Art History Professor Named to Editorial Board for Digital Publishing Initiative Andrea Lepage will assist in developing a series of essays focused on Latinx artists.

By Brian Laubscher
July 28, 2025

Andrea Lepage, Pamela H. Simpson Professor of Art History at Washington and Lee University, has been named to the editorial board for “X as Intersection: Writing on Latinx Art,” a digital publishing initiative developed by the U.S. Latinx Art Forum (USLAF).

Lepage is one of three new members joining the editorial board and will serve an 18-month appointment. Each of the 10 editorial board members is responsible for curating a thematic collection of essays centered on artists who have received the Latinx Artist Fellowship. The fellowship is administered by the U.S. Latinx Art Forum, in partnership with the New York Foundation for the Arts, and is supported by the Mellon Foundation and the Ford Foundation. Lepage will collaborate with writers to develop short-form essays that explore the work of one artist in a selected group. The essays seek to illuminate the diverse and complex undercurrents that the artists address in their work.

“Being named to the editorial board is a meaningful honor,” said Lepage. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to work with scholars, curators and artists who have helped shape an artist-centered, interdisciplinary field that resists disciplinary silos. I look forward to collaborating with authors on essays about 10 Latinx artists — both emerging and established — who work across a wide spectrum: visual artists, conceptual artists, printmakers, photographers, muralists, painters, ceramists and interdisciplinary practitioners. This range reflects the expansive, boundary-defying nature of the field we’re advancing.”

So far, a series of seven “X as Intersection: Writing on Latinx Art” essay collections have been initiated. Lepage and the new board members will be responsible for developing a theme and shepherding the development of three new collections of essays expected to be available to the public by December 2026. The eighth, ninth and 10th collections are funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art.

“The collection I will be editing, titled ‘Radical Pedagogy,’ grew out of my interest in exploring how Latinx artists treat pedagogy not merely as context but as a generative, creative medium — one that challenges dominant narratives, centers community-based knowledge and reimagines education as a practice of collective transformation,” Lepage said. “The theme aligns closely with my own teaching and curatorial work in the Staniar Gallery, which examines the intersections of art, pedagogy and social change.”

Lepage has been a member of the W&L faculty since 2008. She serves as department head for Art and Art History and is a core faculty member for the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program. Lepage holds a Bachelor of Arts in art history from Clark University as well as a Master of Arts and Ph.D. in the history of art and architecture from Brown University.

USLAF was formed in 2015 as a concerted effort to advocate for the field of Latinx art, foster equity and growth and support its practitioners. The organization supports the creation of a more equitable art world by championing artists and arts professionals dedicated to Latinx art through research, studio practice, pedagogy and writing. USLAF generates and supports initiatives that benefit the intergenerational network of its more than 900 members and advances the vitality of Latinx art within academia, art institutions and collections.

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