PhD thes is in progress on Archaeology of Tibetan
tombs ( tu tor ia l 2011 ‐2013 , PhD awarded in Dec . 2013)
2011 Externa l Reader Mli t t thes i s in Asian Art , for Chris t ies ʹ Educat ion
London, in con junct ion with Univers i ty of Glasgow (Scot land) :
Regula Himmelberger : ʺTibetan book covers . ʺ
2009 Centre for Tibetan Studies , Sichuan Univers i ty ( superv is ion as external
advisor ) :
Zhang Changhong, PhD. , Inves t iga t ion and I conography of Buddhis t
sanctuar ies in Thol ing region
Yang Qingfan, PhD. , A Comprehens ive Study on the I conography of
Akshobhya in Tibetan Buddhism and Rela ted I ssues (7 t h – 15 t h century)
J ia Yuping , MA. Zhalu monastery : his tory and i conography of three
chapels , 11 t h ‐14 t h century
2008 SOAS, External Reader for PhD thes i s of Mar jo Alafouzo, Department of
Art and Archaeology ʺThe Iconography of the Drinking scene in the
Dukhang at Alchi , Ladakh. ʺ Pr incipa l advisor : Dr. Phi l ip Denwood,
SOAS Reader Dr. Geof f rey King
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2008 Vis i t ing Professor , Univers i ty of Roma – La Sapienza , invi ta t ion by
Professor Elena De Ross i Fi l ibeck , courses on Tibetan ar t his tory and
cul tura l his tory
2007 ‐2008 Outs ide advisor for PhD disser ta t ion at reques t of Prof . Jor inde Eber t ,
Univers i ty of Vienna :
Thes is of El i sabeth Haderer : ʺDepic t ions of the Karmapa l ineage ʺ (PhD
awarded in Apri l 2008)
2007 Vis i t ing Professor , Centre for Tibetan Studies , Sichuan Univers i ty ,
Courses on Tibetan ar t and archaeology , Tibetan cul tura l his tory ,
supervis ion of graduate s tudents , publ ic l ec tures at Sichuan Univers i ty
Art Museum (September 1 ‐ Novembre 20)
2006 Vis i t ing Professor , Univers i ty of Roma – La Sapienza , inv i ta t ion by Prof .
Dr. Elena De Ross i Fi l ibeck ; weekly courses for under ‐graduates on
Tibetan ar t his tory and cul tura l his tory , Rome (November ‐December)
2004 ̋ Himalayan Sculptures ʺ , Bri t i sh Museum/ Univers i ty of London, School
of Orienta l and Afr ican Studies , Graduate Course in Asian Art
(Novembre 5)
2003 ʺHimalayan Sculptures ʺ , Br i t i sh Museum/Univers i ty of London, School
of Orienta l and Afr ican Studies , (October 28 ‐29)
1991 ‐1994 Creat ion and teaching of a ser ies of 20 weekly conferences ,
ʺ In t roduct ion à la Civi l i sa t ion Tibéta ine ʺ , Ins t i tu t d ʹÉtudes Orienta les ,
Geneva ( ʺ In t roduct ion to Tibetan Civi l i sa t ion , Ins t i tute of Orienta l
Studies , Geneva ‐ th i s s e r i e s was r epeat ed f iv e t imes f rom 1991 ‐1994 )
1984 ‐1985 Ser ies of 8 conferences on Tibetan Civi l i sa t ion ; weekly Tibetan l anguage
courses , Ins t i tu t d’Études Orienta les , Geneva
1982 Creat ion and teaching of a co l lege seminar ʺ In t roduct ion to Tibetan Art
and Culture ʺ , Branford Col lege , Art History Department , Yale Univers i ty
(one semester )
Research consultant
2013 ‐ongoing Consul tant and author of chapter on ʺManuscr ipt i l luminat ions ʺ for the
A Manuel on Tibetan Manuscr ipts and Ear ly Pr inted Books , direc ted by
Matthew Kapste in .
