Alumni

Washington DC Auction House Hires Pitt Undergrad Alums

Museum studies alum Olivia Rutledge (2021) was recently appointed Photography Assistant at Weschler’s Auctioneers, the prominent Washington, DC auction house.

‘Religions’ Journal Publishes Essay by HAA Alum Carolyn Wargula

Carolyn Wargula (PhD 2020) published ‘Embodied Objects: Chūjōhime’s Hair Embroideries and the Transformation of the Female Body in Premodern Japan’ in the journal Religions.

Clarisse Fava-Piz Begins Mellon Curatorial Fellowship at the Meadows Museum

Clarisse Fava-Piz (PhD 2021) appointed Mellon Curatorial Fellow at the Meadows Museum, SMU, in Dallas.

HAA Alum Tyler Shine Appointed at The Warhol

Pittsburgh welcomes back Tyler Shine, who graduated from History of Art and Architecture in 2013.

The Pitt Magazine features HAA Alum Annie Abernathy

Annie Abernathy is featured in Summer 2021 issue of The Pitt Magazine for her contributions to the "Pattern Makers" exhibition.

Maria Castro to Moderate Panel on Diego Rivera's Pan American Unity Mural

Maria Castro will moderate an online conversation of four artists and scholars who will reflect on Diego Rivera’s "Pan American Unity" mural and his vision of cooperation across borders in the Americas.

Marina Tyquiengco Appointed First Curator of Native American Art at MFA

Marina Tyquiengco (PhD 2021), a scholar who specializes in Native American and Aboriginal Australian art, has been appointed as the Ellyn McColgan Assistant Curator of Native American Art.

Museum Studies Alumni Kelli Slogan Blogs on Summer Internship

Kelli Slogan undertook an internship at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art where she worked on a display of photographs by Charles “Teenie” Harris.

Mandy Jui-Man Wu Receives Outstanding Teaching Award

Mandy Jui-Man Wu (PhD 2010), Associate Professor of Art and Art History at Hanover College, has been recognized with the Arthur and Ilene Baynham Outstanding Teaching Award.