Clara Bargellini, professor and senior research scholar from the Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, will meet with students and faculty in the University of New Mexico’s Latin American and Iberian Institute, through LAII and its student organization SOLAS, the Department of Art History and University Libraries.
Additionally, she will present, “Artistic Frontiers in Northern New Spain: Spirituality and Identities” a public talk at the National Hispanic Cultural Center on Wednesday April 27, at 4 p.m. The talk will be held in the Wells Fargo Auditorium at the NHCC, 1701 4th Street SW, corner of 4th and Bridge.
Bargellini’s professional career spans Europe, Latin America and the United States, where she has worked and studied at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Florence, Harvard University, the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University and the University of Chicago.
Bargellini’s publications include more than 20 single and co-authored titles on topics of architecture, art and artists of Mexico’s baroque era, a subject of universal interest and research. Of particular relevance to UNM and New Mexico, Bargellini has specialized in the colonial art of northern New Spain, focused on the towns and missions of Nueva Vizcaya, particularly Chihuahua.
This distinguished visiting scholar program is supported by the UNM Office of
the Provost, the College of Fine Arts, the College of Arts & Sciences, the University Libraries, the ASM, the Latin American and Iberian Institute, the National Hispanic Cultural Center and the Instituto Cervantes.
Contact: Carolyn Gonzales (505) 277-5920
Vickie Nelson (505) 277-4821