Kitty Zijlmans

(Den Haag, 1955) is since June 2000 professor of History and the theory of contemporary arts at the University of Leiden. For some time Zijlmans worked as an art history teacher at the Royal Academy for Art and Design in 's Hertogenbosch and obtained her doctoral degree in 1989. Her field of interest is contemporary art and in particular the new media and installation art, art theory and methodology. Alongside this she shows a special interest in the position and contribution of women in art and culture, as well as the present intercultural process and globalisation of the (art) world. Zijlmans is a member of various jury's for art prizes and regularely participates in symposiums and art projects.