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During the Spring 2026 semester, I recently completed the History of Art department’s new course offering on Art Conservation where students were able to gain in-depth exposure to the field of…
Over autumn break, students in the History of Art Senior Seminar—led by Professor Ujaan Ghosh—traveled to New York City to conduct in-person research on the objects that they are studying for…
Nicole Cromartie, Director of Learning and Engagement at the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver, CO, visited Professor Aaron Katzeman's HISTART 4030: Museum Studies Seminar - Decolonizing Museums…
Students in Professor Kunimoto's HA 4001, Envisioning the Nation: Modern and Contemporary Art in Asia, enjoyed viewing items in Thompson Library Special Collections. Librarian Dr. Lisa Iacobellis…
Professor Namiko Kunimoto's History of Art 4001 Writing seminar learned about the process of making manga from two manga artists from Japan. This visit was sponsored by the Institute for Japanese…
Associate Professor Jody Patterson was recently awarded a 2025 Ronald and Deborah Ratner Distinguished Teaching Award. The Ratner Awards are presented annually for outstanding teaching by tenure…
Students in Prof. Karl Whittington’s Spring 2025 class, “HistArt 5422: Medieval Manuscript Illumination,” were assigned to make their own medieval-style manuscripts. These manuscripts are…
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 congratulates graduate student Maika Kagawa Bahr for receiving the Graduate Associate Teaching Award (GATA). This award is Ohio State’s highest recognition of the exceptional…
Sarah Rosalena: In All Directions, a GAHDT-funded exhibition at the Columbus Museum of Art organized by Prof. Kris Paulsen and the students in her AU 2022 Curatorial Practice Seminar, was…
A new article by Paige McBane in the OSU newspaper, The Lantern, discusses “In All Directions,” a show featuring the work of artist Sarah Rosalena that recently opened at the Columbus Museum of…
The Columbus Museum of Art has published the exhibition catalogue Sarah Rosalena: In All Directions, edited by Prof. Kris Paulsen and containing writing by the graduate students…
This fall, an exhibition featuring the work of artist Sarah Rosalena is opening at the Pizzuti Collection of the Columbus Museum of Art (CMA). Kris Paulsen, associate professor and chair of…
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…
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…
On May 5, 2022, the Global Arts + Humanities' Society of Fellows showcase featured faculty and graduate research. The theme of the showcase was Extinction | Imagination. The event…
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,…
Congratulations to Professor Namiko Kunimoto on receiving the 2019 Ratner Award for Distinguished Teaching!
The Ratner Awards recognize faculty for developing new courses, original…
We are pleased to announce that Professor Namiko Kunimoto is a recent recipient of the Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching, which annually recognizes a maximum of ten faculty…
We are pleased to announce that Professor Christian Kleinbub is the most recent recipient of the Rodica C. Botoman Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching and Mentoring,…
Congratulations to Professor Kris Paulsen on receiving the Ratner Award for Distinguished Teaching!
The Ratner Awards recognize faculty for developing new courses,…
Congratulations to Professor Karl Whittington on receiving the Ratner Award for Distinguished Teaching.
The Ratner Awards recognize faculty for developing new courses,…
Kris Paulsen, this year's recipient of the Rodica C. Botoman Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching and Mentoring in the Humanities. The award recognizes "outstanding…
At their June meeting, the OSU Board of Trustees conferred on Judy Andrews the title of Distinguished University Professor, the highest honor the university bestows on a faculty…
Assistant Professor Karl Whittington has received the prestigious and well-deserved 2015 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching. The Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching…