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The History of Art Department is excited to announce the establishment of the inaugural History of Art Undergraduate Advisory Board, comprised of a selected group of students who will work with…
The History of Art Department is excited to welcome the newest class of PhD students with the beginning of the semester. Joining the department will be Erin Fletcher, A.J. Gianopoulos, Hannah…
The History of Art Department congratulates Schuyler Black-Seitz on successfully defending his dissertation, “Modernism in the Service of Capital: The Art of Charles Sheeler, 1915-1959.” Schuyler…
College of Arts and Sciences Dean David Horn has named Shannon Winnubst, Professor of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, as the interim chair of the Department of History of Art for the 2026-2027…
Each year the History of Art Department publishes its annual newsletter, featuring a letter from our department chair, updates on research from our faculty, spotlights on graduate and…
The Office of Academic Affairs and the Board of Trustees have approved the promotion of Namiko Kunimoto from Associate Professor to Professor in the History of Art Department. Professor Kunimoto's…
The History of Art Department congratulates Asia Adomanis on successfully defending her dissertation, “On the Borders of Abstraction: Chinese American Artists and the Politics of Hybridity in…
Four History of Art faculty members presented on their research in “Current Threads in and against Art History: Power, Colonialism, Genocide,” a department-sponsored event. Aaron Katzeman, Benjamin…
The Department of History of Art is delighted to welcome a new faculty member to campus this fall. Dr. Aaron Katzeman has joined the department as Assistant Professor of Global Indigenous Art. Dr…
The History of Art Department's annual newsletter is now available in an accessible format on the department's website. Released each fall, newsletters bring together stories about the people of…
From February through April, PhD candidate April Riddle served as the second Gallery and Exhibitions Visiting Fellow at the Asia Society Hong Kong Center. While in Hong Kong, April helped with…
Prof. Kris Paulsen will serve as the 2025-2026 Global Arts and Humanities Discovery Theme (GAHDT) Faculty Leadership Fellow. The year’s theme, Automation, Intelligence, Creativity connects to…
In March, Prof. Christina Wei-Szu Burke Mathison and students from her The Art of Modern and Contemporary China course taught in Autumn ’24 gave a tour of the exhibition Mobility,…
The Department of History of Art has launched a new Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Art and Curatorial Practice. The certificate is open to graduate students in any discipline or department,…
The department is delighted to share the fantastic news that the university has approved the hire of Dr. Kristen Adams as Assistant Teaching Professor in History of Art, beginning in August 2024…
Professor and Department Chair Karl Whittington conducted research for two weeks in France, as part of his book in progress, Queer Making: Artists and Desire in Medieval Europe. He…
Professor Bert Winther-Tamaki (University of California, Irvine) and Professor Thomas LaMarre (University of Chicago) traveled to Ohio State to participate in a workshop for Namiko Kunimoto's book…
Seven PhD students and one undergraduate student from the History of Art department collaborated with the eight artists exhibiting their work at OSU’s Urban Arts Space as part of the MFA Thesis…
A group of OSU professors and students (past and present) attended Professor Namiko Kunimoto’s panel “Re-Animating History in Contemporary East Asian Art” at the College Art Association conference…
Each year the History of Art Department publishes its annual newsletter, featuring a letter from our department chair, updates on research from our faculty, spotlights on graduate and…
The History of Art Department has issued a new mission statement. Building on a conversation about our mission at a faculty retreat this fall, we are excited to move forward with the…
The Department of History of Art is delighted to welcome four new faculty members to our community this fall. This exceptional group of scholars will broaden and enrich our course offerings,…
Prof. Karl Whittington and PhD Students Emilela Thomas-Adams and Margaret Wilson attended the International Medieval Congress at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, the largest annual…
A recent article highlights an ongoing collaboration between professors in the History of Art Department and the Fine Arts Library. In the essay, Professor Judy Andrews and Associate Professor…
On April 6th, PhD student Cole J. Graham joined artists Sahej Rahal and Petra Szemán in a public talk hosted at the artist-run gallery Banner Repeater in conjunction with their current show: The…
In March 2023, undergraduate student Lauren Marshall traveled to New York City to conduct research in support of her thesis, “The Tablescape: Food, Art and Politics.” With the generous support of…
The Department of History of Art and the Institute for Chinese Studies were thrilled to welcome the conceptual artist and MacArthur fellow Xu Bing back to OSU on March 9, 2023. His well-attended…
Each year the History of Art Department publishes its annual newsletter, featuring a letter from our department chair, updates on research from our faculty, spotlights on graduate and…
History of Art is delighted to welcome Dr. Ellen Feiss to our department. Dr. Feiss is the recipient of Ohio State’s most prestigious postdoctoral fellowship, the President’s Postdoctoral Scholars…
A group of twelve History of Art majors traveled to New York City over fall break (Oct 13-15) as part of the department’s capstone research seminar. Led by Prof. Jody Patterson, and assisted by…
History of Art faculty, lecturers, staff, and graduate students gathered at Goodale Park for a picnic to celebrate the start of the semester. Among the attendees were five incoming graduate…
The Department of History of Art is delighted to announce that Dr. Christina Wei-Szu Burke Mathison has been offered and has accepted the position of Associate Professor of Teaching in our…
The department congratulates our Academic Program Coordinator Gabe Stephens for being awarded an Outstanding Staff Award from the ASC Staff Advisory Council! This award recognizes staff members in…
History of Art faculty, lecturers, staff, and grad students gathered at Goodale Park for a picnic to celebrate the end of the semester. The weather was perfect for an outdoor gathering!
