Art History and Archaeology

Faculty Distinction 2019/20


Zainab Bahrani

Edith Porada Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Art History and Archaeology

Grant from US Department of State for Restoration of Bahdinan Gate

Heyman Center Fellowship

Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences


Zainab Bahrani

Edith Porada Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Art History and Archaeology

Grant from US Department of State for Restoration of Bahdinan Gate

Heyman Center Fellowship

Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences


Zainab Bahrani
Edith Porada Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Art History and Archaeology

Grant from US Department of State for Restoration of Bahdinan Gate

Heyman Center Fellowship

Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences


Diane Bodart

David Rosand Associate Professor of Italian Renaissance Art History

Casa Muraro Summer Fellowship for Faculty


Diane Bodart

David Rosand Associate Professor of Italian Renaissance Art History

Casa Muraro Summer Fellowship for Faculty


Diane Bodart
David Rosand Associate Professor of Italian Renaissance Art History

Casa Muraro Summer Fellowship for Faculty


Michael Cole

Howard Mc P. Davis Professor of Art History; Chair, Department of Art History and Archaeology

Barr-Ferree Publication Grant for Sofonisba’s Lesson


Michael Cole

Howard Mc P. Davis Professor of Art History; Chair, Department of Art History and Archaeology

Barr-Ferree Publication Grant for Sofonisba’s Lesson


Michael Cole
Howard Mc P. Davis Professor of Art History; Chair, Department of Art History and Archaeology

Barr-Ferree Publication Grant for Sofonisba’s Lesson


Meredith Gamer

Assistant Professor of Art History and Archaeology

Heyman Center Fellowship


Meredith Gamer

Assistant Professor of Art History and Archaeology

Heyman Center Fellowship


Meredith Gamer
Assistant Professor of Art History and Archaeology

Heyman Center Fellowship


Kellie Jones

Professor of Art History and Archaeology

Distinguished Scholar and Distinguished Scholar Lecture, College Art Association

Elected Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences

ARTnews Best Books of the Decade for South of Pico: African American Artists in Los Angeles in the 1960s and 1970s


Kellie Jones

Professor of Art History and Archaeology

Distinguished Scholar and Distinguished Scholar Lecture, College Art Association

Elected Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences

ARTnews Best Books of the Decade for South of Pico: African American Artists in Los Angeles in the 1960s and 1970s


Kellie Jones
Professor of Art History and Archaeology

Distinguished Scholar and Distinguished Scholar Lecture, College Art Association

Elected Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences

ARTnews Best Books of the Decade for South of Pico: African American Artists in Los Angeles in the 1960s and 1970s


Matthew McKelway

Takeo and Itsuko Atsumi Professor of Japanese Art History

Elected to the Board of the Japanese Art Society of America


Matthew McKelway

Takeo and Itsuko Atsumi Professor of Japanese Art History

Elected to the Board of the Japanese Art Society of America


Matthew McKelway
Takeo and Itsuko Atsumi Professor of Japanese Art History

Elected to the Board of the Japanese Art Society of America


Eleonora Pistis

Assistant Professor of Art History and Archaeology

Getty Scholar Grant


Eleonora Pistis

Assistant Professor of Art History and Archaeology

Getty Scholar Grant


Eleonora Pistis
Assistant Professor of Art History and Archaeology

Getty Scholar Grant


Avinoam Shalem

Riggio Professor of Art History

Director of the American Academy in Rome

Burke Lecture Series in Art History, Indiana University

BildEvidenz Program Research Fellow at the Free University of Berlin


Avinoam Shalem

Riggio Professor of Art History

Director of the American Academy in Rome

Burke Lecture Series in Art History, Indiana University

BildEvidenz Program Research Fellow at the Free University of Berlin


Avinoam Shalem
Riggio Professor of Art History

Director of the American Academy in Rome

Burke Lecture Series in Art History, Indiana University

BildEvidenz Program Research Fellow at the Free University of Berlin


Zoe Strother

Riggio Professor of African Art

Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar


Zoe Strother

Riggio Professor of African Art

Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar


Zoe Strother
Riggio Professor of African Art

Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar

The Faculty Distinction awards are compiled annually by the offices of the Executive Vice President for Arts and Sciences in coordination with the Arts and Sciences Departments. The information displayed is archival in nature and reflects distinctions of the previous academic year - 2020 is a collection of awards an honors from the 2019-2020 academic year.

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