The UT School of Art held its annual Kimberly D. Iles Scholarship awards on September 19th, honoring nine students from the School of Art and two from the College of Architecture and Design. Kimberly D. Iles was known for her vivacity, generosity of spirit, and passion for the arts. She graduated with honors from […]
School of Art Alumnus Robert Hobbs has led a career that many art historians could only dream of. He has written nearly sixty books and curated dozens of exhibits, working closely with artists, ranging from sculptors Alice Aycock and Robert Smithson to painters Lee Krasner and Robert Motherwell.
The Kimberly D. Iles Scholarships were awarded on Thursday, September 14, 2023, to eleven students in the University of Tennessee School of Art and School of Design. Students with their areas of concentration are: Joss Kitts | SculptureSomerset Alley | PaintingKenzie Felkins | DrawingGrace Olen | Cinema StudiesJessica Taylor | Graphic DesignCarter Goss | Graphic […]
Sean Roberts, senior lecturer in Art History for the UT School of Art co-edited the book, The Environment and Ecology in Islamic Art and Culture, was just published by Yale University Press. The book is described in the following press release.
What is vernacular art? A visual artist explains Vernacular art is a genre of visual art made by artists who are usually self-taught. They tend to work outside of art academies and commercial galleries, which have traditionally been the purview of white, affluent artists and collectors. In the U.S., vernacular art – which can also be called […]
Dani Sheridan Stanford is a BA student studying Art History at the UT School of Art. They are also pursuing a Minor in Studio Art and have, this semester, been an Arts and Collections Intern at the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture.
The Sam Yates Study Room in the Ewing Gallery was dedicated on Friday April 21
Each year the University of Tennessee College of Arts and Sciences seeks to recognize faculty members who excel in scholarship and creative activity while also being fully engaged in the other responsibilities of faculty jobs, primarily teaching and service.
Congratulations to the winners of the 76th student art competition. This competition has been an outlet for UT’s talented students for 76 years, wherein countless works of art of every form have been displayed and applauded by the university and Knoxville community.
Four videos from the Llhuros Symposium 2022, an international event hosted by the University of Tennessee School of Art in conjunction with the Llhuros Project are now available.
CONTEMPORARY ART + FASHION + MILAN is extending its application portal until March 5, 2023. Click the links below to hear Professor Bienko sing
Gallery 1010 Spring 2023 Application Now Open!
Retrospective exhibition at Gallery 1010 showcases work by Thais Lloyd throughout her time at the School of Art.
Timothy McCall is associate professor of art history, and director of the Art History Program at Villanova University. Tim’s research centers on Italian Renaissance art, and on visual intersections of power and gender (particularly masculinity) more broadly, in addition to histories of fashion and material culture
Frederick Moffatt, emeritus professor of art history, has continued his scholarship unabated since his retirement from teaching in 2005.
Timothy Hiles, associate professor of art history, joined the faculty of the School of Art in 1991 and for the last two decades has taught a popular course on the history of photography. Over the years, his research interests have also turned in this direction, most recently to the intersection between disability studies and art history.
Last fall, the School of Art Programming Committee brought to campus Morehshin Allahyari, an artist, activist, educator, curator, and recipient of The Leading Global Thinkers of 2016 award by Foreign Policy magazine. Allahyari gave a public lecture as part of the School of Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and opened an exhibition of her work at the UT Downtown Gallery in November. Her visit was co-sponsored by a grant from Ready for the World, the international and intercultural awareness initiative of UT.
Yamamoto’s recent work explores the concept of bisymmetry. He embraces the theory that bisymmetrical imagery is aesthetically appealing to humans because of the inherent symmetry of the human face and form. In order to create as perfectly symmetrical a form as possible, he has developed an unusual technique.
