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Major fields of interest: Dutch colonialism, theater and performance in the Rococo era.

Undergrad experience: ����91���︣�����߹ۿ�, B.A. in Art History (2025).

Thesis topic: The importance of theater in the self fashioning of Madame de Pompadour.

Supervisor: Dr. Gauvin Bailey

Major Fields of Interest:18^th century French Rococo architecture, interior design, and garden design; chinoiserie; motifs of exoticism and escapism. 

Undergraduate Experience:����91���︣�����߹ۿ�, Honours Bachelor of Arts in Art History and History (2025). 

Supervisor: Dr. Gauvin Bailey 

Major Fields of Interest:Allegory and myth in painting and sculpture of the Italian Renaissance; absurdity in Netherlandish painting; marginalia in Medieval manuscripts.

Undergraduate Experience: Honours Bachelor of Arts (High Distinction), University of Toronto, Art History and Visual Culture Major, Curatorial Studies and Philosophy Double Minors.

Major Fields of Interest: Renaissance polychrome sculpture, renaissance oil paintings, Caravaggio, Western and traditional astrology.

Undergraduate Experience: BFAH, in Studio Art (with distinction), specializing in Painting and Sculpture, ����91���︣�����߹ۿ�’s University

Supervisor: Dr. Una D'Elia

Biography:

Dawn Cunningham examines medieval art through the lens of networks of exchange in which material objects play an active role.  However, after encountering her first art forgery during graduate school, Cunningham realized that this type of crime is understudied and in dire need of attention.  Thus, she also developed research interests in art forgeries and illusions by examining deceptive art from across time and from around the globe.  Her recent research focuses on art forgery’s impact on our knowledge of history and various cultures as she seeks to expand our understanding of these specious objects as part of complex mercantile, legal, and artistic networks rather than as simple fodder for entertaining stories.  Due to her interest in a broad range of topics and her background in continuing education, Cunningham enjoys engaging the community in discussions about art history to foster public dialogue about the discoveries and innovations made by scholars. 

Courses Taught:

ARTH 120A Art in the West (Ancient to Renaissance)

ARTH 120B Art in the West (Renaissance to Contemporary)

ARTH 212 Medieval Art

ARTH 214 Renaissance Art Before 1500

ARTH 215 Renaissance Art After 1500

ARTH 307 Romanesque Art

ARTH 308 Gothic Art

ARTH 312 Quattrocento Painting

ARTH 391 Art Forgeries