Mary Vaccaro

Mary Vaccaro is a Distinguished Professor of Art History at the University of Texas at Arlington, specializing in 16th-century Italian Renaissance art. She has authored seminal works on Parmigianino and co-published volumes with major institutions like the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her research focuses on artistic processes in Parma and Bologna, particularly drawing practices of Correggio and the Carracci.

Education includes:

• PhD in Renaissance Art from Columbia University (1994)
• MA from Columbia University (1988-1989)
• BA in Art History from Williams College (1986)

Her investigations examine technical aspects of Renaissance drawings, patronage networks, and the intersection of beauty concepts with artistic identity in early modern Italy. Recent articles analyze archival discoveries in baptismal registers that reshape understanding of artist relationships.

Awards include:

• Fulbright Fellowships (1990, 1998)
• Metropolitan Museum Fellowships (1993, 2007)
• Villa I Tatti residencies (1998, 2015)
• UTA Distinguished Scholar Award (2013)

Current projects include a book on Agostino Carracci with Dr. Samuel Vitali. She mentors graduate students in art historical methods and directs the Honors Program in Psychology.