Associate Professor
Art History

Area Co-Coordinator
Art History

Office: 1118 Calder Arts Center
Phone: (616)331-2574
Email: [email protected]

Curriculum Vitae

Sigrid Danielson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Visual and Media Arts and the director for GVSU’s art history major and minor. She earned a BA from Macalester College and a MA and PhD in art history from Indiana University. Sigrid is especially interested in how images and objects shape relationships between individuals, ideas of the sacred, and communities. In the classroom, she emphasizes global, digital, curatorial, and public approaches to visual culture as tools for exploring context and shaping meaning. Her most recent publications examine the intersections of art historical writing, concepts of race, popular culture, and the reception of medieval and Early Modern art during the first half of the twentieth century. In fall of 2024, Sigrid began her tenure as the chief reader for the College Board’s AP Art History course and exam. This leadership role includes overseeing the exam scoring process, working with the development committee, and participation in curriculum development.

Ph.D., Art History, Indiana University
(Dissertation: The Golden Altar of Sant'Ambrogio in Milan)

M.A., Art History, Indiana University

B.A., Art History, Macalester College

• ART 221 - Survey Of Art History I
• ART 222 - Survey of Art History II
• ART 322 - Goths To Gothic: Medieval Art
• ART 323 - Rethinking Renaissance Art
• ART 399 - Independent Readings In Art
• ART 425 - Depicting A Nation: 19Th Century American Art
• ART 490 - Internship In Art History
• ART 495 - Issues In Art (Capstone)