Zahra Virani

Zahra Virani is a student in Urban Studies and the History of Art with a focus on nineteenth-century Britain, domestic architecture, and imperial culture. Her senior thesis examines Frederic Leighton’s house as a site where art, architecture, and imperial identity converge. Her interests have been shaped by study at the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art and by independent research and creative work on Kiruna, Sweden, where she explores questions of land, extraction, and cultural memory. Her work bridges art history, architectural history, and critical approaches to empire.

Department: Urban Students & History of Art