Kylie Fisher is a specialist in early modern European print history. She completed her Ph.D. in art history at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Her dissertation, "Imprinting Antiquity: Reinventing the Past through Sixteenth-Century Prints," explores how early sixteenth-century engravings of real and fictive antiquities participated in the making of myth and cultural memory in early modern Rome. Kylie is especially interested in the democratizing potential of printed imagery to invent and disseminate ideologies to a public viewership.

Prior to joining the Art Department at Furman in the fall of 2021, Kylie taught at colleges and universities across greater Cleveland, including Case Western Reserve University, The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cuyahoga Community College, and Baldwin Wallace University. Kylie also has professional experience in the museum field. She has contributed to several exhibitions at museums across the country, including the Cleveland Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College, and Smith College Museum of Art.

Kylie's teaching and research interests are fueled by a desire to disrupt the traditional narratives and silos that are present in the art historical canon, advocating for the decolonization of art history in both academic and museum settings. She is committed to making the study of art, culture, and history accessible and relevant to all students. Through emphasizing the primacy that artistic representations play in our development of cultural attitudes and historical perspectives, Kylie's classes aim to instill a sense of empathy and activism in her students to combat the prejudices that are often promoted through works of art and architecture.

Education

• Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
• M.A., The Courtauld Institute of Art (London)
• B.A., Smith College