Curriculum Vitae

Education

26/09/2017
Doctoral degree in Art History at the University of Strasbourg
Thesis: Le langage des mains dans les arts figurés en France (1604-1795)
Directed by: Martial Guédron and Michèle-Caroline Heck.

2011:
MA II in History of Early Modern Art, University Paul Valéry, Montpellier, France

2009:
MA I in Conservation, Management and Distribution of Contemporary Works of Art at the University Paul Valéry, Montpellier

2008:
BA in Art History and Materials of the Heritage at the University Michel de Montaigne, Bordeaux

2004-2007:
Studies in Art History and Archaeology at the University of Strasbourg

Positions

2022 – present
Postdoctoral researcher at the Laboratory for Cognitive Research in art History (CReA Lab), University of Vienna

2019, 2015
Member of the examination board, Art School for Visual Arts and Music – HEAR, Strasbourg: M.A. degree defense and dissertations (2019); University of Strasbourg: M.A. Research in Art History, degree defence, (2015)

2012-2017
PhD candidate at the University of Strasbourg

2015-2016:
Lecturer in Art History, (ATER, full time), University of Strasbourg

2013:
Lecturer in Art History, University Paul Valéry, Montpellier

2009-2013:
Museum Mediator at Musée Fabre, Montpellier, France

2006:
Tour Guide at Notre-Dame de Paris, volunteer work

Public Awareness Contributions

2026, TV Report presenting the Following the Festaiuolo project: https://www.3sat.de/wissen/nano/260325-sendung-neues-klimaschutzprogramm-nano-100.html (at Minute 19:55)

2025, “Le langage des gestes dans l’art: comprendre et transmettre », invited talk at Musée Fabre, Montpellier, Teacher Training Program for Art Education, January 13, online.

2024, Interview for Gebärdenwelt TV (Austrian News Portal in Sign Language): https://www.gebaerdenwelt.tv/nachgeforscht-erste-forschungsergebnisse-von-dr-dimova/

2021-present, Scientific advisor for Vasari Diagram – an open access platform exploring the Wikipedia networks of Old and Modern Painters: http://vasari.li/

2022, Scientific advisor for Florilège. Les mains, n°9, Education Booklet edited by The Operational Hygiene Team of the Haguenau Hospital Center, France.

2021, April 28, “Sicily through Art and Food”, invited talk with Sylvie Scholvin, MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Cambridge, MA, USA, online.

2017, Invited art historian in the art education short film “Le voir, le savoir, le dire des images”, research program Tangible Didactics, Art School for Visual Arts and Music - HEAR, 2017 (https://vimeo.com/237628211)