Rissa Miller

Rissa Miller works in the area(s) of Humanities with emphasis on Art history and Gastronomic Studies. Rissa Miller teaches at Montgomery College School of Art + Design, USA, and is a PhD candidate in Culture Studies at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon. Rissa holds a BA in Socio-Anthropology, BFA in Painting, MA in Art History, and a culinary diploma in French cuisine and pastry from Le Cordon Bleu, Paris. As a trans-disciplinary artist and academic, she places her work at the intersection of art history, aesthetics, and food culture in the Mediterranean context with a special focus on early Modern Italian art and foodways.