2015 Consul tant for exhib i t ion ʺBuddha 108 Encounters ʺ , Museum of Appl ied
Arts , Frankfor t .
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2015 Ross i and Ross i Gal lery , London: Research report on Kashmir i s ta tue
( research publ i shed in Chinese in Hanhai Cata logue 2015 Spring Auct ion ,
no. 2610) .
2014 Abegg Foundat ion , Riggisberg , Switzer land: Research repor t on Text i les
with Tibetan inscr ipt ion .
2010 Research miss ion at Tabo Monastery (Spi t i , India ) . Reques t by the Abbot
Geshe Sonam Wangdu, document and s tudy s ta te of mural conservat ion
at Tabo, with Luigi Fieni , conservator of mural paint ings for American
Himalayan Foundat ion (March , 3 weeks ; August 3 weeks)
2009 Research miss ion to Spi t i (Tabo Monastery) , s tudy of mural paint ings
and documentat ion of consecra t ion r i tua ls of the Kalachakra mchod r ten
( Ju ly , 3 weeks)
2009 Invi ta t ion by Los Angeles County Museum of Art (South Asian Art
counc i l ) , Paper conservat ion s tudio , one week in s i tu s tudy of Tibetan
manuscr ipts (Tucci Col lec t ion 11 t h century Thol ing manuscr ipts )
2008 Research miss ion to Lo/Mustang to prepare a book on cul tura l his tory
with Erberto Lo Bue (One month)
2008 Research consul tant to Ross i and Ross i , London, for exhib i t ion on
Himalayan masks
2006 ‐2008 Swiss Government Miss ion to Lhasa , Ramoche conservat ion pro jec t ,
conc lus ion ceremony, guide for Swiss Ambassador to China H.E. Dante
Mart ine l l i , for t ravel in Centra l Tibet , Apri l . Prepara t ion of Ramoche
conservat ion pro jec t phase 2 , sculptures and mural paint ing
conservat ion ; pro jec t approved February 2008 but due to vio lence in
Tibet in March , pro jec t indef ini te ly postponed for diplomatic reasons as
of December 2008
2006 ‐2008 I s t i tuto I ta l iano per l ʹAfrica e l ʹOriente ( I s IAO) , Roma: consul tant for
s tudy of 11 t h century i l luminated manuscr ipts of Western Tibet in Tucc i
Col lec t ion ( compari son with anc ient i l luminated manuscr ipts of l ibrary
in Dolpo, Nepal )
2005 Swiss Government Miss ion to Lhasa : Ramoche conservat ion pro jec t ,
supervis ion of archi tec tura l conservat ion pro jec t (Apr i l 10 ‐20)
2004 Swiss Government Miss ion to Lhasa : Ramoche conservat ion Pro jec t
technica l exper t for t radi t ional Tibetan archi tec ture with Swiss Federa l
Counci l lor Pasca l Couchepin , to in i t ia te co l laborat ion for res tora t ion
pro jec t with Lhasa Off ice of Cultura l Rel i cs and Lhasa Munic ipal i ty
Fore ign Affa i rs Off ice (October 11 ‐18)
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2003 ‐2010 Consul tant to conservat ion pro jec t , one month in ‐s i tu research in Dolpo,
Nepal . Research on a l ibrary of 640 volumes of i l luminated Tibetan
Buddhis t manuscr ipts and his tor i c tex ts , to prepare book: Hidden
Treasures o f th e Himalayas , Tibe tan manuscr ip t s , pa in t ings and s cu lp ture s o f
Dolpo , Ser india Publ ica t ions , 2009)
2003 ‐2008 The Ashmolean Museum, part ‐ t ime research to wri te Ear ly Himalayan Art ,
descr ipt ive cata logue of the i r Tibetan and Himalayan sculptures
2003 ‐2005 Völkerkundemuseum der Univers i tä t Zurich , part ‐ t ime research as co ‐
curator with Mart in Brauen for exhib i t ion ʺThe Dalai Lamas ʺ
2003 Consul tant to Museo di Arte Orienta le , Tor ino , for eva luat ion of Tibetan
book covers and painted manuscr ipts
2001 ‐2003 Art Ins t i tu te of Chicago , par t ‐ t ime pos i t ion as ass i s tant to Dr.
