A little bit about me (Cara)

Hi there! My name is Cara Smulevitz, and I've been teaching Art History since 2004. I've lived in San Diego since 2016, but all of my academic training took place in Chicago, where I was born and raised.

When I'm not looking at or reading about art I love taking walks, riding my bike around the city, reading novels, and hanging with friends.

I completed a PhD in Art History at the University of Illinois, in 2015, where I specialized in Contemporary Art and Gender & Women's Studies. My doctoral research focussed on performance art, and on crossovers and overlap between performance art and musical performance.

I've taught courses covering pretty much every period in Western Art History, but I especially enjoy teaching Modern and Contemporary Art. In 2016 I accepted a position at San Diego Mesa College and moved here with my husband Chris (he's an artist, here is his website). We also live with a very cute puppy called Judy (she's a dog, she doesn't have a website). And here they both are below!