Mary Pardo

Mary Pardo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Art History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She earned her PhD from the University of Pittsburgh with a concentration in Art Criticism and Theory of the Italian Renaissance.

Research Interests: Dr. Pardo's work centers on interdisciplinary connections between visual art and textual narratives. Key themes include:

• Historical relationships between poetry and painting in Venetian Renaissance
• Religious iconography and devotional practices
• Artistic theory and technical practices of Leonardo da Vinci
• Pedagogical frameworks for teaching world art through thematic lenses

She emphasizes collaborative learning in teaching, designing courses that explore civic art, artist-focused studies, and theory-practice intersections in Renaissance contexts.