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PhD Student Cole J. Graham Presents Paper at Kansas Symposium
PhD Student Cole J. Graham traveled to Lawrence, Kansas last weekend for Distance and the In-Between, the 2023 graduate symposium held by the Kress Foundation Department of Art History at the…

Four Undergraduate History of Art Majors Receive Aida Cannarsa Snow Undergraduate Scholarships
Aida Cannarsa Snow Scholarships of $2,000 are awarded annually to undergraduate students working towards a degree in History of Art (majors or double-majors). Applicants are chosen on the basis of…

2 History of Art Graduate Students Awarded AGGRS Grants
The Department of History of Art Congratulates two students within the Graduate Program, Yifan Li and Dareen Hussein, who have been announced as recipients of awards from the 2023-2024 Alumni…

Senior History of Art Majors Visit New York City with Prof. Andrew Shelton
For the second consecutive year, students enrolled in our senior research seminar traveled to New York City over Fall Break in order to conduct research and visit exhibitions. Led this…

PhD Student Cole J. Graham Attends MPCA Annual Conference in Chicago
PhD Student Cole J. Graham traveled to Chicago this past week, October 6th-8th, where he attended the Midwest Popular Culture Association's annual conference. While there, he presented a section…

Ph.D. Candidate Emilela Thomas-Adams Traveled to Europe to Conduct Research for Her Dissertation
In August, Ph.D. candidate Emilela Thomas-Adams traveled to Europe to conduct research for her dissertation in which she explores medieval practices of reuse and recycling in religious contexts.…

PhD Candidate Lauren M. Caskey Traveled to Washington D.C. to see Alma Thomas exhibit
This October, PhD Candidate Lauren M. Caskey traveled to Washington D.C. to see Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas at the Smithsonian Museum of American Art. Thomas is the…

Graduate Student Sterling Nix Travels to Ghana
This August, PhD student Sterling Nix traveled to Accra, Ghana to conduct research for his upcoming MA Thesis. Sterling’s primary focus was to attend the Chale Wote Street Arts Festival in its…

Associate Professor Sampada Aranke’s Research Featured in Artforum
Associate Professor of History of Art Sampada Aranke is published in the current issue of Artforum, the premier journal in the United States for Contemporary Art. The article, “Let’s Ride:…