Anna Novakov is a multi-disciplinary artist, writer, curator and educator. She was born in Belgrade (former Yugoslavia) in 1959 and was raised in Berkeley, California. Novakov is Professor of Art History, Theory and Practice (Emerita) at Saint Mary’s College of California, Adjunct Full Professor of Art History at Hofstra University as well as a former Professor of Art History, Theory and Criticism at the San Francisco Art Institute. Since moving back to New York in 2020, she has focused on teaching at Hofstra University and her studio practice which consists of olfactory installations, wall works and textiles. Novakov splits her time between her studios in New York and Limoux (France).