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Juliet Wiersema is an Associate Professor in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), where she specializes in Pre-Hispanic and Spanish Colonial Art History within the College of Liberal and Fine Arts. Her research focuses on the visual and material culture of the Andes and Latin America, with an emphasis on cartography, indigenous resistance, colonial borderlands, and cultural heritage. She earned her Ph.D. in Art History and Archaeology from the University of Maryland (2010) and an M.A. from New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts (2002).
- Education:
- Ph.D., Art History and Archaeology, University of Maryland (2010)
- M.A., History of Art and Archaeology, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University (2002)
Wiersema’s research bridges Pre-Hispanic Andean cultures with Spanish colonial visual practices. Her work on Moche architectural vessels redefines their role as 3D sacred space maps, while her forthcoming book on Spanish colonial cartography explores African autonomy and indigenous placemaking in Colombia’s Pacific Lowlands. Her Google Scholar profile highlights 2024 publications on colonial extraction and viceroyalty governance.
Scientific Awards include the National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship (2020-2021), John Carter Brown Library Residential Fellowship (2021-2022), and the University of Maryland Distinguished Dissertation Award (2010). She has taught courses on Mesoamerican Art, Andean Manuscripts, and study abroad programs to the Yucatan, emphasizing experiential learning.
Grants from institutions like The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2011-2012) and The Smithsonian (2007-2008) have supported her work. Current projects include Ports of Plunder and Islands of Entanglement, analyzing English ‘pirate maps’ and Spanish nautical charts in the Pacific.
