The UW Graduate School published a feature report on Art History PhD candidate Fernanda Villarroel‘s research. As Megan Chua reports, Villarroel has received two national fellowships that support her scholarship exploring the concept of the …
Graduate Students
Alumni/Student Spotlight: Art History Grad Students Work for The History of Cartography Project vol. 4
The History of Cartography Project’s fourth volume, Cartography in the European Enlightenment, is now available. Several Art History graduate students have contributed to making its publication a reality, including Peter Bovenmeyer (PhD, 2019) and Tania Kolarik (PhD Candidate) …
Student Spotlight: VAF Conference Features PhD Student Travis Olson
PhD student Travis Olson will be delivering his research on Eastern European settlement in North Dakota at the virtual Vernacular Architecture Forum’s 2020 conference in a 1:00pm session entitled The Architecture of Agriculture. His paper …
Summer 2020 Course Highlight: History of Islamic Art & Architecture
Check out the 8-week exploration into Islamic Art and Architecture from the comfort of home. PhD Candidate Ahmed Abdelazim will guide you through India, the Middle East, North Africa, and Spain!
Student Spotlight: Lindsay Wells (PhD Cand.) Receives NVSA Essay Prize
PhD Candidate Lindsay Wells has received the 2020 Graduate Student Essay Prize from the Northeast Victorian Studies Association (NVSA) for her essay “Evergreen Empire: Imperial Plant Hunting and the British Aesthetic Movement.” This award recognizes …
Fall 2020 Course Highlight: “Monsters & Machines in Early Modern Europe”
While Professor Nelson is on sabbatical this fall, you can still get your Early Modern Art fix! PhD Candidate Mateusz Ferens will be teaching Monsters & Machines in Early Modern Europe MWF 12:50–12:55pm. Enroll here: https://enroll.wisc.edu/search?term=1212&subject=180
Summer 2020 Course Highlight: Summer Travel Plans Canceled? Take AH 201!
Summer Travel Plans Canceled? Take Art History 201 and let Ph.D. Candidate LauraLee Brott be your virtual tour guide around the world. Enroll NOW! https://enroll.wisc.edu/search?term=1206&subject=180 Featured artwork: Parthenon, Acropolis of Athens, Greece, 5th century BCE …
Summer 2020 Course Highlight: History of Islamic Art & Architecture
Ever wondered why the Dome of the Rock is such an iconic building? Or why it is at the center of so much controversy into the present day? Enroll into PhD Candidate Ahmed Abdelazim‘s ONLINE …
Summer 2020 Course Highlight: History of Western Art
While most of our summer plans have been canceled, why not explore the world through art AND from your own home! Enroll in Art Hist 201 “History of Western Art: From Pyramids to Cathedrals” taught …
Lindsay Wells Awarded Fellowships
We are very proud of Ph.D. Candidate Lindsay Wells, who has received both the three-month Junior Research Fellowship from the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art and the Dana Allen Fellowship from UW-Madison’s …