Norman Vorano

Norman Vorano is an art historian and curator whose work bridges the classroom, the museum, historic sites, archives, and communities. He specializes in the historic and contemporary arts of Indigenous North America—especially the Arctic—and in the broader questions that arise when Indigenous visual cultures meet colonial institutions and global audiences. His research and teaching examine museum and curatorial studies, along with digital/cultural heritage studies, including site scanning for historical analysis and preservation. A Queen’s National Scholar in Indigenous Art and Material Culture, Norman Vorano received his PhD (Visual and Cultural Studies) from the University of Rochester and his MA (Art History) and BFA (Visual Art) from York University, Toronto. He has served on the editorial board of the Inuit Art Quarterly and is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. He is also a 2017 Fellow of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.