About Us
The Association for Latin American Art (ALAA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the study of Latin American and Latinx art. Established in 1979 and officially recognized as an affiliated society of the College Art Association in 1997, we aim to encourage the highest standards of scholarship, criticism, and teaching in the art and architectural history of Latin America.
ALAA boasts over six hundred active members from across the globe. Our members represent a breadth of universities, museums, and foundations, conducting research in all major time periods and geographic regions of Latin America and its diasporas.
Member benefits include access to the Association listserv, semiannual newsletters, scholarly webinars, awards and myriad networking opportunities at the College Art Association Annual Conference and the ALAA Triennial Conference.
Current Officers
Ana M. Franco / President
ana.franco@rice.edu
Department of Art History
Rice University
Herring Hall
6100
Houston, TX 77251
Lesley Wolff / Vice President
LWolff@ut.edu
Department of Art and Design
Ferman Center for the Arts
University of Tampa
214 N Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33606-1490
JoAnna Reyes / Secretary Treasurer
jmreye14@asu.edu
School of Art / Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
Arizona State University
1001 S. Forest Mall
Tempe AZ 85287
Daen Palma Huse / Webmaster
daen.huse.20@ucl.ac.uk
History of Art Department
University College London
Gower Street
London, UK, WC1E 6BT
Derek Burdette / Listserv Manager
derekburdette@ufl.edu
School of Art + Art History
University of Florida
101 Fine Arts Building C
Gainesville FL 32611-5800
Past Officers
Presidents
Jacinto Quirarte (1979–1984) – John Scott (1987–1988)– Ellen Baird (1988–1990)– Tom Cummins (1990–1993)– Emily Umberger (1993–1996) – Stacie Widdifield (1996–1999) – Patricia Sarro (1999–2002) – Joanne Pillsbury (2002–2005) – Constance Cortez (2005–2008) – Khristaan Villela (2008–2011) – Margaret Jackson (2011–2014) – Elisa Mandell (2014-2017) – Michele Greet (2017-2020) – Ananda Cohen-Aponte (2020-2023)
Vice-Presidents
George Kubler (1979–1982) – Donald Robertson (1979–1981) – Jorge Manrique (1979–1982)Merle Greene Robertson (1980–1983) – Elisa Vargas Lugo (1981–1984) – John Scott (1983–1986) – Ellen Baird (1987–1988) – Tom Cummins (1988–1989) – Emily Umberger (1990–1993) – Stacie Widdifield (1993–1996) – Patricia Sarro (1996–1999) – Joanne Pillsbury (1999–2002) – Constance Cortez (2002–2005) – Patricia Sarro (2005–2008) – Margaret Jackson (2008–2011) – Elisa C. Mandell (2011–2014) – Michele Greet (2014-2017) – Ananda Cohen-Aponte (2017-2020) – Ana Franco (2020-2023)
Secretary-Treasurers
Elizabeth Boone (1979–1981) – Betty Ann Brown (1981–1984) – Ellen Baird (1987–1988) – Tom Cummins (1988–1989) – Fatima Bercht (1990–1993, 1993–1996) – Joanne Pillsbury (1996–1999) – Annabeth Headrick (1999–2002) – Jennifer Ahlfeldt (2002–2005) – Margaret Jackson (2005–2008) – Sara Taylor (2008–2011) – Paul Niell (2011–2014) – Ananda Cohen Suarez (2014-2017) – Helen Burgos Ellis (2017-2020) – Lesley Wolff (2020-2023)
Webmasters
Stacie Widdifield (1999–2007) – Dana Leibsohn (2007–2011) – Patrick Hajovsky (2011-2014) – Jamie L. Ratliff (2014-2022)
Newsletter Editors
Patrick Hajovsky (2011-2016) – Patrick Frank (2016-2021) – Erin McCutcheon (2021-2025)
Listserv Masters
Maya Stanfield-Mazzi (2007-2016) – Eleanor Laughlin (2016-2025)
Social Media Coordinators
Louise Deglin (2022) – Megan Flattley (2023-2025)