University of Utah Art History Program

Gearing up for the start of the semester? Check out these fantastic Art History course offerings that you may have missed: The Dutch Golden Age, Art & Social Conflict in the USA, and Modernism 1940-1970. Also help us welcome Virginia Solomon, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History for 2019-20! You can read about their background and interests here: https://utaharthistory.wordpress.com/2019/07/02/2019-20-visiting-assistant-professor-in-art-history-virginia-solomon/

Congratulations to Kiki, and all of our graduating seniors!

University of Utah College of Fine Arts - Say hello to the 2019 Outstanding Seniors Here they are! The College of Fine Arts 2019 Outstanding Seniors. Each year, an outstanding senior from each of the academic...

Congratulations to Laura Hurtado!

Utah Art History MA Alum Named Executive Director of UMOCA Former M.A. graduate of the Department of Art and History, Laura Allred Hurtado has just been named Executive Director of the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA). Laura earned her M.A. in Art H…

Congratulations to M.A. graduate Maggie Adams on her recent review in Hyperallergic!

M.A. Graduate Publishes São Paulo Biennial Review Art History M.A. graduate Margaret Adams recently published a review of the 33rd art biennial in São Paulo, Brazil. Adams completed her M.A. in Art History at the University of Utah in 2017, with t…

RIP, Sister Wendy

Sister Wendy Beckett, Nun Who Became a BBC Star, Dies at 88 She interrupted a cloistered life of prayer in England and soared to international stardom as one of the most improbable art critics in television history.

Congratulations to Art History M.A. candidate Mariko Azuma!

Art History M.A. Student Publishes Research Congratulations to Art History M.A. candidate Mariko Azuma, who recently defended her MA thesis “Authenticity, Preservation, and the Transnational Identity of Space: Comparing Yin Yu Tang and the L…

Congratulations to art history M.A. students Emily Citino and Chandler Keeling on their FLAS awards!

Art History Students Awarded FLAS Funds Art History M.A. student Emily Citino was one of five graduate students at the University of Utah to have received the prestigious Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Graduate Award for the 20…

An art historical breakdown of the Apesh*t video and its precedents:

A Guide to the Art in Beyonce & Jay Z's Ap***it Louvre Video Here's what you should know

Always good to go to Spiral Jetty, especially with the new U President, Ruth Watkins
w/ Monty Paret and Gretchen Dietrich

Elizabeth Peterson is retiring, read about her scholarly work and leadership!

Elizabeth Peterson Retires, Work Spans Medieval to 20th Century Art After twenty-six years as a dedicated and highly valued teacher, scholar and colleague in the Department of Art & Art History at the University of Utah, Associate Professor of Art History Eliza…

From LA to London, check out what the art history faculty has been up to this spring.

Spring Faculty Presentations Art History faculty are presenting in the US and abroad! Visiting Assistant Professor Sarah Hollenberg presented “Regionalism and Decolonization at the United Nations, 1952-1970” at the…