Brendan O’Donnell joins the Department of Art as a first year PhD student working with Christa Robbins and Douglas Fordham. His research focuses on art and artistic practice in and of the Arctic. Prior to his arrival in Charlottesville, Brendan studied comparative literary theory and philosophy at Freie Universität in Berlin, Ca’ Foscari in Venice, and the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth.
Stephanie Polos is in her third year in the Program for Mediterranean Art and Archaeology, studying under Dr. Tyler Jo Smith. Her current research focuses on the use and iconography of fifth- and fourth-century Greek grave monuments and the intersections of art, belief, and funerary practice.
Karl is a fourth-year doctoral candidate working under the direction of Professor Sarah Betzer. He studies early modern European sculpture with a focus on the Old Regime, ancient sculpture and the rise of aesthetic theory. Karl's dissertation examines the work of the French sculptor Edme Bouchardon, centering his Roman period between 1723-1732.
Henry Skerritt is Assistant Professor in the Department of Art and Curator of Indigenous Arts of Australia at the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia. His research centers on the engagement of Indigenous peoples with the institutions of art, with a particular methodological focus on the role of Indigenous communities in curating their own art histories.
Caroline Carter is a 5th year Ph.D. candidate in the Program in Mediterranean Art and Archaeology studying Classical Archaeology under Dr. Tyler Jo Smith. Her research interests are interdisciplinary, focusing on ancient Greek religion and ritual (primarily during the Archaic and Classical periods), myth and iconography, animal studies, the archaeology of sacred landscapes, and the regions of Attica and Arcadia in Greece.
Dr. Yiannias is currently Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia, teaching art history for over thirty years. Dr. Yiannias holds a Ph.D.
David Summers is the Emeritus William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Art Theory and Italian Renaissance Art at the University of Virginia. He holds a B.A.
When Marion came to Virginia in September in 1968, she was the first of the new faculty members in Art History hired by Frederick Hartt. Marion was a familiar presence to generations of our undergraduate and graduate students as Professor of Medieval Art, and she capped her long career in the department with her service as Graduate Director for six years, a period that saw a significant strengthening of the Art History graduate program in every respect.
