Art, Architecture + Art History

The Department of Art, Architecture + Art History is committed to shaping the next generation of artists, designers, critics and creative thinkers. Dedicated to exploring creative practices at the forefront of our disciplines, we believe that art not only mirrors the society in which it is produced, but also shapes it: we are most interested in art's potential to offer a critique of culture, and embody in the present that which is yet to become.

Visual Arts

Architecture

Art History

In the News

Joan Jonas Spotlighted at Kyoto Prize Symposium
// March 22, 2019
Joan Jonas is an artist. Though true, to say it that simply seems to be a disservice to her vast and unique contributions to an art form she…
New Hoehn Galleries Curator Takes Modern Approach to Prints
// January 24, 2019
Curating one of his first shows, a look at radical "Red Art" during the Great Depression sparked John Murphy's interest in making prints the…
Professor John Halaka Selected as a PARC 2018-2019 U.S. Research Fellow
// January 23, 2019
Visual arts professor, John Halaka, was awarded a 2018-2019 Palestinian American Research Center (PARC), US Scholar Fellowship to develop th…
USD Announces New Robert E. ('82) and Darci M. O'Connell Scholarship for the Arts
// January 8, 2019
University of San Diego alumnus, Robert O’Connell, and his wife, Darci, have set up the Robert E. (‘82) and Darci M. O&rsqu…