Pratapadi tya Pal , research for the exhib i t ion and ca ta logue Himalayas an
Aesthe t i c adventure
2001 ‐2002 Col labora t ion with Nathal ie Bazin , curator for prepara t ion of Musée
Guimet exhib i t ion and ca ta logue Ritue l s t i b é ta ins Vis ions se c r è t e s du
Cinqui ème Dala ï Lama
2000 ‐2003 Consul tant to conservat ion pro jec t : two weeks in ‐s i tu research in Dolpo ,
Nepal . Estab l i sh pre l iminary inventory of a monastery l ibrary (640
volumes of Buddhis t manuscr ipts and his tor i c tex ts ) ; research pursued in
Europe to determine his tory of the l ibrary , the reg ion of Dolpo and the
ar t ‐his tor ica l context of the ancient manuscr ipts
2000 Shalu Monastery Restora t ion Pro jec t , organized in co l labora t ion with
Prof . Ulr ich Pagel , SOAS, Circ le of Tibetan and Himalayan Studies
2000 Research miss ion to Tibet with paint ing conservators to evaluate mural
paint ings in Lhasa , Grathang, Sha lu , Sakya (4 weeks)
1997 Research miss ion CNRS to Qinghai (Dulan tomb excavat ions)
1996 Research miss ion CNRS to Centra l Tibet ( s tudy of paint ings at Grathang
and rdo r ing s te le )
1995 Research miss ion CNRS to Centra l Tibet (evaluat ion of archi tec tura l
conservat ion at Grathang, Sha lu and Iwang; s tudy of paint ings at
Grathang)
1990 ‐1991 Research to prepare exhib i t ion ʺ Word and Image : the Sacred Languages
of Tibet . ʺ Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscr ipt Library , Yale Univers i ty
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1982 ‐1986 Research for Newark Museum to prepare Cata logue o f th e Tibe tan
Col l e c t i on o f The Newark Museum, vo l . 1 , In troduc t ion (1983) and vo l . 3 ,
Scu lp ture and Paint ing (1986)
1980 ‐1983 Research ass i s tant to the Tibetan co l lec t ion , Beinecke Rare Book and
Manuscr ipt Library , Yale Univers i ty
Invited Talks
2015 French Socie ty for the Study of Tibet and Mongol ia (SFEMT) : ʺTibetan
Manuscr ipt I l luminat ions ʺ (October 13) .
2014 ʺRe ‐assessment of the Chronology of Alchi ʺ , Northwestern Univers i ty
(Apr i l 1) and French Archaeology Study Seminar , CNRS PARIS ( June ) .
2013 Hermitage Museum, St . Petersburg , Bori s Marshak Memoria l seminar ,
ʺAncient ar te fac ts in gold and s i lver f rom the Tibetan Empire ʺ . (Oct . 23) .
2012 ʺMater ia l Culture of Tibet ʹs Earl ies t Rel ig ions ʺ , inv i ta t ion by Prof .
Andrew Quintman, Rel ig ious Studies Department , Yale Univers i ty
(November 8) .
