History of Art Department-Ohio State University

04/24/2026

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04/22/2026

In April 2026, PhD candidate Tony Del Aversano attended the 25th Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies, in Rochester, New York. There, he presented his paper “Queering the Holy Court: Angel Attendants in Late Medieval Painting” at a panel titled Devotional Art and Visual Culture.Tony’s trip ...

04/17/2026

Emilela Thomas-Adams, a PhD candidate in the department, presented a paper entitled “’Er want mich in waz er gehaben moht’: Medieval Community and Therapeutic Reuse” at the 42nd Annual Mary L. Cornille (GRS '87) Boston University Graduate Symposium on the History of Art & Architecture.

03/11/2026

PhD Student Michiko Kubota Presents at the College Art Association Conference in Chicago. Participating in the panel on “Gendered Mediations: Materials, Mediums, Artistic Practices in Twentieth-Century East Asia,” Michiko presented on her work “Codeswitching Through Sumi: Shinoda Toko.”

There was even an OSU reunion later in the week!

This trip was generously funded by the Graduate Research Small Grant program through the Arts and Humanities division of OSU’s College of Arts and Sciences.

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02/06/2026

Students from Five History of Art Courses Take Bus Trip to Cleveland Museum of Art

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Students from various courses braved the cold in early February to travel to the Cleveland Musuem of Art. Accompanied by Professor Kristen Adams and Lecturer Hannah Slater, the students explored the encyclopedic museum. Adams’ two Renaissance courses were particularly interested in the special exh...

11/20/2025

Professor Carlos Rivas spoke to the Ohio State News and shared his thoughts on the controversy surrounding the recent theft of the French Crown Jewels...

Professor Carlos Rivas spoke to the Ohio State News and shared his thoughts on the controversy surrounding the recent theft of the French Crown Jewels amidst shifting conversations about museums and cultural heritage. Read the full Ohio State News article to learn more!

11/19/2025

Ph.D. candidate Christy Sher presented a paper titled “Procreative Passions: Visualizing Love, Desire, and Lineage in Edo-Period Japanese Erotica” at the 51st Annual Cleveland Symposium on Love and Desire in the Visual Arts, held in Cleveland, Ohio on November 14th.

Ph.D. candidate Christy Sher presented a paper titled “Procreative Passions: Visualizing Love, Desire, and Lineage in Edo-Period Japanese Erotica” at the 51st Annual Cleveland Symposium on Love and Desire in the Visual Arts, held in Cleveland, Ohio on November 14th. Drawing on her dissertation r...

11/19/2025

Professor Karl Whittington’s new book, “Queer Making: On Artists and Desire in Medieval Europe,” has been published by ICMA Books and Penn State University Press.

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11/07/2025

PhD Candidate Asia Adomanis Conducts Research in Washington, D.C., and New York: This semester, PhD candidate Asia Adomanis traveled to Washington, D.C., and New York to conduct dissertation research on the artist Tseng Yuho.

This semester, PhD candidate Asia Adomanis traveled to Washington, D.C., and New York to conduct dissertation research on the artist Tseng Yuho. Asia visited the Smithsonian Institute Archives in D.C. and the Watson Library at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as the Rockefeller Archive Center...

11/07/2025

PhD Candidate Asia Adomanis’s Essay about Artist Seong Moy Included in Art Student League’s Anthology

In September, PhD candidate Asia Adomanis attended a reception for the publication of the Art Student League’s recent anthology 150 Stories: Lives of the Artists at the League (ed. Stephanie Cassidy. New York: Art Students League, 2025). Asia contributed an essay about the artist Seong Moy.

10/31/2025

Over autumn break, students in the History of Art Senior Seminar—led by Professor Ujaan Ghosh—traveled to New York City to conduct in-person research on the objects that they are studying for their final projects in the class.