Ph.D. Candidate
Art History Program
Major Fields of Interest: 19th-20th-century medievalism and material culture, collections and museums in Canada
Undergraduate Experience: BA University of Toronto, Art History & German Studies
Graduate Experience: MA Queen's University, Art History
Supervisor: Dr. Matthew Reeve
Ph.D. Candidate
Art History Program
Major Fields of Interest: Intersections of Truth and Reconciliation and Indigenous art; the impact of settler-colonialism on Canadian comic books and graphic novels; the art of Jewish diaspora; public art, monuments, and memorials.
Undergraduate Experience: Concordia University, BFA in Art History (2014)
Graduate Experience: Western University, MA in Art History (2016). Thesis: “The effects of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada on Contemporary Indigenous Art”
Dissertation Topic: The impact of settler-colonialism on Indigenous representation in Canadian (as well as Canadian content) comic books and graphic novels along with how Indigenous creators are claiming the medium control their own representations and identities.
Supervisor: Dr Norman Vorano
Ph.D. Candidate
Art History Program
Major Fields of Interest: African art history, art criticism, post-colonial modernism in Africa, comparative/cross-cultural studies, and visual cultures
Undergraduate Experience: Bachelor of Arts: Fine Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria (2009)
Graduate Experience: Master of Arts: African Studies (Visual Arts) University of Ibadan, Nigeria (2014)
Dissertation Topic: Contemporary Stone Sculpting in Africa
Supervisor: Dr. Juliana Ribeiro de Silva Bevilacqua
Start Date
Tuesday January 17, 2023End Date
Saturday February 4, 2023Time
11:00 am - 10:00 pmLocation
Union Gallery, 101 Union St.Ticket sales are now open for Cézanne's Closet, the popular annual fundraiser for Union Gallery. Tickets are $100, and guarantee the ticket holder one of over 60 donated artworks, via lottery-style draw. This year's fundraiser includes a preview preview exhibition at Union Gallery, January 17-February 4, 2023, co-curated by Queen’s University Art History graduate students Cicely Haggerty and Anna Douglas. All are invited to view Cézanne’s Closet artworks in-person and a catalogue will be available online. All funds raised directly support Union Gallery's not-for-profit mission and programming, including exhibitions, artist opportunities, workshops and more. A live virtual event will close the event, February 4, 2023, 7:00-10:00pm.
Acclaimed printmaker J. C. Heywood died on 1 December 2022 in Montreal at age 81. From 1976 until his retirement in 2006, Professor Carl Heywood taught printmaking to Queen's students in the Bachelor of Fine Art program. He combined modesty with supreme assurance in the mastery of his technique. His gifts as a born communicator together with his great generosity of spirit endeared him to colleagues and aspiring artists at Queen's.
Date
Thursday December 15, 2022Location
OnlineOn December 15 at 6:00pm, prospective graduate students can attend the Queen's Art History program's virtual open house. Join faculty, student representatives, and the Art History Graduate Chair to discuss graduate studies and ask your questions. This open house is free to attend with registration. Please send any questions or concerns to Hailey Chomos, M.A. student and Art History Graduate Ambassador, at arthgradambassador@queensu.ca.
Pictured below: led by Prof. Norman Vorano, Art History Graduate Students Cicely Haggerty and Anna Douglas toured the vaults at the Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, as part of the graduate seminar ARTH 876, Studies in Curatorial Practice and Cultural Policy. Photo courtesy Prof. Vorano.
Accomplished alumnae: MaryClaire Pappas (Ph.D. '22) has joined the Museum of Modern Art as the Louise Bourgeois Works on Paper Intern, focusing on early 20th-century Swedish art.
A Queen's milestone: Professor Gauvin Bailey, Professor Matthew Reeve, and Emeritus Professor Pierre Du Preyare all contributors to the Cambridge Guide to the Architecture of Christianity, the two-volume magnum opus just published by Cambridge University Press (Cambridge: CUP, 2023).
This month in Lagos, Nigeria, Art History Professor Juliana Bevilacqua led a training session for museum professionals, sponsored by the International Council for Museums (ICOM), the Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art, the Pan-Atlantic University, and ICOM Nigeria, with support of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution
