Faculty of Art and Art History

Joan R. Branham, Ph.D.

Professor of Art History
Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
Emory University

Faculty Profile
Harkins 208; Hunt-Cavanagh 207
401.865.1789
jbranham@providence.edu

E.C. (Ellen) Feiss, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Art History
University of California Berkeley

Faculty Profile
Hunt-Cavanagh 206
401.865.1379
efeiss@providence.edu

Heather McPherson, M.F.A.

Associate Professor of Art
Rhode Island School of Design

Faculty Profile
Hunt-Cavanagh 200 and Service 101
401.865.2707
hmcphers@providence.edu

Eric Sung, M.F.A.

Professor of Art
Indiana University, Bloomington

Faculty Profile
Hunt-Cavanagh 216
401.865.2421
mastersung@providence.edu

Paul Crenshaw, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Art History
Chair, Department of Art and Art History
New York University

Faculty Profile
Hunt-Cavanagh 203
401.865.2296
paul.crenshaw@providence.edu

Bing Huang, Ph.D.

Professor of Art History
Harvard University

Faculty Profile
Hunt-Cavanagh 205
401.865.2520
bhuang@providence.edu

Judd Schiffman, M.F.A.

Assistant Professor of Art
University of Colorado, Bolder

Faculty Profile
Ceramics Building
401.865.2738
jschiff1@providence.edu

Virginia Thomas, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Art History
Brown University

Faculty Profile
Hunt-Cavanagh 202B
401.865.1118
vthomas1@providence.edu

Lynn Curtis, M.F.A.

Assistant Professor of Art
Assistant Chair, Department of Art and Art History
University of Iowa

Faculty Profile
Service 100
401.865.2018
lcurtis@providence.edu

James Janecek, M.F.A.

Associate Professor of Art
Stanford University

Faculty Profile
Hunt-Cavanagh 101
401.865.2162
jjanecek@providence.edu

Thomas F. Strasser, Ph.D.

Professor of Art History
Indiana University

Faculty Profile
Hunt-Cavanagh 204
401.865.2246
tstrasse@providence.edu

lexi welch, M.F.A

Assistant Professor of Art
Bard College

Faculty Profile
Service LL12
401.865.1704
lwelch@providence.edu

Visiting Faculty/Part Time

Jasmin Blackmar, M.A.

Part Time Professor of Art
Rhode Island College

Faculty Profile
Hunt-Cavanagh 108
401.865.2401
jblackm1@providence.edu

Staff

Scott Alario

Studio Art Technician
Rhode Island School of Design

Faculty Profile
Ceramics Building
401.865.2865
salario@providence.edu

Janice DiLustro

Administrative Coordinator

Hunt-Cavanaugh 201
401.865.2401
jdilustr@providence.edu

Kate McNamara, M.A.

Visual Resource Curator
Faculty Profile
Hunt-Cavanaugh 200
401.865.1042
kmcnam12@providence.edu

Emeritus

James B. Baker, M.F.A.

Professor Emeritus of Art
Rhode Island School of Design

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Deborah J. Johnson, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita of Art History
Brown University

Faculty Profile
doctorj@providence.edu

Alice H.R.H. Beckwith, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita of Art History
Johns Hopkins University

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Ann W. Norton, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita of Humanities in Art History
New York University

Faculty Profile
anorton@providence.edu