Melissa Geisler Trafton

Melissa Geisler Trafton is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History in the Department of Visual Arts at College of the Holy Cross. She specializes in 19th and 20th-century art history, global contemporary art, and American art and print culture.

Education:

• Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

Research Interests: Her scholarship focuses on the history of collecting, printed ephemera and visual culture, and artist collectives. She teaches courses on 19th-century art, 20th-century art, and global contemporary art.

Prior Positions: Before joining Holy Cross, she taught at the University of New Hampshire and held curatorial roles, including Exhibitions Coordinator for the Saint-Gaudens Memorial and Adjunct Curator & Managing Editor for Fitz Henry Lane Online, a digital project of the Cape Ann Museum.