News
Plesch elected to the Board of the Friends of the L.C. Bates Museum
Green Publishes New Book of Photographs, Three or Four Hills
Sheehan delivers endowed lecture at Vanderbilt University
Maine Arts Journal Fall 2024: The Portrait and Beyond
Plesch paper on Graffiti published in Medieval Cultural Heritage, Then and Now
Borthwick Marble Sculptures and Photographic Prints Exhibited in France
Green Photobook Forthcoming, Work to be Exhibited in Italy
Sheehan Publishes Article on Jacob Lawrence in The Art Bulletin
Plesch Gives Talk at South Solon Meeting House
Sheehan Interviewed for and Quoted in National Geographic Article on Manipulated Photos
Plesch Delivers Talk at Waterville Historical Society
Plesch edits and writes for the Summer 2024 Maine Arts Journal, the Sketchbook Issue
Colby students interview Brian Smith in ‘The Lantern’
Sheehan coedits book on the therapeutic dimensions of modernism
Plesch lectures at the Baxter Society on British Artist Tom Phillips
Green interviews with Czech blog ‘About Photography’ on his iconic punk rock photographs
Sheehan delivers invited lecture at Kenyon College’s Gund Gallery
Films by Suzuki screened at festivals nationwide
Sheehan co-edits “Critics Page” for the ‘Brooklyn Rail’
Plesch presents paper and lectures to graduate students at international conference in Rome
Plesch contributes to ‘Maine Arts Journal’ Spring 2024 issue
Plesch leads “Alumni Jan Plan” to Sicily
Winter 2024 ‘Maine Arts Journal’ features Plesch’s writing and Colby connections
Lilleston and Brinkema ’22 exhibit at Cove Street Arts in Portland, Maine
Lilleston exhibits work at Zillman Art Museum
Plesch contributes to ‘Maine Arts Journal’ Fall 2023 issue
Suzuki’s work screened at RPM23 Festival in Boston, ULTRAcinema in Mexico, and Antimatter Media Art Festival in British Columbia
Plesch edits and contributes paper to new book, ‘Water and Sea in Word and Image’
Plesch participates in international conference on Word and Image Studies
Plesch delivers lecture at international conference
Plesch gave a conference paper at the University of London
Ameri joins team of series editors for the Women in Ancient Cultures Book Series
Plesch presents paper and leads class at international workshop on Reproduction, Analysis, and Preservation of Graffiti
Green’s photography exhibition in the Maine Jewish Museum reviewed in the Portland Press Herald – Jan. 29, 2023
Sheehan Appointed a Beinecke Senior Visiting Fellow at CASVA at National Gallery Art
Plesch, Engman, and Onche ’22 Contribute to Spring 2023 Maine Arts Journal
Fall 2022 Maine Arts Journal Includes Essay and Intro by Plesch
Plesch Contributes Essay for Barbara Sullivan: “Forty + Years” Exhibition Catalog
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch wrote an essay for the…
Plesch Presents Paper at International Conference on British Artist Tom Phillips
VĂ©ronique Plesch, professor of art, traveled to Belgium to present…
Ameri has an article in ColbyNews
Associate Professor of Art Marta Ameri’s interview…
Green and Rizzo’s latest book Obelisks reviewed by PhotoBook Journal
Obelisks, the latest book by Professor of Art Gary…
Plesch Writes Essay and Intro for Summer 2022 Maine Arts Journal
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch contributed an essay titled “Plein…
Plesch TV Interview on The South Solon Meeting House Frescoes
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch in a TV interview…
Sheehan delivers Wyeth lecture Mon, July 11, 2pm ET
Dr. Tanya Sheehan delivered a lecture for the Farnsworth Museum…
Sheehan curates Colby College Museum of Art exhibition Andrew Wyeth: Life and Death
Andrew Wyeth: Life and Death is curated by Tanya Sheehan, William…
Garry Mitchell, Associate Professor of Art, has 17 works on view at the Portland Press Hotel
The exhibition runs from May 13 through July 15, 2022…
LC Bates 2022 Summer Show: Virtual Opening on May 7 at 5 p.m.
