The Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Never-Dying Worm
Exhibition runs January 11 to February 4, 2012.
January 11 to February 4, 2012
AHVA Library Gallery, UBC
(gallery open Wednesday through Saturday 12-5pm)
Opening Reception Wednesday, January 11, 5 - 7pm.
An exhibition with works by:
Abbas Akhavan, Raymond Boisjoly, Barry Doupé, Derek Dunlop, Kelly Lycan, Natasha McHardy, Heather Passmore, Ryan Peter and Fan-Ling Suen
Curated by Marina Roy
A form of material intelligence, or unconscious materialism, can be seen operating beneath everyday relations between people, materials and things. The artists in this exhibition investigate materials and approaches to art-making that illuminate a variety of 'symptoms' related to oppression and repression (personal, social, and historical): obsessive collecting, recycled or discarded materials, outdated and deskilled processes, objects invested with memory and attachment, base materialism, and matter loaded
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Artist Talk - Raymond Boisjoly
from 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Raymond Boisjoly is an Aboriginal artist from Chilliwack whose work engages issues of Aboriginality, language as a cultural practice, and the experiential aspects of materiality. Boisjoly presented The Writing Lesson at Republic Gallery (Vancouver, BC), The Ever-Changing Light at Access Gallery (Vancouver, BC), The Spirit of Inconstancy at Lawrimore Project (Seattle, WA), and has participated in numerous group exhibitions and projects including How Soon Is Now at the Vancouver Art Gallery and House Systems: Fort Club at the Hedreen Gallery at Seattle University. Boisjoly was awarded a Fleck Fellowship from the Banff Centre in 2010 and participated in the thematic residency La Commune. The Asylum. Die Bühne. at the Banff Centre in 2011. Boisjoly lives in Vancouver.
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Graduate Programs
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory is proud to offer the following four graduate programs:
The MFA in Visual Art program equips artists with the practical skills and theoretical knowledge to make critical and engaging artwork within the context of an ever-changing art world. The emphasis in the Visual Art program is to develop the creative potential of the individual student in his/her milieu, enhanced by research into critical art discourse on advanced contemporary art through direct access to the university’s extensive facilities and diverse disciplines. Students in the program may work in any area of contemporary art production including painting, drawing, printmaking, three-dimensional and installation work, photography, digital art, intermedia, video, performance, sound, or in any interdisciplinary form.
The Critical and Curatorial Studies Program leads to an MA in Art History. The program in includes an individually realized practicum exhibition or curatorial project. Recognized as one of the best in the world, the graduate curatorial studies program benefits from being embedded in the Department of Art History and Visual Arts and by having a relationship with the Museum of Anthropology.
Enriched by access to the full complement of university offerings, students in the MA in Art History Program and the PhD in Art History Program are encouraged to situate art in its historical context, to analyze its impact on the world around us, and to develop theoretical frameworks that contribute to critical thinking and engage with debates in the field. The programs encourage high scholastic achievement, original research, and a firm methodological grounding. The two-year MA program provides excellent preparation for a wide range of art-related careers, in addition to further study at the PhD level. The PhD program fosters art historical research and scholarship at the highest level and promises exacting study and deepening experience of the field.
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Undergraduate Programs
Art History
The history of art will appeal to students who are fascinated with the complex roles of art, architecture, visual and material culture in a range of societies from past eras through to the present. At UBC courses in Art History consider the 'visual object' from a wide variety of perspectives - for example, the artistic and cultural significance of particular aesthetic and material forms; the functional or ritual roles given to particular art objects or social spaces; the political and social significance of patrons and different categories of viewers; and the importance of evolving constructions of gender, sexuality, and community.
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Visual Art
The Undergraduate programs in Visual Art (BFA, BA/visual art) offer students a rigorous program of visual art practice within a stimulating and challenging academic environment, which includes the study of contemporary and historical art, cultural theory related to art production, and elective courses chosen from a broad range of subject areas. Created to develop technical and conceptual skills, our students are required to sample a wide range of mediums and artistic approaches made available through our course offerings, among which are painting, drawing, print media, sculpture, photography, digital and new media arts. Held in studio environments, our classes foster individual creative production and visual literacy in a lively atmosphere of instructor-lead debate, discussion and critique.
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Our Galleries
The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery
The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery has an international reputation for its exhibitions, publications and projects in the area of contemporary art. Its collections and archives are an invaluable resource for scholars.
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The AHVA Library Gallery
The mission of the AHVA Library Gallery is to promote research and discourse in the field of visual art by facilitating collaboration and experimentation within the department, the university, and the community. The gallery is dedicated to providing resources and opportunities to students, faculty and the community through exhibitions, public programs, and providing a venue to engage in dialogue.
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