Theses/Dissertations from 2026
The Art of Engagement: A Study of Digital Marketing Strategies in Leading Contemporary Galleries, Fidan Abdullayeva
From Monasteries to the Market: The Legal and Spiritual Economies of Himalayan Art in China, Hengshi An
A Visual Analysis of the Work of Anna Weyant for Art Historical Precedent, Jordan Arnold
The Politics of Refusal: The 1969 São Paulo Bienal Boycott and the Role of Art Under Authoritarianism, Lara Barbosa
On Dark Skinned Jesus of Nazareth: Why Color Matters, Nicholas Berkel
The Influence of Art Advisors on High-Net-Worth Individuals (HNWIs) in Art Investment Decisions, Vera Berman
Curating Identity: Genre Painting and the Long History of Visual Self-Presentation: A Study of Johannes Vermeer, Norman Rockwell, and Contemporary Culture, Zoë Anita Billick
The Lost Art of Club Photography: Capturing NYC’s Nightlife and Cultural Legacy from the 1980s to the 1990s, Madeleine M. Canfield
Women Art Dealers and the Making of SoHo, Anna Castellini
Between Aesthetics and Access: The Social Barrier in the Global Art Scene, Juliette Chappey
Analysis of the Commercial and Artistic Trajectories of Top Chinese Artists Represented by U.S. Blue-Chip Galleries, Nick Zuwei Cheng
Imagining the Inuit: Myth, Market, and the Making of the Contemporary Inuit Sculpture Canon, Kristen Sara Davidson-Schwartz
Marc Chagall and the Jewish Experience: A Personal Modernism in the Parisian Avant-Garde, Samantha DeSanctis
Beyond Recognition: The Surrealist Strategy of Face Concealment in the Portraits of René Magritte and Ewa Juszkiewicz, Darina Kravchenko Eldridge
Constructing Minimalism: Canon Formation, Exclusion, and the Afterlives of an Aesthetic, Lucy Ewert
Culture and Money: The Inherent Dichotomy in Fine Art, Silvia Fernandez
Integrating the Oriental Gaze: Japonisme and Kitagawa Utamaro’s Influence in the Parisian Art World of the Late 19th Century, Wanda Irini Goudas
When Fine Art and Commercial Art Merge: A Playbook for Emerging Artists Without Gallery Representation to Create Successful and Sustainable Careers, Regina Escobedo Guerra
Performing American Identity: Neoclassical Chair Design from Europe to New York, Nia Harper
From It-Girls to Obscurity: What Happened to the Stettheimer Sisters?, Catherine Pierce Higgins
The Postmodern Frontier: Richard Prince and the Neoliberal Spectacle of the American Dream, Taïs Khassanova
Neither Innocent Nor Illicit: Breaking the Gaze in Lisa Yuskavage’s Candy-Colored World, Kristin Kiley
Illuminating Absences: Gender, Recognition, and the Light and Space Movement, Emily Kopp
Can art function as a financial asset class? Conditions, risks, and emerging solutions, Aurelia Labbé
Crawling as a Gesture to Life Beyond the Fall: Vulnerability, Care, and the Imagination of Community in the Work of William Pope.L, Laia M. Llobera
Echoes of a Country in Question: Visualizing and Constructing Lebanese Identity Through Contemporary Artistic Practice at the Venice Biennale, Anoush Manoukian
Spain Represents Only 1%: Visibility and Value of Spanish Contemporary Art in the Global Market, Maria Alonso Martinez
The Spiritual and Emotional Impact of Color in Luis Barragán’s Convento de las Capuchinas Sacramentarias, Ivana Martin
Evolving Motives: How Art Collecting Has Changed Across Generations, Giovanni Mazzoleni
John Singer Sargent: Technique, The Muse and Patronage, Clare McCaleb
Global Art: An Economic Exploration of the Factors Driving Sensible Gallery Expansion, James McLennan
RM Sotheby’s Construction of Value in the High-end Car Market, Pablo Mijares Musi
Intersections We Have Played With: From Chris Burden to Street Takeovers, Tadeo Itarte Nusser
The Evolution of the Gallery System: Causes, Consequences, and the Future of Art Collecting, Amalswintha Oppelt
“What is In Vogue?” A Critical Study of Photography, Psychology, and Power in Vogue Magazine, Hannah Eve Osinoff
Aura For Sale?: Art Merchandise and the Totalizing Culture of Reproduction, Lily Paternoster
The Collapse of the New Tendencies: How Did a Movement That Never Existed Cease to Exist, Tonka Protega
Reconstructing the Surreal: Female Artists and the Transformation of Surrealist Aesthetics, Erin Regan
The Flavor of Marketing: How Food is Revolutionizing Luxury Brand Communication, Aloisa Ruf
The Language of Value: Lot Note Complexity and Auction Performance in Abstract Expressionism, Artur Sharifullin
The Cultural Adaptation of Abstract Expressionism in the Middle East, Solmaz Shoukohi
About Witch Hunt: Feminist and Political Agency in Contemporary Art, Rana Sumerler
The History and Significance of the Korean Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, Yaejin Sung
Corporate Patronage in Art and Education: A Case Study of Bloomberg's Interventions, Xiaojun Tian
Can a Curator Influence Their Nation’s Art Market Value? Adriano Pedrosa, the 60th Venice Biennale, and the Global Repositioning of Brazilian Art, Maria Joana Ventosa