2012 Sichuan Provinc ia l Museum ʺTibetan Art ʺ
2011 ʺThe Sculptures of Western Tibet in the 11 t h ‐13 t h centur ies and the i r
ar t i s t i c debt to Kashmir ʺ , Pi t t Rivers Museum l ec ture ser ies : Tibetan
Art : Culture at the Crossroads , Oxford Univers i ty , Oxford (May 9)
2011 ʺPre l iminary remarks on Painted Coff in Panels f rom Tibetan Tombs ʺ ,
Orienta l Ins t i tu te , Oxford Univers i ty , Oxford (May 10)
2011 ̋ Conservat ion in Tibet 2004 – 2008 : The Ramoche Conservat ion Pro jec t ,
Lhasa , Tibet ʺ , Tai Nan Univers i ty of Technology , invi ta t ion by Dr. Lin
Chun ‐mei , Tainan (Apr i l 28)
2011 ̋ Further Observat ions on Painted Coff in Panels f rom Tibetan Tombs ʺ
Between Empire and Phyi ‐dar : the Fragmenta t ion and reconstruct ion of
soc ie ty and re l ig ion in post ‐ imper ia l Tibet (LIRI ) , Lumbini
In ternat ional Research Ins t i tu te (March 4)
2011 ̋ Conservat ion in Tibet 2004 – 2008 : The Ramoche Conservat ion Pro jec t ,
Lhasa , Tibet ʺ , Courtauld Ins t i tu te of Art , inv i ta t ion by Sharon Cather
and Dr. David Parks , London ( January 13)
2011 ʺThe Tibetan Empire in Centra l Asia , Art and Archeology 7 t h ‐9 t h
centur ies ʺ , East Asian Art and Archaeology Research Seminars , SOAS,
London ( January 14)
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2010 ̋ The Sculptures of Western Tibet in the 11 t h ‐13 t h centur ies and the i r
ar t i s t i c debt to Kashmir ʺ , New Research on Buddhis t sculpture in Asia ,
Vic tor ia and Alber t Museum, London (Novembre 8)
2010 ̋ The Art i s t i c Legacy of the Khaśa Malla Kingdom of Western Nepal , 13 t h
to 15 t h centur ies ʺ , Buddhis t Bel ie f s and Sculpture , Vic tor ia and Albert
Museum, London (Novembre 6)
2010 ̋ Pre l iminary remarks on Painted Coff in Panels f rom Tibetan Tombs ʺ ,
Circ le of Tibetan and Himalayan Studies , SOAS, London (Novembre 5)
2009 ̋ Hidden Treasures of the Himalayas , Tibetan Manuscr ipts , Paint ings and
Sculptures of Dolpo ʺ , South Asian Art Counci l l ec tures , Los Angeles
County Museum of Art , Los Angeles (March 23)
2009 ̋ Hidden Treasures of the Himalayas , Tibetan Manuscr ipts , Paint ings and
Sculptures of Dolpo ʺ , Arts of the Indian Subcont inent l ec ture ser ies , San
Diego Museum of Art , San Diego (March 21)
2009 ̋ Hidden Treasures of the Himalayas , Tibetan Manuscr ipts , Paint ings and
Sculptures of Dolpo ʺ , Tibetan Studies Centre , Univers i ty of Virgin ia ,
Char lo t tesv i l le (March 25)
2008 ̋ Hidden Treasures f rom Dolpo , recent discover ies of Tibetan
Manuscr ipts , Paint ings and Sculptures ʺ , Circ le of Tibetan and Himalayan
Studies , SOAS, London (May 9)
2008 ̋ Schools and Styles of Tibetan Paint ing and Sculpture , 11 t h ‐20 t h century ʺ ,
Study day on Tibetan Art . Univers i tà di Roma – La Sapienza , Rome
(Apr i l 16)
2007 ̋ Mural conservat ion in Tibet , past and present : Grathang, Shalu and
Lukhang conservat ion pro jec ts ʺ , Seminar : Mural Paint ing Conservat ion .
