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Amara Solari is a Professor of Art History and Anthropology at The Pennsylvania State University, specializing in Mesoamerican art and architectural history with a focus on Indigenous-Spanish colonial interactions. She holds a BA from UC Berkeley, and MA/PhD from UC Santa Barbara. Her research employs interdisciplinary methods to analyze material culture, including murals, religious statuary, and cartographic documents from precontact and early colonial periods.
Recent projects include a four-year NEH-funded collaborative study on Maya Christian Murals in Yucatán (2019–2022), resulting in a co-authored book and interactive website. She is currently completing a monograph on Franciscan missions in New Mexico, supported by a Guggenheim Fellowship and Samuel M. Kress Fellowship. Her work bridges art history, ethnohistory, and scientific analysis (e.g., pigment composition via XRD/SEM).
Teaching includes courses like Art History 140 (Maya/Aztec/Inca) and graduate seminars on colonial Mexico and imperialism. Awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship (2023), NEH grants, and multiple fellowships from institutions like the National Gallery of Art. She serves on boards for the College Art Association and Association of Latin American Art.
Key contributions include reinterpreting Maya cartography, analyzing pigment use in colonial murals, and examining the materiality of Indigenous Catholicism. Current research emphasizes the 1680 Pueblo Revolt’s impact on Indigenous art and architecture.
