Department of Art History

Across time and around the globe, humans have built vast visual worlds. Using a diverse set of original research skills, from fieldwork to close visual analysis, we unlock their meanings.

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Recent News

Christina Michelon Receives the 18th Annual Frost Essay Award

Christina Michelon is the recipient of the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Patricia and Phillip Frost Essay Award for her article “The In/Visibility of Mourning: Seeing…

Art History Spring 2022 Accolades

Please join us in congratulating the following students and faculty on their accomplishments.

Minneapolis Institute of Art to show promised gift of 200 realist works by French and Belgian artists

This spring, the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) will present an exhibition featuring the promised gift of more than 200 artworks from the collection of University of…

Jane Blocker, Gabriela Currie, Tanisha Fazal, Scott Vrieze, and Diane Willow.

2022 Scholars of the College

Congratulations to Jane Blocker (art history), Gabriela Currie (music), Tanisha Fazal, (political science), Scott Vrieze (psychology), and Diane Willow (art) for being…

Janet G. McCloud Travel Scholarship in American Painting

The UMN Department of Art History is pleased to announce the Janet G. McGloud Travel Scholarship in American Painting.