Atoosa Youkhana

Bio

Atoosa Youkhana is a senior staff assistant at Getty Publications. She earned her M.A. in art history from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University.

Getty Publications, J. Paul Getty Trust Senior Staff Assistant

Stories

  1. Why Were These Two Women Nearly Written Out of Art History?

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    elaborate gold framed painting depicting woman wearing a green dress and ribbon holding an artist's palette and paintbrush, next to a portrait of a woman sitting in a chair holding an artist's palette

    Meet Michaelina Wautier and Anne Vallayer-Coster, expert painters who are only now getting their due

    May 12, 2026

  2. The Ancient Women Who Ruled Their Kingdoms

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    A bracelet embedded with colorful, geometric glass pieces around a central figure with wings and wearing a large headdress.

    Long before modern conversations about gender and power, Nubia offered a unique model

    Mar 4, 2026