Michael Coronel is a Professor of Art History in the School of Art and Design at the University of Northern Colorado specializing in the traditional native arts of Africa, South Seas and the Americ...view moreMichael Coronel is a Professor of Art History in the School of Art and Design at the University of Northern Colorado specializing in the traditional native arts of Africa, South Seas and the Americas. He has conducted research in Africa, Mesoamerica, South Seas, Europe, and Asia. Chip grew up in San Diego and received his graduate degree in Art History from the University of California Santa Barbara and met his wife, Patricia, while in graduate school. She is an Emeritus Professor of Art History at Colorado State University and Associate Curator at the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art.view less