Art History

The College of Art and Design houses multiple faculty members specializing in the history and theory of art and visual culture.

Team of Experts

Art History faculty members have written monographs, edited and contributed to collections of essays, contributed to top journals in their fields, authored exhibition catalogues, curated exhibitions, presented at national and international conferences, interviewed contemporary artists, published translations, and have been awarded grants in support of their work.

Faculty also guide student research both in and out of the classroom, and take advantage of RIT’s important collections related to the history of print and 20th-century graphic and industrial design.

Learn more about our art history minor

Key Faculty and Staff

Michael Amy
Professor
585-475-7921
Heidi Nickisher
Principal Lecturer
585-475-4996
Clarence Sheffield Jr
Professor
585-475-6721
Sarah Thompson
Associate Professor
585-475-4459