Liana Cheney

Liana De Girolami Cheney (born 1942) is an art historian, administrator, author, curator, and educator. She is the Founder of the Society of Renaissance Art History.

Early life and education
Cheney was born in Milan, Italy. She has a B.S. and an M.A. from the University of Miami. She earned her Ph.D. from Boston University. Cheney is known for her work presenting women artists, especially in the Boston area.

Cheney taught virtually for the Beacon Hill Seminar (BHS) in Boston on art seminars about ancient Roman culture, Italian Renaissance paintings, American landscape paintings, Pre-Raphaelite artists, and Women's self-portraits before retiring to Florida in 2020.

As of 2024 Cheney is the president of the Association for Textual Scholarship of Art History.

Publications