Art and Art History
Art and Art History
Our curriculum emphasizes three things: the connections between art-making and art history, the study of both Western and non-Western art, and the importance of critical thinking and writing. Students acquire skills in visual analysis, are trained in methods and techniques of humanities research, and become familiar with different approaches in interpreting works of art.
Meet Dr. Karen Goodchild
Dr. Karen Goodchild is the Chapman Professor of the Humanities and a scholar of the early modern period in Italy. Her research has appeared in numerous scholarly journals. She teaches courses in ancient and classical art, Renaissance art and gender in the early modern period and has traveled with students to Italy, Spain, Portugal, Morocco and Greece.
Meet Maggie Genoble ’24
Maggie Genoble double majored in studio art and art history. She was the recipient of Wofford’s Whetsell Fellowship. Since graduating, she’s been an artist-in-residence at Tiger Strikes Asteroid Greenville and traveled to South Korea to participate in a solo exhibition series at the Czong Institute for Contemporary Art’s New Media Conference. She plans to attend graduate school for a master’s in fine arts.
Recent graduates in art history and studio art are working with:
Clemson University
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Smithsonian Institution
South Carolina Historical Society
Spartanburg Art Museum
The Children’s Museum of the Upstate
The Johnson Collection
Art history and studio art students have completed postgraduate studies at:
Charleston School of Law
College of Charleston
Columbia University
Medical University of South Carolina
University of Florida
University of Georgia
Virginia Commonwealth University
Wake Forest University