Faculty of Art
Dustin Brons Selected as Winner of 2021 New Generation Photography Award
Dustin Brons, Stovetop, 2019. Collection of the artist. © Dustin Brons Congratulations to AHVA sessional faculty member and alumnus Dustin Brons who has been selected as one of the three winners of the 2021 New Generation Photography Award. The New Generation Photography Award was established in 2017 by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with Scotiabank. Brons would like to thank AHVA […]
Dustin Brons, Stovetop, 2019. Collection of the artist. © Dustin Brons Congratulations to AHVA sessional faculty member and alumnus Dustin Brons who has been selected as one of the three winners of the 2021 New Generation Photography Award. The New Generation Photography Award was established in 2017 by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with Scotiabank. Brons would like to thank AHVA […]
Seeking Canada Research Chair (Tier II, tenure-track) in Art History — History of South Asian Art, Architecture and Visual Culture
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory (AHVA) at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, invites applications for a Canada Research Chair (CRC), Tier II specializing in the history of the art, architecture and visual culture of South Asia. This position is expected to be a full-time, tenure-track appointment made at the […]
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory (AHVA) at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, invites applications for a Canada Research Chair (CRC), Tier II specializing in the history of the art, architecture and visual culture of South Asia. This position is expected to be a full-time, tenure-track appointment made at the […]
Statement Denouncing Anti-Asian Racism
March 25, 2021 The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory firmly condemns anti-Asian racism and violence. We grieve with the loved ones and the communities of the eight victims of the attacks that took place last week in Atlanta, Georgia. We join President Santa Ono and the University in expressing our dismay at […]
March 25, 2021 The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory firmly condemns anti-Asian racism and violence. We grieve with the loved ones and the communities of the eight victims of the attacks that took place last week in Atlanta, Georgia. We join President Santa Ono and the University in expressing our dismay at […]
Seeking Lecturer in Visual Art, Photography
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory (AHVA) at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, invites applications for a Lecturer appointment in visual art commencing as early as July 1, 2021. This is a full-time position for a term of up to three years, which entails a probationary first year. Lecturer positions […]
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory (AHVA) at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, invites applications for a Lecturer appointment in visual art commencing as early as July 1, 2021. This is a full-time position for a term of up to three years, which entails a probationary first year. Lecturer positions […]
VISA 330 Painting Showcase at Audain Art Centre
Art in the time of Covid! AHVA Gallery staff and Work Learn students have recently installed works from the third-year painting class VISA 330, taught by Phil McCrum in fall 2020. The display is viewable from outside the Audain Art Centre along University Boulevard. The artists were asked to respond to a number of themes […]
Art in the time of Covid! AHVA Gallery staff and Work Learn students have recently installed works from the third-year painting class VISA 330, taught by Phil McCrum in fall 2020. The display is viewable from outside the Audain Art Centre along University Boulevard. The artists were asked to respond to a number of themes […]
Call for Applications: Ellen Neel & Beau Dick Award in Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Image credit: Ellen Neel in her studio, 1958, Photo: Gar Lunney/Library and Archives Canada /National Film Board Fonds/e011176933 The Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory is now accepting applications for the Ellen Neel and Beau Dick Award in Art History, Visual Art and Theory, Award Details: Awards totalling $2,150 have been made available […]
Image credit: Ellen Neel in her studio, 1958, Photo: Gar Lunney/Library and Archives Canada /National Film Board Fonds/e011176933 The Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory is now accepting applications for the Ellen Neel and Beau Dick Award in Art History, Visual Art and Theory, Award Details: Awards totalling $2,150 have been made available […]
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The Fold: 2021 BFA/BA Visual Art Graduating Exhibition
Apr 20th, 2021 at 12:00pm - Apr 29th, 2021 at 4:00pm
Opening celebration: Tuesday, April 20, 4:00 PM, via Zoom. Register here. Physical exhibition: AHVA Gallery and Room 1002 in the Audain Art Centre, UBC Virtual exhibition: https://the-fold-visa-undergraduate-final-show.webflow.io/ The Department of...
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The Fold- Artist Talks
Apr 28th, 2021 at 4:00pm - Apr 29th, 2021 at 5:00pm
Please join us online April 28–29 from 4:00 to 5:00 each day for The Fold artist talk series, where some of our graduating student artists will discuss their works in...
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Curatorial Lecture: Zarmeene Shah
Apr 28th, 2021 at 5:30pm - Apr 28th, 2021 at 7:00pm
Curatorial Lecture Zarmeene Shah 5:30 p.m. PST, Wednesday, April 28, 2021 This event is free and open to the public. Please register in advance here In this public lecture, Spatial and...
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory comprises three streams of research-based learning and practice: Art History, with a particular focus on theoretical and critical discourses concerning the social impact of art and visual representation at both the undergraduate and graduate levels; Critical and Curatorial Studies, examining through research and exhibition projects issues in contemporary visual culture and display; and Visual Art, with an undergraduate curriculum placing art production, academic learning and a graduate emphasis on preparation for participation in the field of contemporary international art.
