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Field Notes: Mia Kivel, PhD Student, Reflects on Kris Ercums' Talk About the Art of Wang Zi
To highlight the department’s engagement with contemporary curatorial practice, we host and co-host events throughout the year that feature well-known curators and practitioners in the field…
PhD Candidate Peter Smyth Views Exhibition in Paris
In November 2024, graduate student Peter Smyth traveled to Paris to visit the exhibition “Comics, 1964-2024” at the Centre Pompidou. The exhibition featured original comics pages and comics…
PhD Candidate Asia Adomanis Presents at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum’s Inaugural Symposium
Asia Adomanis recently presented at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum’s inaugural symposium, Land, Place, Identity: Inaugural Symposium on American Art. The presentation, titled “…
Hannah Slater Completes PhD
Congratulations to Hannah Slater on completing her Ph.D! Her dissertation is called "Reframing 311: visual ecologies of reconstruction in Japan." With thanks to her committee, Dr. Erica Levin…
The Department Congratulates Julie Defossez
Julie Defossez successfully defended her dissertation, “Take Care: Gender, Labor, and Capitalism in the Maintenance Art of Mierle Laderman Ukeles.” Her dissertation committee consisted of…
The Department Congratulates Clayton Kindred
The department congratulates Clayton Kindred on the successful defense of his dissertation, "An Archaeology of Castration: The Image of the Eunuch in Nineteenth Century French Art." His…
History of Art Undergraduates Travel to New York City with Senior Seminar
Over autumn break this October, a group of undergraduate students in the History of Art Department’s Senior Research Seminar traveled with Professor Jody Patterson to New York City.
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PhD Candidate Asia Adomanis Views Artworks in New York City
In September 2024, graduate student Asia Adomanis traveled to New York to attend the opening reception of the Legacies: Asian American Art Movements in New York City (1969-2001) exhibition at…
Graduate Seminar Takes Research Trip to LA with Prof. Carlos Rivas
Graduate students enrolled in the seminar “Early Modern Art History and Cultural Encounter” traveled to Los Angeles over Fall Break to conduct research and visit several major museums. Led by Prof…