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Qaman Omar (BA 2024) begins job at the Columbus Museum of Art
Recent History of Art Graduate Qaman Omar has accepted a position as Visitor Engagement Coordinator in the Department of Engagement and Interpretation at the Columbus Museum of Art. He is…

PhD Student Mia Kivel Wins Essay Prize
PhD Student Mia Kivel has won the 2024 Chino Kaori Memorial Essay Prize. The Japan Art History Forum’s Chino Kaori Memorial Essay Prize recognizes outstanding graduate…

PhD Student Christy Sher Studies Classical Japanese in Kyoto, Japan
PhD student Christy Sher immersed herself in a six-week Classical Japanese studies program in Kyoto, Japan in June and July 2024, preparing for her dissertation research. During her stay, Christy…

PhD Candidate Schuyler Black-Seitz Conducts Research in D.C. and New York
In August 2024, PhD candidate Schuyler Black-Seitz traveled to Washington, D.C. and Bard College in New York to conduct dissertation research. In D.C., Schuyler visited the Archives of American…
Professor Namiko Kunimoto in News in Japan for Virtual Talk
Professor Namiko Kunimoto was featured on the news in Japan for giving a virtual talk on Shiraga Kazuo on the 100th memorial of his birth at the Amagasaki Cultural Center.
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Professor Kris Paulsen Contributes Essay to New Book on Photographer Debi Cornwall
Professor Kris Paulsen contributed an essay, “Simulating Citizenship,” to a new book on Debi Cornwall, Model Citizens. Cornwall’s new body of work takes “the United States as a case study into a…

Professor Kris Paulsen Speaks at Nam June Paik Art Center in Yongin, South Korea
Professor Kris Paulsen was invited to speak at the Nam June Paik Art Center as part of the Trans-Spatial Symposium celebrating Nam June Paik’s birthday and the 40-year anniversary of his satellite…

PhD Student Tony Del Aversano Attends Folger Shakespeare Library Skills Course
PhD student Tony Del Aversano received funding from the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. to attend their weeklong skills course, “An Orientation to Research Methods and Agendas,” in…

Yifan Li Conducts Research in China with Support from the OSU Graduate School
Before completing his PhD degree, Yifan Li (PhD 2024) traveled to China in July 2024 for research in Beijing, Nanjing, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong. During this trip, he visited museums, gathered…