Katherine Brown, Ph.D.

• Professor of Art History, Ashland University, 2025-present
• Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, Ashland University, 2022-25
• Certificate, Leading Strategic Student Success, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2024
• At Walsh University: Assistant Professor of Museum Studies and Art History, 2011-15; Associate Professor 2016-20; Professor 2020-22; Director of the Honors Program, 2019-20; Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, 2020-22
• Visiting Scholar, American Academy in Rome, June 2019
• Director of Hay House, The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, 2006-2011
• Curator and Educator, Historic Macon Foundation, 2004-06
• Program Coordinator and Art Historian, University of Georgia Studies Abroad in Cortona, 2000-04
• Head of Education, American Federation of Arts, New York, 1997-99
• Curator of Education, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, 1995-97
• Curator of Education, Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia-Athens, 1993-95
• Adjunct Teaching in Art History (1995-2005) at various colleges, including Hunter College-CUNY, City College-CUNY, William Paterson University, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Wesleyan College

Publications:

• Arboreal Symbolism in European Art, 1300-1800. New York: Routledge, 2024
• The Legend of Veronica in Early Modern Art. New York: Routledge, 2020
• Mary of Mercy: Devotional Image and Civic Emblem in Medieval and Renaissance Italian Art. New York: Routledge, 2017
• The Painter’s Reflection: Self-Portraiture in Renaissance Venice, 1458-1625. Florence: Leo S. Olschki Editore, 2000

Professional Service:

• Board Member, Italian Art Society, 2020-24
• Board Member, Ohio Museums Association, 2011-19