Congratulations to all of our 2023 Art History Graduates! We are so proud of what you have accomplished at UW–Madison and look forward to all the places you will go!
Graduate Students
Student Spotlight | Ahmed Abdelazim’s Exhibition in Philly!
The Museum for Art in Wood in Philadelphia, PA is hosting The Mashrabiya Project during March 3rd–July 23rd, 2023. The multidisciplinary project, which explores this complex element in Islamic architecture and craft, comprises an exhibition presenting new …
Student Spotlight | Levi Sherman at Artists’ Show and Tell
Ph.D. Student Levi Sherman participated at the James Watrous Gallery Artists’ Show and Tell: Session 1 on Saturday, March 4th, 2023.Stephen Perkins, Levi Sherman, and Kayla Bauer are artists and collectors who share a fascination with …
Student Spotlight | Gabriel Chazan Presenting at Midwest AAR
UW–Madison Art History Ph.D. Candidate Gabriel Chazan will present a paper entitled “Robert Giard’s Queer Portraits as Jewish History” at the Midwest American Academy of Religion Conference hosted at Missouri State University in Springfield, MO from March 23–25. His …
Student Spotlight | Özlem Eren at the Newberry Library
Ph.D. Candidate Özlem Eren attended the research methods workshop on “Exploring Early Modern Maps” on Friday, February 17, 2023 at the Newberry Library in Chicago, IL. The workshop was hosted by the Newberry’s Center for Renaissance Studies. …
Summer 2023 Course Highlight | History of Western Art I: From Pyramids to Cathedrals
Ph.D. Student Abby Armstrong Check will be teaching ART HIST 201 “History of Western Art I: From Pyramids to Cathedrals” | June 12th–July 16th (CEE) | Online | Asynchronous | No Prereqs! | L&S Credit …
Art History at Medieval Academy of America 98th Annual Meeting
The Department of Art History was represented at the 98th Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America that took place February 23–26, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Professor Steffani Bennett, the Joan B. Mirviss Chair in …
Summer 2023 Course Highlight | History of Wisconsin Architecture, 1800–Present
This summer, Travis Olson (Ph.D. Candidate) will be teaching ART HIST 357 History of Wisconsin Architecture, 1800–Present | R 5:00–6:00pm | Online | July 3rd–August 13th (FFF) | Sophomore Standing | Humanities Breadth | L&S Credit. Enroll here. Description: Introduces …
Summer 2023 Course Highlight | History of Western Art I: From Pyramids to Cathedrals
Ph.D. Student Abby Armstrong Check will be teaching ART HIST 201 History of Western Art I: From Pyramids to Cathedrals | June 12th–July 16th (CEE) | Online | Asynchronous | No Prereqs! | L&S Credit | Humanities Breadth. Enroll here. Description: Pyramids to Cathedrals serves …
Student Spotlight | LauraLee Brott to Present in the Warburg Institute’s Maps & Society Lecture Series
Ph.D. Candidate LauraLee Brott will be presenting “The graphics of knowledge in the twelfth-century Tournai maps of Asia and Palestine” as part of the Maps and Society Lecture Series at the Warburg Institute in London on March …