Rosie Dias

Rosie Dias is a Professor in the Department of History of Art at the University of Warwick, where she has worked since 2005. A Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), her research focuses on eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century British art and visual culture, colonial art in South Asia, and British artists in Venice. She co-leads the School of Creative Arts, Performance and Visual Cultures and is affiliated with the University of Warwick's Eighteenth Century Centre and Global History and Culture Centre.

• BA, University of York
• MA, University of York
• PhD, University of York

Her research explores the intersections of art, empire, and exhibition culture. Notably, her work examines how British artists engaged with colonial India, the role of visual culture in shaping national identity, and the legacy of 18th-century British art in global contexts. Dias also investigates the influence of Venetian aesthetics on British artists and the geopolitical dimensions of 18th- and 19th-century exhibitions.

Dias's publications reveal a focus on colonial landscapes, imperial visual practices, and exhibition histories. Her 2025 article on panoramas and dioramas highlights the spatial representation of empire, while her 2013 monograph on John Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery connects printmaking to national identity formation.

• Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)

She teaches modules on colonial and postcolonial Indian art, Dutch painting, printmaking, and Venice's aesthetic legacy. Her leadership role in the School of Creative Arts underscores her institutional contributions.