News

Distinguished University Professor Emerita Julia Andrews Lectures at Fondation Giacometti
On November 27, Distinguished University Professor Emerita Julia Andrews delivered a lecture at the Foundation Giacometti in Paris. Her talk, titled: “The Lure of the West: Chinese Modernists and…

Dareen Hussein Awarded Presidential Fellowship for Dissertation
Dareen Hussein, a PhD student in History of Art, was recently awarded the Presidential Fellowship from the Graduate School at Ohio State. This is the most prestigious award given by the…

Field Notes: Cynthia Hodge- Thorne Reflects on Meg Onli's Visit
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…

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…