Scholars@Duke
Julia McHugh

Julia McHugh

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art, Art History & Visual Studies
Art, Art History & Visual Studies
julia.mchugh@duke.edu
Box 90732, Durham, NC 27708
2001 Campus Dr., Durham, NC 27705
Office hours By appointment  

News Items

Published September 10, 2026
What Small Insects Can Tell Us About Ancient Textiles
Published March 11, 2026
INDY Week
How the Eno River Served as a Muse for Artist Silvia Heyden’s Weaving Practice
Published March 9, 2026
Duke Today
Following the Artist’s Durham Footsteps
Published September 3, 2025
Duke Innovation Co-Lab Blog
Scanning the Past, Printing the Future: Exploring Workflows at the Nasher Museum
Published August 21, 2025
Duets Podcast, Trinity College
Beyond the Frame: Art as Reckoning and Reimagination
Published October 31, 2024
The News & Observer
He was wrongfully incarcerated in 2013. Today, his art hangs in Triangle art museums.
Published October 17, 2024
INDY Week
Portrait of the Artist as a Wrongfully Incarcerated Individual
Published October 29, 2023
The Chronicle
Nasher Museum of Art showcases new AI-curated exhibit
Published October 11, 2023
The News & Observer
Meet the new curator at the Duke art museum. It isn’t human.
Published September 18, 2023
artnet
The Nasher Museum’s New Art Show Was Curated by ChatGPT. We Asked ChatGPT to Review It
Published September 12, 2023
ChatGPT Can’t Dream. But It Likes Artwork That Depicts Dreams.
Published September 8, 2023
The New York Times
Museum Curators Evaluate A.I. Threat by Giving It the Reins
Published January 26, 2023
Interview with Renzo Ortega by Julia McHugh
Published September 10, 2020
The Chronicle
The Nasher goes virtual with new digital projects
Published April 10, 2020
Dispatch From Our Virtual Classroom
Published January 30, 2020
Making of an Exhibition
Published January 27, 2020
Nasher Diversity Internship Program
Published January 2, 2019
How Did the Patron Saint of Earthquakes End Up in the Americas?
Published June 19, 2018
Duke Today
New Carmichael Curator Julia McHugh At Home With Museum's Ancient Americas Art