The Art World Ecosystem and the Evolution of Art Criticism Toward A New Practicality, Julia Blasius Williams
Timing vs. Patience: A Comparative Study of "Flipping" and "Buy and Hold" Strategies in Art Collecting, Yingying Xu
Uncovering the Keystone: Case Study of the UBS Art Collection Gift, Loan and Contemporary Voices Exhibition at MoMA in 2005 - Twenty Years Later, Maria Glikman Yamarakov
Representation and Cross-Cultural Mediation of Contemporary Ink Art in New York’s Primary Art Market: A Case Study of FQM Gallery, Mengtian Melody Yang
The Role of Art Collectors in the Global Market: Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Anastasia Yuzhilina
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
The Impact of Digitalization on Primary Art Market Dynamics: A Comparative Analysis of Mega and Small Art Galleries, Ifeyinwa Anidi
Janet Sobel: The rediscovery of Janet Sobel and her performance on the art market as an overlooked artist, Carolina Åström
Modern Mother: Abby Aldrich Rockefeller and the Visionary Women Who Founded The Museum of Modern Art, Sophie Dowling
VALUING THE FILIPINO IDENTITY IN THE LOCAL PHILIPPINE ART SCENE: NATIONALISM AND THE PHILIPPINE CORE VALUES THROUGH AMORSOLO, ZÓBEL AND BENCAB, Michaela Maria Geraldine Eduque
The Art & Finance (R)Evolution: A Comprehensive Analysis and Future Perspectives, Paul Facquer
Building for Change: Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky’s Architectural Legacy In Social Housing, Gender Equality, and Ergonomics, Margaret Farrar
Comparative Analysis of Restitution Frameworks and their Advancement: Domestic Cases of Indigenous Reparation, Yeji Jang Garcia
Take Shrigley’s Word for It, Mary Gurley
Female Photographers’ Practices and Markets: A Three-Part Case Study, Emma Howard
East Meets West: Korean Modern Art’s Emergence in the Global Art Scene, Yu Jin Hwang
The Categorisation of Different Periods in Indian Art & the Market’s Role, Devashi Jain
Antique Guqin Collecting ：Collector Behavior and Current Antique Qin Collecting Market in China, Yitong Jiang
Private Spaces, Public Personas: Elsie de Wolfe’s Interiors for Henry Clay Frick, Boston Armstrong Johnson
NFT and the Future of Art, Ying Kang
Art Collecting In India Through The Ages, Muskaan Mehta
The Impact of Social Media Influencers on Contemporary Art Trends - A Comprehensive Analysis, Babette Meng
“The entire art movement has become an enormous business venture” Financing the American Art Museum, Lucy Owen
Cultural Heritage and Market Dynamics: A Transatlantic Perspective on Art Regulation, Valentina Scarzella
Artistic Interventions in the Public Sphere: Keith Haring & Jenny Holzer, Matilde Sirolli
Navigating the Luxury Handbag Auction Market in Hong Kong: Trends, Challenges and Solutions, Yolanda Ruge Sun
Aphrodite Conceiving Zeus Exploring its Attribution to Gustav Klimt oeuvre, Luana Totea
Curating Modernity: Carmen Giménez and the Shaping of Post-Franco Spain, Ines Trafford
The Evolution of Heritage: How Three Iconic American Jewelry Houses Have Navigated Their Legacy, Emily Vanderford
Auction Houses as Architects of Emerging Art Markets: African Modern & Contemporary Art in the Global Auction Market, Simrin Vaswani
Art is an Upcoming Financial Vehicle, Why is The Legislation Not Catching Up?, Ella Westman
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Marisol Escobar: What happened to Marisol Escobar?, Leon Levy Blohm
The Great Mess of Auction Catalogues, Hector Yuyang Chen
Pearls of Power: Navigating Empire and Kingship in the Nineteenth Century in Qing Dynasty China and Victorian England, Jinrui Chen
A Comparative Analysis of Shanghai’s and Hong Kong’s Art Market Post Pandemic, Weiran Chen
Shaping a Sustainable Tomorrow: Envisioning the Future of the Art World for Cultivating an Environmentally Friendly Globe, Dylan DeGraff
An Analysis on the Philippine Art Market: History, Factors, and Practices Influencing its Present Art Economy, Sara de Ocampo
Bouguereau’s Vampires: Navigating Transgressive Desire in Dante et Virgile, Angelina Diamante
Art and the Brain: An Interdisciplinary Journey Through its Multifaceted Dimensions, Bianca Di Donna
Standardizing Records: Library Cataloging versus the Museum, Chiara Di Muccio
Envisioning Dynamic Cultural Platforms: Strategic Integration of Contemporary Art in Japan's Socio-Economic Landscape, Shota Hachisako
When Divergent Worlds Collide: Dr. Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s Influence on the Surrealism Movement, William J. Hardman III, MD
The Unconscious Mind: Psychoanalysis and Art, Carlie Hoffer
Warhol Uncovered: From Byzantium to Pop, Kassandra Ibrahim
Analyzing Communication and PR Strategies in the Korean Art Market, Se Hyun Kim
“How did Guernica become the important painting and the universal symbol it is today?", Or Lebel
From East to West: The Impact of Chinese Artists on the French Art Scene and Vice Versa, Sarah Lee