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Arthur J. DiFuria publishes review
Apr 24, 2013
Art history professor Arthur J. DiFuria, Ph.D., published his review of "Drama and Devotion: Heemskerck's Ecce Homo Altarpiece from Warsaw," the catalogue accompanying the exhibition at the J. Paul Getty Museum. DiFuria is completing a comprehensive review of the extensive group of drawings prepared by Maerten van Heemskerck during his time in Rome. DiFuria previously received a Presidential Fellowship to advance his research devoted to the Flemish artist.
Art history professor Arthur J. DiFuria, Ph.D., published his review of "Drama and Devotion: Heemskerck's Ecce Homo Altarpiece from Warsaw," the catalogue accompanying the exhibition at the J. Paul Getty Museum. DiFuria is completing a comprehensive review of the extensive group of drawings prepared by Maerten van Heemskerck during his time in Rome. DiFuria previously received a Presidential Fellowship to advance his research devoted to the Flemish artist.
Budzynski presents at Oregon conference
Mar 8, 2013
Art history professor Scott Budzynski will present his research "Narrative Space and Neorealist Milan" at the American Association of Italian Studies Annual Conference in Eugene, Oregon. Budzynski will join leading scholars for a panel devoted to Italian cinema. His work contributes to courses devoted to picturing the modern and contemporary city.
Art history professor Scott Budzynski will present his research "Narrative Space and Neorealist Milan" at the American Association of Italian Studies Annual Conference in Eugene, Oregon. Budzynski will join leading scholars for a panel devoted to Italian cinema. His work contributes to courses devoted to picturing the modern and contemporary city.
Tyler Akers to pursue M.F.A. degree
Feb 8, 2013
Tyler Akers (B.F.A., art history, 2012) will attend the M.F.A. program in art criticism and writing at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Professors Alexandria Pierce and Susan Falls mentored Akers during the completion of his studies in new media and his thesis, "The Transurban Condition: An Examination of the Political Works of Hussein Chalayan and Lucy Orta."
Tyler Akers (B.F.A., art history, 2012) will attend the M.F.A. program in art criticism and writing at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Professors Alexandria Pierce and Susan Falls mentored Akers during the completion of his studies in new media and his thesis, "The Transurban Condition: An Examination of the Political Works of Hussein Chalayan and Lucy Orta."
Charity Troy to pursue master's degree
Feb 8, 2013
Charity Troy (B.F.A., art history, 2011) will attend the master's degree program in art history at Syracuse University. Troy graduated cum laude from SCAD and completed her thesis, "Competition between Leonardo and Michelangelo: Florence, 1501-0159," with professor James Janson.
Charity Troy (B.F.A., art history, 2011) will attend the master's degree program in art history at Syracuse University. Troy graduated cum laude from SCAD and completed her thesis, "Competition between Leonardo and Michelangelo: Florence, 1501-0159," with professor James Janson.
Professor Jackson publishes essay
Feb 4, 2013
Timothy Jackson, Ph.D., professor of art history, published his essay "Cybernecology: Liberation Aesthetics and the Public Sphere" in The Virtual Transformation of the Public Sphere: Knowledge, Politics, Identity (Routledge, 2013). The essay follows his presentation at the College Art Association annual meeting and his exploration of the theme at a conference in Chandigarh, India.
Timothy Jackson, Ph.D., professor of art history, published his essay "Cybernecology: Liberation Aesthetics and the Public Sphere" in The Virtual Transformation of the Public Sphere: Knowledge, Politics, Identity (Routledge, 2013). The essay follows his presentation at the College Art Association annual meeting and his exploration of the theme at a conference in Chandigarh, India.
Southern Spaces publishes Goldstein work
Feb 4, 2013
Holly Goldstein, Ph.D., professor of art history, published "St. Augustine's 'Slave Market': A Visual History" in the interdisciplinary journal Southern Spaces as a feature in its series "Landscapes and Ecologies of the U.S. South." Professor Goldstein unpacked the complicated history of an iconic site through its shifts from a place of oppression and injustice to tourism.
