Dr. William Ganis

Dr. William Ganis
Professor
Art & Design, Department of
Arts and Sciences, College of
Fine Arts Building 211
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Education

  • Ph.D. - Art History and Criticism, Stony Brook University - 2001
  • M.A. - Art History and Criticism, Stony Brook University - 1998
  • B.A. - Art History, Studio Arts, Business, University of Pittsburgh - 1993

Professional Webpage

http://faculty.indstate.edu/wganis/

Teaching Interests

  • Contemporary Art<br>Modern Art<br>Art Criticism<br>Art and Commerce<br>Western Art History Surveys<br>Non-Western Art History Survey<br>Graphic Design History

Research Interests

  • Contemporary Glass<br>Contemporary Design<br>Digital Technologies and Sculpture<br>Art Criticism<br>Andy Warhol<br>Photography

An active arts writer, Dr. Ganis pens reviews and articles for national and international publications including Art Papers, Sculpture, and Border Crossings; he is a contributing editor for Glass Quarterly. Professor Ganis continues to write about Andy Warhol's photography, especially the "Photographic Legacy" material recently made public.

A nearly comprehensive collection of Dr. Ganis's publications may be seen at: http://faculty.indstate.edu/wganis/

ARTH 371 Contemporary Art
ARTH 497 Modern Art

 

Stony Brook University — Stony Brook, NY, 1995 – 2001
Completed PhD program in Art History and Criticism, specializations in photography,
modernism and contemporary art.

         Dissertation — Iconophiliac: Andy Warhol’s Photographic Serialities

         PhD granted May 2001

         MA granted Aug. 1998

 

University of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, PA, 1988 – 1993
BA with three completed majors: Art History, Business and Studio Arts

         Summa Cum Laude

         Departmental Honors, Art History

A nearly comprehensive collection of Dr. Ganis's publications may be seen at: http://faculty.indstate.edu/wganis/