Department Contacts

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Faculty

One of the greatest strengths of the Art Department is the presence of a close-knit group of committed and successful artists and art historians as teachers. As faculty members, we are professionally active on an international scale and share the results of our experience with students.

John Corso-Esquivel

  • Associate Professor of Art

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Contemporary Art
  • Theory and Criticism
  • Modern Art (Europe and the Americas)

jocorso@davidson.edu

704-894-2777

VAC 112

Pronouns: he/him/his

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Joelle Dietrick

  • Associate Professor of Art and Digital Studies
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Catherine E. Hundley

  • Visiting Assistant Professor of Art

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Architectural History
  • Medieval Architecture & Art
  • Sacred Space
Catherine Hundley

Rosaline Kyo

  • Assistant Professor of Art and Chinese Studies
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Trinity Martinez

  • Visiting Assistant Professor of Art

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Early Modern Art and Architecture (Renaissance Europe: 1400-1600)
  • Proto-Renaissance Art and Architecture (Italy: 1250-1400)
Trinity Martinez

Lia Newman

  • Director & Curator of Art Gallery
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Cort Savage

  • Chair & Professor of Art
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C. Shaw Smith

  • Joel O. Conarroe Professor of Art History
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Katie St. Clair

  • Lester D. Coltrane, III Assistant Professor of Art
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Tyler Starr

  • Associate Professor of Art
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Staff

A series of contemporary art exhibitions and programs involving Davidson's permanent art collection is organized by the gallery director and curator. Supporting the work of the department is a staff that includes the department assistant, visual resources curator and lab technician. An extensive exhibitions and collections program is managed by the gallery director, assistant curator and six gallery interns.

Lia Newman

  • Director & Curator of Art Gallery
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Marisa Pascucci

  • Gallery & Collection Coordinator

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Art History
  • Museum Studies

mapascucci@davidson.edu

704-894-2575

VAC B02B

Pronouns: she/her/hers

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Roslyn Pozega

  • Departmental Coordinator
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