# History of Art

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## History of Art at UC Berkeley

Background image: graphic design

Image credit: 

Julie Wolf

## We are a vibrant learning community of researchers committed to advancing the study of visual arts, material culture, and built environment through interdisciplinary scholarship, teaching, and public engagement.

[## Meet our faculty](https://arthistory.berkeley.edu/people/history-art-faculty)

[## Meet our graduate students](https://arthistory.berkeley.edu/people/graduate-students)

[## Courses](https://arthistory.berkeley.edu/current-course-offerings)

## **Featured News**

## News

[### New Yale Press blog post on Atreyee Gupta's book

February 8, 2026](/news/new-yale-press-blog-post-atreyee-guptas-book)

[### Search: Adjunct Professor - Arts of Iran and Central Asia

February 2, 2026](/news/search-adjunct-professor-arts-iran-and-central-asia)

[### Encountering the Etruscans, a student-led exhibition from Lisa Pieraccini's seminar

January 13, 2026](/news/encountering-etruscans-student-led-exhibition-lisa-pieraccinis-seminar)

[### Lauren Kroiz wins a grant from Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art

December 9, 2025](/news/lauren-kroiz-wins-grant-leonard-lauder-research-center-modern-art)

[### Graduate Students curate Teaching Wall / Panther Meadows and Dangerous Worlds: Contemporary Readings of Asian American Landscapes

September 20, 2025](/news/graduate-students-curate-teaching-wall-panther-meadows-and-dangerous-worlds-contemporary)

[### Welcome New Faculty

August 22, 2025](/news/welcome-new-faculty)

[### History of Art Newsletter 2025

July 3, 2025](/news/history-art-newsletter-2025)

[### Leah Binkovitz, History of Art (‘10), Wins 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing

June 8, 2025](/news/leah-binkovitz-history-art-%E2%80%9810-wins-2025-pulitzer-prize-editorial-writing)

[MORE NEWS](https://arthistory.berkeley.edu/about-us/news)

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## Annual Newsletter

### [History of Art Newsletter 2025](/news/history-art-newsletter-2025)

July 3, 2025

Greetings to Alumni, Students, Faculty, Staff, Supporters, and Partners,

All years have their challenges, but we are living in unprecedented times here in History of Art at UC Berkeley. That said, our department's ability to remain focused on our mission and responsive to dynamic...[Read more about History of Art Newsletter 2025](/news/history-art-newsletter-2025)

## [History of Art Newsletter 2024](/news/history-art-newsletter-2024)

July 15, 2024

The annual newsletter is now here! Thanks to everyone who contributed texts and photographs, and thanks to editors Shannon Jackson, Henrike Lange, Atreyee Gupta, Gudny Gunnarsdottir, and designer Julie Wolf.[Read more about History of Art Newsletter 2024](/news/history-art-newsletter-2024)

## Events