Shearer Carroll West is a British-American art-historian, academic and university administrator. West is currently the Vice-Chancellor of the

University of Nottingham , mottoeng = A city is built on wisdom , established = 1798 – teacher training college1881 – University College Nottingham1948 – university status , type = Public , chancellor ...

since October 2017 and formerly deputy

vice-chancellor A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system. In most Commonwealth and former Commonwealth nations, the chancellor ...

of the

University of Sheffield , mottoeng = To discover the causes of things , established = – University of SheffieldPredecessor institutions: – Sheffield Medical School – Firth College – Sheffield Technical School – University College of Sheffield , type = Pu ...

. West was appointed

Commander of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...

(CBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to education.

Biography and career

West holds an undergraduate degree in art history and English from the

College of William & Mary The College of William & Mary (officially The College of William and Mary in Virginia, abbreviated as William & Mary, W&M) is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia. Founded in 1693 by letters patent issued by King William I ...

, in Virginia, and a PhD in art history from the

University of St Andrews (Aien aristeuein) , motto_lang = grc , mottoeng = Ever to ExcelorEver to be the Best , established = , type = Public research university Ancient university , endowment ...

. She was previously head of the Humanities Division at the

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

, director of research at the

Arts and Humanities Research Council The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), formerly Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB), is a British research council, established in 1998, supporting research and postgraduate study in the arts and humanities. History The Arts ...

, and head of the School of Historical Studies at the

University of Birmingham The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingha ...

Selected publications

*''The Image of the Actor: Verbal and Visual Representation in the Age of Garrick and Kemble'', Palgrave MacMillan, 1991. *''Fin De Siecle: Art and society in an age of uncertainty'', The Overlook Press, 1994. *''The visual arts in Germany 1897-1940: Utopia and Despair'', Rutgers University Press, 2001. *''Portraiture'',

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, Oxford, 2004. (

Oxford History of Art The ''Oxford History of Art'' is a monographic series about the history of art, design and architecture published by Oxford University Press. It combines volumes covering specific periods with thematic volumes. The history is divided into histori ...

)

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Biography at the University of Nottingham
Living people Academics of the University of Birmingham People associated with the University of Sheffield Year of birth missing (living people) College of William & Mary alumni Alumni of the University of St Andrews Academics of the University of Leicester Fellows of the Royal Historical Society British art historians Vice-Chancellors of the University of Nottingham Women heads of universities and colleges American art historians Commanders of the Order of the British Empire American emigrants to England Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom {{UK-art-historian-stub