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.
Each year, UC Davis undergraduates in all academic fields are
invited to submit an abstract and participate in the Undergraduate Research,
Scholarship and Creative Activities Conference. This year,
art history was well represented with six majors
presenting research papers in Oral Session 2
on Saturday, April 25.
Professor Katharine Burnett recently attended the Global Tea
Conference at the University of VIrginia where she participated
in the Tea and Material/Visual Culture session to discuss
“Teapots Shaped by Cultural Forces: 17th-Century Art Theory and
Innovative Yixing Teapot Design.”
Professor Heghnar Watenpaugh will present a public lecture at the
National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations
(INALCO) on Mar. 27 in Paris.
The free public opening features performances by master’s and
doctoral students, as well as the presentation of the LeShelle
and Gary May Art Purchase Prize, the Keister and Allen Art
Purchase Prize, the Letters and Science Prize, and the Savageau
Award in the Department of Design.
Explore new ways of seeing and understanding
the past, present and future. Works by
graduate students in the Department of Design,
Performance Studies Graduate Group, Art History
Program, and the Maria Manetti Shrem Art Studio Program at
UC Davis are represented in this
multidisciplinary exhibition.
Schedule of Performances
5:30–5:55 p.m.
Events Plaza
Sean Olmstead, M.F.A. Art Studio I Know I Am Here, But Where Is Here?
5:40–5:55 p.m. (Part 1) 7:05–7:20 p.m. (Part 2)
Art Studio
Elmira M. Sultan Rashid, Ph.D. Performance Studies,
in collaboration with Samira Danesh Grape Blood
Melinda Marks, Ph.D. Performance Studies,
in collaboration with Adam Magill Excerpt: The Annotated Macbeth
8:15–8:45 p.m.
Community Education Room
Gino Robair, Ph.D. Performance Studies, in collaboration with
Gabriel Aguilar, Sepehr Jafari Jozani, Madeline Lazarus, Esther
Shih and Sam Tillett Radical Divination (for two papermakers and musical
ensemble)
Explore new ways of seeing and understanding
the past, present and future. Works by
graduate students in the Department of Design,
Performance Studies Graduate Group, Art History
Program, and the Maria Manetti Shrem Art Studio Program at
UC Davis are represented in this
multidisciplinary exhibition.