I s t i tuto Centra le per i l Restauro di Roma/ ASIA Onlus , Rome ( June 22)
2007 ̋ Archi tec tura l conservat ion and Preservat ion of cul tura l ident i ty in
Tibet ʺ , Seminar : Theoret i ca l Aspects on Tibetan Art and Archi tec ture
Univers i tà degl i Studi di Napol i , ʺL ʹOrienta le ʺ , ASIA Onlus , Naples
( June 18)
2007 ̋ Preservat ion of cul tura l ident i ty in Tibet , Swiss Federa l Government ʹ s
Ramoche Conservat ion Pro ject ʺ , Department of Rel ig ious Studies ,
Univers i ty of Bern , Bern (May 14)
2007 Routes of t ransmiss ion : How ar t i s t i c s ty les and techniques came to Tibet
f rom India , Kashmir , Nepal and China ʺ , l ec ture dur ing exhibi t ion Tibet :
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Klöster Offnen Ihre Schatzkammer , Museum für Ostas ia t i che Kunst ,
Ber l in (May 9)
2006 ̋ The Ramoche conservat ion Pro ject ʺ , Völkerkundemuseum der
Univers i tä t Zürich , Zürich (February 5)
2005 ̋ Les en jeux de la conservat ion du patr imoine cul ture l au Tibet ʺ , Ins t i tut
d ʹanthropologie et soc io logie , Univers i té de Lausanne , Lausanne (May
31) .
2005 ̋ Préservat ion des monuments cul ture ls et de l ʹ ident i té au Tibet et dans
l ʹHimalaya ʺ , Ins t i tu t Nat ional Genevois , Geneva (May 24) .
2004 ʺTibetan Bookcovers ʺ , Circ le of Tibetan and Himalayan Studies , SOAS, in
con junct ion with Asianar t in London (November 6) .
2004 ̋ Shalu Monastery Conservat ion Pro jec t ʺ , The In ternat iona l Conference
on Tradi t iona l Archi tec ture and Mural Conservat ion . Organized by
Tibet Univers i ty and Norwegian Technica l Univers i ty , Trondheim ‐Lhasa
(September 19 ‐23) .
2004 ̋ Tibetan Inf luences on the Cultura l History of Dolpo ʺ , Seminar : Tibet
and Her Neighbours , Department of Sanskr i t and Indian Studies ,
Harvard Univers i ty , Cambridge (Apri l 24 ‐25) (CNRS t rave l grant )
2003 ̋ The Tibetan Inscr ipt ions : Histor ica l Data as Sources of New Discover ies
and Enigmas ʺ , sympos ium of the exhib i t ion ʺHimalayas An Aesthet i c
Adventure ʺ Art Ins t i tu te of Chicago , Chicago (Apr i l 4 ‐6) .
2003 ̋ Tombs and Temples in Tibet : Archi tec ture and Preservat ion ‐ 8 t h to 11 t h
Centur ies ʺ , l ec ture for the Histor ic Preservat ion Program and the Eas t
Asian Ins t i tute , Columbia Univers i ty , New York (March 31)
1999 ̋ Recent f indings on Text i les f rom the Tibetan Empire ʺ , Sympos ium:
Centra l Asian Text i les and Thei r Contexts in the Early Middle Ages .
Abegg ‐St i f tung , Riggisberg (August 30 ‐31)
1999 ̋ The paint ings of Grathang, his tory and I conography of an 11 t h Century
Tibetan Temple ʺ , l ec ture dur ing exhib i t ion ʺSacred Vis ions : Early
Paint ings f rom Centra l Tibet ʺ Museum Rietberg , Zürich (May 9)
1998 ʺText i les and Artefac ts f rom Tibetan tombs at Dulan ʺ AEDTA
(Assoc ia t ion pour l ʹétude des tex t i l es as ia t iques) , Par is ( Ju ly 12 ‐14)
1998 ʺ In ternat ional Trade Routes of Tibet ʺ and ʺPre l iminary remarks on Dulan
rdzong: Eighth century Tibetan tombs at Dulan ʺ , Circ le of Inner Asian
Art Lectures , SOAS, London (Apr i l 21 ‐Apri l 23)
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1997 ʺThe his tory of the cul t of Beg ‐ t se : On the pol i t i ca l re levance of Tibetan
protec t ive dei t ies ʺ , American Academy of Rel ig ions , Tibet Panel
convened by Professor Janet Gyatso , San Franci sco (November 26)
1997 ʺThe Cul t of Vairocana in Tibet (750 ‐1200 A.D. ) according to Tibetan
r i tua ls f rom Dunhuang manuscr ipts and ar t i s t i c representa t ions .