The opening of the 2022 LC Bates Summer Show, Wilderness…
2022 Senior Exhibition May 5 through May 22, 2022 in the Colby College Museum of Art
The 2022 Senior Exhibition features the culminating Capstone projects of…
Plesch contributes to the 2022 Spring Maine Arts Journal
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch contributed an essay to the …
Borthwick included in Bowdoin College Museum of Art exhibition “Antiquity and America”
Sculptor and Associate Professor of Art Bradley Borthwick has a…
New piece by Borthwick included in the “Antiquity & America” exhibition at Bowdoin Museum of Art
Sculptor and Associate Professor of Art Bradley Borthwick has a…
Ameri publishes a chapter “Women, Seals, and Power in Prehistoric Iran and Central Asia”
Associate professor of Art Marta Ameri has published a chapter…
Green’s Photographs in Show at Portland’s Cove Street Arts
Photographs by Associate Professor of Art Gary Green are included…
Plesch contributes essay to book Reproducing Images and Texts
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch contributed the paper “The Anxiety…
Plesch writes essay and intro for Winter 2022 Maine Arts Journal
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch contributed an essay to the…
Plesch contributes essay to book titled Reproducing Images and Texts/La reproduction des images et des textes
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch contributed the paper “The Anxiety…
Plesch Member of Jury for Defense of Doctoral Thesis
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch served as a member of…
The 2021 Faculty Biennial, November 18-December 12, 2021
Please join the Colby College Museum of Art for the …
Plesch Chairs Session, Gave Paper for Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Conference
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch organized and chaired a session…
Plesch Chairs Session, Gave Paper for Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Conference
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch organized and chaired a session…
Borthwick Solo Exhibition “Objects of Empire” Opens at Burlington City Arts
A solo exhibition by sculptor and Associate Professor of Art…
Plesch Essay in Maine Arts Journal Reflects Statewide Initiative
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch contributed an essay to the…
Lilleston exhibited at Spudnik Press Cooperative, Chicago, IL
Amanda exhibited in Chicago alongside a Canadian Artist, Lisa Matthias. Below…
Plesch organized, chaired, and presented at International conference
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch organized and chaired the session “The…
Plesch’s students create website during spring semester course “Copies, Fakes, and Forgeries”
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesh’s students during the spring semster…
Summer 2021 Maine Arts Journal Rich with Colby Connections
The summer issue of the Maine Arts Journal opens with …
Article on Senior Exhibition Catalog in Colby Magazine
Laura Meader, Associate Director of Communications, wrote a nice piece on the…
Plesch invited to join board of South Solon Historical Society
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch has been invited to join…
Sheehan contributes to Library Company’s innovative digital catalog
Tanya Sheehan, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Art,…
Green’s Around Midnight included on Landscape Stories Roundup
The latest book by Associate Professor of Art Gary Green, Around…
Green’s Photographs on View at Paris Gallery
Photographs by Associate Professor of Art Gary Green will be…
Spring 2021 Issue of the Maine Arts Journal – Articles by Editor Véronique Plesch and a Conversation and Poetry by Adrian Blevins
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch contributed two essays to the…
Hickey contributes chapters to two different volumes
Visiting Assistant Professor of American Studies Amber Hickey contributed a…
Green interviewed by Punk/Post Punk
Green interviewed with the academic journal Punk/Post Punk, London…
L’Artiere Talks – Gary Green in Conversation with Photograph Magazine’s Editor, Jean Dykstra
Associate Professor of Art Gary Green discusses his new…
Urbanautica interviews Green, talks teaching, photography, and beauty
Associate Professor of Art Gary Green held an interview with…
Plesch invited to deliver guest lecture at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City.
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch was invited to deliver a virtual…
Plesch contributes chapter to Cultures of Compunction in the Medieval World
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch contributed an essay for the…
Noah Charney ’02 to give talk on “The Provenance Trap: Understanding the Modus Operandi of Art Forgers.”
Charney is the founder and president of the Association for…
Gary Vikan to give a talk on his recent book “The Holy Shroud: A Brilliant Hoax in the Time of the Black Death.”
