Gordon, Abigail
Abigail Gordon
M.A. Student
Art History Program
Fields of interest: 13th-14th century manuscript painting in England, representations of women, Christian art and architecture, iconography of the Virgin Mary.
Undergraduate experience: Concordia University, BFA.
Supervisor: Dr. Matthew Reeve
Stingaciu, Ilinca
Ilinca Stingaciu
M.A. Student
Art History Program
Major Fields of Interest: Cultural Heritage Preservation; Cultural heritage destruction during armed conflict; Art law; Technical art history.
Undergraduate Experience: Queen's University, Bachelor of Arts Honours, Major in Art History, 2022.
Supervisor: Dr. Cathleen Hoeniger.
Batten, Alana
Alana Batten
M.A. Student
Art History Program
Major Fields of Interest: Modern and contemporary art; museum and curatorial studies; history of photography.
Undergraduate Experience: BFA in Art History, Concordia University, 2023
Shields-Rivard, Sara
Sara Shields-Rivard
Ph.D. Candidate
Art History Program
Major Fields of Interest: Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Design History; Architecture, Interiors, and Furniture Design; Material Culture Studies; Gender and Sexuality Studies.
Undergraduate Experience: Concordia University; B.F.A in Music (Major) & Art History (Minor).
Graduate Experience: Concordia University; M.A. in Art History. Thesis: “Queer Interwar Design: Eyre de Lanux and her Sapphic Spaces” (2021).
Supervisor: Dr. Antonia Behan
Maksimowski, Alice
Alice Maksimowski
M.A. Student
Art History Program
Major Fields of Interest: Historical gardens and architecture, especially in Poland.
Undergraduate Experience: B.A. from Wilfrid Laurier University, majoring in Archaeology and Heritage Studies and double minoring in Ancient Studies and Medievalism Studies.
Murphy, Daria
Daria Murphy
Ph.D. Candidate
Art History Program
Major Fields of Interest: Turn-of-the-century craft history; history of pedagogy; textiles & ceramics; cross-cultural exchange between East Asia and Europe.
Undergraduate Experience: University of Toronto; B.A. in Art History Specialization, Anthropology Minor, and Material Culture Minor (2019)
Graduate Experience: Bard Graduate Center; M.A. in Decorative Arts, Design History, & Material Culture (2021)
Supervisor: Dr. Antonia Behan
Croft, Emily
Emily Croft
Ph.D. Candidate
Art History Program
Major Fields of Interest: Ancient Roman Archaeology, Cultural Heritage Preservation, Digital Museology and Accessible Museum Collections.
Undergraduate Experience: Queen’s University, B.A. (Honours) in Classics and Archaeology (2020).
Graduate Experience: Queen’s University, M.A. in Classical Studies and Archaeology (2022).
Supervisors: Dr. Cathleen Hoeniger and Dr. Cristiana Zaccagnino (Classics).
Dempster, Madeleine
Madeleine Dempster
Ph.D. Candidate
Art History Program
Major Fields of Interest: 18th century art market, methods of collecting, and the French Rococo.
Graduate Experience: Master’s in art history at Queen’s. MRP title: ‘Churches and Dealers of the Early 19th century French Art Market: Analyzing the sales and purchases of religious paintings through the case study of the fonds Desjardins.'
Supervisor: Dr. Gauvin Bailey
Simmonds, Willow
Willow Simmonds
M.A. Student
Art History Program
Major fields of interest: Early to Late Italian Renaissance, Cultural Heritage Preservation, and Christian Art in the Italian Renaissance.
Undergraduate Experience: Bachelor of Arts Honours with a Medial in Art History and Global Development Studies at Queen's University in 2022.
Supervisor: Dr. Cathleen Hoeniger.