
Montreal’s Interuniversity PhD Program in Art History
This program enables students to develop advanced research skills and offers a dynamic environment for the exchange of ideas across intellectual communities.
The program brings together faculty members and students from Concordia University, Université de Montréal, and Université du Québec à Montréal. Students enroll at the institution where their supervisor teaches, but take courses at any partner institution, studying in English, in French, or in both languages.



Why choose us

Research
With over 40 professors, all active researchers, the program covers the major fields and periods of art history, and offers rigorous methodological training and specialized courses with strong interdisciplinary and theoretical components.

Professionnal Development
Our graduates are specialists who occupy research and management positions in museums, galleries, and artist-run centres, who work as art writers and critics, and who teach at the university and college levels.
Benefit from a range of opportunities to develop your professional profile while earning your PhD.
Expertise
The Interuniversity PhD in Art History offers the largest pool of potential supervisors in the country, with wide-ranging expertise across major art-historical periods from antiquity to the present. Students choose their doctoral supervisor from any university within the program.
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Doctoral Forum
You are warmly invited to the upcoming Doctoral Forum, which will take place at Concordia University on Friday, April 10th from 8:30 a.m to 5:30 p.m. In order to hold it in a single day, there will be two sessions in the morning that will run concurrently. One session will take place at the Gail and Stephen… Read more
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Doctoral Dissertation Defence – Adrian Deveau
Candidate: Adrian DeveauDegree sought: Ph. D.Program: Concordia University – Art HistoryDepartment/Faculty/School: School of Graduate Studies – Department of Art History Subject: Out of the Bedrooms, Out to the Streets! The Relational Force of a Queer Art in so-called Canada JuryChair: Dr. Antonia Hernandez-Salamovich (Communication Studies)Supervisor: Dr. Michelle McGeough (Art History)Examiner: Dr. Aaron McIntosh (Studio Arts)Examiner: Dr.… Read more
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Doctoral Dissertation Defence – Jasmine Sihra
Candidate: Jasmine SihraDegree sought: Ph. D.Program: Concordia University – Art HistoryDepartment/Faculty/School: School of Graduate Studies – Department of Art History Subject: The Junction of Two Rivers: Pollution and Art History in Canada JuryChair: Dr. Nicola Tullio Pezolet (Art History)Supervisor: Dr. Michelle McGeough (Art History)Co-Supervisor: Dr. Heather Igloliorte (University of Victoria)Examiner: Dr. Gabrielle Moser (Art History)Examiner: Dr.… Read more
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Journée d’étude « Enseignement et apprentissage de l’histoire de l’art au Québec »
Invitation à la journée d’étude « Enseignement et apprentissage de l’histoire de l’art au Québec : perspectives pour l’innovation pédagogique à l’université » L’événement se tiendra le mardi 31 mars 2026 à la Fondation Guido Molinari. Il réunira étudiant·e·s, chercheur·e·s, enseignant·e·s et professionnel·le·s autour des enjeux actuels de l’innovation pédagogique en histoire de l’art. La journée comprendra… Read more
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Célébration de données molles
Invitation à l’exposition Célébration de données molles qui aura lieu tout le mois de février 2026 à la bibliothèque de mathématiques et informatique (Pavillon André-Aisenstadt, Univeristé de Montréal). Le vernissage a lieu le 3 février entre 17h et 19h. En lien avec l’exposition, Lena MK organise également un atelier de bricolage de données le 4 février, de 13h… Read more
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Doctoral Dissertation Defence – Danielle Desloges
Candidate: Danielle DeslogesDegree sought: Ph. D.Program: Université de Montréal – Histoire de l’artOption: Histoire et théorie de l’artDepartment/Faculty/School: Département d’histoire de l’art, de cinéma et des médias audiovisuels – Faculté des arts et des sciences Subject: Les aquarelles botaniques à la Renaissance JurySupervisor: Denis Ribouillault – UdeMExternal Examiner: Hervé Brunon – Université SorbonnePresident: Ersy Contogouris –… Read more

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