Research

January 2025 - Carthage College

Selected as an art history student researcher for Carthage College’s third annual Soviet Era Art Symposium: Visions Beyond the Veil. My research examined Portrait of Ter-Gregorian (1943) by Aleksandr Ivanovich Laktionov and Portrait of Konstantine Simonov (1969) by Vasili Prokofevich Efanov. I composed wall labels analyzing the artworks within their historical and cultural contexts, highlighting the interplay between Soviet portraiture and resilience during the era. 

December 2024 - Carthage College

My undergraduate art history thesis examines Sarah Sze’s installations as “memory machines,” blending personal, cultural, and historical approaches to memory and archiving. Through fragmented, non-linear compositions incorporating photographs, found objects, and digital screens, Sze explores how memory is shaped in an era of digital culture and information overload.

Her ephemeral and interactive works challenge traditional sculpture’s permanence, redefining it as an evolving process rather than a fixed form. Positioned within the lineage of collage, surrealism, and assemblage, Sze’s art reflects contemporary concerns about perception, impermanence, and the overwhelming landscape of information in the digital age.

April 2024 - Carthage College

I conducted in-depth research on the evolution of Indian paintings, particularly frescos, and how they present a dynamic narrative in the course Research Methods in Art History (taught by Dr. Robin Olive Little-Jackson) at Carthage College. However, the state of research in Indian art, especially frescoes, has often been overshadowed by Eurocentric biases and perspectives, neglecting the intricate historical narratives and representations embedded within these artworks. This has led to a loss of cultural heritage and a distorted understanding of Indian artistic traditions. By re-evaluating the sources used in researching Indian frescos, we can uncover lost historical narratives and representations, thereby preserving and enriching our understanding of Indian art and cultural heritage.

January 2024 - Carthage College

Selected as an art history researcher for Carthage College’s second annual Soviet Era Art Symposium: Place/Trace. At the exhibition’s opening reception and under the guidance of art historian and professor, Dr. Robin Holmes, I presented research focused on the non-conformist piece Waterfront at Gurzuf/Hurzuf  (порт в Гурзуфе) (1984) by Gennady Ivanovich Serov (Геннадий Иванович Серов) (1953–2017), a prominent Moscow painter and Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Art, significantly influenced non-conformist art in the late Socialist Realism era. 

December 2023 - Carthage College

Conducted in-depth research on Russian art from 1900 to 1930, focusing on gender representations in self-portraits and female figures in the course Gender in the Arts (taught by Dr. Robin Holmes) at Carthage College. I analyzed and presented my research on key artworks such as Zinaida Serebriakova's Woman at Her Toilette (1909), Boris Mikhailovich Kustodiev's Merchant’s Wife at Tea (1918), and Ilya Mashkov's Nude (1918) to explore artists' responses to evolving political climates.