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Ioli Kalavrezou is the Dumbarton Oaks Professor of Byzantine Art at the Department of History of Art and Architecture at Harvard University since 1989. She is on leave during Fall 2025. She has previously taught at UCLA and Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. Her roles include serving as Chair of the department, Senior Fellow and Senior Research Associate at Dumbarton Oaks, and Trustee at the Cyprus Institute in Nicosia.
- Late Antique, Early Christian, and Byzantine Art
- Political and Ideological History
- Church and State Relations in Byzantium
- Imperial Propaganda Utilizing Biblical Imagery (e.g., King David)
- Visual Culture (wall paintings, mosaics, ivories, icons, manuscripts)
- Cult of the Virgin Mary
- Byzantine Women and Their World
- Everyday Life and Private Devotion
Her research spans Byzantine visual evidence from monumental art to portable objects, with a focus on ideological messaging and gender studies. She curated the exhibition Byzantine Women and Their World, which examined the roles and representations of women in Byzantine society.
She has held significant institutional roles at Harvard, Dumbarton Oaks, and the Cyprus Institute, contributing to academic leadership and research in Byzantine studies.
