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PhD Student Tony Del Aversano Travels to London and Paris to View Medieval Italian Art
In May 2025, PhD student Tony Del Aversano traveled to Europe to see exhibitions focusing on medieval Italian art. Supported by the Graduate Research Small Grants Program, and the Cathleen M…
PhD Candidate Christy Sher Visits the Wangensteen Historical Library at the University of Minnesota
Christy Sher, PhD candidate, recently visited the Wangensteen Historical Library at the University of Minnesota to conduct object-based research for her dissertation project examining the…
PhD Candidate Cole Graham Travels to Vienna for Dissertation
Graham conducted research for his forthcoming dissertation, tentatively titled Bodily Matters: Egon Schiele and the Erotics of Disability. While in…
Peter Smyth Travels to Paris and Belgium to Visit Exhibitions of Modern Art
In May 2025, graduate student Peter Smyth traveled to Paris to visit exhibitions of modern art, including the Musée d’Orsay and the Musée d’Art Moderne. Then, Peter continued on…
Prof. Karl Whittington and PhD Student Tony del Aversano Present at Clark Art Institute
Prof. Karl Whittington and PhD student Tony del Aversano presented research at a symposium at the Clark Art Institute on Friday April 11, 2025. The symposium, “Queer Palimpsests: Rewriting…
PhD Student Tony Del Aversano Presents at the Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies in Durham, North Carolina
In April 2025, PhD student Tony Del Aversano attended the 24th Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies, in Durham, North Carolina and co-hosted by Duke University and UNC Chapel Hill. There, he…
PhD Candidate Margaret Wilson Conducts Object Research in Nuremburg
Margaret Wilson, PhD candidate, recently visited Nuremberg, Germany, in order to conduct object research to further her dissertation project “Making and Breaking Enclosure: The Movement of Art…
PhD Candidate Liz Rae Heise-Glass Takes Research Trip to Southern California
Over the spring break, 2025, PhD candidate Liz Rae Heise-Glass took a fruitful research trip to southern California. Liz’s visit took her from the high desert where she conducted a studio visit…
PhD Candidate Asia Adomanis Visits the de Young Museum in San Francisco
This spring, PhD Candidate Asia Adomanis visited the de Young Museum in San Francisco to view Tseng Yuho’s Western Frontier (1964). The multi-panel mural is the focus of Asia’s…