DOB’22 Thank you Lex Lancaster for your #DayoftheBadger donation! Lex shared that “I’m donating in honor of my former advisor and still mentor Jill Casid , who transformed my whole world through her teaching, and …
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DOB ’22 | Thank You Nancy Pauly!
DOB’22 Special thanks to Nancy Pauly for their #DayoftheBadger donation! Nancy shared that “Henry Drewal was the best professor I have ever experienced- an excellent and innovative scholar; a patient teacher who was eager to …
Alumni News | The Photography Show opens TODAY, Friday, May 20th!
The Photography Show presented by AIPAD, the longest running fine art photography exhibition, opens Friday, May 20th in New York City at Center415 (415 FIfth Avenue). 49 galleries from 23 cities and 9 countries showcase …
Student Spotlight | LAST DAY for AH Undergrad Sadie Stelter Curated Show
(Re)Productions: Functional Ceramic Sculptures Referencing The Classical Figure, is an exhibition of ceramic sculptures that reference famous paintings, drawings, and sculptures chosen by Brian Holme in his book The Classical figure. The sculptures are created by wheel throwing …
Congratulations to Our Spring 2022 Graduates!!!
Congratulations to our Spring 2022 Art History Graduates! We will be highlighting our graduates over the next month, including Art History graduate students who defended their dissertations in Fall 2021. Above are some highlights from …
Student Spotlight | AH Undergrad Sophia Abrams Curates Taj Matumbi’s “Camouflage and Cologne”
Camouflage and Cologne highlights the work of Madison-based artist Taj Matumbi (MFA ‘21). Matumbi’s introspective work explores his experience as a biracial man through Abstraction, Jim Crow motifs and the depth of color. These works capture …
Art History Lecture | 2022 Senior Honors Thesis Colloquium
Please join the Department of Art History for the 2022 Senior Honors Thesis Colloquium on Wednesday, May 11th, 3:30–4:30pm CT via Zoom. Sarah Olk will be presenting her research project “Rethinking Queer Ambiguity in Pet Shop Boys: An …
Summer 2022 Course Highlight: The History of the Museum
Ph.D. Candidate LauraLee Brott’s course AH 430 History of the Museum: From “Prehistory” to Covid-19 will be taught in-person, MTWR, 11:00am–1:00pm, June 13th–July 17th. There will be occasional field trips to museums/collections around the UW–Madison campus. Satisfies L&S credit …
Student Spotlight | Sophia Abrams (AH Undergrad) Curates “Black Expressions”/Closing Reception 5/12
Black Expressions: 50 Years of Black Student Artists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison surveys the work of Black student artists who attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison. These works capture a 20th and 21st-century interpretation of …
Student Spotlight | Tong Su Receives Research Grant
Ph.D. Candidate Tong Su has been awarded a grant from The Metropolitan Center for Far Eastern Art Studies in Japan for conducting field research on her dissertation in China for the year of 2022–23. Congratulations Tong!