Kerr Houston

Kerr Houston is an art historian and critic whose scholarship has largely focused on the Italian Renaissance, embodied viewership, and the history of art criticism.

He has taught at MICA since 2002, and teaches courses on a range of subjects including Italian Renaissance art and thought, Islamic art and architecture, and art criticism. He is the author of three books (An Introduction to Art Criticism and The Place of the Viewer, and The Pendulum in the Woods), is a regular contributor to BmoreArt, and frequently speaks to local arts groups and classes. He lives in Baltimore.

For more than twenty years, I've enjoyed teaching and learning from aspiring artists and designers, and working at a school that supports the thoughtful creation, display, and reception of visual forms and verbal expression.

Area(s) of Expertise

Italian Renaissance art / Islamic art and architecture / Contemporary art / Art Criticism

Teaching Appointments

Lyon College / Batesville, AR

Awards, Honors & Residencies

Lois Moran Award for Craft Writing (American Craft Council)
Isaac Comply Martindale Fund Fellowship
William R. Levin Award for Research in the History of Art
SECAC President’s Award of Distinction
MICA Trustees Award for Teaching Excellence
Alpha Chi Professor of the Year