Diana Flatto

Diana Flatto’s research examines art and politics of the Americas in the twentieth century. Her dissertation examines the role of women in shaping antifascist visual culture between Argentina, Uruguay, and Europe during the 1930s and 1940s, including the organization of exhibitions and the circulation of images in culture magazines. This work builds upon her M.A. thesis completed at Hunter College, which studied gender and politics in the visual language of Argentine artist Raquel Forner’s paintings.

Diana joined the History of Art & Architecture department in 2020 following three years as Assistant Curator at Americas Society. There, she co-curated and assisted on exhibitions of modern and contemporary art of the Americas including Joaquín Orellana: The Spine of Music and Alice Miceli: Projeto Chernobyl. She also hosted a series of interviews with contemporary artists such as Gala Porras-Kim and Rafael Soldi as part of Americas Society’s In the Studio program. Prior to this, she worked for several years as a prints & drawings specialist at Swann Auction Galleries, developing an interest and expertise in printed media that she brings to her current research.