Visiting Assistant Professor Carolina Alarcon has accepted a tenure-track position as the Assistant Professor of Early Modern Art History in the School of Art and Design at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale! Congratulations Prof. Alarcon! We are …
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Fall 2020 Course Highlight: Monsters in Medieval Art
What is a medieval monster? Professor Thomas Dale will explore the role of monsters in medieval art in AH 515/AH 815. His seminar will be Wednesdays, 4:30–7:00pm this fall.
Spring 2020 Graduates Spotlight: Mya Eileen Frieze (MA, 2020)
Mya Eileen Frieze (@afrozenfrieze) has graduated with dual Masters degrees, with an MA in Art History and a Masters of Library and Information Studies. Her research focused on Early Medieval Ireland and Arts Librarianship. Here …
Congratulations Class of 2020!
Congratulations to our Class of 2020 Art History Graduates! We are so proud of you all and are excited to see the places that you will go! Stay tuned as we will be featuring our …
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!
Faculty News: Prof. Andrzejewski Receives IRH Summer Research Fellowship
Professor Anna Andrzejewski has received a Summer Humanities Research Fellowship from the Institute for Research in the Humanities to work on her book project, Building Paradise: Housing, Leisure, and Retirement in South Florida after World War II.
Fall 2020 Course Highlight: AH 409 Interpreting Contemporary Art
Our newest member to the UW-Madison Department of Art History Faculty, Professor Daniel Spaulding, will be teaching AH 409: Interpreting Contemporary Art this Fall 2020 semester! His class will be Tuesday/Thursday, 1:00–2:15pm in room L150 …
Art During Quarantine: Emeritus Prof. Henry Drewal’s Artful Avian Architecture
Emeritus Professor Henry Drewal shares his works of Avian Architecture during quarantine. “During this period of ‘sheltering at home’ I have continued to make homes for birds in a series I call Avian Architecture (see https://www.henrydrewal.com/myart.html). …
Today is the Last Day of Spring 2020 Classes!
It’s been a rough month and a half, but we made it to the last day of Spring 2020 classes!