Mary Prevo, Senior Lecturer in Art History Image:  Paul Doughtery, Seascape, Cornwall, oil on wood, private collection.

Education
• Ph.D. Qualifying Exams, Medieval Art and Architecture; Minor fields: Ancient Art and Architecture, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.  1984
• M.A. Columbia University, Art History, 1979
• B.A. State University College at New Paltz, New Paltz, N.Y. 1977; Major: Art history, Minor: German

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Professional Experience
• Senior Lecturer in Art History and Western Culture 2014- present
• Adjunct Associate Professor of Fine Arts and Western Culture, Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, VA. 2009 - present
• Faculty, Statewide Partnership Program, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA. 2011
• Lecturer in Fine Arts and Western Culture, Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, VA. 1998 - 2009
• Curator of Education, Longwood Center for the Visual Arts, Farmville, VA.  Sept., 1997-June, 1998
• Adjunct Instructor, Department of Art, Longwood College, Farmville, VA. Periodically between 1993 and 1997
• Art documentation and editorial consultant, Farmville, VA. 1992-1997
• Research Coordinator, Art and Architectural Thesaurus (AAT) Multilingual Project, J. Paul Getty Trust, Williamstown, MA. 1989-1992
• Program Assistant, Assistant Director, Deputy Director, Percent for Art Program, Department of Cultural Affairs, City of New York.  1986-1989
• Lecturer, The Cloisters, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, N.Y.  1980-1986
• Assistant to the Curator for "Radiance and Reflection," a loan exhibition at The Cloisters, 1985

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Professional Affiliations and Interests
• At-Large Member of the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts Advisory Board. 2014-2017 class.
• Board Member (Treasurer 2005-2009), Central Virginia Regional Library, Farmville and Dillwyn, VA
• Visiting Scholar, University of Plymouth, Devon, UK - Spring semester 2007
• Chair, Prince Edward County Library Task Force - 2003-2004
• Board Member, Esther Thomas Atkinson Museum of Hampden-Sydney
• Virginia Curator's Roundtable
• College Art Association
• Virginia Association of Museums
• Association of College and University Museums and Galleries
• Co-author and editor of Farmville, An Illustrated History, Farmville, VA: Longwood College, 1999
• Art Print Program, Longwood Center for the Visual Arts, The Art Print Program trained volunteers who bring art appreciation classes to Prince Edward County public schools 1997-2003
• Membership Council, Longwood Center for the Visual Arts, 1997 - 2002
• Superintendent's Advisory Council, Prince Edward County Schools,   1999-2001
• Water quality monitor for Clean Virginia Waterways, 1998-2004

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Photo by Simrat Kaur Khalsa, Horses on the Hill, Cayuse Ranch, Oshoto, WY

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Mary Prevo

Department of Fine Arts

P.O. Box 483

Hampden-Sydney College

Hampden-Sydney, VA 23943

(434) 223-7057

 Office Hours:  MWF, 10:30-12:00; TTH, by appointment

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