Art and Art History (ARTH, ARTS)

HONORS: Honors Programs in art history and studio art are offered for qualified students; see department head for details.

Department Head: Kathleen Olson-Janjic

Faculty

First date is the year in which the faculty member began service as regular faculty at the University. Second date is the year of appointment to the present rank.

George R. Bent, Ph.D.—(1993)-2007
Sidney Gause Childress Professor of Art History
Ph.D., Stanford University

Christa Kreeger Bowden, M.F.A.—(2006)-2011
Associate Professor of Art
M.F.A., University of Georgia

Melissa Robin Kerin, Ph.D.—(2011)-2011
Assistant Professor of Art History
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Elliott Haigh King, Ph.D.—(2012)-2012
Assistant Professor of Art History
Ph.D., University of Essex

Andrea Lepage, Ph.D.—(2008)-2014
Associate Professor of Art History
Ph.D., Brown University

Kathleen Olson-Janjic, M.F.A.—(1987)-2007
Professor of Fine Arts
M.F.A., Yale University

Degrees/Majors/Minors

Major

• •  Art History major leading to BA degree
• •  Studio Art major leading to BA degree

Minor

• •  Art History minor
• •  Museum Studies minor
• •  Studio Art minor

Courses

• •  ARTS 453 - Internship in Studio Art
• •  ARTS 473 - Senior Thesis
• •  ARTS 493 - Honors Thesis