Queen ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s Art History alumni have built distinguished careers across museums, galleries, universities, government, arts administration, the art market, and the private sector in Canada and abroad. Their ranks include Order of Canada honourees, senior executives, and leaders of major cultural institutions. Just as importantly, they form a vibrant, generous, and supportive alumni community that remains one of the program ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s great strengths.
Get to Know Our Graduates
Art Market, Business, Consulting, and Entrepreneurial Practice
, CM, B.A. — Director, Feheley Fine Arts, Toronto, ON.
, B.A. — Senior Art Specialist, Canadian Art, Cowley Abbott Fine Art, Toronto, ON.
, B.A. - Director of Appraisals, Heffel Fine Art and Auctions, Toronto, ON.
, B.A. — Director, Kostuik Gallery, Vancouver, BC.
Anne-Marie Minardi, M.A. (2005) — President, The Rover Boutique, North York, ON.
, B.A. — Art Advisor at LSS Art Advisory, Los Angeles, CA.
Kamille Parkinson, Ph.D. (2005) — Upper Canada Art Consulting and Adjunct Teaching Professor, SUNY Potsdam.
, B.A. — Deputy Chairman, Christie ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s International, New York.
Christyna Prokipchuk, M.A. (2007) — Account Executive, PointClickCare, Toronto; Consultant, Market Strategy Project, YMCA Kingston; Records Technician, College of Nurses of Ontario.
Sarah Jones, M.A. (2009) — Owner and Visual Artist, Jones Gallery; Emerging Entrepreneurs Program Officer, Enterprise Saint John, Saint John, NB.
Museums, Galleries, Curatorial, Conservation, and Heritage
Alec Aldrich, M.A. (2018) — Intern, Northern Baroque Paintings and Old Master Prints (2018–19), and Provenance Researcher, Old Master Prints (2019), National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.
Jan Allen, M.A. (1992) — Director, Agnes Etherington Art Centre (retired 2019).
Debra Antoncic, Ph.D. (2012) — Associate Curator, RiverBrink Art Museum, Queenston, ON; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Visual Arts, University of Brock.
, M.A. (2013) — Director, Flaten Art Museum, St. Olaf College, MN.
, M.A. (1994) — Ph.D., Utrecht University. Curator of Seventeenth-Century Dutch Painting, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
, M.A. (2003) — Director/Curator of Academia University Art Gallery and Adjunct Art Historian in the Department of History & Classics.
David De Witt, Ph.D. (2000) — Senior Curator/Senior Conservator, Museum Het Rembrandthuis/Rembrandt House Museum; Bader Curator, Rembrandthuis.
Elizabeth Diggon, M.A. (2012) — Ph.D. in Cultural Studies, ¹ú²ú´«Ã½. Instructor, University of Lethbridge; Assistant Curator, Esker Foundation, Calgary.
Marla Dobson, Ph.D. (2018) — Academic Outreach, Agnes Etherington Art Centre; Curator, Museum of Health Care.
Nenagh Hathaway, Ph.D. (2016) — Research Activities, Smith School of Business; Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Research Fellow, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
, M.A. (1984) — Chief Curator, Mendel Gallery (1989–1995); Chief Curator, Edmonton Art Gallery (1995–1997); Senior Curator, Vancouver Art Gallery (1997– 2022 ); Grenville + Fille Services.
, Ph.D. (2004) — Associate Curator, Canadian Photography Institute, National Gallery of Canada.
(Lindsay) Finn Leeitch, M.A. (2006) — Director, Artspace, Peterborough, ON.
Carolyn Mensing, Ph.D. (2018) — Exhibitions Project Manager, Dordrechts Museum (2022-); Assistant Curator, Prints and Drawings, Art Gallery of Ontario; Getter Paper Project Fellow, Rijksmuseum.
Lee Oldford, M.A. (2006) — Paper Conservator, Glenbow Museum, Calgary.
Jocelyn Purdie, M.A. (2008) — Artist; Director, Union Gallery, Kingston, ON (1994 - 2020).
Farrukh Rafiq, M.A. (2011), Ph.D. (2018) — Sessional Instructor, University of Toronto Mississauga; Instructor, The Living Arts Centre, Mississauga; Head of Education, Art Gallery of Burlington.
, M.A. — Director, The Frick Collection, New York (2025– ); Secretary and Chief Executive, Royal Academy of Arts, UK (2019–2024); Director, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (2006–2019).
Derek Rushton, M.A. (2003) — Gallery Director, Hartnet Gallery, University of Rochester; Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, University of Rochester.
