Art History

    August 30, 2024

    Professor Joseph Kopta Co-organizes Sponsored Panel at the International Medieval Congress

    Author: Jane DeRose Evans

    Assistant Professor of Instruction Joseph Kopta co-organized, together with Dr. Ugo Mondini, a panel at the International Medieval Congress (IMC) in Leeds, UK. The session, "Breaking Points: Reaction to Change in Byzantine Art & Literature, 10th—13th c. CE" investigated the Congress theme of "Crisis" from the perspective of the Byzantine world. The panel was sponsored by the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture, and took place on July 3, 2024. Kopta also presented a paper, "When the Ink Runs Dry: Limitations as Opportunity in Middle Byzantine Manuscript Production," the subject of his ongoing book project. Read More

    August 27, 2024

    Tyler Rockey (PhD candidate) awarded the 2024 Annual Tyler Art History Graduate Teaching Award

    Author: Jane DeRose Evans

    Tyler's commitment to his students and his dedication to the study of art history is summed up in his teaching statement: "By bringing passion and enthusiasm every day to my classroom, and by being genuinely invested in my students’ education and their unique interests, I lead by example and show my students the excitement and the value that art history provides in offering new or different perspectives with which to view and experience the world." The faculty of the Art History Department were gratified to see this passion in his creative syllabi and assignments and in the quality of the work done by his students. Congratulations, Tyler, on a job well done! Read More

    August 27, 2024

    Dr. Alpesh Patel curates an exhibition at Franconia Sculpture Park in Shafer, Minnesota

    Author: Jane DeRose Evans

    The exhibition, “Queer Geographies”, coincided with the 8th anniversary of the Orlando, Florida shootings at the LGBTQ+ nightclub Pulse. The artist Sebastian Duncan-Portuondo and community members made “disco mosaic rocks”—extant rocks from the park adorned with shards of a disco mosaic ball. The stones were stacked up like a “cairn” (a manmade marker for burial) in the gallery (see picture). Each rock was eventually returned to the park at the end of the show.Patel refers to this piece as “galactic queerness” because the pile of rocks was exhibited in a room set up to mimic stars in the sky. Read More

    July 10, 2024

    Prof. Alpesh Patel publishes article on teaching

    Author: Jane DeRose Evans

    Alpesh's article, "Forever Becoming: Teaching “Transgender Studies Meets Art History” and Theorizing Trans Joy" was based on the course he taught in Fall 2022. It is available as open-access in Arts. 2024; 13(4):115. https://doi.org/10.3390/arts13040115  Read More

    July 1, 2024

    Ali Printz (PhD candidate) curates show on Appalachian art at PAFA

    Author: Jane DeRose Evans

    Ali Printz, PAFA Terra Foundation Curatorial Fellow, has curated "Layers of Liberty: Philadelphia and the Appalachian Environment", running at PAFA June 27, 2024-November 3 2024.“In addition to Ali's innovative scholarship that examines American art through an eco-critical lens, Layers of Liberty acts as a test case for our approach to the reinstallation of the permanent collection in 2026,” says PAFA Chief of Curatorial Affairs Anna Marley.  Read More

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