Cynthia Colburn

Bio

Cynthia S. Colburn is Blanche E. Seaver Chair of Fine Arts and Professor of Art History at Pepperdine University where she has received two awards for excellence in teaching. Her research focuses on the art and archaeology of the ancient Mediterranean, especially the role of dress and performance in identity construction, transcultural interaction, and global art history. Her publications include Gender Violence, Art, and the Viewer: An Intervention (co-edited with Ellen Caldwell and Ella Gonzalez), and Reading a Dynamic Canvas: Adornment in the Ancient Mediterranean World (co-edited with Maura K. Heyn). She has also conducted archaeological fieldwork in Italy, Greece, and Turkey.

Dr. Colburn authored ten chapters on Cycladic and Minoan art; Villanovan and Etruscan art; and Greek and Roman art.