Natalie Oleksyshyn is an art historian who holds a bachelor’s degree from Bradley University and a master’s degree from Northern Illinois University. She also completed doctoral coursework and was admitted to Ph.D. candidacy in the Department of History of Art at the Ohio State University. Her university-level teaching experience includes lecturing in Introductory Art History course as well as leading seminars in Contemporary, Eastern European, Soviet, and Post-Soviet studies. Natalie’s research focuses on memory, socialism, post-colonialism, activism, globalism, visual rhetoric, national identity, and theories and concepts of space. In addition to working at VMI, she also teaches classes at Southern Virginia University, is a freelance graphic designer, and sits on the Boxerwood Volunteer, Events, and Promotion Board. In her off-hours, she enjoys reading, gardening, and cooking.