Undergraduate students in the Department of Art History gain real world experience through a variety of professional opportunities promoted in the department, including presentations at symposia and conferences. We are pleased to share the upcoming events which will feature presentations by VCU students on research completed in their Art History courses.
National Conference on Undergraduate Research
April 4 – 8, 2022 | Virtual
Julia Weichlein – Art History major, presenting research on Gustav Klimt developed in Writing for Art History course with Prof. Phinizy
Mary Catherine Langston – Art History major, presenting research on Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun developed in Writing for Art History course with Prof. Phinizy
Anna Carter – Art History major, presenting a paper titled “Art Conservation and the Museum Visitor Perception of Authenticity: Using Digital Media and Museum Texts to Increase Understanding of an Artwork’s History and Create a Satisfying Experience” developed in Honors Rhetoric with Prof. Boyles
SUNY New Paltz Undergraduate Art History Symposium
April 8-10, 2022 | Virtual
Nina Gregory – Interior Design major and Art History minor, presenting a paper on the Bauhaus am horn developed in Modern Art course with Prof. Lisa Freiman
Natalie Duke – Art History major, presenting a paper on Queer Female Expression via late 19th and early 20th century interior decoration, developed during Senior Seminar with Prof. Kathleen Chapman
Nathan Hosmer – Painting + Printmaking major and Art History minor, presenting a paper started in African Art & Architecture course with Prof. Babatunde Lawal
Kyle Maurer – Art History/Sculpture double major, presenting a paper on Eva Hesse which draws from research started in Writing for Art History with Prof. Phinizy and continued in Senior Seminar with Prof. Kathleen Chapman