The Art World: TODAY

I am so excited to share some big news… I am debuting a brand new class with the Rollins Center for Lifelong Learning and it begins next week! I have been perfecting this class for about a year now and I am pleased it is finally coming to fruition. The Art World: TODAY discusses what is […]

Meme School

My class, “Art History in Pop Culture,” kicked off last week at the Rollins Center for Lifelong Learning and I had two very special students in attendance. Lisa Garza (reporter) and Red Huber (photographer) work for the Orlando Sentinel and they both sat in on the first session of my class. Today they posted a […]

#SelfieCulture FTW

Please join me for Session 3 of my current lecture series, #ArtHistoryTrending, on Thursday, April 19th at 6:00pm. Hosted by the Winter Garden Art Association, this presentation will have guests comparing today’s selfie trend with artists’ self-portraits from throughout art history to see if we can find some common ground. This discussion is always a fascinating one and […]

Still Lifes – Then & Now

While I was out-and-about this weekend, I overheard someone nearby exclaim, “This meal looks so amazing, I just have to take a picture!” I think it is safe to say that at some point in our modern lives we have all shared in this same excitement… to be so in awe of a meal that […]

Still Lifes & #SquadGoals

In my current lecture series – #ArtHistoryTrending – we explore the connections between art historical traditions and current pop culture and social media trends. In Session 2 we will discuss the trend of taking food photos and posting them to Instagram and the Dutch Baroque tradition of still life paintings. We will also look at […]

#ArtHistoryTrending

Pop culture, advertising, social media… what do they all have in common??? They all find their inspiration in art history! I passionately believe that the pop culture we create today is the art history we’ll study in 100 years. Want proof? Join me for the first session of my #ArtHistoryTrending lecture series hosted by the Winter Garden Art […]

Art History + the Internet = Pop Culture?

You cannot deny that the internet is changing not only the way we SEE art, but the way in which we PERCEIVE art as well. Please join me for a fun, humorous, yet still insightful exploration of art historical influences on today’s pop culture trends as I kick off my #ArtHistoryTrending lecture series a week […]

#ArtHistoryTrending

This series discusses art historical topics through the lens of today’s social media and pop culture trends. Have selfies replaced Self-Portraits? Are food pictures modern day Still Lifes? What on earth is a meme?! This series takes a humorous and contemporary approach to art history and connects the past with the present. We will discuss […]