Art History is the study of the visual arts in civilization. It
examines changing values in all fields of visual culture,
including painting, sculpture, graphics, photography,
architecture, film, the mass media, and forms of popular
expression. Its interdisciplinary reach encompasses literature,
history, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, gender studies,
critical theory, and cultural studies. Art History emphasizes
visual as well as verbal and written literacy, providing more
than the standard advantages to a liberal arts education.
Students majoring in Art History will engage with the
wide-ranging opportunities its curriculum presents for learning
and research. Studying Art History develops visual
literacy, communication skills, critical/creative thinking and an
understanding of diversity.
Professor Alexandra Sofroniew will present her paper, “Did Votive
Offerings Stop Working? The End of the ‘Votive Habit’ in
Republican Italy,” at a conference at the University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, on May 23.
Clarissa Tossin works with moving-image,
sculpture and installation to propose alternative narratives for
places defined by histories of colonization. Through a mix of
research, storytelling, and gestures of mapping and layering,
Tossin places seemingly disparate elements into conversation,
generating unexpected moments of interconnectedness across time
and space.
Community Education Room, Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, Davis, CA
Eungie Joo is Curator and Head of
Contemporary Art at the San
Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Prior to SFMOMA, Joo
was Keith Haring Director and Curator of Education and
Public Programs at the New Museum in New York (2007 to
2012).
Community Education Room, Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, Davis, CA