Univers i ty of Chicago , inv i ta t ion by Professor Matthew Kapste in .
(November 21)
1997 ʺTibetan Buddhis t Protec t ive Dei t ies ʺ , Amhers t Col lege , invi ta t ion by
Professor Janet Gyatso . Amhers t (November 19)
1992 ʺArt , for God ʹs Sake ʺ , l ec ture during exhibi t ion ʺWisdom and
Compass ion : The Sacred Art of Tibet ʺ , Royal Academy, London
(Novembre 30)
1990 ʺLégendes et i conographies autour de Mahākā la ʺ , s tudy day during
exhib i t ion ʺ , Arts ésotér iques de l ʹHimalaya ʺ , Musée Guimet , Par is
(Novembre 17)
Conference Papers
2016 ʺTibetan art is ts and Tibetan ident i ty : who ʹs who and s ince when?ʺ
Internat ional Associat ion for Tibetan Studies , 14th seminar , Bergen
June 19 ‐25.
2016 ʺ Chronology and Iconography of The Mandala Temple dkyi l ʹkhor
lha khang at Taboʺ Internat ional Conference on Spit i , Wolfson
College, Oxford May 5 ‐8.
2014 ʺ ʺ The Great Fif th as Patron of the Visual Arts and Architecture ʺ ,
Conference , ʺ The Great Fif th Dalai Lama and his Circle ʺ Wolfson
College, Oxford, May 2 ‐3.
2014 ʺWhy re ‐assess the chronology of the Alchi Sumstek: histor ical , art
histor ical , and Tibetological considerat ionsʺ Journée d ʹétude
« Archéologie , arts et culture matérie l le du monde t ibétain »,
Collège de France , 3 June 2014
2013 ʺ Ancient artefacts in gold and silver from the Tibetan Empireʺ, “Pre‐Islamic past of
Middle Asia and Eastern Iran” dedicated to the memory of Boris Il’ich Marshak (1933 –
2006) and Valentin Germanovich Shkoda (1951 – 2012), The Hermitage Museum ( October
23‐25 )
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2013 ʺThe Ramoche Conservat ion Pro jec t : a long term assessment ʺ , 13th
Seminar of the In ternat iona l Assoc ia t ion for Tibetan Studies , Ulanbator
( Ju ly 21 ‐27) (Memoria l sess ion for Andre Alexander)
2013 ʺThree Ear ly Thangka of the Guge kingdom ʺ Third In ternat iona l
Conference of the Harvard Yenching Ins t i tute and The Center for Tibetan
Studies , Chengdu ( Ju ly 12 ‐16)
2012 ʺ Reflections on Media in writing Old Tibetan: case studiesʺ conference organized by
Brandon Dotson, ʺMerkmals and Mirages: a Conference and Workshop on Dating (Old)
Tibetan Writingʺ, Ludwig‐Maximillians‐Universität ( June 25‐27)
2011 ̋ On Si lver and Gold Vesse ls and the i r Tibetan inscr ipt ions ʺ , Conference
organized by Nathan Hil l , ʺ Shangshung: Bon and Early Tibet ʺ , SOAS
(Sept 9 ‐10)
2010 ̋ Pre l iminary remarks on Painted Coff in Panels f rom Tibetan Tombs ʺ , 12 t h
Seminar of the In ternat iona l Assoc ia t ion for Tibetan Studies , Univers i ty
of Bri t i sh Columbia , Vancouver (August 15 ‐21)
2009 ʺThe I l luminated Manuscr ipts of Nesar Gompa (gNas .gsar dgon.pa) : l a te
11 t h to 16 t h century Tibetan books made for a monastery l ibrary in Dolpo ,
Nepal ʺ , Fourth In ternat iona l Conference on Tibetan Archaeology and
Art , Capi ta l Normal Univers i ty , Bei j ing (October 17 ‐20)