Gary Vikan, former director of the Walters Art Museum, will…
Ameri Awarded Lang Fellowship at Rare Book School
Assistant Professor of Art Marta Ameri was awarded a prestigious…
Ameri Awarded Lang Fellowship at Rare Book School
Assistant Professor of Art Marta Ameri was awarded a prestigious…
Plesch delivers Lecture on Bronze Medallions
On Jan. 25, 2021, Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch delivered…
Green interview with Photography Critic Feuerhelm now online
The first interview with Associate Professor of Art Gary Green…
Sheehan contributes to book, “The Colors of Photography”
Tanya Sheehan, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Art,…
Green interviewed by online magazine Landscape Stories about his photography
A lengthy interview with photographer and Associate Professor of Art…
Plesch contributes to Maine Arts Journal Winter 2021 Issue
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch contributed…
Sheehan Discusses Her Smithsonian Editorship in Roundtable Discussion
Tanya Sheehan, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Art,…
Green in conversation with the Bakery Photo Collective to discuss his two new books
Associate Professor of Art and Maine-based photographer Gary Green…
Plesch participates in workshop organized by École des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris
VĂ©ronique Plesch was invited to participate at the workshop “Écritures…
Ameri’s student in W1 made a discovery!
https://www.colby.edu/magazine/the-man-in-the-flowered-coat-identity-revealed/
Olivia Hochstadt and Whitney White are nominees for the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship 2021
Congratulations to our Art History majors Olivia Hochstadt and Whitney…
Instagram Interview – Gary Green in Conversation with Photobook Cafe in London
Gary Green will be interviewed the by Photobook CafĂ© in…
Vanity Fair France Prints Gary Green Photographs
Photographs taken in the late ’70s and early ’80s by…
Plesch in Conversation with Artist Abby Shahn for SPEEDWELL Live!
The video of a conversation between Professor of Art VĂ©ronique…
Plesch Contributes to Podcast Series “Canto per Canto: Conversations with Dante in our Time”
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch has recorded a conversation as…
Summer and Fall Issues of the Maine Arts Journal – Articles by Editor Véronique Plesch and by Maggie Libby
The Fall 2020 issue of the Maine Arts Journal contains articles…
Plesch to give virtual talk to the Medieval Reading Group at the University of Dundee, Scotland.
Prof. VĂ©ronique Plesch will present a paper to the Medieval…
Photographs by Green Included in Italian Exhibition
Photographs by Associate Professor of Art Gary Green are included…
Sheehan Contributes Essay to New Book on Zealy Daguerreotypes
Tanya Sheehan, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Art,…
Sheehan talks about new book on race and visual humor with Colby Magazine
These Pictures Tell a Story What…
Humanities Lab Spotlight: Museum Practicum—The L.C.Bates Museum
Each semester, the Center for the Arts and Humanities gives…
Plesch Humanities Lab Creates Website for L.C. Bates Museum
Colby students in the Humanities Lab AR393 Museum Practicum – The…
The Guardian Runs Story about Green’s New Book
The Guardian ran a story about the new book by Associate Professor…
New Book by Green in UK’s The Review, Creative Boom, and Others
The new book When Midnight Comes Around by photographer Gary Green,…
Plesch Edits and Contributes to Maine Arts Journal Summer Issue
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch, a member of the editorial…
Plesch and Friedenreich publish in Studies in Iconography
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch and Pulver Family Associate Professor of…
Plesch holds conversation with artist Abby Shahn on her retrospective at SPEEDWELL
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch was in conversation with artist…
Department seminar inspires student to research Kalinga style tattoos in the Filipino Culture
…
Spring Issue of Maine Arts Journal, Edited by Plesch, Article on Lilleston
In the Spring 2020 issue of the Maine Arts Journal,…
Plesch in Demand at International Association of Word and Image Studies
VĂ©ronique Plesch organized and chaired the session “Word…
The James M. Carpenter Lecture with Aruna D’Souza “Against Empathy: The Value of Mistranslation in Art and in Life”
The James M. Carpenter Lecture Fund was established by Jacqueline…
Ameri publishes article ” Who Holds the Keys?” in Iran: Journal of the British Institute of Persian Studies
Marta Ameri, assistant professor of Art, has published an article…
Sheehan awarded Boston Medical Library Fellowship at Harvard
