Andrea Lepage, Pamela H. Simpson professor of art history at Washington and Lee University, has been named to the editorial board for “X as Intersection: Writing on Latinx Art,” a digital publishing initiative developed by the U.S. Latinx Art Forum.
Lepage, who will serve an 18-month appointment, is one of three new members joining the editorial board. Each of the 10 editorial board members is responsible for curating a thematic collection of essays centered on artists who have received the Latinx Artist Fellowship.
The fellowship is administered by the U.S. Latinx Art Forum, in partnership with the New York Foundation for the Arts, and is supported by the Mellon Foundation and the Ford Foundation. Lepage will collaborate with writers to develop short-form essays that explore the work of one artist in a selected group. The essays seek to illuminate the diverse and complex undercurrents that the artists address in their work.
“Being named to the editorial board is a meaningful honor,” said Lepage. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to work with scholars, curators and artists who have helped shape an artist-centered, interdisciplinary field that resists disciplinary silos. I look forward to collaborating with authors on essays about 10 Latinx artists — both emerging and established — who work across a wide spectrum: visual artists, conceptual artists, printmakers, photographers, muralists, painters, ceramists and interdisciplinary practitioners. This range reflects the expansive, boundary-defying nature of the field we’re advancing.”
Lepage has been a member of the W&L faculty since 2008. She serves as department head for art and art history and is a core faculty member for the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program. Lepage holds a bachelor of arts in art history from Clark University as well as a master of arts and Ph.D. in the history of art and architecture from Brown University.