2006 ̋ The Embroidery gos sku of Heva j ra : hommage to the Yung lo Emperor ʺ ,
Third In ternat iona l Conference on Tibetan Archaeology and Art . Capi ta l
Normal Univers i ty , Bei j ing (October 14 ‐21)
2006 ̋ The Donor inscr ipt ions and I conography of Two mchod r t en at Tho. l ing ʺ ,
11 t h Seminar of the In ternat ional Assoc ia t ion for Tibetan Studies ,
Univers i ty of Bonn, Königswinter (August 27 ‐ September 2) (CNRS
Travel Grant )
2004 ̋ Tibetan book covers , observat ions on chronology and i conography ʺ ,
Symposium Text and Image , Tibetan Books and the i r I l luminat ions ,
organized by the Circ le of Tibetan and Himalayan Studies as part of
Asian Art in London, London (Novembre 6)
2004 ̋ Shalu Monastery Conservat ion Pro jec t ʺ , The In ternat iona l Conference
on Tradi t iona l Archi tec ture and Mural Conservat ion , Tibet Univers i ty
and Norway Technica l Univers i ty , Trondheim ‐ Lhasa (September)
2004 ̋ The Rin chen bZang po mchod r ten at Tho. l ing ʺ , Second In ternat iona l
Conference on Tibetan Archaeology and Art , China Tibeto logy Research
Centre , Bei j ing (September 3 ‐7)
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2003 ̋ Pre l iminary Remarks on the Manuscr ipts of Gnas gsar dgon pa , Dolpo,
Nepal ʺ , 10 t h Seminar of the In ternat iona l Associa t ion for Tibetan Studies ,
Oxford Univers i ty , Oxford (September) (CNRS Travel Grant)
2002 ̋ The I l luminated Manuscr ipts of Nesar Gompa: 14th and 15th century
Tibetan books ʺ , Firs t In ternat ional Conference on Tibetan Archaeology
and Art , organized by Centre for Tibetan Studies of Sichuan Univers i ty
and China Tibeto logy Research Centre , Bei j ing (August 9 ‐14)
2000 ̋ Did Atiśa Vis i t Shalu Monastery? Tracing Atiśa ʹs in f luence on Tibetan
I conography ʺ , 9 t h Seminar of the In ternat ional Assoc ia t ion for Tibetan
Studies , Leiden Univers i ty , Leiden ( June 24 ‐30) (CNRS Travel Grant )
1999 ̋ Tibetan Tomb archi tec ture and spat ia l conf igurat ion : a compar ison of
excavat ions and Tibetan l i t e rary sources ʺ , CNRS ‐Austr ian Academy of
Sc iences Seminar : Myth, Terr i tor ia l i ty and Ri tua l in Tibetan Areas ,
Vienna (December 1 ‐6)
1999 ̋ The Cul t of Vairocana in Tibet (750 ‐1200 A.D.) according to Tibetan
Ri tua ls f rom Dunhuang Manuscr ipts and Art is t i c Representa t ions ʺ ,
Twel f th Congress of the In ternat iona l Assoc ia t ion of Buddhis t Studies ,
Univers i ty of Lausanne , Lausanne (August 23 ‐28)
1998 ̋ Pre l iminary inves t iga t ion of the Tibetan tombs at Dulan : his tory ,
spat ia l conf igurat ion , ar tefacts ʺ , 8 t h Seminar of the In ternat iona l
Associa t ion for Tibetan Studies , Indiana Univers i ty , Bloomington ( Ju ly
25 ‐31)
1997 ʺThe Cul t of Vairocana in Tibet (750 ‐1200 A.D. ) according to Tibetan
r i tua ls f rom Dunhuang manuscr ipts and ar t i s t i c representa t ions ʺ , 2cd
