Bock, Claude

Bock, Claude

Claude Bock

Ph.D. Candidate

Art History Program

Major Fields of Interest: Intersections of Truth and Reconciliation and Indigenous art; the impact of settler-colonialism on Canadian comic books and graphic novels; the art of Jewish diaspora; public art, monuments, and memorials.
Undergraduate Experience: Concordia University, BFA in Art History (2014)
Graduate Experience: Western University, MA in Art History (2016). Thesis: 鈥淭he effects of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada on Contemporary Indigenous Art鈥
Dissertation Topic: The impact of settler-colonialism on Indigenous representation in Canadian (as well as Canadian content) comic books and graphic novels along with how Indigenous creators are claiming the medium control their own representations and identities.
Supervisor: Dr Norman Vorano

Alejandria, Cassidy

Alejandria, Cassidy

Cassidy Alejandria

M.A. Student

Art History Program

Major Fields of Interest: Contemporary feminist art, contemporary art and activism.
Undergraduate Experience: Bachelor of Arts Honours, Art History and History, Queen鈥檚 University.
Supervisor: Dr. Jen Kennedy.

Markowski, Nicholas

Markowski, Nicholas

Nicholas Markowski

M.A. Student

Art History Program

Major Fields of Interests: Modern and contemporary art; fin-de-si猫cle studies; decadence, aestheticism, and symbolism; history of science and medicine; art and literature; abjection and psychoanalysis. 
Undergraduate Experience: Honours Bachelor of Arts in History and Art History, University of Toronto, 2021.
Supervisor: Dr. Allison Morehead.

Adeniji, Adekunle

Adeniji, Adekunle

Adekunle Adeniji

Ph.D. Candidate

Art History Program

Major Fields of Interest: African art history, art criticism, post-colonial modernism in Africa, comparative/cross-cultural studies, and visual cultures 
Undergraduate Experience: Bachelor of Arts: Fine Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria (2009)
Graduate Experience: Master of Arts: African Studies (Visual Arts) University of Ibadan, Nigeria  (2014)
Dissertation Topic: Contemporary Stone Sculpting in Africa  
Supervisor: Dr. Juliana Ribeiro de Silva Bevilacqua 

Oatley, Sarah

Oatley, Sarah

Sarah Oatley

Ph.D. Candidate

Art History Program

Major Fields of Interest: Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century English fashion; print and material culture; early modern collage; scrapbooks and albums; gender and craft; gender and collecting practices.
Undergraduate Experience: B.A. Honours, Art History, University of Guelph (2019)
Graduate Experience: M.A. Art History, University of Guelph (2020)
M.A. Major Research Paper Title: 鈥淧inned and Pasted: Fashion and Politics in Barbara Johnson鈥檚 Album, 1746-1823.鈥
Supervisor: Dr. Antonia Behan

C茅zanne's Closet 2023

Start Date

Tuesday January 17, 2023

End Date

Saturday February 4, 2023

Time

11:00 am - 10:00 pm

Location

Union Gallery, 101 Union St.

Ticket sales are now open for , the popular annual fundraiser for Union Gallery. Tickets are $100, and guarantee the ticket holder one of over 60 donated artworks, via lottery-style draw. This year's fundraiser includes a preview preview exhibition at Union Gallery, January 17-February 4, 2023, co-curated by Queen鈥檚 University Art History graduate students Cicely Haggerty and Anna Douglas. All are invited to view C茅zanne鈥檚 Closet artworks in-person and a catalogue will be available online. All funds raised directly support Union Gallery's not-for-profit mission and programming, including exhibitions, artist opportunities, workshops and more. A live virtual event will close the event, February 4, 2023, 7:00-10:00pm.

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C茅zanne's Closet 2023

 

Professor Emeritus J. C. Heywood (1941-2022), master printmaker, painter, and mentor to countless artists during his 32 years at Queen鈥檚

Acclaimed printmaker J. C. Heywood died on 1 December 2022 in Montreal at age 81. From 1976 until his retirement in 2006, Professor Carl Heywood taught printmaking to Queen's students in the Bachelor of Fine Art program. He combined modesty with supreme assurance in the mastery of his technique. His gifts as a born communicator together with his great generosity of spirit endeared him to colleagues and aspiring artists at Queen's.

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Conlin, Rose

Conlin, Rose

Rose Conlin

Ph.D. Candidate

Art History Program

Major Fields of Interest: Early modern Art; Art in a global context; Dutch material culture; Natural history; Scientific illustration; Culture of curiosity; Knowledge networks and knowledge production
Undergraduate Experience: B.A. Art History (Honours), University of Guelph (2017)
Graduate Experience: M.A. Art History and Visual Culture, University of Guelph (2019)
M.A. Thesis Topic: 鈥淭he 鈥楽pindle-Shanked Vesalius鈥: Simulating Dissection in the Anatomia Humani Corporis.鈥
Dissertation Topic: 鈥淐ollecting Information and Producing Worldly Knowledge in Nicolaes Witsen鈥檚 Collection of Curiosities.鈥
Supervisor: Dr. Stephanie Dickey

Virtual Open House for prospective Art History graduate students

Date

Thursday December 15, 2022
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Location

Online

On December 15 at 6:00pm, prospective graduate students can attend the Queen's Art History program's . Join faculty, student representatives, and the Art History Graduate Chair to discuss graduate studies and ask your questions. This open house is . Please send any questions or concerns to Hailey Chomos, M.A. student and Art History Graduate Ambassador, at arthgradambassador@queensu.ca.