Through the Boston Medical Library, the Center for the History…
Plesch Joins Editorial Board of Maine Arts Journal
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch has been invited to join the…
2019 Clara M. Southworth Lecture, “Preserving the Gilded Age”
Wednesday, November 13, 2019, 6:00 p.m. Bixler / 178…
Ameri publishes article on Indus Valley iconography in Artibus Asiae
Marta Ameri, assistant professor of Art, has published an article…
Plesch is guest editor, contributor to Maine Arts Journal: UMVA Quarterly
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch is the guest assistant editor for the …
Film Screening at Railroad Square Cinema TUNNIIT: RETRACING THE LINES OF INUIT TATTOOS
Please join us for a…
2019 Faculty Biennial Show on view from September 5-22, 2019
The 2019 Faculty Biennial features recent work by Colby’s teaching…
Mitchell exhibits new work at ICON Contemporary Art in Brunswick, ME
New work by Garry Mitchell, associate professor of art, on…
Mitchell exhibits new work at ICON Contemporary Art, Brunswick, ME
New work by Associate Professor of Art Garry Mitchell on…
Green’s photography chosen for JRNL NO.2, by Fotofilmic
Gary Green, associate professor of art, had his work chosen…
Raasch Faculty Fellow in Art (Photography) joins Art Department
Thalassa Raasch is a French-American artist, educator, and beekeeper based…
Sperling interviewed for article in The Lantern
Marina Takagi ’21, a Colby Art major, interviewed Faculty Fellow…
Plesch joins Host Committee at Farnsworth Art Museum
VĂ©ronique Plesch was invited to join the Host Committee of…
Plesch Delivers Plenary Lecture at the University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Spain
VĂ©ronique Plesch, professor of art, was invited to deliver a…
Plesch Organizes Session at CAA Annual Conference; Conducts Review of Trinity College’s Art History Program
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch was active off campus during…
Plesch Delivered Public Lecture at Bates College
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch delivered a public lecture at Bates…
Sheehan coauthors Smithsonian book on African American Photography
Associate Professor of Art Tanya Sheehan coauthored the latest installment…
2019 SENIOR ART EXHIBITION OPENING: MAY 9, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Please join us for the 2019 Senior Art Exhibition Opening…
Sheehan Elected to American Antiquarian Society
Associate Professor of Art Tanya Sheehan has been elected to…
Sheehan Presents New Work at AAH Conference, UK
Associate Professor Tanya Sheehan delivered a paper in a session…
Sperling’s AR244 Moving Images: Magic Lanterns to Virtual Reality course featured on Colby’s Instagram
Colby featured Juliet Sperling’s course “Moving Images: Magic Lanterns to Virtual…
Sperling’s AR244 Moving Images: Magic Lanterns to Virtual Reality course featured on Colby’s Instagram
Colby featured Juliet Sperling’s course “Moving Images: Magic Lanterns to Virtual…
Borthwick One of 23 Artists at deCordova New England Biennial 2019 – Opens Friday, April 5
Work by Bradley Borthwick, assistant professor of art, will be…
Plesch Organizes, Chairs Session at College Art Association Annual Conference
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch organized and chaired the session “Beyond the…
Mark Dion, 2019 Mellon Distinguished Fellow in Environmental Humanities, to speak Feb. 27, 2019
February 27 2019 Mellon Distinguished Fellow in Environmental Humanities…
Paul Discoe presents the Clara M. Southworth Lecture on March 12, 2019
Paul Discoe is a designer and innovator who acts as…
Augustto Cipriani presents his lecture “Brazilian Contemporary Writing: Art, Graffiti, and Politics” on Feb. 8, 2019
Lecture by Augustto Cipriani from the Federal University…
Last semester two students interveiwed Veronique Plesch for projects in classes, involving videos modern technologies in art museums and the art of tattooing.
The first one by Howie Gao ’22 for WP115, First-Year Writing: Writing…
Garry Mitchell deemed “excellent painter” in Portland Press Herald arts review
Garry Mitchell, deemed “an excellent painter,” was included in a…
Sheehan publishes article on Colby Museum painting by Thomas Le Clear
Tanya Sheehan (William R. Kenan Jr. Associate Professor of Art)…
Sheehan publishes new book on race and photographic humor
In her new book, Study in Black and White: Photography,…
Film Screening: Basquiat – Thursday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. in Given Auditorium, Bixler Art and Music Center
Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. Given…
Film Screening: Boom for Real / White Walls Say Nothing – November 15 at 7:15 p.m.
Railroad Square Cinema November 15, 2018 at 7:15 p.m.