Bei j ing Tibeto logy Seminar ,Center for Tibeto logy , Bei j ing (August 19 ‐ 24)
1997 ̋ The I conography of the sculpted l in te ls of the Lhasa gtsug lag khang ʺ ,
La Val lée de Lhasa : Histoire , conservat ion et modernisa t ion de
l ʹarchi tec ture t ibé ta ine , CNRS – INALCO, Meudon (Novembre 27 ‐29)
1995 ̋ Buddhis t Images and Rock inscr ipt ions f rom Eastern Tibet , VII I t h to Xt h
Century ʺ , 7 t h Seminar of the In ternat ional Assoc ia t ion for Tibetan
Studies , Schloss Seggau, Graz ( June 18 ‐24)
1992 ̋ Ninth Century Buddhis t images carved at lDan ma brag to
commemorate Tibeto ‐Chinese negot ia t ions ʺ , 6 t h Seminar of the
In ternat ional Assoc ia t ion for Tibetan Studies , Fagernes (August 21 ‐28)
(CNRS Travel Grant)
1989 ̋ The Protec t ive Dei t ies s rung ma dmar nag ʺ , 5 t h Seminar of the
In ternat ional Associa t ion for Tibetan Studies , Nari ta (August 27 ‐
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September 2)
1984 ̋ Mi dbang ʹs 1740 Decree to Batang ʺ , Bicentenary Csoma de Ko ̋ rös
Symposium, Visegrád (September 13 ‐19)
1982 ̋ An ear ly Tibetan r i tua l : rKyal ʹbud ʺ , 3 r d Seminar of the Internat ional
Associa t ion for Tibetan Studies , Columbia Univers i ty , New York ( Ju ly 2 ‐
August 1)
Cultural Travels to Buddhist Sanctuaries & Archaeological Sites
India Western Ghats and Deccan Plateau (Ajanta , El lora , Aurangabad) ,
Upper Kinnaur (Nako) , Spi t i (Tabo) , and Ladakh (Alch i )
Centra l
Asia & China Guide for Newark Museum Tour (3 weeks , 1997) Urumqi , Bezekl ik ,
Turfan , Dunhuang, Yul in , Gaochang, Xian ‐Famensi .
Research in Dunhuang ‐Yul in ( 3 weeks , 1998)
China & Tibet
(TAR) Guide f rom Bei j ing to Kathmandu, 6 weeks in 1986 (Xian ,
Mai j i shan , Lanzhou, Xining , Golmud, Nagchu, Lhasa , Shigatse ,
Sakya , Kathmandu) ; Subsequent t rave l and 15 research miss ions in
Western Tibet (Thol ing and Tsaparang) , Centra l Tibet , Qinghai
(Dulan necropol i s ) (1995 ‐2007)
Nepal Western Nepal (Dolpo and Lo Mustang) , Kathmandu Val ley ,
Lumbini
Japan Kyoto and Nara
Language Skills
Fluent : Engl i sh & French
Reading , wri t ing and speaking knowledge : Tibetan
Good reading knowledge : I ta l ian & Spanish
Limited reading : German
Other l anguages s tudied : Sanskr i t , Chinese , and Lat in
Professional Memberships
Member of the International Association for Tibetan Studies since 1982.
Editorial board member of the Journal of the International Association for Tibetan Studies.
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Member of the International Association for Buddhist Studies
Member of the Société Suisse‐Asie (Asiatische Studien, University of Zürich)
Member of the SEECHAC (Paris), Société Européenne pour lʹEtude des Civilisations de lʹHimalaya et de
lʹAsie Centrale.
Member of the SFEMT (Paris), Société française dʹEtudes du Monde Tibétain
Member of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies