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Shannon Pritchard serves as Assistant Teaching Professor and Co-Director of Visual Cultures within the Department of History of Art & Visual Culture at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, College of Letters, Arts & Sciences. Her teaching spans foundational courses like Art Through the Ages to specialized upper-division seminars on Baroque art and Italian Renaissance courts.
Educational background:
- Ph.D. in Art History, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
- M.A. in Art History, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
- B.A. in Art History, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dr. Pritchard's research centers on Italian sculpture and painting from 1550-1650, with dual expertise in Giambologna's international sculptural influence and Caravaggio's revolutionary painting practices. She investigates how Counter-Reformation ideologies transformed artistic production, analyzes the theoretical paragone debate, and examines Caravaggio's techniques including print usage. Current projects specifically explore Caravaggio's depictions of aging and illness, his self-portraiture, and Giambologna's reception across European aristocratic courts.
As Co-Director of Visual Cultures, she shapes program direction while maintaining an active teaching schedule across the art history curriculum. Her courses demonstrate integration of historical scholarship with methodological training, particularly in upper-division seminars on Baroque Europe and Renaissance court cultures.
