First Woman to Lead the Vatican’s Arts Academy Wants the Church to Embrace Contemporary Art

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Jan 18, 2026 - 04:00

First Woman to Lead the Vatican’s Arts Academy Wants the Church to Embrace Contemporary Art

Cristiana Perrella was appointed the first woman president in the Virtuosi al Pantheon’s history. Background: Yan Pei-Ming’s watercolor portraits of inmates, guards and staff at Rome’s Regina Coeli Prison (Beyond the Wall) were displayed in the Conciliazione 5 gallery from Feb. 15 to May 19.

Contemporary art is powerful vehicle for communicating values, challenging reality, and understanding the times we live in, says Cristiana Perrella.

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