Andrea Kibler Maxwell
History of Art & Architecture
University of Pittsburgh
EDUCATION:
2022: Ph.D. in Art History
University of Pittsburgh
Dissertation: “Painting and Persecution: Anti-Jewish and Anti-Protestant Visual Rhetoric in Northern Italy, 1475-1550”
Advisor: Christopher Nygren
2015: M.A. in Art History, Kent State University
Thesis: “The Message on the Walls: Discovering the Visual Sermon of the Brancacci Chapel”
Thesis Advisor: Gustav Medicus
2013: Post-baccalaureate in Art History, Mary Baldwin College
Thesis Advisor: Sara James
2010: M.A. in Clinical Psychology, East Carolina University
Thesis: “The Relationship between Causal Beliefs and Stigma of Mental Illness”
Thesis Advisor: Susan McCammon
2006: B.A. in Psychology and Sociology, Concord University
Co-Valedictorian
COURSES TAUGHT:
Stand Alone
Summer 2020: HAA 0010 Introduction to World Art
Fall 2017: HAA 0070 Art of Europe/European Visual Traditions
OSHER Lifelong Learning Institute
Spring 2021: Symbolic Violence and the Jew in Early Modern Italian Art
Fall 2017: Art of the Venetian Terraferma
Graduate TA
Aug. 2013 – May 2015: Art History 102: Renaissance to Contemporary Art
Aug. 2011 – May 2013: Art History 101: Ancient to Medieval; Art History 102: Renaissance to Baroque
Jan. 2008 – May 2008: Individual Therapy Techniques
Aug. 2006 – May 2007: Graduate Research Assistant, EKG Lab
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
Southeastern College Art Conference
“A New Introduction: Pedagogy and Practice in World Art as an Anti-Survey Course.” Innovative Pedagogies for the Survey, Lexington, Kentucky, November 11-13. Co-authored with Gretchen Bender. Conference canceled due to COVID-19. Now planned for 2022 conference.“
The Message on the Walls: Discovering the Visual Sermon of the Brancacci Chapel.” Confluences in Medieval and Renaissance Art, Southeastern College Art Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 21-24.
The Newberry: Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference
“Iconography of St. Peter: Finding Meaning in the Brancacci Chapel.” Iconography of the Self, Newberry: Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference, Chicago, Illinois, January 22-24.
Graduate Research Symposium
“Iconography of St. Peter: Finding Meaning in the Brancacci Chapel.” Paper presentation, Kent, OH. April 11, 2014.
ASSISTANTSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS:
Sept. 2021 – August 2022: Andrew Mellon Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, Metropolitan Museum of Art
August 2018 – May 2021: Arts and Sciences Graduate Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh
August 2016 – May 2018: Arts and Sciences Teaching Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh
August 2015 – May 2016: Arts and Sciences Graduate Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh
July 2014 – May 2015: Graduate Studies Teaching Fellow, Graduate Student Orientation
INTERNSHIPS:
May 2011 – May 2012: Southern Cities Studios: Urban Development and Design Research, Staunton, Virginia, Studio Manager
Nov. 2010 – May 2011: Southern Cities Studios: Urban Development and Design Research, Staunton, Virginia, Research & Design Assistant
July 2007 – Dec. 2007: Cherry Hospital, Goldsboro, North Carolina, Staff Psychologist
ABROAD:
Summer 2019: Northern Italy, Sweden
Summer 2018: Florence, Venice, Milan, and various cities throughout Lombardy
March 2017: Various cities in Northern Germany
Summer 2016: Florence, Italy
March 2016: Versailles, France
May 2014 – July 2014: 5-week study of Italian Art in Florence, Rome, Venice, Pisa, Siena, San Gimignano, Mantua, Assisi, and Fiesole
April 2012 – May 2013: 3-week study of Italian Art in Florence, Rome, Venice, Padua, Pisa, Assisi, and Orvieto
GRANTS:
Dietrich Summer Research Fund, 2017, 2018
Kress Fellowship in Art History to attend the Middlebury College Language Schools, 2016
Dean’s Summer Research Fund, 2016
Graduate Dean’s Academic Year Research Travel Fund, 2015, 2016
Newberry Library, Center for Renaissance Studies Consortium Grant, 2014
Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, 2006
SERVICE:
2020-21 Graduate Teaching Assistant/Fellow Mentor, History of Art and Architecture
2020-21 Curriculum and Planning GSO Representative, History of Art and Architecture
2019 Art Historian/Consultant for Carnegie Science Center’s “Da Vinci The Exhibition!”
2018: Financial Chair, History of Art and Architecture Graduate Student Symposium
2017-present: Art Editor for University of Pittsburgh’s “Hot Metal Bridge” publication
2017-2018: A&S GSO Representative for the History of Art and Architecture
2016-2017: Dietrich A&S GSO Elizabeth Baranger Teaching Award Committee Chair
2014: Hospitality/Promotion: Graduate and Professional School Fair, Kent State University
2014: Workshop Leader: Syllabus and Scheduling, Graduate Professional and Academic Development Workshops, Kent State University
2014: Reviewer: Committee for Graduate Student Senate Research Award, Kent State University
HONORS AND AWARDS:
2021 Elizabeth Baranger Excellence in Teaching Award Winner
2019 Graduate Excellence in Teaching Award, History of Art and Architecture
2018 Elizabeth Baranger Excellence in Teaching Award Nominee
2014: Graduate Student Senate International Travel Award
2012: Ulysse Desportes Award for Outstanding Achievement in Art History
2006: Co-Valedictorian, Concord University
2006: Alpha Chi National Honor Society, Region V Conference Graduate Fellowship Award
2006: Outstanding Psychology Student of the Year, Concord University
AFFILIATIONS:
College Art Association
Renaissance Society of America
Midwest Art History Society
Southeastern College Art Conference
South-Central Renaissance Conference
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