The Global Arts and Humanities Discovery Theme has awarded Prof. Kris Paulsen and her collaborators, Prof. Amy Youngs and Wexner Senior Curator Kelly Kivland, a $48,000 seed grant to support The…
Members of the department recently gathered to view the Wexner Center for the Arts exhibition, “To Begin, Again: A Prehistory of the Wex, 1968-89,” curated by Assistant Professor of Practice…
The History of Art Department has published its first annual newsletter. The 2021 issue includes news and updates from faculty and graduate students, articles on recent curatorial collaborations,…
Interim Executive Dean David Horn has appointed Professor Karl Whittington to Department Chair for a four year term.
Professor Whittington is a specialist in European medieval art, and was…
The Department of History of Art is delighted to announce two new faculty positions that have been approved as part of the university’s RAISE (Race, Inclusion, and Social Equity) Initiative. In…
The Department of History of Art is delighted to announce that Dr. Daniel Marcus has been appointed Assistant Professor of Practice in the department. Dr. Marcus will be teaching two courses per…
The family has asked us to announce a gathering in Columbus at the North Chapel of the Shaw Davis Funeral Home (4341 North High Street) on Saturday, August 14, 1-3pm, for the "Visitation…
Executive Dean Gretchen Ritter has appointed Associate Professor Karl Whittington as interim department chair from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. Professor Whittington is a specialist in…
It is with great sadness that we share news of the passing of Professor Emeritus Howard Crane on Thursday, March 4, 2021, at the age of eighty. A renowned historian of Islamic art and architecture…
History of Art faculty members Lisa Florman, Daniel Marcus, and Kris Paulsen have received a $40,000 Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme Community Engagement Grant to begin a multi-year,…
The Department congratulates Emma Clute on the successful defense of her dissertation entitled, "The Immersive Sublime in July Monarchy Painting."
The Department congratulates Trent Olsen on the successful defense of his dissertation entitled, “Post-Imperial Masculinities: Portraiture and the Performance of French Manhood ca. 1815-1848."
The History of Art Department mourns the death of Francis (Frank) L. Richardson, who died on Sunday, July 12, along with his beloved wife of 50 years, Kathleen Richardson.
Frank, who was…
The Department of History of Art stands in solidarity with all in our community fighting for an equitable, just, and anti-racist society. We are outraged at the violence that continues to be…
The Department congratulates Laura Leeker on the successful defense of her dissertation entitled "Narrative and Experimentation in Fourteenth-Century Italian Chapter Houses."
The Department congratulates Kristen Adams on the successful defense of her dissertation entitled "Metatextiles and the Triumph of Tapestry."
The Department congratulates Elise David on the successful defense of her dissertation entitled "Networks Sketched in Ink: Wu Shujuan (1853-1930) and the Business of Female Celebrity in the…
"Following an international search and formal approval from Ohio State’s Board of Trustees, Jody Patterson, PhD, has been named the first Roy Lichtenstein Foundation Chair of Art…
Congratulations to Emily Neumeier, our 2016-18 ACLS Post-doctoral Fellow, who has accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Art History in the Tyler School of Art at Temple…
The Department collaborated with the Columbus Museum of Art to sponsor a panel discussion on dissident art in the USSR, in conjunction with the exhibition Red Horizon: Art and Photography in…