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Gatti Presents Paper on North Italian Wall Painting at the International Medieval Congress
Evan A. Gatti, Assistant Professor of Art History, presented “From Aquileia to Aosta: An Art of Northern Italy or Bishops at the Borders” at the 47th International Medieval Congress in Kalamazoo Michigan on May 10th, 2012.
Samantha DiRosa's work included in two exhibitions on environmental art
Pieces from Samantha DiRosa's body of work Gathering Dust: Sediment/Sentiment were recently included in two exhibitions on environmental art, Biotics Semiotics (Allen Priebe Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin) and Flora/Fauna (The Fine Arts Center of Hot Spring, AR).
CELEBRATE! Profile: Victoria Doose '12
An English and art history double major takes a second look at the meaning of Greek vases that scholars have traditionally ignored.
Shawn Tucker publishes paper on Mormon contributions to the virtues and vices tradition
Art History majors present papers at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research
Senior Art History Majors Victoria Doose (a double major in ARH and English with a professional writing and rhetoric concentration) and Elisa McSheehy Cooper (double major in ARH and International Studies) presented parts of their Elon College Fellows research this month at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research.
Shawn Tucker Presents on Willy Loman, Michael Scott, and Narcissism
Associate Professor of Fine Arts Shawn Tucker presented some of his research at the conference of the Humanities Education and Research Association March 7-10, 2012.
Olivia Feldman '12 to participate in year-long service program in Germany
Robert Mayhew presents at the College Art Association annual conference in Los Angeles
Robert Mayhew, adjunct assistant professor of art in the Department of Art & Art History, presented a paper titled “Patterns and Preferences in the Consumption of Paintings on Paper, Cloth and Panel in Sixteenth-Century Antwerp” at the annual meeting of the College Art Association in Los Angeles on Feb. 25, 2012.
"Restaurant: Impossible" gets help from Elon students
A popular cable series pops into the School of Communications as show host Robert Irvine asks for impressions of a local eatery.
Juan Obando presents "Low Lives: Occupy!" at The Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics at NYU
Assistant Professor of Art Juan Obando will present "Low Lives: Occupy!" at The Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics in New York City on March 3.
Presentation & workshop by Juan Obando at NC Museum Of Art
Richard Liebhart contributes to recently published book on Iron Age Gordion
Shawn Tucker Presents at International Pedagogy Conference
Associate Professor of Fine Arts Shawn Tucker presented a paper Nov. 14, 2011 at the 4th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI2011) in Madrid, Spain.
Elon Art Collection: Maud Gatewood
First in an occasional series on the collections, artists or groupings of objects in the Elon Art Collection.
Samantha DiRosa and Ken Hassell present at conference
Associate professors Samantha DiRosa and Ken Hassell of the Department of Art and Art History presented at the Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education national conference at Amherst College Nov. 11-13.
Michael Fels presents paper at the &Now Festival biennial conference
Juan Obando to participate in Duke University exhibition
Professor Juan Obando will be presenting some of his current projects at the exhibition Narco Nation | Drug-Borders | Utopian-Futures at Duke University's Fredric Jameson Gallery. The exhibit explores from three perspectives and geographies (Colombia, Mexico and the diasporas in the USA) what is now-called Narco-Culture through visual representation.
Art History students inducted into Phi Eta Sigma
Congratulations to Maria Cannon, art history major, and Meghan White, art history minor, for their induction into Phi Eta Sigma, the First-year Honor Society!
Turnstyle News interviews Juan Obando
This week's edition of Turnstyle News features an interview with Professor Juan Obando in the Department of Art & Art History.
Evan Gatti participates in roundtable discussion
Evan A. Gatti, assistant professor of art in the Department of Art & Art History, will participate in the roundtable discussion, "More Than a Medievalist: Teaching the General While Writing the Specific," at the International Congress on Medieval Studies, May 12-15. The Congress is held annually at the University of Western Michigan in Kalamazoo and attracts over 3,000 scholars in medieval studies.
Evan A. Gatti presents paper "The Bishop's Two Bodies and the Image In-Between"
Evan A. Gatti, an assistant professor in the Department of Art and Art History, presented "The Bishop's Two Bodies and the Image In-Between" at the Midwest Art History Society's annual conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan on April 15.
Common Goods pop-up shop - April 15
Photographer's gifts on display in Belk Library
Twenty-four photographs from around the globe are on display throughout Belk Library as a gift to Elon University from North Carolina photographer John T. Giancotti.
Lumen Scholar studies artistic expression to dispel myths on Africa
They are common stereotypes of Africa often portrayed in media: poverty, AIDS, a “primitiveness” of people who live there. As Elon University senior Maggie Pahos prepared for a semester abroad in Ghana, she wanted to find ways to dispel those stereotypes through her own research, photography and creative writing, and her project is the latest to be featured in a series of E-net profiles on Lumen Scholars in the Class of 2011.
Elon professors speak at Sullivan Social Entrepreneurship Fall Retreat
Elon professors Ken Hassell and Tom Arcaro were part of the Sullivan Social Entrepreneurship Fall Retreat held in Hendersonville, N.C., from Nov. 5-7, 2010.
Pamela Winfield publishes article on Japanese art history and religious studies
Pamela Winfield published a full-length review article entitled "State of the Fields: Recent Contributions to Japanese Art History and Religious Studies" for the peer-reviewed journal Religious Studies Review vol. 36 no. 3 (September 2010).
