Graduates in European & American Art
• Master's Degree
• Doctoral Degree
  
Graduates in East Asian Art
• Masters Degree
• Doctoral Degree

This page is intended to provide prospective students with examples of the career opportunities available to graduates of the KU History of Art MA and PhD programs. It is not intended to serve as a current reference of History of Art alumni and their current positions. The page will be updated annually.

Graduates in European & American Art

Master's Degree

Anna Allen Curator and Art Consultant, Gallery Without Walls, Cleveland, Ohio
Elissa Anderson PhD candidate at KU
Michael Aurbach Professor of Art, Vanderbilt University
Jim Ballinger Director, Phoenix Art Museum
Erin Barnett Curatorial Assistant, International Center of Photography, New York, NY
Edward Barr Director, Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn Univ., Topeka
Nancy Bishop PhD from University of Iowa, Assistant Professor of Art History, Arkansas Tech University
Tracey Boswell Instructor History of Art, Johnson County Comm. College
Alisa Palmer Branham Asst. to the Dean, School of Education, KU
Jessica Bristow PhD candidate, History of Art, University of Iowa
Sarah Crawford-Parker Assist. Director, Honors Program, University of Kansas, & PhD candidate at KU
David Park Curry Curator, Virginia Museum of Fine Art
Diana Daniels Assistant Curator, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
Tom de Doncker Owner, Thomas de Doncker Fine Arts, Chicago
Victoria Douglas Independent Scholar, Lawrence, KS
Christine Wesender Dunkel Claim Spec., Empire Fire & Marine Insurance, Omaha, NE
Lori Eklund Curator of Ed., Amon-Carter Museum, Fort Worth, TX
Emmeline Erickson Curatorial Assistant, St. Louis Museum of Art
Christine Fasano Curator of Education, Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK
Patricia Fidler Fine Arts Editor, Yale University Press
Diana Gaston Curator, Fidelity Investment, Boston, MA
Michael Gaudio Assist. Prof. History of Art, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Suzanne Gepson Docent Coordinator, Depart. Of Museum Education, The Art Institute of Chicago
Jennifer Green Admissions & Scholarships/Financial Aid Office, KU
Jill Vessely Greenwood Visiting Assist. Prof. of History of Art, Williamette University, Salem, OR, & PhD candidate at KU
Grant Hayden Associate Prof., Law School, Hofstra University
Ann Hayes Curator of Education, Davenport Museum of Art
David Henry Art Consultant, San Jose, CA, & New York, NY
Robert Hickerson Photographer, Spencer Museum of Art, KU
Brett Knappe Adjunct Faculty, Washburn University, Topeka, KS & PhD candidate at KU
Stephanie Fox Knappe Senior Project Assistant, American Art Depart., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, KC, MO, & PhD candidate at KU
Joe Lampo Deputy Director of Programming, Museum School, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
James Martin Curator, Corporate Art Collection, Sprint Corporation, Overland Park, KS
Amanda Martin-Hamon Assistant Director, Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn University, Topeka, KS
Kate Meyer Curatorial Assistant, Print Room, Spencer Museum of Art, & PhD candidate at KU
Joni Murphy Instructor, Haskell Indian Nations Univ., Lawrence, KS, & PhD candidate at KU
William North Senior Curator, Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Stefanie Olson Certified Doula, Doulas of North America
Roberta Pokphanh Program Assistant, Bioscience Initiative/IMSD Program, Division of Biological Sciences, & PhD candidate at KU
Melissa Riaz Friends Development Office, Royal Academy of Fine Art
Michelle Robinson Curator of Collections/Exhibitions, Davenport Museum, IA, & PhD candidate at KU
Jurahee Shriver Teacher, McPherson, KS public schools
Stacey Skold Curator, Registrar/Collections Manager at the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Univ. of Nebraska
Raechell Smith Director of the H&R Block Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute
Karen Stansifer Assist. to the Director, Alliance Française, Denver, CO
Joanna Sternberg Curator of Education, Parrish Art Museum, Southhampton, New York
Drew Stevens Curator of Prints, Drawings and Photographs, Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Carla Tilghman Instructor, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS
Maria Teresa Valero Director, Art and Department Chair, Art Department, Tulsa University, Tulsa
Kim Wagoner Assist. Registrar, Kansas City Art Institute
Sam Watson Assist. Prof. History of Art, Central College, Pella, IA, & PhD candidate at KU
Suzanne Wise Executive Director, Nebrask Arts Council
Barbara Yoder Curator of Education, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN
Joyce Youmans Curatorial Assist., Dept. of African Art, Nelson-Atkins Museum, KC, MO
Cori Wegener Assistant Curator for the Department of Architecture, Design, Decorative Arts, Craft, and Sculpture at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts; and Major in the U.S. Army Reserves (Manager of Arts, Monuments, and Archives for the U.S. Army at the Iraq National Museum, Bagdad, 2003-04)
Mike Willis Multimedia Specialist, Office of Technology, Univ. of Dubuque
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Doctoral Degree

