News from the Art History Department at Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Beatrice presented her paper, “Je Me Souviens: An Evolving Public Memory on the École Polytechnique Massacre, as Shown Through the Place du 6-Décembre-1989” at the University of Virginia Department of Art’s Graduate Symposium, One & Done: Single Object Studies” on March 26, 2026.
Molly’s paper was awarded the runner-up prize for the best paper on American history at the 31st Annual James A. Barnes Graduate History Conference at Temple University, one of the largest and longest running graduate student conferences in the region, drawing participants from across the nation and around the world.
Brittany’s talk, “Reconstructing Seventeenth-Century Artist Networks Using Dutch Blue Paper,” comes from her research on her dissertation, and was developed with a mini-grant from the Office of the Vice-Provost for Research. Brittany will be presenting between 12″05 and 12:45 on April 10.
You can find out all about Erin’s research from a podcast through the Sirius Studios in NYC.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gilded-gentleman/id1595160782?i=1000755696095
Claire will be an intern in the Prints and Drawings Department of the Princeton University Art Museum this summer. Claire is researching Northern Renaissance prints, and so is looking forward to working with the curators at the Princeton University Museum.
Marion was co-chair of the panel “Havoc and Rebirth: Comparative Perspectives on Art and Earthquake”, where she presented the paper “Plaza and Church: Earthquake Baroque and the Philippines after 1645”. The panel covered artistic and architectural responses to earthquakes in the ancient, early modern, and modern world, from Pompeii to San Francisco.
Emma Holter (Ph.D. candidate) recently presented at the annual Renaissance Society of America conference in San Francisco. Her paper was titled “Isabella Piccini (1644-1734): A Cloistered Female Printmaker” and highlighted the work of an understudied nun-printmaker in seventeenth-century Venice. This paper stemmed from Emma’s Research Fellowship with Save Venice Inc. where she supported the Women Artists of Venice initiative, which seeks to recover the history of female artists in early modern Venice and the Veneto. She presented her research in a panel sponsored by Save Venice, alongside Temple professor Dr. Tracy Cooper, and their respondent was Dr. Peter Lukehart, Temple alumnus and Associate Dean of CASVA. Emma will be presenting a version of her paper on Isabella Piccini at the upcoming Association for Art History conference in Cambridge, UK.
Jessica let us know about a recent blog post about a workshop Meghan Kelly and she co-led at CAA: Grids Across Borders: Art, Craft, and the Global Context. The workshop extended, in part, from a section of her dissertation research, particularly her interest in reframing the grid not only as a formal device but as a cross-cultural and methodological framework. She tells us “It was rewarding to see those ideas translated into a collaborative, hands-on pedagogical setting.”
The blog is linked here: https://jeffersonaspire.com/grids-across-borders-workshop-at-caa-2026/
Ari’s will give his talk, “Imagination from the Rubble: Ruination, Reconstruction, and the Rise of Capriccio”, at the University of Illinois Graduate Student Symposium.
Emma’s paper will be presented at the Association for Art History (University of Cambridge): “Isabella Piccini: A Cloistered Venetian Printmaker”.
The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass Announces 2026 Residencies as The Studio Celebrates 30 Years: https://press.cmog.org/2026/studio-announces-2026-residencies-studio-celebrates-30-years
Alpesh was one of the “18 outstanding artists and scholars from around the world…chosen for their skill, potential, and dedication to their work”. According to the Corning Museum, “The Studio residencies empower artists to explore new directions in their work, and research residencies have been awarded to artists and scholars to provide time and resources for in-depth, scholarly research using the vast collections of the Rakow Research Library and the Museum as well as access to expert Museum staff.”
The residency committee noted that, “Inspired by a series of exhibitions he organized while curator-at-large at UrbanGlass in New York City, Patel has undertaken a new project—his third major book—which will examine glass as both a material and a concept. During his residency, Patel will advance this project by drawing upon key works within the Museum’s collections and engaging with librarians, curators, other scholars, and artists—deepening his understanding and shaping his thinking. The residency will also provide him with dedicated time for writing his book.”