Holly Goldstein, Ph.D., professor of art history, published "St. Augustine's 'Slave Market': A Visual History" in the interdisciplinary journal Southern Spaces as a feature in its series "Landscapes and Ecologies of the U.S. South." Professor Goldstein unpacked the complicated history of an iconic site through its shifts from a place of oppression and injustice to tourism.
Caicco contributes paper to conference
Dec 6, 2012
Art history professor Gregory Caicco, Ph.D. contributed his paper "And I Worked With My Hands': Critical Design as Poetics" to the Universities Art Association of Canada (UAAC-AAUC) Conference held in Montréal, Quebec Nov. 1-3, 2012. Professor Caicco's research proposes a set of strategies for architects and designers working on the other side of modernity.
Art history professor Gregory Caicco, Ph.D. contributed his paper "And I Worked With My Hands': Critical Design as Poetics" to the Universities Art Association of Canada (UAAC-AAUC) Conference held in Montréal, Quebec Nov. 1-3, 2012. Professor Caicco's research proposes a set of strategies for architects and designers working on the other side of modernity.
Redden teaches at South Polk Elementary
Nov 1, 2012
Courtney (Hatten) Redden (B.F.A., art history, 2007, Savannah) earned a master's degree in early childhood education from Mercer University in Atlanta, Georgia. She teaches third grade at South Polk Elementary School in Fort Polk, Louisiana, where she is developing an art program. She plans to get a Ph.D. and teach art history at the college level.
Courtney (Hatten) Redden (B.F.A., art history, 2007, Savannah) earned a master's degree in early childhood education from Mercer University in Atlanta, Georgia. She teaches third grade at South Polk Elementary School in Fort Polk, Louisiana, where she is developing an art program. She plans to get a Ph.D. and teach art history at the college level.
Gossett works at The Fund for Public Interest
Nov 1, 2012
Myrriah Gossett (B.F.A., art history, 2011, Savannah) is assistant canvass director at The Fund for Public Interest in Austin, Texas.
Myrriah Gossett (B.F.A., art history, 2011, Savannah) is assistant canvass director at The Fund for Public Interest in Austin, Texas.
Dayna Caldwell receives Thesis Proposal Award
Oct 30, 2012
Savannah art history graduate student Dayna Caldwell received the university's Graduate Thesis Proposal Award for her project "Navajo Textiles: Autonomy and the Marketplace." Art history professors Denise Smith, Ph.D. of SCAD Atlanta and Jane Rehl, Ph.D. of SCAD Savannah serve as members of her thesis committee. Caldwell presented her ongoing research project to the annual meeting of The Textile Society of America and received a scholarship to attend the 2012 Southwestern Textile Identification and Analysis Workshop.
Savannah art history graduate student Dayna Caldwell received the university's Graduate Thesis Proposal Award for her project "Navajo Textiles: Autonomy and the Marketplace." Art history professors Denise Smith, Ph.D. of SCAD Atlanta and Jane Rehl, Ph.D. of SCAD Savannah serve as members of her thesis committee. Caldwell presented her ongoing research project to the annual meeting of The Textile Society of America and received a scholarship to attend the 2012 Southwestern Textile Identification and Analysis Workshop.
Budzynski publishes urban space research
Oct 29, 2012
Savannah art history professor Scott Budzynski, Ph.D. published his current research devoted to urban spaces, both real and imagined. His essay "Meaning and Vision in Looking to the Future: The Skyscraper in Milan" appeared in the autumn 2012 edition of Studio Architecture and Urbanism magazine.
Savannah art history professor Scott Budzynski, Ph.D. published his current research devoted to urban spaces, both real and imagined. His essay "Meaning and Vision in Looking to the Future: The Skyscraper in Milan" appeared in the autumn 2012 edition of Studio Architecture and Urbanism magazine.
