Janet Catherine Berlo is an American art historian and academic, noted for her publications and research into the visual arts heritage of Native American and pre-Columbian cultures. She has also published and lectured on gender studies, the representation and participation of women in indigenous and visual arts, the history of graphic arts since the mid-19th century, indigenous textile arts, and American quilting history and traditions. In the early portion of her academic career Berlo made notable contributions towards the understanding of the art and iconography of Mesoamerica, in particular that of the Classic-period Teotihuacan civilization. From 2003 to 2021, Berlo held the position of Professor of Art History and Visual and Cultural Studies at the Department of Art and Art History, University of Rochester, New York. She is currently Professor Emerita.

Art Purposes: Object Lessons for the Liberal Arts
2019
ISBN 9783791358178
Maya textiles of highland Guatemala
1982
ISBN 9780960161638
Teotihuacan Art Abroad, Part Ii
1984
ISBN 9781407391083
Teotihuacan Art Abroad, Part I
1984
ISBN 9781407391076
The art of pre-Hispanic Mesoamerica
1985
ISBN 9780816185627
The Early Years of Native American Art History
1992
ISBN 9780774804332
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
1992
ISBN 9780137562305
Art, ideology, and the city of Teotihuacan
1992
ISBN 9780884022053
Plains Indian drawings, 1865-1935
1996
ISBN 9781885444028
Native North American art
1998
ISBN 9780199947546
Native paths
1998
ISBN 9780300200089
Spirit beings and sun dancers
2000
ISBN 9780807614655
Quilting Lessons
2001
ISBN 9780803262232
Wild by design
2003
ISBN 9780295983097
Arthur Amiotte Collages 1988-2006
2003
ISBN 9780962277757
Not Native American Art
2023
ISBN 9780295751368