Jennifer Cadero-Gillette

Jennifer Cadero-Gillette serves as an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Art & Design Department within the College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. She concurrently holds the role of Program Coordinator for the Climate Change Initiative and leads Study Abroad programs to Paris and Portugal while developing Service-Learning curricula.

Her academic foundation includes a BA in History of Art and Architecture from Brown University (1992) and an MA in History of Art and Architecture from Harvard University (1996), with additional studies at Princeton University (1993) and Brown University (1992). Educational milestones feature Phi Beta Kappa induction (1992) and Mellon Fellowship support (1992).

Professor Cadero-Gillette's research traverses History of Collecting, Gender and Sexuality Studies within art historical contexts, and Technical Art History. Her scholarship examines Islamic Art display practices, medieval/Renaissance collecting networks, and contemporary biographical narratives. Current projects include the "SmART Girls" interactive educational platform designed to enhance visual literacy among adolescents through multimodal gaming.

Her 30-year publication trajectory reveals evolving scholarly focus from 19th-century Islamic art collecting and medieval painting collections toward contemporary artists like Marion Kalter and Johannes Steidl. Recurring themes include art historical methodology, gender representation, and the intersection of art with social movements across European and American contexts.

Significant recognition includes dual Teaching Excellence Awards (2019, 2014), U.S. Congress Distinguished Service Award (2014), and Pi Delta Phi leadership honors (2016). Prestigious fellowships encompass Whiting Foundation (1998), Krupps Foundation (1997), and Mellon Foundation (1992) support.

Her research portfolio demonstrates sustained funding success including Transformational Education Grant (2019), Community Research & Engagement Scholars Grant (2018), Erasmus+ UMove(ME) (2018), French-American Fund for the Arts (2014), and Kress Foundation Grant in Technical Art History (2012). These awards reflect expertise in community-engaged pedagogy, cross-cultural artistic exchange, and technical art historical analysis.

As Climate Change Initiative Program Coordinator, she integrates environmental consciousness into art historical frameworks. Her Paris and Portugal Study Abroad programs provide immersive cultural analysis opportunities, while Service-Learning initiatives connect classroom theory with community-based artistic practice through Massachusetts Cultural Council partnerships (2010).