Professor Kluetsch publishes research
Sep 27, 2012
Art history professor Christoph Kluetsch, Ph.D., published "Information Aesthetics and the Stuttgart School" in "Mainframe Experimentalism: Early Computing and the Foundations of Digital Arts," edited by Hannah Higgins and Douglas Kahn (2012). Kluetsch's research uncovers material work that is not an object of beauty, but an extension of ourselves as a cognitive pleasure and a challenge to aesthetic
Art history professor Christoph Kluetsch, Ph.D., published "Information Aesthetics and the Stuttgart School" in "Mainframe Experimentalism: Early Computing and the Foundations of Digital Arts," edited by Hannah Higgins and Douglas Kahn (2012). Kluetsch's research uncovers material work that is not an object of beauty, but an extension of ourselves as a cognitive pleasure and a challenge to aesthetic
Professor Johnathan Farris chapter published
Sep 18, 2012
Art history professor Johnathan Farris' chapter, "Dwelling Factors: Western Merchants in Canton," was published in "Investing in the Early Modern Built Environment: Europeans, Asians, Settlers, and Indigenous Societies," edited by Carole Shammas. (Brill, 2012)
Art history professor Johnathan Farris' chapter, "Dwelling Factors: Western Merchants in Canton," was published in "Investing in the Early Modern Built Environment: Europeans, Asians, Settlers, and Indigenous Societies," edited by Carole Shammas. (Brill, 2012)
Professor Arthur DiFuria publishes essay
Sep 6, 2012
SCAD Art History professor Arthur DiFuria, Ph.D. published his essay, "The Eternal Eye: Memory, Vision and Topography in Maarten van Heemskerck's Roman Ruin Vedute." DiFuria's research and publication led to his Presidential Fellowship for Faculty Development and will be continued in his upcoming book, Maarten van Heemskerck's Rome.
SCAD Art History professor Arthur DiFuria, Ph.D. published his essay, "The Eternal Eye: Memory, Vision and Topography in Maarten van Heemskerck's Roman Ruin Vedute." DiFuria's research and publication led to his Presidential Fellowship for Faculty Development and will be continued in his upcoming book, Maarten van Heemskerck's Rome.
LeVan leads design research and strategy
Aug 16, 2012
Samantha (Rubin) LeVan (B.F.A., art history, 2002) is a senior user experience designer at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where she leads design research and strategy for patient and consumer mobile and Web products.
Samantha (Rubin) LeVan (B.F.A., art history, 2002) is a senior user experience designer at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where she leads design research and strategy for patient and consumer mobile and Web products.
Gossett is assistant canvass director
Jul 5, 2012
Myrriah Gossett (B.F.A., art history, 2011) is assistant canvass director at The Fund for the Public Interest in Austin, Texas.
Myrriah Gossett (B.F.A., art history, 2011) is assistant canvass director at The Fund for the Public Interest in Austin, Texas.
Alexandra Pierce presents current research
Jul 2, 2012
Alexandria Pierce, Ph.D., presented her current research "Beyond Irony: The Politics of Aesthetics in the Art of Ken Lum" at the Art and Politics of Irony/ L'Art et la politique de l'ironie Conference hosted by the Institute for the Public Life of Arts and Ideas at McGill University, Montreal, April 12-14.
Alexandria Pierce, Ph.D., presented her current research "Beyond Irony: The Politics of Aesthetics in the Art of Ken Lum" at the Art and Politics of Irony/ L'Art et la politique de l'ironie Conference hosted by the Institute for the Public Life of Arts and Ideas at McGill University, Montreal, April 12-14.
Chieh Lee named Larry W. Forrest Scholar
Jul 2, 2012
B.F.A. illustration student Chieh Lee was named the 2011-12 undergraduate Larry W. Forrest Scholar for her paper, "Northern Renaissance Last Judgment Paintings: Is God a Cruel or a Caring Father?," created with the guidance of faculty mentor Lesa Mason, Ph.D.
