Feminist Art History ConferenceAmerican University, Washington, DC
September 24–25, 2027

Call for Papers 

Keynote Speakers

• Sherry Farrell-Racette, Professor of Art History and Curation, University of Regina, Canada
  “The Labour of Learning: the Resurgence of Traditional Practices in Indigenous Women’s Art”
• Melissa Hyde, Professor and Associate School Director, School of Art + Art History, University of Florida
  “Cultivating “Créolité”: Louise Bouteiller’s Portrait of Baronne de Barante”

Conference Format

All panels will be held online via Zoom, September 24–25, 2027, with select in-person activities for local participants.

Call for Papers

Open October 1 to December 15, 2026
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Mission Statement

The Feminist Art History Conference fosters intersectional and interdisciplinary scholarship on the ways in which gender and sexuality have shaped the visual arts and their study–with a conference program designed to advance new research on topics from the ancient past through the present and across the globe. It provides a forum for participants to examine the roles that art and its agents have played in informing and resisting historical and contemporary inequities. Through this forum, the Conference aims to model a more inclusive art history and scholarly community.

The Feminist Art History Conference was established in 2010 to celebrate and build on the feminist art-historical scholarship and pedagogy of Norma Broude and Mary D. Garrard, Professors Emeriti at American University. It is sponsored by the Art History Program in the Art Department, College of Arts and Sciences, at American University, with the generous support of Robin D’Alessandro and Dr. Jane Fortune.