About Me
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Remi Poindexter is a University Fellow at the University of North Carolina Asheville. His research examines images of the French Caribbean in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
His dissertation "Exotic and Familiar: Constructing Martinique, 1763–1902" explores the way the island was depicted as exotically "other" and recognizably French across different media—from paintings to illustrated travel books.
He teaches a range of courses at UNC Asheville and continues to work on various research projects.
I'm a proud Delawarean and graduated from the University of Delaware with a triple major in Art History, Spanish, and Latin American Studies (where did I find the time?).
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I wrote my senior thesis, "Gauguin's Forgotten Voyage: Representations of Labor and Leisure in Martinique" under Professors Margaret Werth and Mónica Domínguez Torres.
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After undergrad, I worked in the Marketing & Communications Department at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, where I collaborated with curators to craft engaging messaging, wrote press releases, and led tours for donors and journalists—sometimes even while driving a golf cart.
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In 2014, I moved to New York City to study at the CUNY Graduate Center, where I majored in Nineteenth-Century European Art with a minor in American Art.
My dissertation, “Exotic and Familiar: Constructing Martinique, 1763–1902,” was advised by Professors Judy Sund and Katherine Manthorne.
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During coursework, I held a Presidential MAGNET Fellowship and mentored undergraduates through the CUNY Pipeline Program. I also received multiple travel grants, which allowed me to conduct preliminary research in France and Martinique.
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To help make ends meet in NYC, I taught as an Adjunct Instructor at Brooklyn College and New York City College of Technology, and I also worked as a Museum Scholar at the Museum of the City of New York, where I created and led tours of exhibitions and even hosted a virtual trivia night.
During the final stages of my dissertation I moved to Western North Carolina for my current position as a University Fellow at UNC Asheville.
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Teaching at a smaller liberal arts college has been a wonderful experience—I love creating unique assignments and getting to know students on an individual level. I'm still getting used to sharing campus with bears and wild turkeys.
Outside of work, I enjoy cooking (and eating), creative hobbies, and spending time with friends and family. You can also find me at trivia almost every week!
Still curious?
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For anything else, download my CV here.
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​I'm a Leo, Myers-Briggs ENTJ, and love both cats and dogs.
