Overview
Each year a select group of artists, scholars, writers, and professionals serve the American Academy in Rome as Advisors in eleven disciplines.
2020–21
Ancient Studies
Alessandra Capodiferro
Archaeology, museology
Marcello Barbanera
Art history and archaeology, museums
Elizabeth Fentress
Roman archaeology, landscape archaeology
Simonetta Serra
Roman topography, early Christian and late-antique archaeology
Elizabeth Jane Shepherd
Classical archaeology
Architecture
Cinzia Abbate
Architecture
Luca Galofaro
Architecture
Antonino Saggio
Architecture
Carlo Vigevano
Architecture
Design
Lorenzo Micheli Gigotti
Design
Ilaria Gianni
Curator and writer
Historic Preservation and Conservation
Laura Cibrario
Historic preservation
Yvonne Mazurek
Preservation theory
Fabio Parasecoli
Food studies
Landscape Architecture
Alberta Campitelli
Italian villas and gardens
Simone Capra
Landscape architecture
Annalisa Metta (2017 Italian Fellow)
Landscape architecture
Nathalie Sartogo
Landscape architecture
Literature
Maria Ida Gaeta
Literature
Virginia Virilli (2019 Italian Fellow)
Novelist, screenwriter
Medieval Studies
Cristiana Filippini
Medieval art history
Luigi Russo
Medieval Mediterranean history
Lila Yawn (1998 Felloe)
Medieval art history and history
Modern Italian Studies
Antonello Frongia
History of modern art
Mauro Canali
History, twentieth-century Italian and American history
Barbara Drudi
Art history, postwar Italian and American art
Lindsay Harris (2014 Fellow)
History of photography
Marco De Nicolò
History of political institutions
Musical Composition
Francesco Antonioni
Musical composition and music events
Tonino Battista
Composer and conductor
Alvin Curran
Composer
Giulia Tagliavia
Composer
Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
Jeffrey Blanchard (1979 Fellow)
Renaissance and Baroque architecture
Patrizia Cavazzini
Italian early modern and Baroque art and art markets
Ingrid Rowland (1982 Fellow, 2000 Resident)
Early modern and Renaissance history, literature, and art history
Guendalina Serafinelli
Early modern art history
Visual Arts
Wendy Artin
Visual artist
Giuliana Benassi
Curator
Stanislao di Giugno
Visual artist
Rä di Martino (2018 Italian Fellow)
Visual artist
Damiana Leoni
Contemporary international art and art galleries in Rome
Pepi Marchetti Franchi
Contemporary international art and art galleries in Rome
Costanza Mazzonis
Contemporary international art and art galleries in Rome
Peter Benson Miller
Curator and scholar, Italian modern art
Lorcan O’Neill
Contemporary international art and art galleries in Rome
Justin Randolph Thompson
Visual artist
As of October 22, 2020.
2019–20
Ancient Studies
Alessandra Capodiferro
Archaeology, museology
Andrea Cucchiarelli
Classical studies
Elizabeth Fentress
Roman archaeology, landscape archaeology
Sara Kaczko
Greek philology, archaeology in South Italy
Silvia Orlandi
Latin epigraphy
Simonetta Serra
Roman topography, early Christian and late antique archaeology
Elizabeth Jane Shepherd
Classical archaeology
Architecture
Cinzia Abbate
Architecture
Luca Galofaro
Architecture
Antonino Saggio
Architecture
Carlo Vigevano
Architecture
Design
Domitilla Dardi
Design arts
Lorenzo Gigotti
Design
Historic Preservation and Conservation
Laura Cibrario
Historic preservation
Alison Heritage
Heritage scientist, wall painting
Yvonne Mazurek
Conservation, enhancement of cultural heritage
Tuccio Sante Guido
Conservation
Nicholas Stanley-Price
Historic preservation
Landscape Architecture
Alberta Campitelli
Italian villas and gardens
Simone Capra
Landscape architecture
Annalisa Metta (2017 Italian Fellow)
Landscape architecture
Nathalie Sartogo
Landscape architecture
Literature
Damiano Abeni
Poet
Moira Egan
Poet
Maria Ida Gaeta
Literature
Francesca Marciano
Novelist
Veronica Raimo
Novelist
Virginia Virilli (2019 Italian Fellow)
Novelist, screenwriter
Medieval Studies
Piero Boitani
Literary criticism
Maurizio Campanelli
Medieval and Renaissance Latin literature and philology
Luigi Russo
Medieval Mediterranean history
Lila Yawn (1998 Fellow)
Medieval art history and history
Modern Italian Studies
Mauro Canali