Ph.D. — Director/Curator, StFX Art Gallery, St. Francis Xavier University, NS.
Government, Policy, Libraries, Records, and Public Service
Magdalena Berthet, M.A. (2019) — Cultural Property Analyst, Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board, Government of Canada.
Sarah Budd, M.A. (2015) — Public Affairs Editor, Government of British Columbia.
Catherine Copp, Ph.D. (2014) — Registry Operations, Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada; Alfred Bader Fellow, 2010.
, M.A. — Program Officer, Arts Across Canada and Arts Abroad at Canada Council for the Arts.
Jennifer Diorio, Ph.D. (2013) — Research Consultant, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada; Department of Indian Affairs, Government of Canada, Ottawa; Research Consultant, The History Group, Ottawa; Alfred Bader Fellow, 2010.
Susan Elizabeth Fry, M.A. (2000) — Library Assistant, Education Library, Memorial University (2019).
Chantelle Lepine-Cercone, Ph.D. (2014) — Cultural Property Analyst, Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board, Government of Canada (2019).
Natalie Nanton, M.A. (2007) — Manager, Academic Initiatives, Governance and Quality Assurance, Office of the Vice-President, Academic and Provost, OCADU.
Mieke Rodenburg, M.A. (2017) — Records and Information Management Coordinator, Town of Canmore; Archival Assistant, Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre, Vancouver.
, M.A. (2013) — Health Sciences Librarian, ¹ú²ú´«Ã½; Records Analyst, ARC Resources Ltd., Calgary, AB.
Brennan Jade Smith, M.A. (2011) — Director ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s Assistant, Vital Statistics Agency, Manitoba Justice; Freelance Collections Assistant, Salgo Trust for Education; Project Leader, The Soapbox Series, The Arts & Disability Network, Manitoba.
Arts Leadership, Administration, Advancement, Communications, and Public Culture
Adam Belovari, M.A. (2012) — Culture Coordinator, City of Burlington.
Hillary Barron, M.A. (2000) — Assistant Secretary of the University, York University; Manager, Academic Governance and Initiatives, OCAD University.
Alessandra Cardarelli, M.A. (2010) — Culture Programmer, City of Mississauga; School Programs Coordinator, Lakeshore Arts, Toronto.
Uldis Dimisevskis, M.A. (2004) — Head of Production and Development, National Film Centre of Latvia.
, M.A. — Senior Associate, Rute Collective.
, OC, B.A. — Chancellor, Queen's University; Canadian Broadcasting Corporation broadcast journalist and public figure.
Mathieu Sly, M.A. (2014) — Social Media Officer, National Gallery of Canada; Videographer to the Prime Minister of Canada, Ottawa.
Anna Samulak, M.A. (2006) — Principal Partnership Liaison; Senior Development Officer, Arts, Office of Advancement, ¹ú²ú´«Ã½; Advancement Officer, Humber College, Toronto.
Krystina Stermole, M.A. (2000), Ph.D. (2007) — International Relations Officer, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia; Copy Editor, San Rocco architecture magazine; Sessional Instructor, Boston University.
Donna Scott, M.A. (2005) — Visual Arts Teacher, Aga Khan Academy, Mombosa.
Universities, Colleges, Teaching, and Research
Alyssa Abraham, Ph.D. (2017) — Assistant Professor of Art History, St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia; Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies Research Fellowship, Victoria College, University of Toronto, 2017–18; Bader Fellow, 2014.
Kathleen Adams, M.A. (2013) — Chair and Assistant Professor, RTA School of Media, Ryerson University.
Sarah Alford, Ph.D. (2018) — Assistant Professor, Liberal Studies, School of Critical and Creative Studies, Alberta University of the Arts.
Johanna Amos, Ph.D. (2014) — Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Art History and Art Conservation, ¹ú²ú´«Ã½; Alfred Bader Fellow, 2011.
Mark Antliff, M.A. (1984) — Ph.D., Yale, 1990. Professor Emeritus of Art and Art History, Duke University.
Elaine M. Atkinson, M.A. (2003), Ph.D. (2010) — Assistant Professor, Memorial University, Newfoundland.
Shannon Bagg, Ph.D. (2006) — Adjunct Assistant Professor, Carleton University.
Lisa Binkley, Ph.D. (2016) — Assistant Professor, Department of History, Dalhousie University; Public Affairs Editor, Government of British Columbia.
Andrea Bubenik, M.A. (2000), Ph.D. (2007) — Senior Lecturer, School of Communication and Arts, University of Queensland, Australia.