B.F.A. illustration student Chieh Lee was named the 2011-12 undergraduate Larry W. Forrest Scholar for her paper, "Northern Renaissance Last Judgment Paintings: Is God a Cruel or a Caring Father?," created with the guidance of faculty mentor Lesa Mason, Ph.D.
Jared Butler named Larry W. Forrest Scholar
Jul 2, 2012
M.A. art history student Jared Butler was named the department's 2011-12 graduate Larry W. Forrest Scholar for his paper, "Ambivalent Resistance: Uncertainty in the Work of Gerhard Richter and Paul Virilio." Jonathan Field, Ph.D., served as faculty mentor for the paper.
M.A. art history student Jared Butler was named the department's 2011-12 graduate Larry W. Forrest Scholar for his paper, "Ambivalent Resistance: Uncertainty in the Work of Gerhard Richter and Paul Virilio." Jonathan Field, Ph.D., served as faculty mentor for the paper.
Clarke interns at Museum of Fine Arts
Jul 2, 2012
B.F.A. art history student Mary Clarke will intern in the Art of the Americas department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She will continue her investigation and documentation of Mayan ceramics with an interest in the significance of vessels without provenance.
B.F.A. art history student Mary Clarke will intern in the Art of the Americas department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She will continue her investigation and documentation of Mayan ceramics with an interest in the significance of vessels without provenance.
Hecker receives outstanding achievement award
Jul 2, 2012
Sarah Hecker (M.A., art history, 2012) received an outstanding achievement award from the university and completed her thesis project, "Dueling Demons: Mikhail Vrubel's 'Demon Seated' and 'Demon Downcast'," with Professors Margy Betz, Andrew Nedd and Stephen Wagner.
Sarah Hecker (M.A., art history, 2012) received an outstanding achievement award from the university and completed her thesis project, "Dueling Demons: Mikhail Vrubel's 'Demon Seated' and 'Demon Downcast'," with Professors Margy Betz, Andrew Nedd and Stephen Wagner.
McGowan pursues dual degree program
Jul 2, 2012
Molly McGowan (B.F.A., art history, 2012) will enroll at the University of Toronto to pursue a dual degree program working toward a Master of Museum Studies and a Master of Information (Library Science).
Molly McGowan (B.F.A., art history, 2012) will enroll at the University of Toronto to pursue a dual degree program working toward a Master of Museum Studies and a Master of Information (Library Science).
Kayla Goggin receives honorable mention
Jun 29, 2012
B.F.A. art history student Kayla Goggin received honorable mention in the undergraduate category of the department's 2011-12 Larry W. Forrest Memorial Writing Competition. Lisa Jaye Young, Ph.D., served as faculty mentor for her paper, "The Hysterical Muse."
B.F.A. art history student Kayla Goggin received honorable mention in the undergraduate category of the department's 2011-12 Larry W. Forrest Memorial Writing Competition. Lisa Jaye Young, Ph.D., served as faculty mentor for her paper, "The Hysterical Muse."
Paula Fogarty earns honorable mention
Jun 29, 2012
M.A. art history student Paula Fogarty earned honorable mention in the graduate category of the department's 2011-12 Larry W. Forrest Memorial Writing Competition. Geoffrey S. Taylor, D.Des., served as faculty mentor for her paper, "The Villa Madama - Raphael's Dream, or a Shared Humanist Vision?"
M.A. art history student Paula Fogarty earned honorable mention in the graduate category of the department's 2011-12 Larry W. Forrest Memorial Writing Competition. Geoffrey S. Taylor, D.Des., served as faculty mentor for her paper, "The Villa Madama - Raphael's Dream, or a Shared Humanist Vision?"
Rankin interns with Robert Mondavi Winery
Jun 5, 2012
B.F.A. art history student Addison Rankin accepted a project management internship with Robert Mondavi Winery in Napa, California.
