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Isis-Kohle Jackson, BA '25
Congratulations to the Stanford Department of Art & Art History Class of 2025!
On Sunday, June 15, faculty, staff, family, and friends came together in the McMurtry Building Atrium to celebrate this incredible milestone. We wish them…
Pacita Abad with paintings in Washington, D.C., c. 1976, from the Pacita Abad archives. (Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford...
Stanford University has announced the landmark acquisition of the personal archive of renowned Filipina American artist Pacita Abad, alongside three of her artworks. This joint acquisition by Stanford Libraries and the Cantor Arts Center secures…
Fathom | Henrik Kam
At the heart of the new Computing and Data Science (CoDa) building, five triangular panels of glass catch and reflect light throughout the building’s five-story windowed stairwell. However, they also reflect something deeper: Each of the hand-…
The Department of Art & Art History invites ANY current undergraduate student at Stanford University (including graduating seniors) to submit their works of art for our juried exhibition to be mounted in the Stanford Art Gallery in the Fall…
Alexander Nemerov | Photo by Toni Bird
Stanford Professor Alexander Nemerov, a scholar of American culture known for his portrayal of art as a source of truth about the human experience, will deliver the university’s 2025 Baccalaureate address.
Nemerov will speak at the…