Aaron Katzeman is a writer, curator, and Assistant Professor of History of Art at The Ohio State University. His research examines global contemporary art and visual culture concerning the interdependent legacies of U.S. settler colonialism and imperialism, specializing in the intersection of nationalism, class, and environmental politics. His current book project, tentatively titled Land, Art, Liberation: Visual Culture of Agrarian Movements after Decolonization, comparatively analyzes art and film produced alongside land-based Indigenous, peasant, and anticolonial national liberation struggles since the 1960s.

Katzeman’s research has been published in the peer-reviewed journals Radical History Review (co-authored with Drew Kahu‘āina Broderick), Third Text, and Pacific Arts. His criticism and reviews have appeared in Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles, caa.reviews, and Antipode: A Radical Journal of Geography. Katzeman was Assistant Curator of the multi-venue exhibition Transformative Currents: Art and Action in the Pacific Ocean, part of PST ART: Art & Science Collide (2024–25). His work has been supported by the Getty Research Institute, University of California Humanities Research Institute (UCHRI), and Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, among others. He holds a Ph.D. in Visual Studies with an emphasis in Global Studies from the University of California, Irvine.