News

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,…

PhD Candidate Maggie Wilson Travels to Belgium and Germany
In May of 2024 PhD Candidate Maggie Wilson visited several of her dissertation case study objects in Belgium and Germany thanks to the support of the ICMA Student Travel Grant. She had an enriching…
Distinguished University Professor Emerita Julia Andrews Publishes Co-edited Volume and Exhibition Catalogue Essay
Distinguished University Professor Emerita Julia Andrews recently published a co-edited volume of essays (with Shuyu Kong and Shengtian Zheng) for Routledge. Entitled "Art and Modernism in Socialist…
PhD Candidate Emilela Thomas-Adams Receives ICMA Travel Grant
PhD Candidate Emilela Thomas-Adams has been awarded a prestigious travel grant from the International Center of Medieval Art. The “Student Travel Grant” of 3500 dollars will support research…