Michael Aschenbrenner

  • Senior Teaching Faculty, Art History
  • Director of Undergraduate Studies, Art History

Education

  • MA University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Art History, 2006,
    Thesis: The Hope of a Nation: Frederic Edwin Church's 'Our Banner in the Sky' and 'Aurora Borealis'
  • BA Carroll College, Psychology, 2002

Teaching Schedule

Course Num Title Meets
ARTHIST 101-401 Ancient and Medieval Art and Architecture MW 11:30am-12:20pm
ARTHIST 101-601 Ancient and Medieval Art and Architecture M 10:30am-11:20am
ARTHIST 101-602 Ancient and Medieval Art and Architecture M 12:30pm-1:20pm
ARTHIST 101-603 Ancient and Medieval Art and Architecture W 10:30am-11:20am
ARTHIST 101-604 Ancient and Medieval Art and Architecture W 12:30pm-1:20pm
ARTHIST 102-201 Renaissance to Modern Art and Architecture No Meeting Pattern
ARTHIST 255-001 Survey of Italian Renaissance Painting and Sculpture TR 1pm-2:15pm

Courses Taught

  • ARTHIST 101 - Ancient and Medieval Art and Architecture
  • ARTHIST 102 - Renaissance to Modern Art and Architecture
  • ARTHIST 103 - History of Architecture
  • ARTHIST 220 - The Beginning of Medieval Art
  • ARTHIST 237 - Northern Renaissance Art
  • ARTHIST 250 - Introduction to American Art
  • ARTHIST 255 - Survey of Italian Renaissance Painting and Sculpture
  • ARTHIST 333 - High Renaissance Art
  • ARTHIST 352 - American Illustration: 1850-1950
  • ARTHIST 353 - American Art: Colonial Period - 1870
  • ARTHIST 354 - American Art: 1870 - Present

Research Interests

  • American Art (emphasis on the Hudson River School)
  • American Illustration
  • Italian Renaissance Art
  • Northern Renaissance Art

Related Activities

  • Faculty advisor for the Art History Student Organization (AHSO)
  • Developed and implemented a continuing Study Abroad Winterim program through the Art History Department at UWM.  Has led programs in:
    • Florence, Italy - Winterim 2024
    • Venice, Italy - Winterim 2025
    • Florence, Italy - Winterim 2026
  • Led four month-long study abroad programs in Florence, Italy for the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design in 2008, 2012, 2015 and 2018.
  • Lecturer at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD)
  • Lecturer at Carroll University
  • Art Minor