Gretchen Atwater Independent Scholar, Bernardsville, New Jersey
Susan Baker Assoc. Prof. History of Art, University of Houston, Texas
Cynda Benson Assoc. Prof. History of Art, Savannah College of Art, GA
Sarah Blick Assoc. Prof. History of Art, Kenyon College, OH
Kathryn Boyer Boyer Ink, Writing, Translating, Editing, Sweden
Diane Boze Assist. Prof. History of Art, Western Illinois University
Elizabeth Broun Director, Smithsonian American Art Museum
Rachel Epp Buller Assist. Prof. (sabbatical replacement), History of Art, Bethel College, Newton, KS
Maria-Elena Buszek Assist. Prof. Hist. of Art, Kansas City Art Institute, KC, MO
Jill Chancey Chief Curator, Lauren Rogers Museum of Art , Laurel, MS
Lisa Dorrill Adjunct Prof., History of Art, Gettysburg College, PA
Martha Elton Independent Scholar, Shawnee Mission, KS
Leesa Fanning Assistant Curator, Modern and Contemporary Art, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, KC, MO
Steve Golan Independent Scholar, Cincinnati, OH
Randy Griffey Associate Curator American Art, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, KC, MO
Richard Gruber Director, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, University of New Orleans
Valerie Lind Hedquist Assoc. Prof. History of Art, University of Montana, Missoula
Beverly Joyce Assist. Prof. History of Art, Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS
Jan Kennedy Instructor, Kansas City Art Institute, KC, MO
Ruth Kolarik Prof. History of Art, Colorado College
Janey Levy Copy Editor, Rosen Publishing, Buffalo, NY
Diane Cearfoss Mankin Assoc. Prof. History of Art, University of Cincinnati
Vernon Hyde Minor Prof. History of Art, University of Colorado, Boulder
Kerry Morgan Curator, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN
Mindy Nancarrow (formerly Taggard) Prof. of History of Art, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Ron Rarick Associate Prof., History of Art, Ball State Univ., Muncie, Indiana
Scott Shields Curator, Crocker Museum of Art, Sacramento, CA
Donald Sloan Assist. Prof. History of Art, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
Shana Stuart Adjunct Prof., School of Library and Information Science,University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Pamela Trimpe Assoc. Director, University of Iowa Museum of Art
Dixie Webb Assoc. Prof. History of Art & Dept. Chair, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
Mark White Assist. Prof. History of Art, Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater, OK
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Graduates in East Asian Art

