Art Historian. Author. Leader in the Arts.
Rose Salseda, PhD is an academic who puts ideas to action, driven by the commitment to make the art world an equitable place—for everyone.
As an assistant professor in the Department of Art & Art History at Stanford University, Dr. Salseda’s scholarship analyzes the politics of race and the effects of violence, racism, and xenophobia on artists and their work. She trains future leaders to critically examine the visual world, to protect the freedom of expression, and to understand how society shapes and is shaped by art. As a cofounder of the US Latinx Art Forum, Dr. Salseda works in community with experts to identify priority areas for growth in the visual art sector. She applies research and data analysis to the creation of initiatives that support practitioners and the wider art ecosystem.
Read more about Dr. Salseda’s work at Department of Art & Art History News (here and here), School of Humanities & Sciences, Center for Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity Spotlights, Stanford Report, ARTnews (here and here), and Hyperallergic.
Writing
Find Dr. Salseda’s writing in Unrest: Art in the Aftermath of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots, At the Edge of the Sun, Xican-a.o.x. Body, Estamos Bien, Chicana Motherwork Anthology, and Día de los Muertos: A Cultural Legacy, Past, Present & Future.
Read her essays online at Latin American & Latinx Visual Culture, American Art, Art in America, PBS SoCal, Contemp+orary, Pastelegram, and Looking Back, Looking Forward.
Selection of Awards & Fellowships
2026–2027 Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award, Institute for Citizens & Scholars
2026–2027 Stanford Humanities Center Fellowship
2023–2024 Stanford Associates Grant, Stanford Alumni Association
2023–2024 Faculty Research Network Grant, Research Institute of the Center for Comparatives Studies in Race & Ethnicity
2023–2025 Humanities Seed Grant, The Changing Human Experience
2022–2023 The Burt McMurtry Arts Initiative Fund, The Vice Presidency for the Arts
2020–2021 Young Scholars Program, Institute for Latino Studies, University of Notre Dame
2019–2020 Pauline Brown Fund for Advanced Research in American Art
2017–2018 Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship
2017–2018 Faculty First-Look Scholar, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education & Human Development, New York University
©2026 Rose Salseda