Michael Kemling, Ph.D.
Area(s) of Expertise: Ancient Roman art and architecture; 14th-, 15th-, and 16th-century Italian and Northern European Art and Architecture
Overview
Dr. Michael Kemling received both his M.A. (2003) and Ph.D. (2013) from the University of Georgia. His graduate research focused on the life and work of the sixteenth-century artist, Michelangelo. In particular, Dr. Kemling’s dissertation addresses Michelangelo’s unique use of portraiture in the creation of his social and artistic identities. Dr. Kemling has published and delivered papers on self-portraiture and the dissemination of artistic identity in the Renaissance.
He is currently a Lecturer at the University of North Georgia, where he teaches classes a broad range of subjects including the Renaissance, Ancient Greek and Roman art and architecture, and Visual Literacy. Dr. Kemling has a passion for all things Italian, and contributed to a Learning Community centered on Italian culture and language. Dr. Kemling believes in a global education, and since 2013, he has held the position as a Lecturer for the Georgia Tech/Oxford Study Abroad program, where he has taught in Italy, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, and Belgium.
Courses Taught
- Art Appreciation
- Art History I
- Art History II
- Visual Literacy and Communication
- Ancient Greek and Roman Art and Architecture
- Renaissance Art
- Portraits of Artists 1359-1566
- Special Topic: Michelangelo
- Independent Study: Mid-century Furniture
Education
- Ph.D., Art History, University of Georgia, 2013
- M.A., Art History, University of Georgia, 2003
- BA, Art History, University of Nebraska, Omaha, 2000
Noteworthy
Presentations
- Italian Arts Society/American Association of Italian Studies, April 14-16, 2019. Winston-Salem, NC. Presentation: “Vasari, Condivi, Vasari: The Many Faces of Michelangelo.”
- Sixteenth Century Studies Conference, October 26-30, 2017. Milwaukee, WI. Presentation: “Gifts from the North: Albrecht Dürer, Raphael, and the Introduction of the Autonomous Self-portrait in Italy.”
- Intersections 2017, May 31-June 1, 2017. Kent State University Florence Program, Florence, Italy. Presentation: “Expanding New Global Horizons: An Innovative Approach to the Teaching of Italian Language and Art.”