Susan Barnett named curator at Erie Art Museum

MA alumna (2011), Susan Barnett, has been named curator of the Eire Art Museum in downtown Eire.

Congrats to the Spring 2017 MA Graduate!

The Department of Art History congratulates the following Spring 2017 MA graduate!

Cedar Forests, Cedar Ships: Allure, Lore and Metaphor in the Mediterranean Near East

Graduate alumna Sara Rich’s recently published book, Cedar Forests, Cedar Ships: Allure, Lore and Metaphor in the Mediterranean Near East, is now out from Archaeopress.

Art Exposé: Leigh Mahlik

On Tuesday, March, 14, 2017, the UWM Art History Gallery hosted Art Exposé.

Congrats to the Fall 2016 MA Graduates!

The Department of Art History congratulates the following Fall 2016 MA graduates!

Meet Leigh Mahlik

Welcome to our newest departmental staff member, Leigh Mahlik, who begins today, January 3, 2017, as Associate Academic Curator.

Siercks adopts art from UWM Art Collection

Dan Siercks adopted multiple objects from the the UWM Art Collection Adopt Art program in honor of his wife, art history BA 2011/MA 2013 alumna, Elizabeth Siercks.

Alumna publishes book on Door County Artists

Art History MA alumna (1994), Virginia Jones Maher, published a new book, Selected Artists of Door County, as part of The Peninsula Bookman’s 3rd Annual Festival of Books and Authors.

Alumni adopt art from UWM Art Collection

Alumni from the 2012-2013 ARTHIST 703/704: Introduction to Museum Studies courses donated to the Adopt Art program to preserve two objects from their course exhibition, Fragments of Faith.  They adopted a 12th-13th century, silver gilt, German chalice from the Charles Bolles… Read More

Art History Featured in L&S In Focus

The Department of Art History was featured in the September 2016 edition of the College of Letters & Science In Focus monthly newsletter.