Fernando Villegas Torres

Dr. Fernando Villegas Torres holds a PhD in History and Theory of Contemporary Art from the Complutense University of Madrid, a Master's in History, and a Bachelor's in Art from the National University of San Marcos (UNMSM). He has conducted research at the National Museum of Peruvian Culture and curated the Portrait Collection at the UNMSM Art Museum. Currently, he serves as Director of the School of Art and Dance at UNMSM and chairs the Master's program in Art History and Curatorship at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP). He is also a CONCYTEC-funded researcher and appointed professor at UNMSM and PUCP.

His research focuses on 19th and 20th-century Peruvian and Latin American art, Spanish and European art history, and Ibero-American cultural relations. Notable publications include studies on José Sabogal's Mestizo School, César Moro’s plastic arts, and Teófilo Castillo’s nationalist art. He has curated exhibitions and authored books analyzing Peru’s artistic identity through colonial, modernist, and contemporary lenses.

• Educations:
  • PhD in History and Theory of Contemporary Art, Complutense University of Madrid
  • Master's in History, National University of San Marcos
  • Bachelor's in Art, National University of San Marcos
  • Museology and Cultural Tourism residency, Belgium

His articles explore themes like the Lima School of Fine Arts' modernist trajectory, Peru’s participation in the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition, and the interplay between art and politics in national identity formation. His work bridges academic research with public engagement through museum curation and educational leadership.

• Awards:
  • Researcher Regina CONCYTEC Nº7408

Villegas Torres teaches courses on Mannerist, Baroque, Rococo, and 19th-century art, while supervising doctoral theses in art history. He collaborates with institutions like the Peruvian Academy of Language and has contributed to interdisciplinary projects linking art with architecture and literature.