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A Dissertation Defense for the History Books

April 6, 2020

When I envisioned the various possible situations for my dissertation defense, I had never imagined a scenario in which it would take place over Zoom and during a pandemic no less. Yet, despite all the craziness happening in the world, my defense took place as scheduled, albeit without the...

Sam Truman presents at “Lives/ Afterlives/ Futures” symposium

March 8, 2024

Samantha Truman, second-year PhD student in medieval art, delivered (by Zoom!) a fantastic paper at the University of Oregon graduate student symposium, "Lives/ Afterlives/ Futures: Engagements with the Archive." Graduate students and Professor Gertsman, who virtually attended the talk, were extremely impressed not only with the paper itself but...

CWRU Couple Join Forces for a Good Cause

April 3, 2020

Sarah Curry and David King met many years ago, picking up student artwork from the Regional Scholastics Art Exhibition on display at The Cleveland Institute of Art. Despite the fact that Curry & King have a background in Painting, they dusted off their sewing machines in an effort to...

Barney Taxel receives award at 2020 MWCP Juried Exhibition

April 3, 2020

The Midwest Center for Photography has announced the recipients of The Director’s Choice Awards for their 2020 MWCP Juried Exhibition. Barney Taxel, an instructor of digital photography at CWRU, received the award for the ‘closeup’ category. This image is a composite of three digital captures made during the ARTS 322...

Congratulations to the Friends of Art Award Winners!

March 20, 2020

The Department is delighted to announce the 2020 Friends of Art Award Winners: Mia Hafer (Best MA Paper Award), Alex Kaczenski (Best PhD Paper Award), and Kylie Fisher (Best Overall Performance by a PhD Student Award). WELL DONE!

Congratulations Kylie Fisher!

March 16, 2020

Today Andrew W. Mellon doctoral candidate Kylie Fisher successfully defended her dissertation, Imprinting Antiquity: Reinventing the Past through Sixteenth-Century Prints! A very heartfelt congratulations to (soon to be) Dr. Fisher!

African-American Alumni Exhibition at the Art Studio Building at CWRU attracts attention!

March 16, 2020

Read the Observer article here for more information. Congratulations to Tim Shuckerow for conceiving of the idea for the show, and congratulations to the artists for a magnificent exhibition!

Prof. Elizabeth Bolman Interview: The Red Monastery Church

March 16, 2020

Professor Elizabeth Bolman was recently interviewed by Cultural Property News about the Red Monastery restoration project near Sohag, Egypt. Read the full story and interview here.

Two graduate medievalists to present at the Florida State Symposium

January 26, 2020

Congratulations to Angie Verduci, 3rd-year PhD student, and Mia Hafer, 2nd-year MA student, whose papers were accepted into the 37th Annual Art History Graduate Symposium to be held in Tallahassee, Florida, on March 27 and 28, 2020!