Art

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The St. Mary’s Art and Art History Department provides a diverse, collaborative, and integrated curriculum in the different aspects of art and art history.

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February 23, 2021
Assistant Professor of Digital Art & Animation Jessye McDowell was one of four artists invited to create a new work for the Wassaic Project’s 2021 Winter Benefit, which took a novel form during the pandemic. Consisting of four events, the artists were paired with a collector of their work, who… Find Out More
February 23, 2021
The New Media Caucus, with St. Mary’s College of Maryland Assistant Professor Jessye McDowell serving as president, contributed programming that highlights innovative new media art and scholarship to the 2021 CAA conference, held virtually from February 10 - 13. The NMC has been an affiliate… Find Out More
January 4, 2021
Congratulations to Professor of Art Sue Johnson, whose solo exhibition titled, “Hall of Portraits from The History of Machines,” at VisArts Gibbs Street Gallery in Rockville, Maryland, had the lead review in the Dec. 25 Washington Post "in the galleries" section: https://www.washingtonpost.com/.../… Find Out More
September 24, 2020
Sue Johnson, professor of art, exhibits her work in a solo exhibition titled, “Hall of Portraits from The History of Machines,” at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia, August 14, 2020 to February 7, 2021.

Johnson’s “Hall of Portraits from The History of Machines” project … Find Out More
September 16, 2020
Sue Johnson, professor of art, exhibits her work in a solo exhibition titled, “Hall of Portraits from The History of Machines,” now on view at VisArts Gibbs Street Gallery in Rockville, Maryland, from Sept. 11 – Oct. 18, 2020. The free virtual opening takes place on Sept. 25, from 5-7 p.m. RSVP for… Find Out More
September 14, 2020
Recent St. Mary’s College art and art history alumnae Brooke Lamplough ’19 and Cecelia Marquez ’18, along with Tristan Cai, assistant professor of photography, were included in the exhibition “New Photography II” at the Academy Art Museum in Easton, Maryland. Running from August 1- October 7, 2020… Find Out More
July 30, 2020
Ophir Agassi, visiting assistant professor of art, will be teaching painting and drawing courses at SMCM during the 2020-21 academic year in the Department of Art & Art History. The Painting Center in New York City recently featured his work in Ophir Agassi: Art Making Experience During Covid-… Find Out More
May 15, 2020
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Provost and Dean of Faculty Michael Wick has named three new faculty members for distinguished professorships.

The Aldom-Plansoen College Fellowships are granted to associate professors for a two-year term.  In honor of recent professional accomplishments and… Find Out More
April 17, 2020
Assistant Professor in Art History Emily Casey has received a short-term fellowship from the Program in Early American Economy and Society at the Library Company of Philadelphia to conduct research for her book project, "Hydrographic Vision: Imagining the Sea and British America, 1750-1800."
The… Find Out More
February 26, 2020
Sue Johnson, professor of art, is one of 10 artists who have been awarded a VMFA Visual Arts Fellowship in the professional category for 2020-21. This is an $8,000 award to be used by the artist to support their creative practice, and also includes opportunities for fellowship recipients to exhibit… Find Out More