PhD(c) (University of Toronto); FTCL (Trinity College London); FLCM (London College of Music); LRAM (Royal Academy of Music); PGDip (Royal Academy of Music)
Samantha Chang (she/her) is an art historian by day and a classical musician by night. Samantha’s research explores the conceptual relationships between visual arts and music in the early modern period, specifically artistic identity, temporality, synaesthesia and performativity. Her current PhD research project examines the representation of music in the painter’s studio and is funded by a Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS) Doctoral Award, a Faculty of Arts & Science Top (FAST) Doctoral Fellowship, and a Mary H. Beatty Fellowship.
A professional flutist and conductor, Samantha graduated from the Royal Academy of Music and is a fellow of the Trinity College London and the London College of Music. Samantha received the Arts & Science Superior Teaching Award (2024) and Course Instructor Teaching Excellence Award (2021) and is currently the Faculty Liaison Coordinator, Teaching, Learning & Technology at the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation at the University of Toronto.
