Marcela Guerrero (Art History PhD, 2015), Assistant Curator of Latinx art at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, is one of the curators who brought the recent exhibition “Vida Americana: Mexican Muralists Remake …
Month: May 2020
Spring 2020 Graduates Spotlight: Ava Gurman (Art History, BA)
This spring Ava Gurman graduated with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Art History, Political Science, and Gender and Women’s Studies. For Ava her favorite art historical memories were “although not directly tied with the Art …
Art During Quarantine: Hong Huo’s “Strange Dwelling”
Hong Huo, MFA student of 4D art in the UW-Madison Art Department, has begun an experimental project titled Strange Dwelling during her time in quarantine. Her ink and bubbles project can be viewed as two short videos: …
Spring 2020 Graduates Spotlight: Cynthia Li (Art History, BA)
Cynthia Li graduated this spring with dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in Art History and Mathematics. Cynthia has kindly shared her answers to a few questions about her time her at UW-Madison. What is your …
Michael Feinberg Awarded Fellowships
Michael H. Feinberg (PhD Candidate) has been awarded with two fellowships to support work on his dissertation, “Caribbean Landscapes, Colonial Landscaping, and De/coloniality in British Print Culture surrounding the Haitian Revolution.” He was awarded with the Mary …
Memorial Day 2020
This Memorial Day we remember all of those who have fallen in their service to the United States whether military, first responders, and/or those who have passed due to COVID-19. Stay safe!
Fernanda Villarroel Awarded Mellon/ACLS
Ph.D. Candidate in Art History Fernanda Villarroel is featured in the American Council of Learned Societies announcement of 2020 Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellows. The fellowships support a year of research and writing to help advanced graduate students in the …
Fall 2020 Course Highlight: Japan and Western Modernity in Art
This fall Professor Gene Phillips will be teaching AH 575/875: Japan and Western Modernity in Art. This class will be held Thursdays from 4:30–7:00pm. Learn about the contacts between Japan and the West during the …
Spring 2020 Graduates Spotlight: Kayla Wasserman (Art History, BA)
This spring Kayla Wasserman graduated with dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in Art History and Gender and Women’s Studies. For Kayla, “Studying art history has helped me develop critical thinking and writing skills to analyze …
Student Spotlight: Noah Mapes Receives Hilldale Fellowship
Undergraduate Noah Mapes recently received the Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowship. The Hilldale Fellowship offers undergraduates at the University of Wisconsin–Madison training and financial support as they work alongside faculty members to complete research projects. Noah …