Sperling speaks at Association of Historians of American Art Symposium in Minneapolis
Faculty Fellow in American Art Juliet Sperling presented research at…
Plesch publishes essay in the fall issue of the Maine Arts Journal
VĂ©ronique Plesch, professor of art, has an essay…
Plesch has one of her early modern graffiti photos in exhibition
VĂ©ronique Plesch, professor of art, has one of her photos…
The Department of Art presents a lecture by Luc Sante
“The Genius of the System” October 11, 2018…
President Mary Hawkes-Greene of Burren College of Art invited to speak at Colby
Mary Hawkes-Greene, president of Burren College of Art will be…
Harkett publishes essay in Why Art Museums?
Associate Professor of Art Daniel Harkett has published…
Mitchell exhibits new work at Speedwell Projects, Portland
Associate Professor of Art Garry Mitchell has always been fascinated…
Lilleston exhibits at Artlink Gallery
Faculty Fellow in print and digital media, Amanda Lilleston, has…
Sheehan edits new book on photography and migration
Associate Professor Tanya Sheehan has edited a new collection of…
Harkett’s students write Lantern posts about artists in the Senior Exhibition
In a series of posts for the Colby…
Sheehan appointed distinguished scholar and director of research at Lunder Institute
Tanya Sheehan, currently associate professor of art and chair of…
Ameri co-edits new book on seals in the ancient world
Assistant Professor Marta Ameri is a co-editor of the newly…
Juliet Sperling joining Art faculty in fall 2018
The Art Department is thrilled to announce that Juliet Sperling…
NEW fall 2018 Art course: Facing America!
AR216 Facing America: Race and Representation, 1492 to the Present…
Green’s photo on cover of T: The New York Times Style Magazine
Associate Professor of Art Gary Green has a photograph featured…
Sheehan wins Terra Foundation Publication Grant
The College Art Association is pleased to announce the…
Sheehan’s new Global Lab travels to Smithsonian
One of Colby’s first Global Labs funded by DavisConnects, AR/AM458…
Sheehan publishes in new book on before-and-after photos
Associate Professor of Art Tanya Sheehan is one of twelve…
Plesch leads alumni tour in Italy and France
In October, VĂ©ronique Plesch lead a tour for Colby Alumni…
Weitz lectures in Taiwan
Jette Professor of Art, Ankeney Weitz, presented her lecture, “Zao…
Beranek’s essay on Govert Flinck featured in new book
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art, Saskia Beranek, has a newly…
Green participates in exhibit that celebrates Thoreau
Associate Professor Gary Green will show his photographs from Along the…
Plesch publishes essay in Crossing Borders—Appropriations and Collaborations
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch published an essay titled “On…
Plesch delivers keynote at conference in Switzerland
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch delivered a keynote address titled…
Plesch concludes third term as president of International Association of Word and Image Studies
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch concluded her third term in…
Sheehan as guest lecturer at Terra Foundation in Giverny
In July 2017 Associate Professor Tanya Sheehan will serve as…
Green’s photos shown at Portland Art Museum in Oregon
Gary Green’s photographs are included in the Portland Art Museum’s…
Green exhibits photos at Urbanautica Institute
Gary Green’s photographs of the New York music scene from…
Plesch delivers keynote address at international conference in Brazil
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch was invited to deliver a…
Green’s photos of Waterville at Common Street Arts
The “Picturing Waterville” exhibit opens May 24, 2017 at Common…
2017 Senior Art Exhibition opens May 4
Join us for the opening of the 2017 Senior Art…
Senior Art Exhibition 2017
It time for the Senior Art Exhibition, 2017! The opening…
Mitchell exhibition at ICON Contemporary Art
The first exhibition for 2017 at ICON Contemporary Art will…
Garry Mitchell show at ICON
The first exhibition for 2017 at ICON Contemporary Art will…
Sheehan on Fotomuseum’s Still Searching blog
In March and April 2017, Associate Professor of Art Tanya Sheehan…
