James Nisbet

Chair and Associate Professor of Art History

jnisbet@uci.edu

Robert Escalante

Department Manager

escalanr@uci.edu
(949) 824-2746

Hannah Kanenbley

Department Analyst

hkanenbl@uci.edu

Katie Desmond

SFIAH Coordinator/Internship Program Coordinator

kdesmond@uci.edu 

Kimmy Bao

Graduate Coordinator

kimmybao@uci.edu 
(949) 824-4523

 

Faculty Undergraduate Advisors 2025-26

Abigail Lapin Dardashti

Assistant Professor of Art History, Archaeology, and Visual Studies

alapinda@uci.edu

Luiza Osorio G. Silva

Assistant Professor of Art History, Archaeology, and Visual Studies

luiza.ogsilva@uci.edu 

Bert Winther-Tamaki

Professor of Art History, Asian American Studies, and Visual Studies

dewinthe@uci.edu


Faculty Directors 2025-26

Lyle Massey

Director of the Ph.D. Program in Visual Studies, Associate Professor of Art History and Visual Studies

lmassey@uci.edu

Matthew Canepa

4+1 MA Director, Director of the Ph.D. Specialization in Ancient Iran and the Premodern Persianate World, Professor of Art History and Visual Studies, and Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Presidential Chair in Art History and Archaeology of Ancient Iran

matthew.canepa@uci.edu

Ethan Robey

Internship Director, Senior Instructor of Art History

robeye@uci.edu 

Bert Winther-Tamaki

Alumni Relations, Professor of Art History, Asian American Studies, and Visual Studies

dewinthe@uci.edu