Rooted Here: Networks of Modern & Contemporary Art
Rooted Here is the fifteenth annual exhibition curated by Miami University students in the Fall 2025 Art and Architecture History Capstone Seminar. With guidance from Art and Architecture History faculty and Art Museum staff, the students engaged in the full experience of curating an exhibition. They selected the exhibition theme, chose and researched the objects, wrote text panels and object labels, and arranged the organizational flow.
This process gave students a hands-on opportunity to take a deep exploration of the Art Museum, Miami University, Oxford, and the Midwest, as an intersection of major networks in modern and contemporary art. This exhibition would not be possible without the leadership of Dr. Annie Dell’Aria, Associate Professor of Art & Architecture History in the Department of Art; Jason E. Shaiman, Interim Director and Curator of Exhibitions; and Sherri Krazl, Marketing and Communications Coordinator, at the Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum. Special thanks is extended to Hope Cook, Operations Manager; Hayden Jarvis, Graphic Design Student; and Caitlin Wong, Graphic Design Student for their support in this process.
The Fall 2025 Art & Architecture History Senior Capstone students and faculty include:
- Seated (L-R): Annie Dell’Aria, Ashley Wickline
- Standing (L-R): Kate Magen, Megan Campbell, Michael Eheart, Grace Mansour, Maddie Zehr, Savannah Cawood, Ryan Jeansonne, Max Parduhn, Andy Knapp, Nathan Bjurstrom, Natalie Wilson, Daniel Current, Kayla Zianno, Cora Dunn, Calista Brooks, Lauren Jamie
- Not pictured: Celia Powers
Additional gratitude is extended to the Art Museum Membership Association and William Brenner ‘66 for sponsorship of the exhibition. We also extend our sincere thanks to Jacky Johnson, Head of Special Collections and Miami University Archivist, and featured artists Bill Brand and Jean Lodge (‘63) for their important contributions to student research in developing this exhibition.
Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum
