Caitlin Blanchfield, Visiting Assistant Professor, Co-Authors New Book
Caitlin Blanchfield, Visiting Assistant Professor, Co-Authors New Book
Noah Mapes, PhD Candidate, Publishes Essay for MoMA
Noah Mapes, PhD Candidate, Publishes Essay for MoMA
History of Art Undergraduate Summer Highlights: from Excavations to Auctions
History of Art Undergraduate Summer Highlights: from Excavations to Auctions
Announcing 2026-2027 EAP fellowship and grant recipients
Graduate students connected to Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences departments — history, linguistics, Asian studies, history of art and visual studies, government, comparative iiterature, Romance studies and music —have received Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies East Asia Program fellowships and grants for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Ancient Mediterranean Art and Archaeology: tenure-track
Ancient Mediterranean Art and Archaeology: tenure-track
Rodrigo Guzman-Serrano, PhD Candidate, Participant in the Mellon Foundation Seminar in Curatorial Practice
Rodrigo Guzman-Serrano, PhD Candidate, Participant in the Mellon Foundation Seminar in Curatorial Practice
Martie Young, ‘great hero’ of Johnson Museum of Art, dies at 96
Martie Wing Young, art historian in Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences, died at 96. He helped establish the Johnson Museum of Art, expanded Cornell’s Asian art collections and exhibitions, and shaped decades of teaching and museum leadership.
Ayesha Matthan, PhD ‘26, awarded the 2026 Joan and Stanford Alexander Dissertation Award by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Ayesha Matthan, PhD ‘26, has been awarded the 2026 Joan and Stanford Alexander Dissertation Award in Photography by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH).
Kaitlin Emmanuel, PhD ‘25, presents at Princeton University’s Program in South Asian Studies
Kaitlin Emmanuel, PhD ’25, presents at Princeton University’s Program in South Asian Studies
Twenty-three receive awards recognizing excellence and impact
Several Cornell College of Arts and Sciences graduate students and one faculty member from the college were honored with 2026 Graduate Excellence and Impact Awards. Presented May 13, the awards honor leadership, service and mentorship.
Kaja McGowan and Ellen Avril curate “The Hum of Life: A Thousand and One Tales from Bali” at the Johnson Museum.”
Kaja McGowan and Ellen Avril curate “The Hum of Life: A Thousand and One Tales from Bali” at the Johnson Museum.”
Faculty excellence in teaching and advising honored with 2026 awards
Cornell’s College of Arts & Sciences honors the winners of its 2026 teaching and advising awards. Faculty members Nicole Giannella, Karola Mészáros and Landon Schnabel stand out this year, earning major awards for excellence; many instructors and teaching assistants received recognition, as well.
'The A&S requirements were permission to keep learning'
Olivia Kim is majoring in economics and history of art & visual studies
Iftikhar Dadi presents keynote at the CUNY Graduate Center
Iftikhar Dadi presents keynote at the CUNY Graduate Center
Student-created galleries explore Indonesian collection
Cornell University students in a practicum seminar curated an exhibit “Indonesia Embodied: Performing the Space Between” at the Johnson Museum. Students produced the show, highlighting Southeast Asian works and research on performance and provenance.
Prof. Jolene Rickard receives Lifetime Achievement Award
The Native American Art Studies Association gave artist and art historian Jolene Rickard, professor in Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences and in the American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program (AIISP) in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, a lifetime achievement award. A citizen of the Skarù·ręʔ / Tuscarora Nation (Hodinöhsö:ni Confederacy), Rickard is…
Professor Jolene Rickard receives 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Native American Art Studies Association (NAASA)
Professor Jolene Rickard receives 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Native American Art Studies Association (NAASA)
Jolene Rickard presented at the First America Conference at Yale University
Jolene Rickard presented at the First America Conference at Yale University
Meita Estiningsih, PhD Candidate, presented at the 2026 Annual Frick Symposium on the History of Art
Meita Estiningsih, PhD Candidate, presented at the 2026 Annual Frick Symposium on the History of Art
Jenna Marvin, PhD Candidate, Awarded Deanne Gebell Gitner ’66 and Family Annual Prize for Teaching Assistants
Jenna Marvin, PhD Candidate, Awarded Deanne Gebell Gitner ’66 and Family Annual Prize for Teaching Assistants