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Why Study Art History

Have you ever looked at a photograph, a painting, a building, a sculpture, or even a billboard advertisement and found it so beautiful or perhaps disturbing that you could not take your eyes off it? While art history is for people who find images compelling and historically important, our program also provides skills that go far beyond the appreciation of art. 

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Image: Antonius-Tín Bui, REMODEL MINORITY, 2019. Courtesy of the artist and Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago.
Art History alumni Philana Li opens art exhibit at the McNay
Class of 2016 art history major Philana Li opens her exhibition Reflecting Selves: Asian American Artists in Texas at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio Texas on…
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Celebrating Class of 2022
Class of 2022, you are all here because you persevered. With a pandemic as the backdrop of your final year as students, you adapted to a new reality while still…
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Abigail Dardashti named Getty Research Institute fellow
Abigail Lapin Dardashti, assistant professor of art history at UCI, is a recipient of a Getty Research Institute fellowship. Every year since 1985, the Research…
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