Department of Art History

The Department of Art History invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in East Asian Art History with an expected start date of July 1, 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter. We seek a historian of any period whose work addresses the visual, material, and/or architectural culture of the Korean peninsula and/or Korean diaspora in its wider regional and historical context, preferably with a focus on transnational and intercultural topics.

The Visual Resources Center (VRC) is excited to highlight the work of Natalia Granquist, MAPH‘24, who created a digital companion site

Professor of Art History and the College Christine Mehring has been awarded a fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in the School of Historical Studies for the 2024-25 academic year. This prestigious membership allows for focused research and the free and open exchange of ideas among an international community of scholars at one of the foremost centers for intellectual inquiry. During her stay as the Elizabeth and J. Richardson Dilworth Member, Prof.

We mourn the loss of Art History PhD student Alan Longino.

Alan's memorial service will take place on October 8, 2024 at 11AM at Bond Chapel on the University of Chicago campus.

"Colleagues remembered art historian’s ‘intellectual spirit,’ empathy and curiosity."

Associate Professor Niall Atkinson, has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for the multi-university digital research platform called Florence Illuminated: Visualizing the History of Art, Architecture, and Society.

“Individuals can use our data to build their own datasets and make their own arguments and publications—print or digital,” said Atkinson, project director for Florence Illuminated and associate professor in the Departments of Art History and Romance Languages and Literatures.

We are pleased to announce the launch of CWAC Voices, an online journal for art criticism and exhibition reviews written in UChicago classes.

Associate Director of the Visual Resources Center, Bridget Madden, has been awarded the Outstanding Service Award from the Humanities Division. Madden provides support and resources not only to the Art History department, but to the entire humanities and arts community. 

Roko Rumora, Ph.D. student in ancient art, has been selected for the Center for Curatorial Leadership’s 2024 Mellon Foundation Seminar.