B.F.A. art history student Addison Rankin accepted a project management internship with Robert Mondavi Winery in Napa, California.
Sara Hecker receives Thesis Proposal Award
Jun 1, 2012
M.A. art history student Sara Hecker received the Graduate Studies Thesis Proposal Award for her thesis project, "Dueling Demons: Mikhail Vrubel's 'Demon Seated' and 'Demon Downcast.'"
M.A. art history student Sara Hecker received the Graduate Studies Thesis Proposal Award for her thesis project, "Dueling Demons: Mikhail Vrubel's 'Demon Seated' and 'Demon Downcast.'"
Exhibition picks three Lauren Huff prints
May 31, 2012
Three prints by B.F.A. art history student Lauren Huff were selected for the annual juried printmaking exhibition, "Alexander Ink." "Little Mobile Constellation Lights" and two additional intaglio prints were judged by guest juror and Vanderbilt University associate professor of art Mark Hosford to be outstanding examples from the works created at the SCAD Savannah and Atlanta locations during the academic year.
Three prints by B.F.A. art history student Lauren Huff were selected for the annual juried printmaking exhibition, "Alexander Ink." "Little Mobile Constellation Lights" and two additional intaglio prints were judged by guest juror and Vanderbilt University associate professor of art Mark Hosford to be outstanding examples from the works created at the SCAD Savannah and Atlanta locations during the academic year.
Amy Guess presents research at conference
Apr 30, 2012
M.A. art history student Amy Guess will present her research, "Rivalry, Envy and Self-Relation: Caravaggio as the Second Michelangelo," at Rivalry in the Arts: The Inaugural International Conference in Paragone Studies hosted by the Flint Institute of Arts in Flint, Michigan. Guess is completing her M.A. thesis on the artist's work.
M.A. art history student Amy Guess will present her research, "Rivalry, Envy and Self-Relation: Caravaggio as the Second Michelangelo," at Rivalry in the Arts: The Inaugural International Conference in Paragone Studies hosted by the Flint Institute of Arts in Flint, Michigan. Guess is completing her M.A. thesis on the artist's work.
Shimohirao works at Galeria Nara Roesler
Apr 25, 2012
Lilian Shimohirao (B.F.A., art history, 2008) completed her graduate program with distinction at Goldsmiths, University of London. At SCAD she earned summa cum laude recognition and completed her thesis, "Making the Invisible Visible: A Reading of Vik Muniz's The Invisible Object/Archeology of Desire," with professors Christoph Kluetsch and Frederick Gross. Shimohirao is now working with the international art research and communications department at the Galeria Nara Roesler, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Lilian Shimohirao (B.F.A., art history, 2008) completed her graduate program with distinction at Goldsmiths, University of London. At SCAD she earned summa cum laude recognition and completed her thesis, "Making the Invisible Visible: A Reading of Vik Muniz's The Invisible Object/Archeology of Desire," with professors Christoph Kluetsch and Frederick Gross. Shimohirao is now working with the international art research and communications department at the Galeria Nara Roesler, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Margaret Hallinan to attend master's program
Apr 20, 2012
Margaret Hallinan (B.F.A., art history, 2011) will attend the master's program in museum professions at Seton Hall University. Hallinan graduated summa cum laude from SCAD and completed her thesis, "The Tumi Knives of Ancient Peru," with professors Jane Rehl and Edwin Johnson. As a part of her curriculum minor in museum studies, she interned with the curator of collections at the Weatherspoon Art Museum in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Margaret Hallinan (B.F.A., art history, 2011) will attend the master's program in museum professions at Seton Hall University. Hallinan graduated summa cum laude from SCAD and completed her thesis, "The Tumi Knives of Ancient Peru," with professors Jane Rehl and Edwin Johnson. As a part of her curriculum minor in museum studies, she interned with the curator of collections at the Weatherspoon Art Museum in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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