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Borthwick Marble Sculptures and Photographic Prints Exhibited in France

Associate Professor of Art Bradley Borthwick has an exhibition of…

Green Photobook Forthcoming, Work to be Exhibited in Italy

Photographer and Professor of Art Gary Green will have his…

Sheehan Publishes Article on Jacob Lawrence in The Art Bulletin

Ellerton M. and Edith K. Jetté Professor of Art Tanya…

Plesch Gives Talk at South Solon Meeting House

Professor of Art Véronique Plesch gave a talk for the…

Sheehan Interviewed for and Quoted in National Geographic Article on Manipulated Photos

National Geographic interviewed Tanya Sheehan, the Ellerton M. and…

Plesch Delivers Talk at Waterville Historical Society

On July 11, 2024, Professor of Art Véronique Plesch spoke at…

Plesch edits and writes for the Summer 2024 Maine Arts Journal, the Sketchbook Issue

The summer 2024 issue of the Maine Arts Journal is out with…

Colby students interview Brian Smith in ‘The Lantern’

Art History majors Lee Trombly ’26 and Molly Sullivan ’27…

Sheehan coedits book on the therapeutic dimensions of modernism

Tanya Sheehan has edited with Professor Suzanne Hudson (University of…

Plesch lectures at the Baxter Society on British Artist Tom Phillips

On May 15 Professor of Art Véronique Plesch gave a…

Green interviews with Czech blog ‘About Photography’ on his iconic punk rock photographs

Photographer and Professor of Art Gary Green held an interview…

Sheehan delivers invited lecture at Kenyon College’s Gund Gallery

Tanya Sheehan, the Ellerton M. and Edith K. Jetté Professor…

Films by Suzuki screened at festivals nationwide

Assistant Professor of Art, Digital Media Takahiro Suzuki, screened…

Sheehan co-edits “Critics Page” for the ‘Brooklyn Rail’

Tanya Sheehan, the Ellerton M. and Edith K. Jetté Professor…

Plesch presents paper and lectures to graduate students at international conference in Rome

Professor of Art Véronique Plesch participated in the First International…

Plesch contributes to ‘Maine Arts Journal’ Spring 2024 issue

For the spring issue of the Maine Arts Journal, Professor of Art…

Plesch leads “Alumni Jan Plan” to Sicily

In January 2024, Professor of Art Véronique Plesch led a…

Winter 2024 ‘Maine Arts Journal’ features Plesch’s writing and Colby connections

The winter issue of the Maine Arts Journal is out with several…

Lilleston and Brinkema ’22 exhibit at Cove Street Arts in Portland, Maine

Assistant Professor of Art Amanda Lilleston and Torsten Brinkema ’22…

Lilleston exhibits work at Zillman Art Museum

Printmaker and Assistant Professor of Art Amanda Lilleston has a…

Plesch contributes to ‘Maine Arts Journal’ Fall 2023 issue

For the fall issue of the Maine Arts Journal, Professor of Art…

Suzuki’s work screened at RPM23 Festival in Boston, ULTRAcinema in Mexico, and Antimatter Media Art Festival in British Columbia

Takahiro Suzuki, Colby’s new assistant professor of art, digital media,…

Plesch edits and contributes paper to new book, ‘Water and Sea in Word and Image’

Professor of Art Véronique Plesch is coeditor of the newly…

Plesch participates in international conference on Word and Image Studies

Professor of Art Véronique Plesch participated in the 13th Conference of…

Plesch delivers lecture at international conference

On June 15, 2023, Professor of Art Véronique Plesch delivered…

Plesch gave a conference paper at the University of London

Plesch gave the following conference paper “Who’s On First? When…

Ameri joins team of series editors for the Women in Ancient Cultures Book Series

Associate Professor of Art Marta Ameri has joined the team…

Plesch presents paper and leads class at international workshop on Reproduction, Analysis, and Preservation of Graffiti

Professor of Art Véronique Plesch participated in the International…

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

Tanya Sheehan, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Art,…

Plesch, Engman, and Onche ’22 Contribute to Spring 2023 Maine Arts Journal

The spring issue of the Maine Arts Journal contains essays by Professor…

Fall 2022 Maine Arts Journal Includes Essay and Intro by Plesch

“Community” is the theme for the 2022 fall issue of the Maine…

Plesch Contributes Essay for Barbara Sullivan: “Forty + Years” Exhibition Catalog

Professor of Art Véronique Plesch wrote an essay for the…

Plesch Presents Paper at International Conference on British Artist Tom Phillips

Véronique 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 Véronique Plesch contributed an essay titled “Plein…

Plesch TV Interview on The South Solon Meeting House Frescoes

Professor of Art Véronique 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 Véronique 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 Véronique Plesch contributed the paper “The Anxiety…

Plesch writes essay and intro for Winter 2022 Maine Arts Journal

Professor of Art Véronique 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 Véronique Plesch contributed the paper “The Anxiety…

Plesch Member of Jury for Defense of Doctoral Thesis

Professor of Art Véronique 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 Véronique Plesch organized and chaired a session…

Plesch Chairs Session, Gave Paper for Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Conference

Professor of Art Véronique 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 Véronique 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 Véronique Plesch organized and chaired the session “The…

Plesch’s students create website during spring semester course “Copies, Fakes, and Forgeries”

Professor of Art Véronique 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 Véronique 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 Véronique 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 Véronique Plesch was invited to deliver a virtual…

Plesch contributes chapter to Cultures of Compunction in the Medieval World

Professor of Art Véronique 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 Véronique 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 Véronique 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

Véronique 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 Café 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 Véronique…

Plesch Contributes to Podcast Series “Canto per Canto: Conversations with Dante in our Time”

Professor of Art Véronique 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. Véronique 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 Véronique Plesch, a member of the editorial…

Plesch and Friedenreich publish in Studies in Iconography

Professor of Art Véronique Plesch and Pulver Family Associate Professor of…

Plesch holds conversation with artist Abby Shahn on her retrospective at SPEEDWELL

Professor of Art Véronique 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

Véronique 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 Véronique 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 Véronique 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

Véronique Plesch was invited to join the Host Committee of…

Plesch Delivers Plenary Lecture at the University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Spain

Véronique 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 Véronique Plesch was active off campus during…

Plesch Delivered Public Lecture at Bates College

Professor of Art Véronique 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 Véronique 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

Véronique Plesch, professor of art, has an essay…

Plesch has one of her early modern graffiti photos in exhibition

Véronique 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, Véronique 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 Véronique Plesch published an essay titled “On…

Plesch delivers keynote at conference in Switzerland

Professor of Art Véronique Plesch delivered a keynote address titled…

Plesch concludes third term as president of International Association of Word and Image Studies

Professor of Art Véronique 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 Véronique 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 Véronique 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 Véronique 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

Véronique Plesch will be delivering the plenary lecture “La pared…

Alvarez participating in Transregional Academy, São 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 Véronique 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 Véronique Plesch will lead a Colby Travel…

Plesch contributes to new book on graffiti

Véronique 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 Véronique 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 Clüver and Matthijs Engelberts, Professor of Art Véronique 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 2014 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 Véronique 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 Véronique 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 Véronique 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 Véronique 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 Québec

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 Véronique 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 José 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…