Dr. Rachel Smith
Professor, Gilkison Family Chair in Art History
Office Location: Modelle Metcalf Visual Arts Center 107Phone: (765) 998-4688
Email: rcsmith@taylor.edu
Academic Credentials
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1996
M.A., Michigan State University, 1991
B.A., Michigan State University, 1981
Responsibilities
Contemporary Issues in Art; Medieval & Renaissance Art; Christian Art & Architecture; Asian Art; Film; Humanities
Personal Information
Professional Activities:
- Visiting scholar, American Academy in Rome, Spring 2006
- Curated special exhibitions for the Muskegon Museum of Art and Kresge Museum of Art
- Graphic design at Biola University
- Director of Book Administration at Zondervan Publishing House
- Faculty liaison for the Orvieto (Italy) Semester
- Visiting faculty, Orvieto Semester, Italy, Spring 2002, Iconography Workshop
- Member of the board of trustees of CIVA, chair of publications committee
- Member of Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA)
- Member of College Art Association (CAA)
- Member of Society for the Arts in Religious and Theological Studies
- Numerous papers presented at professional conferences
- Published widely in the arts, including visual arts, architecture, literature and film in both academic and general publications
- NEH Summer Seminar on Gothic in the Ile de France in Paris, 1998
- Albert W. Field Best article of the Year Award, 1999
- Visiting faculty, Regent College, Vancouver, Summer 2006, From Word to Image: Art as Incarnation and Revelation
- Formerly member of the graduate faculty, School of Comparative Arts, Ohio University, 1993-1998
- Formerly held positions in Graphic Design, Art Direction, and Publishing Administration
