Aaron Katzeman is Assistant Professor of History of Art and Affiliate Faculty in Film Studies and American Indian Studies at The Ohio State University. His research examines contemporary visual culture concerning the interdependent legacies of colonialism and imperialism, focusing on the intersection of nationalism, class, and environmental politics. His current book project, tentatively titled Feeding National Liberation: Land, Art, and Agrarian Cultures after Decolonization, comparatively analyzes art and film produced alongside 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 Momus, 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.