Art historian and painter, Anthea Callen FRSA is Professor Emeritus, Australian National University, Canberra, and Professor Emeritus of Visual Culture, University of Nottingham, UK. (CV) She is the Sir William Dobell Chair 2026 for research into 'Empire Eugenics' at CAHAT, Australian National University.

A world expert on Impressionism and nineteenth-century artists' methods, materials and techniques, Callen is a regular contributor on BBC1's 'Fake or Fortune?', and in film and radio. (See MEDIA and LINKS). Callen is equally renowned for her interdisciplinary research into the human body, anatomy, sexualities, gender and race. She lectures and collaborates internationally in her areas of expertise. Callen is currently writing on Skin and Still Life.

Anthea Callen's GALLERY contains examples of her art practice. Her many publications in art history and visual culture are shown in BOOKS and ESSAYS. She details her activities in AGENDA.

Anthea Callen lives and works in the UK and the South of France.