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Art Department

Art Department

Art Department

The department offers majors or correlates in Art History and Studio Art, as well as a track in architecture. Enriched by a comprehensive college art museum, both majors culminate in a one-semester senior thesis or independent studio project.

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Professor of Art Lisa Collins publishes Stitching Love and Loss: A Gee’s Bend Quilt

Lisa Gail Collins, Professor of Art on the Sarah Gibson Blanding Chair and Director of Vassar’s American Studies Program, is author of Stitching Love and Loss: A Gee’s Bend Quilt, a thickly layered story of a work-clothes quilt made in mourning and the memory of its making.

Three people sitting with a projected image in the background.

Leaving a Trace

Architects responsible for restoring Notre-Dame of Paris recently talked about their efforts to rebuild the cathedral after the devastating fire and how research by the late Professor Andrew Tallon has aided their efforts.

A room in the gallery with a blue wall on the left and yellow wall on the right. Two people are standing in front of a framed painting.

The Loeb Art Center Welcomes a Spelman College Exhibition Featuring Works by African American Artists

A collection of works by African American artists from the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art kicked off a national tour on September 30 with an opening at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center on the Vassar College campus. The exhibition, titled Silver Linings, highlights the works of masters, pioneers, and trailblazers who anchor the Spelman collection. The nearly 40 works represent a variety of media and techniques including painting, drawing, sculpture, mixed-media collage, prints, and photographs.

Professor Collins is appointed the Peter P. and Margaret A. D’Angelo Endowed Chair in the Humanities at St. John’s University

Lisa Gail Collins, Professor of Art and Director of American Studies on the Sarah Gibson Blanding Chair, was appointed the Peter P. and Margaret A. D’Angelo Endowed Chair in the Humanities at St. John’s University in Queens, New York, for a semester of teaching and scholarly exchange in Spring 2022.

Professor Nochlin speaking to a group of students sitting at a table.

Three-Part Series Honors Groundbreaking Professor of Art History Linda Nochlin

Image: photo of hand drawing on a screen with a stylus

Art Teacher Seeks Open Horizons and Collaboration in China

Will Wheeler ’14, an art teacher and artist, will travel to Asia, where he will work with artists and scientists as a Luce Scholar. Funded by the Henry Luce Foundation, the Luce Scholars Program pays all expenses for selected college graduates’ 14-month stay in Asia.

Image: artwork by animator Jacob Rivkin: people on a train

Animator Jacob Rivkin ’07 Plays Key Role in Film Chronicling Resurgence of Classical Music in China

Jacob Rivkin ’07 parlayed his talent as an artist and his love of Chinese culture into his role as animator for the PBS documentary Beethoven in Beijing.

Photo: people honoring Jeh Vincent Johnson

Vassar to Rename Cultural Center Building in Honor of the Pioneering Architect and Former Faculty Member Behind its Design, Professor Jeh Vincent Johnson

Posted 4/16/2021

Vassar College’s ALANA Center, which provides resources and programs for students of color, will be named for Professor Jeh Vincent Johnson, the pioneering African American architect and former Vassar faculty member who designed it. President Elizabeth H. Bradley made the announcement as part of last weekend’s African American Alumnae/i of Vassar College (AAAVC) Triennial, which celebrates the contributions of African American alumnae/i, students, faculty, administrators, and staff of Vassar College. Johnson died in January.