ARTHIST: 371 and a Yoruba Tunic
Visiting Assistant Professor Matthew Rarey brought a twentieth century Yoruba beaded tunic from Nigeria into his ARTHIST 371:African Art class.
Visiting Assistant Professor Matthew Rarey brought a twentieth century Yoruba beaded tunic from Nigeria into his ARTHIST 371:African Art class.
The newest member of our faculty, Assistant Professor Kay Wells, is a historian of American art who examines the relationships between fine and applied arts from the late eighteenth century to today.
On Thursday, September 18, the Department of Art History held its first Undergraduate Orientation hosted by Assistant Professor Elena Gorfinkel.
An archaeologist in the Department of Art History at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is exploring the past using the tools of the 21st century.
Assistant Professor Kay Wells interviewed artists Jaydan Moore and Olivia Valentine for the Journal of Modern Craft at Virginia Commonwealth University. Their conversation addresses artists’ processes, the politics of gender and environmentalism, and disciplinary boundaries.
Visiting Assistant Professor Matt Rarey brought objects from the UWM Art Collection into Mitchell Hall 195 to show his students in ARTHIST 104: African, New World and Oceanic and Art and Architecture.
On Tuesday, September 9, 2014, the UWM Art History Gallery hosted it’s first Art Exposé, a monthly gallery talk that exhibits a selected object from the UWM Art Collection on the second Tuesday of every month from 1-2 PM.
Associate Professor Tanya Tiffany and Graduate Student Samantha Landre were both doing research in Rome this summer.
Visiting Assistant Professor Matthew Francis Rarey was at King’s College, London last week to present his paper, “Undermining Oversight: Secret Visualities and Rebellion in Bahia, 1835,” part of a special panel on slavery and visual representation at the Congress of… Read More
In 1985, Kenneth Bendiner joined the UWM faculty as a tenured associate professor of Modern Painting and Sculpture, becoming a full Professor in 1993. He served as the chair, Undergraduate Advisor, Graduate Advisor, and Internship Coordinator. Kenneth Bendiner was known… Read More