Rate My Professor Bernard Hoffert

Hoffert's research focuses on art theory, fine art, and Renaissance art, with current projects including dating Renaissance art using the Monash Synchrotron in collaboration with Griffith and Flinders Universities, and developing a theoretical basis for cultural tourism. He has authored eight books, such as Art in Diversity: Studies in the History of Art (1995, co-authored with James Wingate, Laurian Love, Henk Bak, and Adelina Modesti), Towards a More Creative World: Strategies to Maximise Innovation in Culture, Community and the Individual (2011), Perception and Meaning in Hindu Architecture (2010), and Aesthetics and Art Criticism: The Role of Emotion in Art. He has produced over 100 catalogue essays, more than 400 art reviews, and contributions to journals like the Journal of Nanjing Arts Institute. Internationally, Hoffert was World President of the International Association of Art (IAA-UNESCO) from 1992 to 1995, and serves as Honorary President of IAA-UNESCO and its Asia-Pacific Regional Council. His awards include the Caroline Chisholm Award (1989), a Commendation in the Vice Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Teaching (1993), nomination as Monash's sole candidate for the Carrick Institute National Teaching Awards (2006 and 2007), and the Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. He chaired the International Society for Education Through Art World Congress in 2014, served on the Global Advisory Board of Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies at Columbia University, and contributed to UNESCO's World Report on Cultural Diversity (2006). Hoffert is also an accomplished artist with exhibitions in major international events, including the Second Asian Art Symposium in New Delhi and adjuncts to the Sao Paulo and Venice Biennales.