Cortney Berg - Medieval Art Historian

Medievalist

Focused on the Visual Arts of
the European Medieval Period, and the Global Medieval World.

Lecturer

Lecturing for introductory Art History students, and developing a personal pedagogy.

Writer

Work on Sex & Gender in Manuscript Imagery, Monstrous Depictions, and the Intersection between Text and Image.

Student

Currently pursuing a PhD in Art History at CUNY and a Graduate Certificate in Africana Studies.

About me

I received a bachelor of fine arts degree in studio arts and a bachelor of arts degree in art history from California State University at Chico in 2014, a master’s degree in art history from Arizona State University in 2020, and I am currently pursuing a PhD in art history at the City University of New York. I am focused on the visual arts of the European medieval period, and I have worked on issues of sex and gender in manuscript images, the intersection between text and image, monstrous depictions, and interactions with the broader global medieval world. I am presently working on a certificate in Africana Studies, which I will almost certainly minor in at CUNY, and in my spare time, I enjoy gaming, crocheting, and chasing my dogs around the yard.

Curriculum Vitae

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Ph.D., Art History, expected 2026

The City University of New York

Advisor: Dr. Cynthia Hahn

Graduate Certificate in Africana Studies, expected 2026

The City University of New York

M.A., Art History, 2020

Arizona State University

Advisor: Dr. Corine Schleif

Thesis: Mythological Women and Sex: Transgression in Christian and Buddhist Religious Imagery

Graduate Certificate in Medieval Studies, 2020

Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Arizona State University

Advisor: Dr. Corine Schleif

B.A., Art History, 2014

California State University at Chico

Advisor: Dr. Asa Simon Mittman

Focus: Medieval Art History

B.F.A., Studio Art, 2014

California State University at Chico

Advisor: Dr. Jean Gallagher

Focus: Drawing/Painting, Glass

Culminating Exhibition: Obsession / Anxiety, B-SO Space, 2014

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