Art History and Visual Arts at Barnard
The Art History department teaches the history and practice of visual creativity. All people, at all times, around the world, have expressed their identities and their beliefs through visual art. From temple complexes to tea-cups, from quilts sewn with scraps to sculptures welded with tons of steel, art objects bring to us a knowledge of who we have been and how we shape our environments.
Both our history and studio courses train students to observe the world more closely and interpret what they see. In our history courses, students study how art has occurred at the intersection of personal, technical, and social forces. In our studio courses, students learn to engage those forces using media ranging from traditional drawing to digital design.
Thanks to Barnard’s location in New York City, the Art History department’s classrooms include some of the world’s most important museums and galleries. Courses are regularly taught at or with museums, and visiting artists, curators and critics frequently enrich our curriculum. Students interact with New York’s thriving art world for class assignments and independent projects and, especially during the summer, through jobs and internships. Art History majors have gone on to careers in museums, galleries, auction houses, arts administration, publishing, philanthropy, and as academics and practicing artists.
PHOTOGRAPHY
AT BARNARD COLLEGE
BARNARD ART HISTORY, VISUAL ARTS CONCENTRATION
IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY
ON VIEW MAY 3rd – May 17th, 2022
THE DIANA CENTER, 3rd, 4th & 5th FLOOR STAIRWELL
Asma Asghar Isha Asim Suzi Dweck
Elsa Ferguson Chloe Ferrandi Samuel Freilich
Ariana Gewurz Mabry Griffin Helena Jin
Khepera Lyons-Clark Grace Meinzer Emily Minz
Aimee Morris Olivia Nelson Katina Pierre-Louis
Ali Reich Lilly Robbins Ariana Smith
Tia Tanna Jewels Tauzin Amanda Taylor
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