Dr. Nicola Aravecchia delivers two lectures in Fall 2025
The lectures were both held at Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia)
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Dr. Claudia Swan Delivers the Lecture "Morbid Wonders/Spectacular Procreation: The Art and Science of Rachel Ruysch.”
The lecture was in celebration of a Ruysch exhibition at the Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe.
Dr. Nathaniel Jones Co-Edits Relief in Greek, Roman, and Late Antique Art
The book is Volume 40 in the Yale Classical Studies series
The Department of Art History and Archaeology 2024-2025 Newsletter is Now Available
The newsletter details the many accomplishments and activities of our faculty, students, and staff
Rethinking Gauguin
When Paul Gauguin died almost 125 years ago, his artistic reputation did not assume the global stature it would later attain. With her current book project, Faculty Fellow Elizabeth C. Childs (Art History and Archaeology) presents the story of how — through dealers, exhibitions, collectors and shifting critical attitudes — Gauguin’s art moved from relative obscurity to a defining position in narratives of European modernism.
Dr. Ila Sheren to speak at the American Studies Association Annual Conference
Her talk will explore David Taylor's COMPLEX
Dr. Lindsey Sheedy (PhD 2021) Starts New Role at the John Michael Kohler Art Center
Lindsey is the new Grants Manager at the JMKAC
Introduction to Modern Art, Architecture, and Design Endorsed by Student Life as a "Must Take" Course!
PhD Candidate Hoyon Mephokee Receives a Mark S. Weil and Joan M. Hall Dissertation Grant
Hoyon used the grant to spend July 2025 conducting research in France.
PhD Candidate Hoyon Mephokee Awarded Graduate Fellowship at the Center for the Humanities
The fellowship provides an opportunity for PhD candidates to workshop a portion of their dissertation with Faculty Fellows in residence, other WashU faculty and invited guests
Dr. Angela Miller is in the New York Times!
The article references her scholarship on PaJaMa, in particular her 2023 book Body Language, co-authored with Nick Mauss
Dr. Sheren and Her Students Go "Birding" at the Saint Louis Art Museum
The event was with with visiting artist Mark Menjívar as part of the programming for “Extractivism in the Americas.”