IDSVA Faculty Promotion: Simonetta Moro

We are thrilled to announce the promotion of Simonetta Moro to Full Professor of Art, Philosophy, and Visual Studies.

Professor Moro joined IDSVA in 2012 and since then has filled the role of Director of School & Vice President for Academic Affairs, as well as Associate Professor of Art and Theory, and Director of Topological Studies. She is also a visual artist with work exhibited and published internationally. Congratulations, Simonetta!

SIMONETTA MORO is a visual artist with a focus on painting, drawing and mapping practices. Her work has been exhibited and published internationally, including White Box, New York; Galleria del Carbone, Ferrara, Italy; BRIC Art House, New York; Center for Architecture, New York; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; the American Academy in Rome, Italy; the Harris Museum, Preston, UK. Moro’s research in cartographic aesthetics informs many of her artworks and publications, and the book, Mapping Paradigms in Modern and Contemporary Art: Poetic Cartography (Routledge, 2021). Moro holds a PhD in Fine Arts, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK; a MA in European Fine Arts, Winchester School of Art, UK; and a BFA in Painting, Accademia di Belle Arti, Bologna, Italy. Born in Italy, Simonetta Moro currently lives in New York City.

Website: simonettamoro.com

Instagram: @simonettamoro

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