History, twentieth-century Italian and American history
Marco De Nicolò
History of political institutions
Barbara Drudi
Art history, postwar Italian and American art
Lindsay Harris (2014 Fellow)
History of photography
Adachiara Zevi
Art history
Musical Composition
Francesco Antonioni
Musical composition and music events
Tonino Battista
Composer and conductor
Alvin Curran
Composer
Giulia Tagliavia
Composer
Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
Jeffrey Blanchard (1979 Fellow)
Renaissance and Baroque architecture
Patrizia Bovi
Late medieval and early Renaissance musicology
Marina Caffiero
Modern Italian religious and cultural history
Patrizia Cavazzini
Italian early modern and Baroque art and art markets
Alessandro Quarta
Sixteenth- and seventeenth-century musicologist
Ingrid Rowland (1982 and 2000 Fellow)
Early modern and Renaissance history, literature, and art history
Guendalina Serafinelli
Early modern art history
Visual Arts
Wendy Artin
Visual artist
Giuliana Benassi
Independent curator
Rä di Martino (2018 Italian Fellow)
Visual artist
Damiana Leoni
Contemporary international art and art galleries in Rome
Emiliano Maggi
Visual artist
Pepi Marchetti Franchi
Contemporary international art and art galleries in Rome
Costanza Mazzonis
Contemporary international art and art galleries in Rome
Lorcan O’Neill
Contemporary international art and art galleries in Rome
Aria Spinelli
Curator
Justin Thompson
Visual artist
As of September 30, 2019.
2018–19
Ancient Studies
Alessandra Capodiferro
Archaeology, museology
Gabriele Cifani
Classical archaeology
Andrea Cucchiarelli
Classical studies
Elizabeth Fentress
Roman archaeology, landscape archaeology
Silvia Orlandi
Latin epigraphy
Simonetta Serra
Roman topography, early Christian and late antique archaeology
Architecture
Cinzia Abbate
Architecture
Luca Galofaro
Architecture
Alberto Iacovoni
Architecture and design
Antonino Saggio
Architecture
Carlo Vigevano
Architecture
Design
Marika Aakesson
Industrial design, sustainable and social design
Domitilla Dardi
Design arts
Lorenzo Gigotti
Design
Historic Preservation and Conservation
Laura Cibrario
Historic preservation
Tuccio Sante Guido
Conservation
Francesco Siravo
Historic preservation
Nicholas Stanley-Price
Historic preservation
Landscape Architecture
Alberta Campitelli
Italian villas and gardens
Simone Capra
Landscape architecture
Annalisa Metta (2017 Italian Fellow)
Landscape architecture
Nathalie Sartogo
Landscape architecture
Literature
Andrea Bajani
Novelist
Chiara Barzini
Writer
Maria Ida Gaeta
Literature
Francesca Marciano
Novelist
Medieval Studies
Piero Boitani
Literary criticism
Maurizio Campanelli
Medieval and Renaissance Latin literature and philology
Luigi Russo
Medieval Mediterranean history
Lila Yawn (1998 Fellow)
Medieval art history and history
Modern Italian Studies
Mauro Canali
History, twentieth-century Italian and American history
Barbara Drudi
Art history, postwar Italian and American art
Lindsay Harris (2014 Fellow)
History of photography
Laura Iamurri
Art history, postwar Italian and French art
Adachiara Zevi
Art history
Musical Composition
Francesco Antonioni
Musical composition and music events
Tonino Battista
Composer and conductor
Alvin Curran
Composer
Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
Jeffrey Blanchard (1979 Fellow)
Renaissance and Baroque architecture
Patrizia Cavazzini
Italian early modern and Baroque art and art markets
Sebastiano Gentile
History of philosophy
Ingrid Rowland (1982 and 2000 Fellow)
Early modern and Renaissance history, literature, and art history
Guendalina Serafinelli
Early modern art history
Visual Arts
Adrienne Drake
Contemporary international art and art galleries in Rome
Damiana Leoni
Contemporary international art and art galleries in Rome
Emiliano Maggi
Visual artist
Pepi Marchetti Franchi
Contemporary international art and art galleries in Rome
Rä di Martino
Visual artist
Costanza Mazzonis
Contemporary international art and art galleries in Rome
Lorcan O’Neill
Contemporary international art and art galleries in Rome
Gianni Politi
Visual artist and painter
Justin Thompson
Visual artist
As of September 28, 2018.
