Lucia Fagen-DeLuca

Lucia Fagen-DeLuca is Senior Adjunct Professor in History of Art and Visual Culture at California College of the Arts. A medievalist specializing in South Asian art, she holds a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley and has taught at multiple Bay Area institutions including UC Berkeley and SF State.

Her research explores material culture across religious traditions, examining how art negotiates sacred space and resources. Projects include comparative studies of 15th-century aesthetic governance in India, Venice, and Islamic empires. Publications analyze tantric corporeality, stone worship, and ritual practice at heritage sites.

Teaching Approach: Fagen-DeLuca blends art historical scholarship with tactile, sensory learning. She developed courses like 'Tactile Bliss' that integrate material practice with theoretical analysis, reflecting her background as a ceramic artist.

Exhibitions include collaborative student projects exploring decolonial praxis through embroidery and radio narratives during the pandemic.