Engman participates in Zeuxis exhibit
Professor of Art, Bevin Engman, is participating in a traveling…
Green interviews Susannah Sayler
Gary Green interviews Susannah Sayler for Urbanautica’s newsletter in…
Harkett coedits new book on Horace Vernet
With Katie Hornstein, Visiting Associate Professor of Art Daniel Harkett…
Plesch speaks at Scripps College on 15th-century manuscripts
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch delivered a talk…
Sheehan named William R. Kenan, Jr. Associate Professor of Art
Tanya Sheehan, an accomplished scholar of American art…
Plesch lecture for the University of Coimbra, Portugal
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch delivered a lecture via…
Picasso in the classroom
On December 8, 2016, in the Colby College Museum of…
Weitz and Walt co-organize Zao-Wou Ki symposium
Asian Abstractions/Global Contexts, a symposium on the legacy of Zao…
Justine Ludwig ’08 on list of 20 most influential young curators
Justine Ludwig ’08 (Art) was recently named to Artsy’s list…
Green’s After Morandi featured at Paris Photo
Associate Professor of Art Gary Green‘s new book,…
Borthwick installs sculpture in Scotland
Assistant Professor of Art Bradley Borthwick installed site-specific sculpture at…
Sheehan edits Grove Art Guide to Photography
In October 2016, Oxford University Press will publish the first edition of…
Patt Lamom ’17 runner up for Joseph A. Fiore Painting Prize
Congratulations to Studio Art major Patt Lamom (’17), runner up…
Zao Wou-Ki retrospective co-curated by Weitz and Walt
No Limits: Zao Wou-Ki, the first retrospective of the artist’s…
Alvarez to lead discussion of Teresa Margolles exhibition
Following an introduction to the exhibition Teresa Margolles: We Have…
Plesch to deliver plenary lecture at National University of Colombia symposium
VĂ©ronique Plesch will be delivering the plenary lecture “La pared…
Alvarez participating in Transregional Academy, SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil
Mariola V. Alvarez, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art, will be…
Art faculty and students travel to Beijing to study museum culture
A Colby team of six students and two faculty are…
Alvarez to co-chair panel at Latin American Studies Association conference
Visiting Assistant Professor Mariola V. Alvarez will be co-chairing a…
Sheehan lectures in Terra Foundation series, Art Institute of Chicago
On May 26, 2016, Tanya Sheehan (Associate Professor and Chair…
Plesch to deliver keynote at Crossing Borders conference
Professor VĂ©ronique Plesch will be the plenary speaker at the…
Green to work on publication projects in Italy
Associate Professor of Art Gary Green has received Humanities Research…
Colby College Museum of Art receives grant from Henry Luce Foundation
A one-year $150,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation will support the…
Sheehan speaks at photography symposium in Prato, Italy
Associate Professor and Chair of Art Tanya Sheehan will speak…
Art and the “Community, Culture, and Conversation” conference
On April 7-9, 2016, Colby is hosting a conference on…
Alvarez presents at Brazilian Studies Association Congress
Mariola V. Alvarez (Visiting Assistant Professor of Art) will be…
Sheehan lectures on photographic humor at University of Delaware
As part of the Art History Department’s Graduate Student Lecture…
Zhang ’16 to intern at National Gallery of Art
Art major Jacob Zhang ’16 has been awarded a summer…
Green curates Robert Adams exhibit at Colby
Turning Back: A Photographic Journal of Re-Exploration by the American…
Borthwick in Bowdoin Visual Arts lecture series
Sculptor Bradley Borthwick (Assistant…
Alvarez to co-chair session at College Art Association Conference
On Friday, February 5, 2016, Mariola V. Alvarez…
Sheehan speaks in Bryn Mawr Colloquium in Visual Culture
On January 27, 2016, Tanya Sheehan (Associate Professor and Chair,…
Art Minor Patt Lamom Finalist for Joseph A. Fiore Painting Prize
Art minor Patt Lamom ’17 has been chosen as one…
Sheehan speaks in Zurich on photography and race
On October 30, 2015, Tanya Sheehan (Associate Professor and Chair…
