The Historians of Islamic Art Association (HIAA) is a private, non-profit, non-political organization, whose purpose is to promote the study and teaching of the arts and architecture of the Islamic world and to facilitate communication among those engaged in scholarly or other professional activities related to this field. Established in 1982 as the "North American Historians of Islamic Art," the organization has since grown into an international group of some 230 members. In 1996, the name was changed to Historians of Islamic Art (HIA) to reflect the broader objectives of the group and its efforts to foster cooperation with colleagues outside the United States. In 2006 the name was again changed, to Historians of Islamic Art Association (HIAA). The HIAA Articles of Association may be viewed here.

To promote some of its fundamental goals, HIAA holds a Majlis (or gathering) in conjunction with the annual meetings of the Middle Eastern Studies Association (MESA) and/or College Art Association (CAA). At these meetings members present short papers or hold round-table discussions on themes and issues relevant to the study of the arts and architecture of the Islamic world.

To encourage scholarly contributions to the field of Islamic art, architecture, and archaeology, HIAA awards two prizes: The Margaret B. Sevcenko Prize in Islamic Art and Culture and the HIAA Graduate Student Travel Grants. To contribute to the Sevcenko Prize Fund, please click:

HIAA also has a listserve, H-Islamart, which falls under the umbrella of H-Net (Humanities and Social Sciences Online). H-Islamart aims to promote high standards of scholarship and instruction in the history of Islamic Art; to facilitate communication among its members through various announcements; and to promote scholarly cooperation among persons and organizations concerned with the study of Islamic art. As of Fall 2008, the listserve is active on a daily basis and boasts almost 900 members. H-Islamart can be accessed at the following URL:

http://www.h-net.org/~islamart/  

This website caters to those wishing to subscribe to the listserve, to view current and past discussion logs, and to find specific messages through keywords searches. Individuals may sign up for H-Islamart and/or post announcements either via the website or by sending an e-mail directly to its current editor, Stephennie Mulder (smulder@mail.utexas.edu).

HIAA BOARD 2010-2012
President:
Renata Holod (until 2011)

Secretary-Treasurer:
Glaire Anderson

Board Members:
Marianna Shreve Simpson, President-Elect (until 2011, President 2011-2013)

Olga Bush, News Editor

Christiane Gruber, H-Islamart Editor (until June 2010)

Emine Fetvaci, Webmaster (Until January 2011)

Lara Tohme, Webmaster (2011-2013)

Stephennie Mulder, H-Islamart Editor (June 2010-2013)

Out-of Country Representative: Bernard O'Kane

PREVIOUS NAHIA AND HIA BOARDS

1982-87:      Jonathan Bloom, Founding Treasurer

1986-87:      Walter Denny, President

1991-94:      Cathy Asher, President
                    Jere Bacharach, 1993-97
                    Nasser Rabbat, 1993-6

1994-96:      Nancy Micklewright, President
                    Carol Fisher, Secretary/Treasurer
                    Jere Bacharach, 1993-97
                    Nasser Rabbat
                    Julie Badiee
                    Massumeh Farhad
                    David Roxburgh, 1995-97, Progr. Comm.

1996-97:     Walter Denny, President
                    David Roxburgh, 1995-97, Progr. Comm.

1997-99:     Linda Komaroff, President
                   David Roxburgh, Secretary/Treasurer
                   Massumeh Farhad, President-Elect
                   Stefano Carboni
                   Nuha Khoury
                   Bernard O’Kane
                   Renata Holod
                   Susan Sims

1999-2001: Massumeh Farhad, President
                   Sussan Babaie, Secretary/Treasurer
                   Nuha Khoury, President-Elect
                   Thomas Leisten
                   Mary McWilliams
                   Rachel Ward

2001-03:    Nuha Khoury, President
                  Heghnar Watenpaugh, Secretary/Treasurer
                  Eva Hoffman, President-Elect
                  Rochelle Kessler
                  Elaine Wright
                  Yasser Tabbaa

2003-05:    Eva Hoffman, President
                  Richard Turnbull, Secretary/Treasurer
                  Oya Pancaroglu, Newsletter Editor, Webmaster
                  Stefano Carboni, President-Elect
                  Aimee Froom
                  Thomas Leisten
                  David Roxburgh
                  Cynthia Robinson

2005-08:     Stefano Carboni, President
                  Aimee Froom, Secretary/Treasurer 2005
                  Kishwar Rizvi, Secretary/Treasurer 2006-08
                  Renata Holod, President-Elect
                  Persis Berlekamp, Newsletter Editor
                  Barry Wood, Webmaster
                  Cynthia Robinson, 2005
                  Oya Pancaroðlu, 2005
                  Christy Gruber, 2006-08

2008-2010: Renata Holod, President

                  Shreve Simpson, President-Elect
                  Finbarr Barry Flood, Secretary-Treasurer
                  Maryam Ekhtiar, Newsletter Editor
                  Christiane Gruber, H-Islamart editor
                  Emine Fetvaci, Webmaster
                  Zeren Tanindi, Non-US board member