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School of Art Welcomes New Faculty in Photography, Art History

School of Art Welcomes New Faculty in Photography, Art History

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The UT School of Art is thrilled to welcome two new faculty members. Assistant Professor Bucky Miller joins the School of Art’s Photography area. An artist and writer who photographs to unearth stranger possibilities for joy, Miller is a recipient of the Aaron Siskind Foundation Individual Photographer’s Fellowship, has had solo exhibitions at spaces including the […]

Alumni Spotlight: A Conversation with Art Historian Robert Hobbs

Alumni Spotlight: A Conversation with Art Historian Robert Hobbs

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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.

Sean Roberts Book Published by Yale Press

Sean Roberts Book Published by Yale Press

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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.

Lyons Explains Vernacular Art in The Conversation

Lyons Explains Vernacular Art in The Conversation

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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 […]

Art History Student to Attend Conservation Workshop

Art History Student to Attend Conservation Workshop

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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.

Hiles and Ekstrum Present at CAA Conference

Hiles and Ekstrum Present at CAA Conference

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Tim Hiles, Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies and Professor of Art History at the School of Art will be presenting on Thursday, February 16, at the College Art Association (CAA) Annual Conference in New York City. Hiles is presenting with 2022 MFA graduate Ashley Ekstrum who worked with him as a research assistant prior to graduation and who has collaborated on research since.

Art Historian Tim McCall to Lecture on Renaissance Masculinity

Art Historian Tim McCall to Lecture on Renaissance Masculinity

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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