Florencia San Martín

Florencia San Martín is an Assistant Professor of Art History at Lehigh University, specializing in contemporary art and culture in the Americas, history of photography, and decolonial theories of memory, gender, and colonial legacies. She co-edited The Routledge Companion to Decolonizing Art History (2023) and Dismantling the Nation: Contemporary Art in Chile (2023), and curated an exhibition for the Chilean government commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1973 coup. Her research examines the intersection of art, politics, and decolonial thought, supported by grants from institutions like the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Education:
- PhD and MA in Art History, Rutgers University
- MFA in Creative Writing (Spanish), New York University
- BFA in Studio Art, Catholic University of Chile

Her research interests focus on rethinking art history through decolonial frameworks, particularly analyzing how neoliberal systems and colonial legacies shape artistic practices. She has presented at global conferences and museums including the Central Academy of Fine Arts (Beijing), MoMA Medellín, and the Allentown Art Museum, where she serves on the Collections Committee.