We are delighted to congratulate Amanda Chacón, a third-year student majoring in Art History, Anthropology, and Latin American Studies for being named a 2023 Beinecke Scholar. Beinecke Scholars are selected for their academic excellence, their potential to succeed in graduate study and beyond, and most notably, their ability to formulate unique questions that contribute to their chosen field of study.
Zsofi Valyi-Nagy will be defending her dissertation, "Vera Molnar’s Programmed Abstraction: Computer Graphics and Geometric Abstract Art in Postwar Europe", on Wednesday, April 12 at 1pm in CWAC 157. Zsofi's defense is free and open to the public to attend in-person. If you are not able to attend in-person, please join with this zoom link. We would love to see you there and to support Zsofi on this achievement!
REGISTRATION REQUIRED: If you are interested in attending, please email arthistory@uchicago.edu as soon as possible.
“The Invention of Greek Sculpture” (Working Title)
Savannah Marquardt (Yale, PhD Student, Art History)
“Rivalry, Identity and the Making of Aphorisms on Man”
Sarah Carter (Postdoc, Art History)
How do you get your foot in the door of the art world and curatorial work? Where should you look for internship and job opportunities? What are entry-level positions in museums and galleries like on a day-to-day basis?
“Material Encounters: Chen Hongshou’s Early Paintings of Objects”
Speaker: Sizhao Yi, Ph.D. Candidate, Art History, UChicago
Speaker: Lu Yun-chen, Assistant Professor of History of Art and Architecture, DePaul University
“Outdoor Exhibitions in Beijing, 1979”
Speaker: Wu Hung, Harrie A. Vanderstappen Distinguished Service Professor of Art History and the College, UChicago
If you are interested in attending the reception after the workshop, please RSVP.
“Things that Look Back: the Malleable Space of Gandharan Art”
Speaker: Alice Casalini, PhD Candidate, Art History, UChicago