2017–18
Ancient Studies
Gilda Bartoloni
Etruscology, archaic Roman archaeology
Alessandra Capodiferro
Archaeology, museology
Elizabeth Fentress
Roman archaeology, landscape archaeology
Clementina Panella
Roman archaeology and history
Simonetta Serra
Roman topography, early Christian and late antique archaeology
Norbert Zimmermann
Early Christian archaeology
Architecture
Cinzia Abbate
Architecture
Luca Galofaro
Architecture
Alberto Iacovoni
Architecture, design
Antonino Saggio
Architecture
Carlo Vigevano
Architecture
Design
Marika Aakesson
Industrial design, sustainable and social design
Domitilla Dardi
Design arts
Francesco De Figuereido
Design
Historic Preservation and Conservation
Laura Cibrario
Historic preservation
Tuccio Sante Guido
Conservation
Francesco Siravo
Historic preservation
Nicholas Stanley-Price
Historic preservation
Landscape Architecture
Alberta Campitelli
Italian villas and gardens
Simone Capra
Landscape architecture
Annalisa Metta (2017 Italian Fellow)
Landscape architecture
Nathalie Sartogo
Literature
Andrea Bajani
Chiara Barzini
Literature
Francesca Marciano
Literature
Tommaso Pincio
Literature
Medieval Studies
Piero Boitani
Literary criticism
Lila Yawn (1998 Fellow)
Medieval art history and history
Luigi Russo
Medieval Mediterranean history
Maurizio Campanelli
Medieval and Renaissance Latin literature and philology
Modern Italian Studies
Mauro Canali
History, twentieth-century Italian and American history
Leonardo De Franceschi
Barbara Drudi
Art history, postwar Italian and American art
Laura Iamurri
Art history, postwar Italian and French art
Adachiara Zevi
Musical Composition
Bianca Maria Antolini
Francesco Antonioni
Musical composition and music events
Tonino Battista
Alvin Curran
Marco Mauceri
Musicology and music media
Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
Jeffrey Blanchard (1979 Fellow)
Renaissance and Baroque architecture
Maurizio Campanelli
Medieval and Renaissance Latin literature and philology
Patrizia Cavazzini
Italian early modern and Baroque art and art markets
Sebastiano Gentile
History of philosophy
Ingrid Rowland (1982 Fellow, 2000 Resident)
Early modern and Renaissance history, literature, and art history
Visual Arts
Wendy Artin
Adrienne Drake
Contemporary international art and art galleries in Rome
Damiana Leoni
Contemporary international art and art galleries in Rome
Emiliano Maggi
Visual artist
Pepi Marchetti Franchi
Contemporary international art and art galleries in Rome
Costanza Mazzonis Di Pralafera
Contemporary international art and art galleries in Rome
Lorcan O’Neill
Contemporary international art and art galleries in Rome
Gianni Politi
Visual artist, painter
Justin Thompson
As of September 28, 2017.
