Art History Alumna, Suzanne McLeod, Ph.D. Presents Research at Bibliotheca Hertziana
Congratulations to Art History alumna, Suzanne McLeod, Ph.D., who was invited to present her work in progress at the Bibliotheca Hertziana in Rome on June 18, 2024. Her talk will address what is believed to be the earliest depiction of Native Americans in European art. The images are found in a painting titled, “The Resurrection” (1494) by the Italian artist, Pinturicchio.
Suzanne, who is Anishinaabe-ikwe and a member of the Sagkeeng First Nation Manitoba, Canada, completed her dissertation in spring 2020 at UNM under the direction of Professor Ray Hernández-Durán. Her dissertation, which examines encounters between the Spanish and Northwest Coast Native communities in the 18th century, was awarded the prestigious Thomas J. Popejoy Dissertation Award in 2023. She has a forthcoming article derived from her dissertation research and is in the process of preparing her manuscript for publication. Suzanne is currently an Assistant Professor of Art History in the School of Art at the University of Manitoba in Canada.
Jessamyn Lovell co-hosting “Better Critiques, Less Burnout” and featured in The Griffin Museum of Photography exhibition “Material Work: Toil & Grace.
Jessamyn Lovell is co-hosting “Better Critiques, Less Burnout,” covering critique, reflection, and restoration through Foundations in Art Theory and Education (FATE). End-of-Semester critiques don’t have to feel like a grind.
Art MFA Student, Saúl Ramírez, reviewed by the Albuquerque Journal
Congratulations to MFA student Saúl Ramírez, whose work was recently reviewed in the Albuquerque Journal. Their thesis exhibit, “Seeds of Compromise: In Search of Digestive Architectures,” is currently on view at the AC2 Gallery.
Assistant Professor, Amanda Curreri’s, Newest Exhibition “Liber Floridus”
Congratulations to Assistant Professor and graduate director Amanda Curreri, who, along with multimedia artist Andy Ness, created the exhibition Liber Floridus presented by the Wege Gallery. Curreri contributed woven textile-based works, while Ness contributed...