Hailey Gates
Position title: M.A. Student; Information School Project Assistant; Chazen Museum of Art Study Room Assistant
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Education
B.A. Loyola University Chicago, 2026
Research Interests
West African art and aesthetics, critical museum and curatorial studies, methodology & historiography, archives and collections practices, decolonial theory and praxis.
Biography
Hailey is a double degree M.A. student in UW – Madison’s Art History and Library and Information Studies programs. She is broadly interested in the affective and political possibilities that emerge when art is interpreted through culturally-relevant traditions, aesthetics, and terminologies, especially in West African contexts.
In addition to her research and writing, Hailey has professional experience in museum education and outreach, editorial design, local journalism, and literacy/writing instruction.