Temple University

Liam Maher (he/him) is a PhD candidate and Temple University fellow in art history. He received his M.A. in art history from the University of Oregon and his B.A. with honors in art history and political science from the University of Notre Dame. He specializes in 20th and 21st century Latin American & Latinx art with focuses on queerness and religion in Latin American art history. His dissertation, Queer Eschatologies: The Transubstantiative Impulse in Latin American Contemporary Art reflects on intersections of queerness, Catholicism, and anticolonialism in the work of contemporary Latin American and Latinx artists. His writing has appeared in Accomplice, Art & About PDX, and The National Catholic Reporter and his curatorial projects have been reviewed to acclaim in both ArtBlog and Hyperallergic. 

Liam teaches art history at Moore College of Art & Design and formerly taught art history at the University of the Arts. An avid pianist, vocalist, and violinist, Liam directs the St. Vincent’s Ensemble Choir in Germantown, PA. In his down time, Liam enjoys music composition and long-distance running.

MA, Art History, University of Oregon, 2020 
BA, Art History & Political Science, University of Notre Dame, 2018 

Advisor: Mariola Alvarez, PhD