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PhD Candidate Emilela Thomas-Adams Conducts Dissertation Research in Switzerland and Germany
This summer, PhD Candidate Emilela Thomas-Adams traveled to Switzerland and Germany to conduct research on several of her dissertation case study objects. While in Bern, Emilela met with curators…

The Department Congratulates Yifan Li
The department congratulates Yifan Li on the successful defense of his dissertation, "Transforming Landscape: Picturing the New Look of Mountains and Streams in Mao's China." His dissertation was…

PhD Candidate Maggie Wilson Wins CASVA Dissertation Research Fellowship
PhD Candidate Maggie Wilson has won the three year Paul Mellon Fellowship from the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA) at the National Gallery of Art in Washington. This…

Dr. Kristen Adams Appointed as Assistant Teaching Professor
The department is delighted to share the fantastic news that the university has approved the hire of Dr. Kristen Adams as Assistant Teaching Professor in History of Art, beginning in August 2024.…

Professor Karl Whittington Conducts Research in France
Professor and Department Chair Karl Whittington conducted research for two weeks in France, as part of his book in progress, Queer Making: Artists and Desire in Medieval Europe. He visited…

PhD Candidate Allie Mickle Serves as First OSU Fellow at the Asia Society Hong Kong Center
PhD Candidate Allie Mickle spent three months in Hong Kong as the Gallery and Exhibitions Visiting Fellow at the Asia Society Hong Kong Center from March through May 2024. While there, she…

PhD Student Tony Del Aversano Travels to Italy to Conduct Research on Medieval Art
In June of 2024, PhD student Tony Del Aversano traveled to Italy to conduct research for his upcoming dissertation focusing on gender and sexuality in Italian medieval art. Supported by the…

PhD Student Cole J. Graham Receives Scholarship to American Antiquarian Society Seminar
Ph.D student Cole J. Graham recently spent a week at the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Massachusetts. Cole attended the society's annual CHAViC (Center for Historic American Visual…

PhD Candidate Maggie Wilson to be guest speaker at the Columbus Museum of Art
PhD Candidate Maggie Wilson will be a guest speaker at the Columbus Museum of Art, where she will discuss the subject of the ongoing Sapphic Paris exhibition, painter Marie Laurencin. Her talk,…