Gold-Gorvy Traveling Seminars in the Department of Art History

In the academic year 2020-21 when Gold-Gorvy Traveling Seminars in the Department of Art History were temporarily suspended due to COVID-19, the Visual Resources Center took the chance to review photographs from the past traveling seminars to better support future ones. The VRC hired and trained graduate student Yifan ZOU as the Research Associate to oversee the project to process photographs from three past Gold-Gorvy Traveling Seminars:

Congratulations to our 2020-21 PhD graduates!

The Department of Art History is proud to celebrate its graduating doctoral students for the 2020-21 academic year. We wish them the best as they embark on the next phase of their careers.

Savannah Esquivel

Zsofia Valyi-Nagy wins Dean’s Award for Graduate Student Teaching Excellence

Congratulations to Zsofia Valyi-Nagy (PhD Candidate) for being selected as one of two recipients for the 2021 Dean’s Award for Graduate Student Teaching Excellence! The award acknowledges Valyi-Nagy’s outstanding performance as a graduate student teacher and the impact she has made on undergraduate students.

Margareta Ingrid Christian - "Objects in Air: Artworks and Their Outside around 1900" - Catriona MacLeod

Margareta Ingrid Christian will discuss Objects in Air: Artworks and Their Outside around 1900. She will be joined in conversation with Catriona MacLeod. This event is presented by the Seminary Co-op in partnership with the University of Chicago Press.

Seminary Co-op Event: Margareta Ingrid Christian - "Objects in Air: Artworks and Their Outside around 1900" - Catriona MacLeod

Margareta Ingrid Christian will discuss Objects in Air: Artworks and Their Outside around 1900. She will be joined in conversation with Catriona MacLeod. This event is presented by the Seminary Co-op in partnership with the University of Chicago Press.

Zhenru Zhou and Zsofi Valyi-Nagy awarded CASVA Fellowships for 2021-2023

Congratulations to Zhenru Zhou and Zsofi Valyi-Nagy (PhD Candidates, Art History) for being awarded Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA) Fellowships!

Persis Berlekamp receives Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring

Congratulations to Persis Berlekamp (Associate Professor of Art History and the College and Affiliated Faculty in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations) for receiving the Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring! The award recognizes regular, full-time faculty members in the four divisions and the Divinity School for exemplary graduate teaching.