2016–17
Ancient Studies
Gilda Bartoloni
Etruscology, archaic Roman archaeology
Alessandra Capodiferro
Archaeology, museology
Elizabeth Fentress
Roman Archaeology, landscape archaeology
Clementina Panella
Roman archaeology and history
Simonetta Serra
Roman Topography, early Christian and late antique archaeology
Norbert Zimmermann
Early Christian archaeology
Architecture
Cinzia Abbate
Architecture
Luca Galofaro
Architecture
Alberto Iacovoni
Architecture, design
Antonino Saggio
Architecture
Carlo Vigevano
Architecture
Design
Marika Aakesson
Industrial design, sustainable and social design
Domitilla Dardi
Design arts
Francesco De Figuereido
Design
Historic Preservation and Conservation
Laura Cibrario
Historic preservation
Tuccio Sante Guido
Conservation
Francesco Siravo
Historic preservation
Nicholas Stanley-Price
Historic preservation
Landscape Architecture
Alberta Campitelli
Italian villas and gardens
Simone Capra
Landscape architecture
Nathalie Grenon
Landscape architecture
Literature
Chiara Barzini
Literature
Francesca Marciano
Literature
Tommaso Pincio
Literature
Medieval Studies
Piero Boitani
Literary criticism
Lila Yawn (1998 Fellow)
Medieval art history and history
Luigi Russo
Medieval Mediterranean history
Modern Italian Studies
Mauro Canali
History, twentieth-century Italian and American history
Barbara Drudi
Art history, postwar Italian and American art
Laura Iamurri
Art history, postwar Italian and French art
Musical Composition
Francesco Antonioni
Musical composition and music events
Paolo Bartolani
Musical composition and music events
Marco Mauceri
Musicology and music media
Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
Jeffrey Blanchard (1979 Fellow)
Renaissance and Baroque architecture
Maurizio Campanelli
Medieval and Renaissance Latin literature and philology
Patrizia Cavazzini
Italian early modern and Baroque art and art markets
Sebastiano Gentile
History of philosophy
Ingrid Rowland (1982 Fellow, 2000 Resident)
Early modern and Renaissance history, literature, and art history
Visual Arts
Adrienne Drake
Contemporary international art and art galleries in Rome
Damiana Leoni
Contemporary international art and art galleries in Rome
Emiliano Maggi
Visual artist
Pepi Marchetti Franchi
Contemporary international art and art galleries in Rome
Costanza Mazzonis Di Pralafera
Contemporary international art and art galleries in Rome
Lorcan O’Neill
Contemporary international art and art galleries in Rome
Gianni Politi
Visual artist, painter
As of September 6, 2016.
2015–16
Ancient Studies
Gilda Bartoloni
Etruscology, archaic Roman archaeology
Ria Berg
Roman archaeology and social history
Alessandra Capodiferro
Archaeology, Altemps Museum
Elizabeth Fentress
Roman archaeology, landscape archaeology
Elio Lo Cascio
Roman History
Silvio Panciera
Epigraphy
Victoria Rimell
Latin literature
Alessandro Schiesaro
Latin literature
Simonetta Serra
Roman topography, early Christian archaeology
Architecture
Cinzia Abbate
Architecture
Alberto Iacovoni
Architecture, design
Antonino Saggio
Architecture
Carlo Vigevano
Architecture
Design
Marika Aakesson
Industrial design, sustainable and social design
Domitilla Dardi
Design arts
Historic Preservation and Conservation
Laura Cibrario
Historic preservation
Tuccio Sante Guido
Conservation
Nicholas Stanley-Price
Historic preservation
Landscape Architecture
Alberta Campitelli
Italian villas and gardens
Nathalie Grenon
Landscape architecture
Literature
Chiara Barzini
Literature
Francesca Marciano
Literature
Tommaso Pincio
Literature
Medieval Studies
Piero Boitani
Literary criticism
Sandro Carocci
Medieval history
Lila Yawn (1998 Fellow)
Medieval studies
Modern Italian Studies
Mauro Canali
History, twentieth-century Italian and American history
Barbara Drudi
Art history, postwar Italian and American art
Laura Iamurri
Art history, postwar Italian and French art
Alessandro Visani
Modern European history, Fascism
Musical Composition
Guido Barbieri
Music critic, music history and aesthetics
Marco Mauceri
Musicologist and music media
Richard Trythall (1967 Fellow, 1971 Resident)
Musical composition
Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
Jeffrey Blanchard (1979 Fellow)
Renaissance and Baroque architecture
Maurizio Campanelli
Medieval and Renaissance Latin literature and philology
Patrizia Cavazzini
Italian early modern and Baroque art and art markets
Sebastiano Gentile
History of philosophy
Claudio Strinati
Baroque art history
Visual Arts
Damiana Leoni
Contemporary international art and art galleries in Rome
Pepi Marchetti Franchi
Contemporary international art and art galleries in Rome
Costanza Mazzonis Di Pralafera
Contemporary international art and art galleries in Rome
Lorcan O’Neill
Contemporary international art and art galleries in Rome
Alfredo Pirri
Visual artist, installation, sculptor, painter
Gianni Politi
Visual artist, painter
As of September 24, 2015.