Professor Jill Casid debuted a specially commissioned film, Untitled (Melancholy as Medium) on Wednesday, June 9th. Casid conceived the fifth chapter Melancholy as Medium of the exhibition Indisposable: Structures of Support after the ADA curated by UW Art History Ph.D. candidate Jessica A. …
Year: 2021
Spring 2021 Graduate Spotlight: Mark Dieter, Ph.D. in Art History
This spring, Mark Dieter graduated with his Ph.D. in Art History and plans to work in ministry, teaching, and military chaplaincy. He reflects, “my special memories are too many to recount but I will always …
Spring 2021 Graduate Spotlight: Jenna Marcus, B.A. Economics and Art History Certificate
Jenna Marcus graduated in Spring 2021 with a B.A. in Economics and a Certificate in Art History. She currently has “a job in marketing (for which I have been working part-time throughout the year) and …
Student & Faculty Spotlight: Cooley and Prof. Casid Collaboration
We are pleased to announce the next online chapter of Indisposable: Structures of Support After the ADA, co-curated by Jessica Cooley (UW–Madison, Art History, Ph.D. Candidate) and Ann M. Fox on Wednesday, June 9th from …
Happy Pride Month! 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧
The UW–Madison Department of Art History Wishes You A Happy Pride Month! We stand in solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community and hope that everyone has a wonderful Pride in 2021!
Faculty News: Greener-Pastures Borghesi-Mellon Workshop Continues in 2021–22
Greener-Pastures: Remembering the Past and Reimagining the Future of America’s Dairyland, a Borghesi-Mellon Workshop through the Center for the Humanities, will continue in 2021–22. Please contact Prof. Anna Andrzejewski if you are interested in becoming involved.
Congratulations to Maria Saffiotti Dale on her Retirement from the Chazen Museum of Art
Congratulations to Maria Saffiotti Dale on her retirement from the Chazen Museum of Art!!! We will miss your daily presence in the Elvehjem and all that you have contributed to the success of our courses …
Spring 2021 Graduate Spotlight: Miranda Carrassi, B.A. in Strategic Communications & Art History, Certificates in Digital Studies & Studio Art: Graphic Design
Miranda Carrassi’s experience at UW–Madison has led to an amazing job at an advertising agency. Miranda’s favorite art history memory was “taking Art History 202 Freshman fall. Although an introductory course it inspired me to …
Summer 2021 Course Highlight | AH 227: The Ends of Modernism, June 14th–August 8th, ONLINE!!!
This course by Ph.D. Candidate Saeedeh Asadipour follows the development of art theories and styles from 1850 to 1970 in a close relation to the idea of modernity. Special focus will be on the historical …
Summer 2021 Course Highlight | AH 201: History of Western Art I, From Pyramids to Cathedrals—Online!
Ph.D. Student Abby Armstrong-Check will be teaching AH 201: History of Western Art I, From Pyramids to Cathedrals online during Summer 2021! Make sure to enroll now! Pyramids to Cathedrals serves as an introduction to the history of human visual …