Stephanie Nadalo, United States / France
Stephanie Nadalo is a Franco-American art historian, professor, and cultural guide based in Paris. She teaches at Parsons Paris, the European branch of Parsons School of Design, where she is Associate Director of the Art, Media & Technology BFA program. She holds a doctorate (Ph.D.) and two masters degrees from Northwestern University and she completed her undergraduate studies at Sarah Lawrence College in New York. From 2008-2012 her research was based in Italy, where she benefited from grants including the Fulbright Fellowship, the American Academy in Rome Prize, and a visiting fellowship at the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa. Whereas her doctoral research examined the urban history of religious minorities in Early Modern Italy, her more recent scholarship focuses on the intersection between art, museology, and religious pluralism in France from the 19th century to the present.
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Stephanie’s current research explores the reception of foreign artists and art forms within the Parisian cultural scene of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. From the reification and fetishization of certain cultural imports to the xenophobic vilification of others, public discourse about art and aesthetics echoed larger debates about French national identity, cultural pluralism, colonial ideology and the politics of assimilation.
While in residence at L’AiR Arts, Stephanie will focus on the challenges and opportunities that faced the immigrant artists, writers and models who lived and worked in the ateliers of Cité Falguière and contributed to the avant-garde culture of Montparnasse during the first half of the 20th century. By analyzing primary source memoirs, archival documents, and relevant artworks she will explore how cross-cultural friendships and creative collaborations emerged within this cosmopolitan community whose members defied simplistic national, linguistic, and religious categorization.
When Stephanie is not in the classroom or a library, she serves on the board of the Cité Falguière Association or works as a licensed museum guide at institutions including the Louvre, Orsay, and the Museum of Jewish Art & History.
L'AiR Arts would like to thank the New School - Parsons Paris for supporting Stephanie Nadalo's 2024 residency at Atelier 11
While in residence at L’AiR Arts, Stephanie will focus on the challenges and opportunities that faced the immigrant artists, writers and models who lived and worked in the ateliers of Cité Falguière and contributed to the avant-garde culture of Montparnasse during the first half of the 20th century. By analyzing primary source memoirs, archival documents, and relevant artworks she will explore how cross-cultural friendships and creative collaborations emerged within this cosmopolitan community whose members defied simplistic national, linguistic, and religious categorization.
When Stephanie is not in the classroom or a library, she serves on the board of the Cité Falguière Association or works as a licensed museum guide at institutions including the Louvre, Orsay, and the Museum of Jewish Art & History.
L'AiR Arts would like to thank the New School - Parsons Paris for supporting Stephanie Nadalo's 2024 residency at Atelier 11