Presentation on the Paragone Conference in Musée des Beaux Arts, Quebec; photo: Liana De Girolami Cheney
‘Twinkling voices from the Gods: Fernand Khnopff’s use of stars as mystique guides.’ presentation on the conference ‘Astrology As Art: Representation and Practice’, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, The Sophia Centre for the Study of Cosmology in Culture, School of Archaeology, History and Anthropology, Bath (UK) June 2015
http://www.sophia-project.net/conferences/AstrologyAsArt/index.php
‘Smoking hot: the odalisque’s eroticizing cigarette.’ presentation on the conference Worlds of Desire: The Eroticization of Tourist Sites / La fabrique des lieux de désir : l’érotisation des lieux touristiques, Université de Geneve. June 2015
http://www.unige.ch/sciences-societe/geo/erotisation/fr/
‘An arm support for the Nile: The Sphinx’s Liaison with Old Father Nile ’ presentation on SECAC congres, Sarasota FL, October 2014
‘4000 years of art history is looking down on the small painter: Jean Léon Gérôme’s desperate battle in favour of academic painting.’ Presentation on congres ‘Paragone’ Quebec, September 2014
‘Isis’ Fingertips: the Symbolist use of Starry Skies’ presentation on congres: ‘The Symbolist Movement’, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, April 2012
‘What is Tempting Anthony: the beauty of Evil depicted in Symbolism.’ Presentation on congres: ‘Perspectives on Evil’, Inter-Disciplinary.Net, Praag March 2011
‘Who should be afraid of the sinful snake? A portrait of Franz Stuck’s ‘Die Sünde’ presentation on CAA Congres, New York. Februari 2011
‘Even Sphinxes strip: neo-classicist iconography as canon for sphinxes in advertisement.’ Presentation on congres: ‘Classical Representations in Popular Culture’, Department of Classics, Augustana College, Albuquerque NM, February 2010
‘The Eloquence of Line: or what Dutch Symbolists learnt from Egypt’ presentatie op congres: ‘The Symbolist Movement: Its Origins and Its Consequences’, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana IL, April 2009