Professor’s book reexamines 19th century American painters
For decades, art historians ignored the work of impressionist painters who used their talent to paint scenes of domestic life in 19th century America. A forthcoming book by associate professor Kirstin Ringelberg argues that it’s time for scholars to reexamine these paintings, which depict a more complex story of the time normally seen to show women simply as “decorative” objects.
Evan Gatti presents paper at Conference on Bishops & Saints in Croatia
Assistant professor Evan Gatti presented “A Bishop’s Blessing on the Border or In-between: The Frontispiece in the Benedictional of Engilmar” at the May 27-30 conference Bishop Saints and Saintly Bishops sponsored by Hagiotheca and the Hagiography Society in Porec, Croatia.
Samantha DiRosa to present artist lecture and poetry reading at International Association for Environmental Philosophy conference
Assistant professor Samantha DiRosa will give a presentation and poetry reading at "Geo-Aesthetics in the Anthropocene," a conference sponsored by the International Association for Environmental Philosophy from May 24-26 at Salisbury University in Maryland.
Evan Gatti serves as guest editor, contributor to Peregrinations
A recent special issue of Peregrinations features articles on Ottonian art and architecture, and was guest-edited by Evan Gatti of Elon University.
Evan Gatti to present paper on Ottonian Italy at International Congress on Medieval Studies
Assistant Professor Evan A. Gatti will give a paper titled “Images on the Edge and About the Center: “Ottonian” Art in Northern Italy” in a session titled "Art History on the Edge: Art and Architecture in the Provinces of the Medieval World(s)" at the International Congress on Medieval Studies on May 13 in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Faculty and student scholarship celebrated at SURF
The annual Spring Undergraduate Research Forum on April 27, 2010, promoted and celebrated work from more than 100 students who made presentations about their scholarship in disciplines as diverse as psychology, exercise science, chemistry, public relations and economics.
DiRosa's work included in two New York exhibitions
Young Kim featured in News & Record story
Assistant professor of art Young Kim was profiled by the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C., in a Jan. 3 feature section cover story on his photography and exhibits using salt and sand.
Sculpture from Iraqi artist installed at Arts West
"Civilization," a sculpture by former Elon scholar-in-residence Ahmed Fadaam, was installed on the portico of the Arts West building Thursday afternoon in an event that included a live question-and-answer discussion with the artist from his home in Baghdad.
Installation of Dr. Ahmed Fadaam’s Civilization on Nov. 19
Michael Fels and Rick Earl exhibit collaborative painting machines at Visual Art Exchange
Michael Fels, associate professor of art, and Rick Earl, technical director for Cultural and Special Programs, are exhibiting collaborative painting machines at Visual Art Exchange in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Twitter plays key role in art award for Elon professor
Young Kim dropped small lights from the rafters of a vacant office near downtown Grand Rapids to illuminate the dozens of salt and clay portraits he created on the ground below, but when his work fell short in the public voting of a Michigan art contest billed as “the largest in the world,” fans of the Elon University assistant professor turned to Twitter – and their efforts proved the power of social media.
Evan Gatti chairs session on Medieval Bishops as Patrons at the International Congress on Medieval Studies
CELEBRATE! profile: Alaina Pineda '09
Alaina Pineda ’09 saw a disconnect between the campus community and the university’s art collection, and the art history major wanted to convey her passion for artwork by “unmasking the problems of the art collection in a scholarly way.” Her subsequent research project, “More Than Just Stuff on the Wall,” was presented at SURF this week and is the last in a series of E-net profiles to highlight undergraduate research during CELEBRATE! 2009.
Winter Term class gifts work to Greensboro school
For young people with few English skills, bright fabric panels speak every language. Students in a Winter Term art course created five quilted banners to hang in the library of a Greensboro school for children new to the United States – and the Elon class unveiled its work in a Feb. 20 presentation.
"Emerging Futures" forum inspires artistic discussion

What themes do spiritual dances, graphic designs and a quilted children’s story share? And how will art make a difference in an age of rapid, global change? Those questions were among the topics discussed Jan. 23 in one of a series of forums held as part of the Winter Term 2009 theme “Emerging Futures: Foresight for Global Good.”

Opening reception for SJE Art Exhibition - Nov. 6
Professor Evan Gatti hunts for meaning to church art
Elon University assistant professor Evan Gatti is studying what frescoes half hidden in two Northern Italian churches say about social and political affairs in the 11th century – and what they convey about basic human nature that remains important today.
Gatti to give paper on north Italian fresco fragments at the International Congress on Medieval Art
Professor to talk on medieval Islamic villa cultures of Spain - April 2
Ringleberg presents paper on Japanese contemporary art and “Cute-ness” at National Art and Art History Conference
Exhibition brings fabric creations to campus
A textile exhibition on campus shows the work of a painter-turned-fiber artist whose creativity four decades ago is now considered “ahead of its time.” Thirteen pieces by Nell Battle Booker Sonnemann can be viewed in the Arts West Gallery through Jan. 23.
"Return of the Banzai" artwork makes stop on campus
A sculpture by a South Carolina artist is currently on display outside the Center for the Arts near Lake Mary Nell. Its purpose? To provide viewers with “a sense of stability, balance and centeredness.”
DiRosa presents at Southeastern College Art Conference