Congratulations to Our Newest Alumni! Meet the 2026 Art History Graduates

Zoe Albrigo graduates this spring with a Bachelor of Arts in Art History and a Minor in Museum Studies. During her time at FSU, Zoe served as an intern at the Museum of Fine Arts, an active member of the Undergraduate Art History Association, and a part-time collections assistant at the Florida Historic Capitol Museum. She writes, “My four years at Florida State have been extremely fulfilling. I have made many friends and developed a network of great people that I look forward to seeing even after I graduate. After graduation, I plan to enter the museum world full-time as a registrar or art handler, and I also have plans to advance my education in the future.”

Julia DeBardeleben graduates this spring from the Florida State University Honors Program with a BA in Art History and minors in Anthropology and Museum Studies. During her time at FSU, she worked at Special Collections and Archives at the University Libraries for three years and was president of Art Society. Following graduation, Julia will be presenting her Honors in the Major Thesis at the International Congress on Medieval Studies in May, and she will begin an MSLIS at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the fall.

Leasah Jean-Francois will graduate in the summer of 2026 with a BA in Art History and a minor in Museum Studies. Her major research focus is Early Christian Iconography in the Late Antique/Byzantine period.  Leasah writes, “While at FSU I have been gifted amazing opportunities to travel and gain research experience in museum curating, art history and archeology. I have also developed lasting relationships with students and faculty in the college though my courses and involvement with the College Leadership Council for the College of Fine Arts and as an officer of the Museum Society at FSU.”

Shena Kamata is graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Art History with a minor in Museum Studies. During her time at FSU she served as the Community Outreach Officer of the College of Fine Arts’ Leadership Council, and Lead Designer for SIX Magazine. In the past four years, Shena has had internship opportunities at the National Museum of America History, FSU’s Museum of Fine Arts, and the State of Florida’s Bureau of Archaeological Research. After graduation, she plans to continue pursuing museum conservation and preservation.

Azanna Law is graduating in the summer of 2026 with a Bachelor of Arts in Art History. Azanna writes that her favorite classes at FSU were Visual & Material Culture of the African Diaspora with Dr. Weaver and Modern & Contemporary African American Art with Dr. Beauchamp-Byrd. After graduation, she plans to take a gap year to gain experience in the art world and then start a master’s program in library and information studies.

Peggy Michels has utilized her time at FSU to study her passions and look forward to the future. She plans for a career in Museum Administration of Development.

Sofia Nuonno graduates this spring with a dual degree in Art History and English Literature, as well as a minor in Museum Studies. She will begin the Art History MA program at Florida State in the coming year. During her undergraduate studies at FSU, Sofia served as both a UROP Leader and UROP Leader Mentor within the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program at the Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement (CRE). In addition, she completed an Honors in the Major Thesis titled Illustrating Continuity: Narrative and Movement in Early Modern European Print under the supervision of Dr. Stephanie Leitch. At the Art History graduation ceremony, Sophia received the 2026 Rose Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Achievement. She intends to pursue a PhD in Art History and aims to establish a career in academia.

Cassidy Robinson completed a Bachelor of Arts in Art History and a Bachelor of Science in Marketing in May 2026. During her time at FSU, Cassidy served as a library assistant at the FSU Art & Design Library and as the Administrative and Records Officer of the Undergraduate Art History Association. She was also a collections intern at the Tallahassee Museum and served as an Exploratory Peer Advising Leader (EPAL) for first-year students in the Exploratory Advising Program. She currently has long-term goals of a career in the museum field after pursuing a master’s degree in art history. 

Madison Appleton is graduating with an MA in Art History with a major in Museum and Cultural Heritage Studies. During her time in the program, she was a member of the NAIS Indigenous Film Committee and had her work on spatial theory and rock climbing published in the College of Fine Arts SIX Magazine. She worked as both a Graduate Assistant at the FSU Museum of Fine Arts and as a Collections Intern at the National Park Service’s Southeast Archaeological Center. Shortly after graduation, she will continue her career with the National Park Service as a Museum Technician at the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville, North Carolina. 

Kyleelise Holmes Thomas is graduating with an MA in Art History with a major in Museum and Cultural Heritage Studies. She spent her second year in the program as an MCHS Intern and Graduate Assistant at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, where she worked with the Collections and Education teams to inventory, rehouse, and update TMS database records of The Ringling’s Education collection; and completed many projects in the Circus, Archives, Performance, Collections, Marketing, and Education departments. She also worked closely with Elizabeth Doud supporting The Ringling’s Art of Performance program. Kyleelise writes, “Even while in Sarasota, I stayed connected to our Tallahassee campus, mentoring two brilliant and dedicated UROP research assistants, Eros Suarez Dorta and Gabriela Gutierrez,  who not only presented their research poster on our artists’ biography writing project at the 2026 Undergraduate Research Symposium but also delivered a polished, detailed presentation of our work at the event’s Nourishing Creativity. I also had the honor of serving as an Academic Honors Hearing panelist from both campuses and was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa, the honors society for leadership and service. As you might guess, I am TEAM FSU and The Ringling, forever grateful for the intellectual growth, practical training, access, responsibility, and trust in the worth of investment.”

Murphy Movsovtiz is excited to complete his MA in Art History with a major in Museum and Cultural Heritage Studies this spring. He is sad to say goodbye to Tallahassee, the city he has called home for the past six years, but he cannot wait for the opportunities opening up to him in Denver, Colorado, where he will be moving later this year. Outside of his time grinding out papers and researching art, he could be found at LeMoyne Arts, where he worked as the Gallery Shop Manager and Community Connection Coordinator. He is incredibly thankful for the faculty in the FSU Art History department and to his wonderful team at LeMoyne Arts for always being there to support him over these past two years.