Department News
Art History grad Acacia Larson featured as “face” of Courtauld Institute
UAlbany Art History graduate Acacia Larson featured as “face” of the Courtauld Institute in London, where she is currently studying as a graduate student
Retiring art history professor Rachel Dressler is honored with a planned anthology of writings by notable scholars in the field of Medieval Studies
Visualizing Gender and Sexuality in the Middle Ages is a planned volume in celebration of the work of Rachel Dressler, associate professor of art history at the University at Albany, and focuses on new research that engages with feminist art historical approaches within the fields of medieval art history and material culture studies. Contributors and more details found below.
Professor JoAnne Carson stages two solo exhibitions at New England museums
Studio art professor JoAnne Carson is staging two art shows in New England museums this summer and fall, one at Zillman Art Museum in Bangor, Maine, titled Wood Nymphs, August 4-December 23, and the other at Burlington City Arts from July 22 - October 10, titled A Sense of Wonder. The details of each show are below.
Wood Nymphs
Zillman Art Museum, 40 Harlow St., Bangor, Maine
August 4 - December 23, 2020
UAlbany Student Writes About Her Experience Taking Gothic Art and Architecture Course
Zaina Siraj, a senior UAlbany student majoring in Human Biology and minoring in Public Health and History, contributed an article in the Material Collective, titled HIStory not MYstory, about her experience taking Gothic Art and Architecture in Fall 2019.
MA and MFA Thesis Shows Go Virtual in 2020
Two exhibitions of exceptional work by UAlbany graduate candidates are presented in virtual formats from May 1-May 17, 2020. Efflorescence, the 2020 MA Thesis Show, featuring work by Bob DiBono, Juliana Haliti, Tara Holmes, Raouf Khalil, Andrea Lawyer, Minling Lin, and H.C.Tiffany Lo, is viewable as a catalogue here.
UAlbany Master of Arts Thesis Show Efflorescence Adapts to the Temporary Shift of the Art World Online
(Above: Juliana Haliti, Nature 2, oil on board, 48” x 126” 2020)
The University at Albany Department of Art & Art History opens its 2020 MA Thesis Show Efflorescence on May 1st. Efflorescence – meaning “flowering out" in French – features paintings, sculpture, and photography by MA candidates Bob DiBono, Juliana Haliti, Tara Holmes, Raouf Khalil, Andrea Lawyer, Minling Lin, and H.C.Tiffany Lo. The exhibition is presented as an online catalogue until May 17th, 2020. It represents the culmination of one year of intensive study and studio art practice. Since March 23, the students have been working off campus, adapting basements, living rooms, offices, and garages into home studios.
JoAnne Carson: Rise Up and Shine! at Opalka Gallery
The Opalka Gallery in Albany is currently exhibiting a twenty-five year survey of the work of University at Albany studio art professor JoAnne Carson. There will be a reception on Friday, February 7, from 6-8 p.m., with an artist's tour at 5 p.m. There will also be an artist's lecture on Tuesday, February 18 at 6:30 p.m.
Art History Professor Michael Werner Receives International Award
On December 10, 2019, the City of Sremska Mitrovica in Serbia awarded Professor Michael Werner of the Art and Art History Department at the University at Albany