Instructor and alumna Rebecca Teague had work juried into the North American Hand Papermakers (NAHP) 8th Collegiate Paper Art Triennial 2022-2024 this fall. The exhibition reflects the diversity of artistic and technical explorations among students enrolled in North American undergraduate or graduate degree programs. Entries were accepted in their own handmade paper, of sculpture, printmaking,
Artist Cedric Smith to Speak at UA Nov. 3
Cedric Smith, exhibiting artist at the Paul R. Jones Museum, will present a public lecture, Thursday, November 3, at 4:30 p.m., in the Camellia Room of Gorgas Library, as part of the Paul R. Jones Lecture Series. There will be a reception for the artist on First Friday, November 4, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.,
UA Art History Grad Student Awarded Havner Curatorial Internship
This summer, art history graduate student Julie Weber served as a Havner Curatorial Intern at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. Crystal Bridges holds one of the nation’s top collections of American art. During the eight-week intensive internship, Weber researched a variety of topics for the curatorial department, including future exhibition and
New Grad in Art History Receives Full Scholarship to University of Minnesota
Alumna Nadia DelMedico has been accepted to the doctoral program in art history at the University of Minnesota for the fall. The program is fully funded for all graduate students and DelMedico was also awarded a College of Liberal Arts Graduate Fellowship for her first year. In addition, she will continue teaching an online survey
Art and Art History Interns Help Preserve Joe Minter’s African Village in America
This summer, five UA Department of Art and Art History interns spent four weeks cataloging the work of Birmingham artist Joe Minter as part of a project to document work by the artist, support the work’s preservation and make it accessible to the public. Three undergrads from historically black institutions, a Tuscaloosa native and Shelton
UA Art Historian Recruits Kentuck Festival Volunteers
UA’s Department of Art and Art History has been fortunate to have a strong support staff of intelligent and inspired instructors who pass on their love of the study of art, as well as their enthusiasm for art in general, in introductory courses for the department. Alumna and full-time instructor Micah-Shea McKibben is one of
UA Art History Major to Attend Trinity College Dublin
Anna Wallace Pitts (BA 2021, summa cum laude, double major: art history and studio art; minor: Blount Scholars Program) will attend Trinity College Dublin to pursue a Master of Philosophy in art history this fall. The program focuses on the history of Irish art and architecture, Pitts said, “which dovetails perfectly with my research interests
Art History Alum Guides Visitors, Dresses as Art at Chrysler Museum
After graduating, Taylor Murray (BA 2018, art history) said that he started his career working full-time in animal rights. He still does that, but he also works part-time as a gallery host at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia. “It’s been really amazing to be back in the art world professionally for the
Art History Alumna at the National Park Service: a ‘Full Circle Moment’
UA alumna Shannon Walsh, who earned her MA in art history in 2020, is about to begin a new job with the National Park Service as the visual information specialist for the Women’s Rights National Historical Park and the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park, both in New York. Although she is breaking new ground geographically,