Art History News

Doors Open Wide: Meet History Major Jacob Madsen

Doors Open Wide: Meet History Major Jacob Madsen

Jacob Madsen is a History major and Art History minor at JCU. He is the Vice President of the History & Humanities Society, and part of the Performing Arts Company.

Three JCU Students Receive Medals from Italy-USA Foundation at Italian Chamber of Deputies

Three JCU Students Receive Medals from Italy-USA Foundation at Italian Chamber of Deputies

Three JCU students received medals of the Italian Parliament in the framework of the America Award by the Italy-USA Foundation on October 4, 2024.

Managing the Material Remnants of Fascism: a Book Presentation at JCU

Managing the Material Remnants of Fascism: a Book Presentation at JCU

On September 25, Profs. Eszter Salgò, Sarah Linford, and Simon Martin discussed the book A Difficult Heritage: The Afterlives of Fascist-era Art and Architecture with the volume’s editor, Carmen Belmonte.

Exploring AI Frontiers: A Conversation with Alumna Natalia Stanusch

Exploring AI Frontiers: A Conversation with Alumna Natalia Stanusch

Natalia Stanusch graduated from JCU in Spring 2022 with a double major in Communications and Art History. She is currently a PhD candidate at the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA), University of Amsterdam (UvA). 

Heart Set on Art: Meet Student Sophia Vukovich

Heart Set on Art: Meet Student Sophia Vukovich

Sophia Vukovich is an Art History major at JCU. Her passion for art brought her from Vienna to Florence and Rome.

A Field Like No Other: Meet Art History Major Olivia De Laura

A Field Like No Other: Meet Art History Major Olivia De Laura

Olivia De Laura, who hails from Virginia, is an Art History major in her junior year at John Cabot University. An active member of the Art History Society, she is co-coordinator of the club’s social media.

Mastering Milan: A Journey Through Italian 20th-Century Art and Architecture

Mastering Milan: A Journey Through Italian 20th-Century Art and Architecture

One of the highlights of the Master's in Art History is a three-day field trip to Milan as part of Professor Sarah Linford's course Italian Art, 1909-1979.

Professor Sarah Linford Invited as Keynote Speaker at Book Presentation at The Met

Professor Sarah Linford Invited as Keynote Speaker at Book Presentation at The Met

Professor Sarah Linford was invited to be a keynote speaker at the Met presentation of "Atlante dell’arte contemporanea" in New York on May 25, 2024.

JCU Presents “Trastevere by the Meter Squared” Conference

JCU Presents “Trastevere by the Meter Squared” Conference

On the weekend of April 20-21, John Cabot University hosted the international conference “Trastevere by the Meter Squared (Trastevere m2)" . This meeting of scholars from the U.S. and Italy delved into the environmental, architectural, visual-material, and social history of Trastevere, one of Rome’s oldest, most cherished neighborhoods.

Meet MA in Art History Alumna Elena Schembri

Meet MA in Art History Alumna Elena Schembri

Elena Schembri graduated in Spring 2021 with a B.A. in Art History, and in Spring 2024 she completed her M.A. in Art History also at JCU.

Growing a Community: Student Sebastian Terrazas

Growing a Community: Student Sebastian Terrazas

Born and raised in Mexico City, Sebastian Terrazas is a junior at JCU double majoring in Classical Studies and Art History.

Alumna Anna Bottinelli Featured in Christie’s Article on Influential Women in the Art World

Alumna Anna Bottinelli Featured in Christie’s Article on Influential Women in the Art World

Class of 2010 alumna Anna Bottinelli was featured in Christie’s article “6 influential women on building a more equitable art world and the trailblazers who inspire them,” published on March 27, 2024.

Student and Artist Giggs Kgole Presents Exhibit “Ikhaya”

Student and Artist Giggs Kgole Presents Exhibit “Ikhaya”

Giggs Kgole is a South African artist and a student in his final semester at JCU majoring in Art History with double minors in Art and Design and Communications.. He has had over 25 exhibits since his first in 2019, including shows in the UK, South Africa, France, and Italy. He is one of the youngest art gallery owners in South Africa.

Appreciating Differences: Student Miriam Barzaghi

Appreciating Differences: Student Miriam Barzaghi

Miriam Barzaghi is a JCU student pursuing a B.A. in Art History. Miriam is currently participating in JCU’s Direct Exchange program, and she is studying abroad at the University of San Diego.

An Archaeological Excavation on the JCU Terrace

An Archaeological Excavation on the JCU Terrace

On February 6, 2024, Professor Jens Koehler’s Archaeology of the Ancient Mediterranean World class carried out their first archaeological excavation

Backstage Magic: Meet Student Kaitlyn Meule

Backstage Magic: Meet Student Kaitlyn Meule

Originally from Pennsylvania, Kaitlyn Meule is a second-year student at John Cabot University majoring in Art History.

An Open Heart and Mind: Student Ana Ionescu

An Open Heart and Mind: Student Ana Ionescu

Student Ana Ionescu is double majoring in Art History and Psychological Science, with a minor in Art and Design. She is the President of the Studio Art and Design Club.

Alumna Valeria D’Ambrosio Curates GRASPING THE COSMOS Project

Alumna Valeria D’Ambrosio Curates GRASPING THE COSMOS Project

Alumna Valeria D’Ambrosio is an art historian and contemporary art curator who graduated as Valedictorian in 2009 with a B.A. in Art History.

JCU Students Receive America Award by Italy-USA Foundation

JCU Students Receive America Award by Italy-USA Foundation

Four JCU Students were granted medals of the Italian Parliament in the framework of the America Award by the Italy-USA Foundation on October 6, 2023.

ARTSPEAKS Series Kicks Off with Lecture by Donatella Saroli of MAXXI

ARTSPEAKS Series Kicks Off with Lecture by Donatella Saroli of MAXXI

On September 21st, the John Cabot University Department of Art History, with the support of the Vanessa Somers Art Project, launched ARTSPEAKS, an open lecture series bringing leading academics, curators, artists, and other cultural professionals to JCU and the wider Roman community.