Masters Degree

Ellen Avril Curator of Asian Art, Johnson Museum, Cornell University
Michael Bass Working at Sothebys, New York
Karen Brock (Ph.D. Princeton University) Retired Associate Professor of Japanese Art History, Washington University in St. Louis
Robin Burlingham Johnson Museum, Cornell University
Frank Chance Associate Director of the Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania
Chang Shu-Hsien Research Associate at the Taipei City Library and lecturer at the Chung-yuan University in Taipei
Chang Yaun-chien Executive Director of an Art Foundation in Taipei
Chou Hai-Sheng Deputy editor-in-chief, Chinese Art News Monthly, Taipei
Walter Davis Doctoral student at Ohio State
Do Yoohyang Doctoral Student, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
David Dunfield Architect, Lawrence, KS
Hollis Goodall Curator at the Pavilion for Japanese Art, L.A. County Museum of Art
He Li Associate Curator of Chinese Art, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Nancy (Dolinich) Hope Associate Director of the Kansas
Consortium for Teaching about Asia, KU
Hsieh Shih-ying Curator, National History Museum, Taipei
Lee Brushke-Johnson, (Ph.D., University of Leiden; Independent scholar, Netherlands)
Kim Hong-nam (Ph.D. Yale University) Director of the National Folk Museum, Seoul, Korea; Professor, Ehwa Women's University, Seoul, Korea
Kim Sung Lim Doctoral student, University of California, Berkeley; Research Associate, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Lai Hsiang-ling Executive Director, Dimension Foundation for Art Education, Taipei
Lin Hui-hsien Department of Exhibitions, National Palace Museum, Taipei
Lin Lina Department of Painting and Calligraphy, National Palace Museum, Taipei
Lin Yuan-wen Doctoral student in art education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Liu Shi-yee Doctoral student, Yale University
Gerald Marsella Registrar, Mid-America Arts Alliance, Exhibits USA, Kansas City
Eric McNeal Assistant Registrar for Exhibitions at the Brimingham Museum of Art, Alabama
Chieko Sato Librarian at Prairie View A&M University, Texas
Matthew Scanlon Researcher, the Clendening History of Medicine Library and Museum, University of Kansas Medical Center
Bonnie Speed Director, Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University
Shimizu Yoshiaki (Ph.D. Princeton University) Marquand Professor of Japanese Art, Princeton University.
Saroja Srinivasan Computer Center, University of Kansas
Melissa (Stroud) Abe Doctoral student, Stanford
Susan Tai Curator, Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Wang Bor-hua Visiting Assistant Professor, Pratt Institute, N.Y.
Michelle Wang Assistant Prof. of Asian Art History, Louisiana State Univerisity
Wong Kwan-shu Working for Sothebys, Hong Kong, as a special advisor
Violetta Wong Working for Sothebys, Hong Kong
Yen Chuan-ying (Grace) Member of the Academia Sinica in Taipei and the Graduate Institute of Art History of National Taiwan University
Amica Yeung Entered an M.B.A. program
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Doctoral Degree

Alan Atkinson Lecturer, University of Oklahoma
Janet Baker Curator, Phoenix Art Museum
Nila Baker Working for computer company in Portland
Claudia Brown Professor, Arizona State University
Janet Carpenter Lecturer, City College of San Francisco, and San Jose State University
Chang Qing Fellowship at Washington University, St. Louis
Chang Tsenti (Joseph) Associate Curator of Chinese Art, Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Cho Insoo Current doctoral candidate. Assistant Professor, USC
Chou Yeong-chau Assistant Professor, Dennison University
Patricia Fister Working at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken) in Kyoto
Karen Gerhart Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh
Noelle Giuffrida Assistant Professor of East Asian Art, Case Western Reserve University
Patricia Graham Free-lance curator and art appraiser based in Lawrence
Marilyn Gridley Retired from the University of Missouri, Kansas City
Han Junghee Associate Professor, Hongik University
Sarah Handler Free-lance curator based in California
Brenda Jordan Assistant Professor, Florida State University.
Jane Ju Assistant Professor, National Cheng-chi University in Taipei
Kao Mu-sen (Arthur) Associate Professor, San Jose State University
Kim Wondong Teaching at a University in Taegu
Elizabeth Kindall Assistant Prof. of Asian Art, University of St. Thomas, Minnesota
Lu, Ling-en Associate Curator, Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas City
Ma, Jen-mei Associate Professor, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois
Karen Mack Assistant Professor, Atomi University, Tokyo
Robert Mowry Alan J. Dworksy Curator of Asian Art, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University
Pan Anyi Assistant Professor, Cornell University
Audrey Seo Adjunct Instructor in Anthropology, College of William and Mary
Diana Tenckhoff Instructor, Willamette University in Salem, OR.
Robert Thorp Retired Professor, Washington University in St. Louis
Wan Qingli Professor, University of Hong Kong
Ankeney Weitz Assistant Professor, Colby College, Maine
Matthew Welch Curator of Japanese Art at Minneapolis Institute of Art
Jean Wetzel Assistant Professor, California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo
Richard Wilson Professor, International Christian University in Tokyo
Donald Wood Curator of Asian Art and Assistant Director, Birmingham Museum of Art
Wu Chao-jan (Philip) Assistant Professor, Department of Fine Arts, Tunghai University, Taiwan
Margaret Carney Xie Director of the Art Gallery and Assistant Professor, Alfred University in N.Y.
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