Alena Buis, Ph.D. (2013) — Instructor and Department Chair, Art History and Religious Studies Department, Langara College, BC; Instructor, Fine Arts Department, Kwantlen Polytechnic University.
Megan Bylsma, M.A. (2011) — Visual Art Instructor, Art History, Red Deer College.
Susan Cahill, M.A. (2007), Ph.D. (2011) — Assistant Professor of Art History and Visual Studies, Nipissing University; Assistant Professor of Art History, Department of Art, University of Calgary.
Veronica Carter, M.A. (2010), Ph.D. (2016) — Sessional Instructor, University of Waterloo; Gallery Assistant, Renann Isaacs Contemporary Art; Alfred Bader Fellow, 2011.
Peter Coffmann, Ph.D. (2006) — Governor General ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s Academic Gold Medal recipient; Phyllis Lambert Prize winner for Best Graduate Thesis in Architecture; Killam Postdoctoral Fellow; Assistant Professor, Carleton University.
Keri Cronin, M.A. (2000), Ph.D. (2004) — Associate Professor, Art History, Brock University.
Brian Donnelly, Ph.D. (2005) — Professor of History, Theory, Criticism, Sheridan College, Faculty of Design, York University/Sheridan College.
Anne Dymond, Ph.D. (2000) — Faculty, University of Lethbridge.
Sara Ellis, M.A. (2010) — Assistant Professor, Academy of Art University, San Francisco; Art & Visual Literacy Librarian, University of British Columbia.
Ana-Joel Falcón-Weibe, M.A. (2008), Ph.D. (2014) — Visiting Lecturer of Art History, Skidmore College; Alfred Bader Chair, 2010.
Allison Fisher, Ph.D. (2013) — Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art History, Bishop ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s University; Adjunct Instructor, ¹ú²ú´«Ã½-Blyth; Alfred Bader Fellow, 2009.
Elysia French, M.A. (2011), Ph.D. (2018) — Social Science and Humanities Research Postdoctoral Fellow, York University, Faculty of Environmental Studies (2019).
Sally Hickson, M.A. (1995), Ph.D. (2003) — Associate Professor, Art History, University of Guelph.
Kristy A. Holmes, Ph.D. (2007) — Assistant Professor, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay.
Brianne Howard, Ph.D. (2013) — Research Advisor, UBC School of Journalism, Vancouver, BC; Director, Academic Support, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (2019).
Kimberly Muir, Ph.D. (2007) — Visiting Lecturer, Materials and Conservation Science, University of Chicago.
Erin Morton, M.A. (2005), Ph.D. (2009) — Associate Professor, History of Visual and Material Culture, Department of History, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB.
Anna-Maria Moubayed, Ph.D. (2018) — Adjunct Lecturer, Concordia University; Business Development Specialist, MITACS, Concordia University.
Alla Myzelev, Ph.D. (2007) — Professor of Art History and Museum Studies, SUNY Geneseo.
Elaine Cheasley Patterson, Ph.D. (2004) — Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, Fine Art, and Associate Professor, Art History, Concordia University.
John Potvin, Ph.D. (2005) — Associate Professor, Art History, Concordia University; Assistant Professor, School of Fine Art and Music, University of Guelph; Instructor, Fine Art and Cultural Studies, York University.
Kirsty Robertson, M.A. (2001), Ph.D. (2006) — Director, Museum and Curatorial Studies, Department of Visual Arts, Western; Associate Professor of Contemporary Art and Museum Studies, Department of Visual Arts, Western.
Jane Russell-Corbett, Ph.D. (2004) — Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Chair, Art History Faculty, ¹ú²ú´«Ã½.
Helena Catherine Maria (Nina) Schroder, Ph.D. (2018) — Research Associate, Faculty of Religion and Theology, Texts and Traditions, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Kaitlin Schwan, M.A. (2009) — Senior Researcher, Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, York University; Assistant Professor, University of Toronto.
Julia Skelly, Ph.D. (2010) — Affiliate Assistant Professor, Department of Art History, Concordia University; Course Lecturer, Art History & Communication Studies, McGill University.
Sarah E.K. Smith, M.A. (2008), Ph.D. (2013) — Assistant Professor, Communication and Media Studies, Carleton University; Adjunct Professor, Cultural Studies Program, ¹ú²ú´«Ã½.
Taryn Sirove, M.A. (2005), Ph.D. (2010) — Programming Committee Member, A Space Gallery; Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Law and Legal Studies, Carleton University.