Directory
FACULTY AND STAFF
Sophia Farmer
Assistant Professor
Art and Graphic Design
- +1 479-788-7561
- Sophia.Farmer@uafs.edu
- WB236 University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
Biography
| Degree | Major Emphasis/Program Name | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Art History | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2019 |
| M.A. | Art History | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2014 |
| B.A. with Honours | Art History and Visual Studies | University of Toronto | 2012 |
Dr. Sophia Maxine Farmer specializes in teaching global and temporally diverse perspectives on art and design. At UAFS she enjoys teaching a wide range of courses in art history and is committed to promoting the art of underrepresented groups.
Dr. Farmer’s transnational research is grounded in the history and culture of the 20th and 21st centuries, considering the relationship between art, politics, and the environment. She has received numerous fellowships, grants, and awards to fund her research including postdoctoral fellowships with the Scholars Program at The Getty Research Institute (2019–2020), a Wolfsonian–Florida International University Fellowship (2018), a Visiting Graduate Student Fellowship at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University (2018), and a graduate fellowship at the Center for Italian Modern Art in New York. She has published on a range of topics with a particular focus on Italian modernism, art under fascism, and contemporary arts activism. Some of her recent publications include:
- “Transplanting Italo-Africa: The Monumento ai caduti d’Africa at Siracusa from Colonial Conception to Italian Construction,” Critical Issues in Transnational Italian Studies, Special Issue of Forum Italicum: A Journal of Italian Studies, edited by Loredana Polezzi, Serena Bassi, and Giulia Riccò, vol. 57, no. 2 (August 2023)
- “Giorgio de Chirico’s Artful Deception: The Story of Nathan Cumming’s 'True-Fakes' Scandal,” Journal of the History of Collections, vol. 35, no. 1 (March 2023): pages 125–140
- “Capturing the Void: Michael Light's Aerial Photographs of the American West,” Getty Research Journal, no. 16, (August 2022): pages 169–193