Bates purchasing Green’s “Terrain Vague” photographs
The Bates College Museum of Art has announced that it…
Second Annual Mirken Trip to New York City
Thirteen Studio Art and Art History majors just returned from…
2016 Culture & Cuisine Tour in France and Italy
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch will lead a Colby Travel…
Plesch contributes to new book on graffiti
VĂ©ronique Plesch (Professor of Art) has contributed an article titled “Beyond…
Green and Lisle contribute to Tilted Arc
Gary Green (Associate Professor of Art) and Ben Lisle (Visiting…
Borthwick featured in 2015 Portland Museum Biennial
Bradley Borthwick (Assistant Professor of Sculpture, Art Department) has been…
Call for applications: Faculty Fellow in Sculpture
The Department of Art at Colby College invites applications for…
Weitz publishes on Zao Wou-Ki
In September 2015, Professor Ankeney Weitz published “‘Infused with the…
Sheehan publishes in A Companion to American Art
In spring 2015, Blackwell Press released A Companion to American…
Southworth Symposium: The Culture of Nature Garden Design East and West
New Art faculty: Mariola Alvarez and Melissa Walt
The Art Department is thrilled to welcome two new faculty…
Karen Brotter joins the Art Department
After decades of service to the college, Vicki Crommett retired…
Sheehan named editor of Archives of American Art Journal
As of June 2015, Tanya Sheehan (Associate Professor, Art) will serve…
Green exhibits at Bates College
Associate Professor of Art Gary Green will exhibit photographs from…
Plesch speaks at doctoral symposium in Switzerland
On June 1-2, 2015, Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch spoke…
Sheehan speaks at Black Portraitures conference in Florence
Associate Professor of Art Tanya Sheehan spoke at a major…
Plesch co-edits “The Imaginary: Word and Image”
With Claus ClĂĽver and Matthijs Engelberts, Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch…
Seasonal Scenes opens at the L.C. Bates Museum
Since 2009, Colby students have been curating the summer…
Plesch wins 2015 Bassett Faculty Award
On June 6, 2015, 11:30am to 1:30pm in the Wadsworth…
Photography and Migration exhibit opens at Miller Library
On April 24, 2015, the Photography and Migration…
Borthwick wins Canada Council for the Arts Project Grant
In spring 2015, Assistant professor Bradley Borthwick received a Project…
Mitchell exhibits at ICON Contemporary Art
ICON Contemporary Art’s 2015 season opens on May 2 with…
Printmaker Betsey Garand comes to Colby
The Art Department welcomes printmaker Betsey A. Garand to campus…
Sheehan receives Smithsonian’s Frost Essay Award
Associate Professor of Art Tanya Sheehan received the 2014Â Patricia…
Art co-sponsors Photography and Migration Conference
On April 23-25, 2015, the Art Department will cosponsor a…
Painter David Campbell lectures at Colby
On Tuesday, April 7, 2015, 4:30pm, Bixler 154, artist David Campbell…
Plesch speaks at conference on graffiti
On April 3 VĂ©ronique Plesch (Professor of…
Sheehan speaks at Terra Foundation symposium
On April 1, 2015, Tanya Sheehan (Associate Professor…
Plesch presents at alumni events in Texas
On March 25 and 26, 2015, Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch…
Sheehan featured in Colby Magazine
Associate Professor of Art, Tanya Sheehan, is featured in the…
Borthwick welcomes artist Jo Israelson
In spring 2015, Assistant Professor Bradley Borthwick and his students…
Corwin and Sheehan organize 2015 CAA session
Sharon Corwin (Carolyn Muzzy Director and Chief Curator of the…
Sculpture studio and art history collaboration
In spring 2015, the students in Assistant Professor Bradley Borthwick’s…
JanPlan students curate exhibition at CSA
The students in Professor Ankeney Weitz’s JanPlan course,…
Gottesman wins Creative Capital grant
Eric Gottesman (Faculty Fellow, Photography) has received a…
Plesch offers new course on Surrealism
In spring 2015, Professor VĂ©ronique Plesch is offering…
Sheehan speaks at ICPT in Cyprus
Associate Professor of Art Tanya Sheehan is presenting a paper…
New position in contemporary art history
The Department of Art at Colby College invites…
Sheehan publishes Photography and Its Origins
