Faculty News
Prof. Thomas Strasser Wins Grant
Dr. Tom Strasser, associate professor of Art History, has been cited in the most recent edition of Stokstad's
Art: A Brief History, one of the most widely used and well known art history survey texts. The text is used in survey courses at colleges across the country, including here at Providence College. In addition to being cited in this respected text, Dr. Strasser also recently won the Cotsen Excavation Grant from the Archaeological Institute of America, which he will use to further his research in Damnoni on the island of Crete. Dr. Strasser is a noted expert on Cretan Archaeology and has pioneered research in early seafarers in special reference to the island of Crete and specifically the well known Minoan Flotilla Fresco.
In 2010, the research success of Strasser's team in Crete prompted his discovery of stone tools on the island to be named one of the top ten discoveries of the year by Archaeology Magazine, which is published by the Archaeological Institute of America. At PC, Dr. Strasser teaches Art History Survey as well as courses on Ancient Art and Archaeology. He also frequently includes students in his research and several have joined him for summer digs on Crete. For more information about the Cotsen Grant, visit the link below.
Cotsen Excavation Grant Winners
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Prof. Paul Crenshaw Elected VP of Historians of Netherlandish Art
Dr. Paul Crenshaw, associate professor of Art History, was recently elected to serve as Vice President of the Historians of Netherlandish Art.
"Historians of Netherlandish Art is an international organization founded in 1983 to foster communication and collaboration among historians of Northern European art from medieval to modern times. Its membership comprises scholars, teachers, museum professionals, art dealers, publishers, book dealers, and collectors throughout the world. The art and architecture of the Netherlands (Dutch and Flemish), and of Germany and France, as it relates to the Netherlands, from about 1350 to 1750, forms the core of members' interests. Current membership includes around 700 individuals and 30 institutions and businesses." - hnanews.org
Dr. Crenshaw is a noted scholar of Dutch art and has written and spoken widely on the works of Rembrandt Van Rijn. At Providence since 2009, Dr. Crenshaw teaches Art History Survey as well as classes on art of the Baroque period, Rembrandt, and interpretive methodologies in Art History.
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Prof. John Fazzino Featured in the CCRI Ceramics Invitational
Work by Ceramics instructor John Fazzino, M.F.A. will be on view at the Knight Campus Art Gallery at CCRI's Warwick, RI campus as part of a group show. The show features the work of Fazzino, along with twenty-one other ceramists including Jay Lacouture of Sale Regina University. A reception will be held on March 5 and the show will remain up until March 29. More information can be found at CCRI's webpage for the event.
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Prof. Susan Lyman Exhibits at Boston Sculptors Gallery, January 2013
Sculpture Professor Susan Lyman will be the focus of a solo show at Boston Sculptor's Gallery. The show, titled Susan Lyman: Sculpture in Wood, will focus on Lyman's prodigious use of found wood from fallen or discarded trees to create her organic sculptural form. This show is also Lyman's first solo show at Boston Sculptor's Gallery and represents the third show she has taken part in this academic year alone. She also exhibited at the Provincetown Art Association and Musuem on Cape Cod, as well as at the Chazan Gallery in Providence in the Fall of 2012.
For more information on the show and on Lyman's working process, please read the press release from Boston Sculptor's Gallery available below.
Susan_Lyman_Final_BSG_Press_Release.pdf
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Susan Lyman Exhibits at Chazan Gallery, September 2012
Studio Art Professor, Susan Lyman, exhibited her work in the Improbable Places show in the Chazan Gallery at Wheeler. The show combines her work with three other artists, Tiffany Adams, Maria Napolitano, and Steven Subotnick. The pieces vary in material and pattern and each artist draws from different inspirations. As a sculptor and a painter, Susan uses different mediums to bring out the organic and anthropomorphic tendencies in her artwork. All four artists express their focus on the natural world as inspiration to their creative processes.
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Professor Paul Crenshaw Shares His Expertise in China, May 2011
Dr. Paul Crenshaw, Associate Professor of Art History, traveled to China to share his knowledge in the areas of Renaissance Art, Western Art History, and the life and work of Rembrandt. Dr. Crenshaw spoke at several Chinese institutions of higher education and also participated in workshops with Chinese students and scholars. A selection of his work in China is listed below:
National Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China, May 23, 2011
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, May 27, 2011
China Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China, May 28, 2011
National Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China, May 18-24, 2011
Lecture: “Rembrandt Unfinished: Loose Threads Between the Fabric of Life and the Studio Canvas"
Workshop Co-Leader: Advanced Workshop in Western Art History: "Renaissance North and South"
Respondent in sessions: “Rembrandt and Artistic Competition” and “Assessing Sources and Documents”