Alixe Bovey appointed as editor-in-chief of “British Art Studies”

June 16, 2025

Alixe Bovey has been appointed to the position of British Art Studies (BAS) Editor-in-Chief. In this role she will lead on the development of material for publication in the journal, commission new articles and projects, and work collaboratively with authors.

Alixe is Professor of Medieval Art History at The Courtauld, where she specialises in the art and culture of the Middle Ages. Her particular interests include illuminated manuscripts, visual storytelling and the relationship between myth and material culture across historical periods and geographical boundaries. Her publications explore a variety of medieval and early Renaissance topics, including Gothic art and immateriality (2015), monsters (2002, 2013), English genealogical rolls (2005, 2021) and monographic studies including Jean de Carpentin’s Book of Hours (Paul Holberton Press, 2011). Following a ten-year stint as Head of Research then Executive Dean and Deputy Director of The Courtauld, she is currently at work on a new book exploring the vibrant culture of storytelling in word and image in fourteenth-century London. Alongside her historical research, she is keenly interested in the creative relationship between practice and art history, and has organised a variety of programmes that bring works of art, artists and art historians together.

Sarah Victoria Turner, Director of PMC, comments, “We are so excited to have Alixe leading British Art Studies, and I know she will do this with huge curiosity and commitment to publishing original research on British art. She has been an advocate for the journal and our approach to digital publishing.”

Researchers interested in publishing with BAS are warmly encouraged to contact Alixe with questions, ideas, or manuscripts for submission at baseditor@paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk.

Alixe took up the role in June 2025 with a tenure of two years.

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