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Virginia DaCosta
Associate Professor of Art
Office 219, Mitchell Hall
610-436-2674
vdacosta@wcupa.edu
Education
Ph.D., University of California Santa Barbara, 1997
M.A.,California State University Long Beach, 1990
B.A., Liberal Studies. University of State of New York, Albany, 1980
Teaching Experience
West Chester University, West Chester, PA,1998 to present.
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Study Abroad Program Egypt and Greece, 1997 and 1999.
California State University, Long Beach, CA, Art Department, 1995-1997
University of California, Riverside, CA. Art History Department, 1994-1995
Professional Experience
Editorial Board. Global Education Institute
Newsletter. WCU, 2006.
Editor. Journey into Mysticism. Art
Catalogue: Antonio Puri. Essay by Donald Kuspit. 2006.
Director: Art History Study Abroad Program:
Oxford; Egypt; Greece & Turkey; Paris & Provence; Florence;
Venice, Florence, Rome; Greece; Cycladic Islands. 1999-2007.
Publications
Prentice Hall. Greek and Roman Art. da
Costa, Virginia and Heather Sharpe. In progress, 2006.
The Celator. Five Olympian Goddesses: Aphrodite (2003); Artemis,
Athena (2006), Demeter and Hera (forthcoming).
US Dept of Education. Moroccan Women: Artists
and Artisans. 2001.
Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic Tradition. Painting,
Portraits, Purple 2000
Selected Bibliography
Philadelphia Inquirer, Neighbors. She Sharpened
her Skills: Art History professor travels the world. Dec.
7, 2003
Daily Local News. CCAA Takes a Chance. Dec
12, 2003.
Presentations
8th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Arts and
Humanities. Dreams and Visions as Inspiration for
Creativity. Panel Chair and presentor. Jan. 2007.
Center for Renaissance and Baroque Studies Symposium:
Attending to Early Modern Women – and Men. Honor
and Identity through the Lense of Cross Dressing: a Pedagogy
Workshop. University of Maryland. Nov. 2006
9th Annual Mediterranean Studies Association Congress,
Genoa. Honor and Identity in Early Modern European
Portraits (1550-1900). May 2006.
4th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Arts and
Humanities. Cross Dressing in Early Modern Europe.
Jan. 2005.
National Association for Humanities Education. Using
the Teacher/Scholar Model for Student Research. March 2003
2nd Annual Hawaii International Conference on Arts and
Humanities.The Teacher/Scholar Model: Promoting
Student Participation. Jan. 2003.
26th Annual European Studies Conference. The
Classical Woman: Goddess, Muse, Artist. October 2001.
Exhibitions
Dreams and Visions: Contemporary Postcard Exhibition. The
Lost Children: Pieces of Me and Circles and Dots: A
Nightmare. Mixed media. Jan. 2007
Chester County Art Association Member Exhibition. Tullia
d’Aragona: Courtesan and Poet. Woodblock print. October
2006.
Faculty Exhibition, Long Gallery. Mitchell Hall, WCU. Moderata
Fonte: Venetian Writer. Woodblock print. September 2006.
Presidential Scholarship Gala Silent Auction. Veronica
Franco: Venetian Courtesan and Poet. Woodblock print. April
2006.
International WCU Faculty Exhibition, Beijing Normal,
China. Moderata Fonte and Veronica Franco.
Woodblock prints. October 2005.
CVPA, Sykes Student Union Faculty Art Exhibition. Drawing
Down the Moon. Mixed media. Collection Women’s Studies
Dept. Office. 2005.
CCAA, Allinson Gallery. Salome’s Dance and Coptic
Dancer. Juried. January 2005.
CCAA, Huston Gallery. Mater, Mare-mynd,
Matriarch. Mixed media. 2004.
CCAA. Ukiyo-e: Creative Woodblock Prints. Solo
show with Belle Hollon. December 2003.
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