Maya Stiller is an Associate Professor of Korean art history and visual culture at the University of Kansas. Based on her multi-disciplinary background in art history and Buddhist Studies she has published several journal articles on Korean pilgrimage traditions, Buddhist/Daoist art, Buddhist fundraising, and patronage networks. Her first book, Carving Status at Kŭmgangsan (University of Washington Press, 2021) won two book awards (American Historical Association 2022 Patricia Buckley Ebrey Prize and Association for Asian Studies 2024 James B. Palais Prize Honorable Mention). She is currently working on her second book project which discusses the multi-layered cultural and religious context of Korean Buddhist architecture.