We are very proud to celebrate (a bit belatedly) some of the recent fellowships, awards, and positions won by our graduate students over the course of last academic year–now supporting advanced training and innovative scholarship!
Dr. Nana Adusei-Poku is joining us as an assistant professor in African Diasporic art history this Fall ’22. Her research and teaching interests include four central themes or areas: artistic production from the African Diasporas; cultural shifts and their articulation at...Read more about Welcome New Faculty 2022-2023
Professor Emerita Joanna G. Williams, distinguished scholar of South and Southeast Asian art, passed away at her home in Berkeley on June 16, 2022, at the age of eighty-four. She was one of the foremost scholars of South and Southeast Asian art and architecture and, indeed, one of the most well-...Read more about Professor Emerita Joanna G. Williams obituary
We are excited to share with you the 2021-2022 issue of our departmental newsletter. A huge thanks goes to Julia Bryan-Wilson, Justin Underhill, Heather Reilly, and Julie Wolf.Read more about Newsletter 2021 - 2022
The Department of History of Art congratulates Professor Julia Bryan-Wilson on her receiving The Leon A. Henkin Citation for Distinguished Service is awarded by the Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Campus Climate (DECC) of the Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate. The Henkin Citation is...Read more about Julia Bryan-Wilson awarded the Henkin Citation
Congratulations to our Department Manager, Faith Enemark, who has been awarded the Berkeley Staff Assembly’s 2021 Excellence in Management Award! This significant honor for which there were over 100 nominees recognizes exemplary managers and supervisors who have led their teams and team members...Read more about Faith Enemark Wins Excellence in Management Award
Water Moon Reflections: Essays in Honor of Patricia Berger has been recently published by the Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley. Spanning two millennia and East and Inner Asia, this volume’s essays highlight Patricia Berger’s vast range of expertise as well as...Read more about Water Moon Reflections: Essays in Honor of Patricia Berger
Today is Big Give, our annual fundraising blitz, which has been online since 2014. We’re inviting alumni, parents, friends, students, faculty, and staff like you to rally again to support Berkeley and our...Read more about Big Give is here!
Prof. Julia Bryan-Wilson is curating an official collateral exhibition of the Venice Biennale, entitled Louise Nevelson: Persistence. Opening April 23, 2022 at the historic Procuratie Vecchi in Plaza San Marco, the show marks the 60th anniversary of Nevelson’s appearance at the 1962...Read more about Julia Bryan-Wilson curates Louise Nevelson exhibition in Venice, Italy