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Monica Harmat (History of Art minor) Completes a Summer Internship in Art Conservation
As part of the department’s internship course, HA4191, undergraduate Chemistry and History of Art student Monica Harmat has finished a summer internship with ICA Art Conservation. Based in Cleveland…
History of Art Graduate Student Association Announces 2025-26 Officers
The History of Art Graduate Student Association (HAGS) is pleased to announce its leadership committee for the upcoming year:
President: Peter Smyth
Vice-President:…
The Department Mourns the Loss of Retired Faculty Member Chuks Odita
The department mourns the loss, several months ago, of retired faculty member Dr. Emmanuel Okechukwu “Chuks” Odita. Dr. Odita taught in Ohio State’s Department of History of Art from 1969 to 2012…
Associate Professor Erica Levin publishes article in "Afterimage"
Associate Professor Erica Levin recently published an article in Afterimage entitled, "To assemble is to think through this world: Narrative Desire in the Films of Ana Vaz."…
PhD student Maika Kagawa Bahr travels to Tokyo to conduct research
In June of 2025, PhD student Maika Kagawa Bahr was able to travel to Tokyo to conduct research for her dissertation. Supported by the Graduate Research Small Grants Program, Maika’s…
The Department congratulates Karin Flora on the successful defense of her dissertation
The History of Art Department congratulates Karin Flora on successfully defending her dissertation, "Fictive Materiality and the Grisaille Image: Encounters between Art and Matter." Karin was…
Prof. Kris Paulsen Publishes Article on Images of Mars
Prof. Kris Paulsen published an article on satellite and rover images of Mars and artistic reinterpretations of NASA’s data in the “Sense” issue of LA+ Interdisciplinary Journal of Landscape…
Mabi Ponce de Leon (PhD 2023) Presenting Work at Ohio's Zanesville Museum of Art
History of Art alumna Mabi Ponce de Leon (PhD 2023) will be presenting artwork as part of the Zanesville Museum of Art's 79th Ohio Annual Exhibition. The exhibition, which celebrates the…
PhD Candidate Maggie Wilson conducts research in Germany, Switzerland, and France
In May of 2025 PhD candidate Maggie Wilson traveled to the region around Lake Constance in Germany and Switzerland as well as Alsace, Germany and France to conduct research for her dissertation, “…