Brian T. Leahy
Brian T. Leahy
Assistant Professor of Art History
Montana State University Billings
Assistant Professor of Art History
Montana State University Billings
In my teaching, I use dynamic, evidence-based techniques to foster trust, experimentation, and self-reflection. My discussion-focused courses in modern and contemporary art history, theory, and criticism show students how the history of art has been written—and how it is always subject to revision. Most importantly, I connect the artists and histories I teach with student's lived experiences, whether they are art majors or are seeking general education credits. Students consistently remark on how my courses encourage them to think for themselves, spark debate, and challenge them to think about art in entirely new ways.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Montana State University Billings
History of Photography and Video Art (forthcoming Fall 2025)
Contemporary Art, Spring 2025
Visual Theory and Criticism, Fall 2024
Renaissance and Baroque Art, Fall 2024
Introduction to Art History, Fall 2024, Spring 2025
Brooklyn College
Modern Art, Fall 2022, instructor of record
Northwestern University
Byzantine Art (Christina Normore), Fall 2023, graduate reader
Twentieth-Century African American Art (Krista Thompson), Spring 2018, graduate reader
Introduction to Asian Art (Jun Hu), Winter 2018, graduate instructor
Introduction to Modernism (Huey Copeland), Fall 2017, graduate instructor
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Art Without Work, Spring 2015, instructor of record
Foundations of Studio Art, (Maria Gaspar and Rosalynn Gingerich), 2013-2014, teaching assistant
Social Practice (Mary Jane Jacob), Fall 2014, teaching assistant
Introduction to Art History (Sarita Heer), Spring 2014, teaching assistant