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2025 Annual Conference Keynote Speakers

We are thrilled to announce our 2025 keynotes: Caroline Campbell, National Gallery of Ireland Anna Arabindan-Kesson, Princeton University Joan Kee, Judy and Michael Steinhardt Director, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University Book Conference Tickets Wed 9 April: Caroline Campbell Caroline... Read More...

Our New DECR Committee Chair

Introducing Edward Kettleborough, new Chair of the Association for Art History’s Doctoral and Early Career Research (DECR) committee. The Association For Art History is delighted to welcome Ed Kettleborough as the new Chair of the Doctoral and Early Career Researcher (DECR) committee and... Read More...

2025 Art History Resident

The Association for Art History and the Ampersand Foundation are delighted to announce that Victoria Horne, Assistant Professor of Art History at the Northumbria School of Design, Arts and Creative Industries, Northumbria University, has been awarded our fifth Art History Residency. The residency offers... Read More...

The AAH Launches ART HISTORY NOW

The Association for Art History celebrates its 50th anniversary with the launch today of Art History Now – an online campaign featuring over 90 eminent art history advocates. Artists, art historians, writers and broadcasters have shared inspiring new reflections on... Read More...

ASSOCIATION FOR ART HISTORY | DISSERTATION PRIZE 2024

UNDERGRADUATE & POSTGRADUATE PRIZES  Call for Dissertation Prize nominations (2023-24 academic year) Have you written or marked a brilliant dissertation this year? If so, why not consider nominating it for our Dissertation Prize. This prize is for undergraduate and postgraduate... Read More...

WINNERS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR ART HISTORY’S CURATORIAL PRIZES 2024 ANNOUNCED!

The AAH Curatorial Prizes 2024 for Exhibitions and for Curatorial Writing and Publications were conferred during a special presentation at Cromwell Place in London on Monday evening. The winners of the prize for Exhibitions are the curatorial team Jake Subryan... Read More...

2024 Annual Conference Keynote Speakers

We are thrilled to announce our 2024 keynotes: Paul Goodwin, University of the Arts, London Ben Highmore, University of Sussex Our current and former chairs, Christopher Breward, Director of National Museums Scotland, Christine Riding, The National Gallery, London, Evelyn Welch, University of Bristol and Nigel... Read More...

2024 Art History Resident

The Association for Art History and the Ampersand Foundation are delighted to announce that Bob Mills, Professor of Medieval Studies at UCL, has been awarded our fourth Art History Residency. The residency offers a researcher the opportunity for concentrated time to further their work... Read More...

WELCOME OUR THREE NEW TRUSTEES

We are very happy to announce that at our recent AGM, we welcomed three new trustees to the Association for Art History board: Flavia Frigeri is an art historian and ‘Chanel Curator for the Collection’ at the National Portrait Gallery,... Read More...

ASSOCIATION FOR ART HISTORY | DISSERTATION PRIZE 2023

UNDERGRADUATE & POSTGRADUATE PRIZES  Call for Dissertation Prize nominations (2022-23 academic year) Have you written or marked a brilliant dissertation this year? If so why not consider nominating it for our Dissertation Prize. This prize is for undergraduate and postgraduate... Read More...

EKOW ESHUN ANNOUNCED AS WINNER OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR ART HISTORY’S CURATORIAL PRIZE FOR EXHIBITIONS 2023

The AAH Curatorial Prize for Exhibitions 2023 was conferred during a recent special presentation in London to curator Ekow Eshun for his exhibition IN THE BLACK FANTASTIC (29 June –⁠ 18 September 2022) at the Hayward Gallery. The winner was... Read More...

2023 Art History Resident

The Association for Art History and the Ampersand Foundation are delighted to announce that Susannah Thompson has been awarded our third Art History Residency. The residency offers a researcher the opportunity for concentrated time to further their work at Wigwell... Read More...

2023 Annual Conference Keynote Speakers

We are thrilled to announce our 2023 keynotes: susan pui san lok, artist, Professor of Contemporary Art and Director of the University of the Arts London Decolonising Arts Institute Tim Barringer, Paul Mellon Professor in the History of Art, Yale... Read More...

INAUGURAL AAH CURATORIAL PRIZE FOR EXHIBITIONS The AAH is delighted to announce that the curatorial teams behind two outstanding exhibitions have been named joint winners of our inaugural Curatorial Prizes. The winners were in attendance to accept their awards at... Read More...

A fond farewell to our longest serving member of staff

We offer a fond farewell to Claire Davies, Head of Communications and Events, who, as the longest serving member of staff, will be leaving the Association at the end of July to continue her career journey elsewhere. "To many in... Read More...

New Trustee | Association for Art History

We are delighted to welcome Paula Sankoff as a new Trustee of the Association for Art History. Paula is a senior sales director at Victoria Miro Gallery. Forging relationships with collectors, curators and art market professionals, she has built connections... Read More...

2020 Postgraduate Dissertation Prize Winner and Shortlist

Each year we select and award dissertation prizes for outstanding essays written by undergraduate and postgraduate students. Winning and shortlisted essays are assessed on the quality of their originality, research and method, and form and content. Shortlisted runners up Tazetta... Read More...

Association for Art History | Dissertation Prize 2021

UNDERGRADUATE & POSTGRADUATE PRIZES  Call for Dissertation Prize nominations (2020 -21 academic year) Have you written or marked a brilliant dissertation this year? If so why not consider nominating it for our Dissertation Prize. This prize is for undergraduate and... Read More...

Art History Residency

We are delighted to announce that James Hellings has accepted the 2021 Art History Residency from the Association and the Ampersand Foundation. This follows the news that the former recipient, Rebecca Gill, is no longer able to undertake the residency... Read More...

David Getsy 2021 Keynote

If you missed the recent keynote by David Getsy on 'How to Teach Manet's Olympia After Transgender Studies' this is now available to watch online. David J. Getsy is the Goldabelle McComb Finn Distinguished Professor of Art History at the School of... Read More...
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