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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…

The Department Congratulates Keyu Yan
The department congratulates Keyu Yan on the successful defense of his dissertation, “On Post-Mao Time and Space: Chinese Installation Art, 1980s-1990s.” Keyu was advised by Professor…

Professor Namiko Kunimoto Presents at The Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami
On March 29, Professor Namiko Kunimoto presented a talk titled Tanaami Keiichi: Commerical War (and Chickens) at the The Institute of Contemporary Art in Miami. Below is a summary of the talk,…

PhD student Tony Del Aversano Publishes Book Review in Sixteenth Century Journal
Tony Del Aversano, a PhD student in History of Art, recently published a book review in Sixteenth Century Journal. The review discusses the book Simone Martini in Orvieto, edited by the Isabella…
PhD Candidate April Riddle Awarded the 2025 Summer Graduate Research Fellowship by the Umwelt Center for Germanic Studies and Environmental Humanities
PhD candidate April Riddle was recently awarded the 2025 Summer Graduate Research Fellowship by the Umwelt Center for Germanic Studies and Environmental Humanities. This $7000 fellowship will allow…
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 third…

PhD Candidate Schuyler Black-Seitz Attends College Art Association’s Conference in New York City
In February 2025, PhD Candidate Schuyler Black-Seitz attended the College Art Association’s 113th annual conference in New York City. At the conference, Schuyler participated on a panel titled The…
History of Art Major Alexa Isaac Presents at Denman Undergraduate Research Forum
Senior History of Art major Alexa Isaac presented her research at the Spring 2025 Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. Her poster, “Medieval Devotional Icons as an Assertion of Political and…