Edited by Tanya Sheehan (Associate Professor of Art)…
Sheehan speaks at American Antiquarian Society
Associate Professor of Art Tanya Sheehan will deliver a paper…
Lessing and Sheehan in American Art journal
Research articles by Lauren Lessing (Mirken Curator of Education, Colby…
Green invited to Yaddo
Associate Professor of Art Gary Green was recently invited to…
Plesch on graffiti in special issue of Lexia
Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch has published an article…
Sheehan publishes “Photography, History, Difference”
Associate Professor of Art, Tanya…
Sheehan contributes to Disfarmer exhibition
Associate Professor of Art Tanya Sheehan contributed to the…
Borthwick receives funding to study Roman sculpture
Assistant Professor of Art Bradley Borthwick received research funds from…
First annual Senior Capstone trip supported by Mirken fund
In 2014 Colby received a generous gift from the late Alan…
Art history seminar “on the road” to QuĂ©bec
In conjunction with Colby’s 2014-2015 Arts and Humanities Theme…
Sheehan and Lessing speak at Third Biennial AHAA symposium
On October 9-11, 2014, Tanya Sheehan (Associate Professor of Art)…
Plesch and Cook host Premodern Scholars of Maine
On September 20, 2014, Professor of Art VĂ©ronique Plesch and…
Mitchell wins grant to study petroglyph sites in Arizona
In December 2014, Associate Professor of Art Garry Mitchell, supported…
Gottesman publishes artist’s book, Sudden Flowers
Since 1999, Colby Faculty Fellow in Photography Eric Gottesman has…
Green publishes in Serbian exhibition catalog
Associate Professor of Art Gary Green recently published the essay…
Green receives grant to photograph in Assisi
In fall 2014, with financial support from a Humanities Division…
Art welcomes Marta Ameri and Eric Gottesman
The Department of Art welcomes two new faculty members in…
Plesch to lead International Association of Word and Image Studies
At the general assembly, held on August 14, 2014 in…
Plesch and Colby alumnae at conference in Scotland
As president of the International Association of Word and Image…
Weitz appointed to endowed chair
Professor of Art Ankeney Weitz has been honored with the…
Sheehan writes with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Associate Professor of Art Tanya Sheehan coauthored with Henry Louis…
Plesch participates in Wesleyan University symposium
Professor of Art Veronique Plesch was invited to participate in…
Lois Dodd
Langdon Quin
Langdon Quin Painter Langdon Quin will…
Grace Bentely
  Bentley-Scheck Press Release…
Arnold Chang
Arnold Chang Painting Demonstration, Mar. 4…
Andrew Jaspersohn
Andrew Jaspersohn Printmaker Printmaker and Colby grad Andrew…
Merrill Shatzman
Merrill Shatzman Printmaker Associate Professor of the Practice of Visual…
Liv Kristin Robinson
PHOTOGRAPHER, LIV KRISTIN ROBINSON AT COLBY COLLEGE Photographer, Liv Kristin…
Linda Docherty
Linda J. Docherty The Art of Isabella Stewart Gardner …
Joyce Tenneson
Joyce Tenneson Photographer Internationally lauded…
Hanneline Rogeberg
Claire Van Vliet
Claire Van Vliet “Printmaking on…
Brenda Garand
BRENDA GARAND Sculptor The sculptor, Brenda Garand, will deliver…
Adam Kalkin
  Adam Kalkin, Architect The architect, author…
Lennart Anderson
Amanda Hughen
Rosalyn Richards
ROSALYN RICHARDS PRINTMAKER Printmaker Rosalyn Richards, Professor of Art…
Ktharine Baetjer
Chris Pinchbeck
Garry Mitchell
Kip Brundage
Hester Stinnet
Richard Shiff
Bill Walton
Jim Osman
Jim Osman Sculptor The sculptor Jim Osman will…
Xun Liu
Tom Butter
Tom Butter Sculptor Internationally recognized artist…
Susan Groce
Susan Groce Printmaker On Tuesday, April 15,…
Stephen Fisher
Stephen Fisher Printmaker Printmaker Stephen Fisher, Professor…
Sharon Lorenzo
Lecture on Artist JosĂ© Orozco at Colby…
Robert Birmelin
Robert Birmelin Painter Painter Robert Birmelin…
Qisnshen Bai
Olive Pierce
Olive Pierce Photographer Photographer Olive Pierce will give…
Margot Trout
MARGO TROUT Painter PAINTEPainter, Margot Trout will…
Jody Pinto
Jody Pinto Artist Artist Jody Pinto will…
Jane Rohrbach
On March 20, at 4:30 pm,…
Holly Berry
Printmaker and Illustrator to Lecture at Colby …
Dennis Shultz
 Dennis Shultz Photographer…