Julie Chun is an American Art Historian based in Shanghai since 2011. She has been critically observing and documenting the growth of the art world in Shanghai. Julie serves as the Vice President and the Art Convener of the Royal Asiatic Society China, where she devotes her time to increase the public’s understanding of artistic objects, past and present. She frequently lectures for various foreign associations in Shanghai, including the foreign Consulate General offices and is an adjunct professor of Art History for the Institute for Study Abroad at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. She is a regular contributing writer for Yishu Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art. Her reviews and criticisms in art have been published in academic journals and online art journals in China and internationally.