Professor Kay Wells in Artforum!

Professor Kay Wells has published a feature article in Artforum, which is THE magazine of record for international modern and contemporary art: https://www.artforum.com/features/k-l-h-wells-textile-exhibitions-washington-dc-new-york-chicago-557677/. Congratulations, Professor Wells!

Seeing Stars: A Middle Eastern Zodiac Plate in the UWM Art Collection

1991.002.16. Zodiac Plate. Unrecorded Middle Eastern artist. Early 20th century. Engraved silver. Morgan Moore This object, an engraved silver plate from the early 20th century, reflects the significance of astrology in Middle Eastern cultures. The plate measures 6 inches in …

Professor Kay Wells mentioned in the Atlantic Magazine!

Media mentions regarding the appeal of minatures: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/04/miniature-art-museums-thorne-rooms-bonsais/678133/ https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/why-miniatures-inspire-such-awe/ar-AA1nlGay https://newyorkfolk.com/news/why-miniatures-inspire-such-awe/

Art Exposé Gallery Talk – April 9, 2024

The Art Exposé are 15-minute presentations in which Gallery Staff, Faculty, or Gallery Interns discuss a mystery art object in the gallery collection. This is a wonderful opportunity to see the results of object-based learning and support our gallery team. …

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe

Saintly: Christian Women in Early Modern Europe, showcases our unique opportunity for students to complete a Master’s Thesis in the form of an exhibition. Saintly explores the relationship between laywomen and holy women from the Christian canon by examining depictions …

What the Folk? American Objects from the UWM Art Collection

Accompanying a course on American Folk Art taught by the UWM Art History Department, What the Folk? explores the terminology and history that have shaped understandings of folk art, self-taught art, Americana, outsider art, and visionary art. It asks which artists and …

John Stiff American Coverlet

John Stiff American Coverlet Object #: 2019.005.16 Carly Neil, Mathis Art Gallery Graduate Student Intern Fall 2023 This coverlet was accessioned into the Mathis Gallery collection in 2019. It was woven in 1843 by John Stiff in Milford, Pennsylvania. It …

Robo-Buddhism: Kokoro, Technology, and Spirituality in Japan Today

Public lecture by Dr. Jennifer Robertston, Professor emerita, Departments of Anthropology and Art History, Michigan State University Kokoro (心) is widely and innovatively used in everyday parlance and figures in many Japanese idioms. Kokoro connotes intellectual, emotional, and spiritual states …

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