Faculty of Art and Art History

Joan R. Branham, Ph.D.
Professor of Art History
Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
Emory University
jbranham@providence.edu
401-865-1789
Room: Harkins 208; Hunt-Cavanagh 207

Paul Crenshaw, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Art History
Chair, Department of Art and Art History
New York University
paul.crenshaw@providence.edu
401-865-2296
Room: Hunt-Cavanagh 203

Lynn Curtis, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Art
Assistant Chair, Department of Art and Art History
University of Iowa
lcurtis@providence.edu
401-865-2018
Room: Service 100

E.C. (Ellen) Feiss, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Art History
University of California Berkeley
efeiss@providence.edu
401-865-1379
Room: Hunt-Cavanagh 206

Bing Huang, Ph.D.
Professor of Art History
Harvard University
bhuang@providence.edu
401-865-2520
Room: Hunt-Cavanagh 205

James Janecek, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Art
Stanford University
jjanecek@providence.edu
401-865-2162
Room: Hunt-Cavanagh 101
(on leave fall 2019)

Heather McPherson, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Art
Rhode Island School of Design
hmcphers@providence.edu
401-865-2707
Room: Hunt-Cavanagh 200 and Service 101

Judd Schiffman, M.F.A.
Professor of Art
University of Colorado, Bolder
jschiff1@providence.edu
401-865-2738
Room: Ceramics Building

Thomas F. Strasser, Ph.D.
Professor of Art History
Indiana University
tstrasse@providence.edu
401-865-2246
Room: Hunt-Cavanagh 204

Eric Sung, M.F.A.
Professor of Art
Indiana University, Bloomington
mastersung@providence.edu
401-865-2421
Room: Hunt-Cavanagh 216

Virginia Thomas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Art History
Brown University
vthomas1@providence.edu
401-865-1118
Room: Hunt-Cavanagh 202B

lexi welch, M.F.A
Professor of Art
Bard College
401-865-1704
Service: LL12

Visiting Faculty/Part Time

Jasmin Blackmar, M.A.
Part Time Professor of Art
Rhode Island College
jblackm1@providence.edu
401-865-2401
R00m: Hunt-Cavanagh 108

Staff

Scott Alario, M.F.A.
Studio Art Technician
Rhode Island School of Design
salario@providence.edu
401-865-2865
Room: Ceramics Building

Janice DiLustro
Administrative Coordinator
jdilustr@providence.edu
401-865-2401
Room: Hunt-Cavanaugh 201

Kate McNamara, M.A.
Visual Resource Curator
kmcnam12@providence.edu
401-865-1042
Room: Hunt-Cavanaugh 200

Emeritus

James B. Baker, M.F.A.
Professor Emeritus of Art
Rhode Island School of Design

Alice H.R.H. Beckwith, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita of Art History
Johns Hopkins University

Deborah J. Johnson, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita of Art History
Brown University
doctorj@providence.edu

Ann W. Norton, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita of Humanities in Art History
New York University
anorton@providence.edu