Faculty of Art
Professor Althea Thauberger Shortlisted for 2019 Scotiabank Photography Award
Congratulations to Assistant Professor, Althea Thauberger, for being shortlisted from 11 finalists of the 2019 Scotiabank Photography Award. The Scotiabank Photography Award is Canada’s largest and most prestigious annual peer-nominated and peer-reviewed award that acknowledges the outstanding contribution that artists have made to contemporary art and photography. The jurors for the 2019 prize are artist Edward […]
Congratulations to Assistant Professor, Althea Thauberger, for being shortlisted from 11 finalists of the 2019 Scotiabank Photography Award. The Scotiabank Photography Award is Canada’s largest and most prestigious annual peer-nominated and peer-reviewed award that acknowledges the outstanding contribution that artists have made to contemporary art and photography. The jurors for the 2019 prize are artist Edward […]
Professor Dana Claxton is a 2019 YWCA Women of Distinction Nominee
On the eve of International Women’s Day, Associate Professor and Department Head, Dana Claxton, was announced as one of seven nominees for the 2019 YWCA Women of Distinction Awards in the category of Arts, Culture & Design. Recognized nationally, the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards honours individuals and organizations whose outstanding activities and achievements contribute […]
On the eve of International Women’s Day, Associate Professor and Department Head, Dana Claxton, was announced as one of seven nominees for the 2019 YWCA Women of Distinction Awards in the category of Arts, Culture & Design. Recognized nationally, the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards honours individuals and organizations whose outstanding activities and achievements contribute […]
MFA Alumna, Olivia Whetung 2018 Recipient of the John Hartman Award
Congratulations to Olivia Whetung who is the 2018 recipient of the John Hartman Award from The MacLaren Art Centre. Olivia Whetung is anishinaabekwe and a member of Curve Lake First Nation. She completed her BFA with a minor in anishinaabemowin at Algoma University, and has a MFA from the University of British Columbia (2016). Whetung’s […]
Congratulations to Olivia Whetung who is the 2018 recipient of the John Hartman Award from The MacLaren Art Centre. Olivia Whetung is anishinaabekwe and a member of Curve Lake First Nation. She completed her BFA with a minor in anishinaabemowin at Algoma University, and has a MFA from the University of British Columbia (2016). Whetung’s […]
Department Statement Regarding Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders
The UBC Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory condemns the invasion of the Unist’ot’en Camp and Gidimt’en checkpoint and forcible removal of citizens and land and water protectors from the unceded Wet’suwet’en territory. Concerned members of the department have written the following statement to President Santa Ono urging action. Dear President Santa Ono, […]
The UBC Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory condemns the invasion of the Unist’ot’en Camp and Gidimt’en checkpoint and forcible removal of citizens and land and water protectors from the unceded Wet’suwet’en territory. Concerned members of the department have written the following statement to President Santa Ono urging action. Dear President Santa Ono, […]
Professor Emeritus Serge Guilbaut Curates New Exhibition at Museo Reina Sofía
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory congratulates Professor Emeritus Serge Guilbaut on his newly curated exhibition opening in Madrid at the Museo Reina Sofía; Lost, Loose and Loved: Foreign Artists in Paris 1944-1968. The exhibition runs November 21, 2018 to April 22, 2019 This show explores the contribution of foreign artists who, after the […]
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory congratulates Professor Emeritus Serge Guilbaut on his newly curated exhibition opening in Madrid at the Museo Reina Sofía; Lost, Loose and Loved: Foreign Artists in Paris 1944-1968. The exhibition runs November 21, 2018 to April 22, 2019 This show explores the contribution of foreign artists who, after the […]
Visual Art Professor Dana Claxton’s Solo Exhibition Opens at the Vancouver Art Gallery
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory congratulates Professor Dana Claxton on her solo exhibition opening at the Vancouver Art Gallery; Dana Claxton: Fringing the Cube. The exhibition runs October 27, 2018 to February 3, 2019. This is the first exhibition to survey the formidable career of Vancouver-based Hunkpapa Lakota (Sioux) artist Dana Claxton. […]
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory congratulates Professor Dana Claxton on her solo exhibition opening at the Vancouver Art Gallery; Dana Claxton: Fringing the Cube. The exhibition runs October 27, 2018 to February 3, 2019. This is the first exhibition to survey the formidable career of Vancouver-based Hunkpapa Lakota (Sioux) artist Dana Claxton. […]
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Weird Flux: 2019 BFA/BA Visual Art Graduating Exhibition
Apr 18th, 2019 at 12:00pm - Apr 27th, 2019 at 5:00pm
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory is pleased to present Weird Flux, the 2019 University of British Columbia Bachelor of Fine Arts / Bachelor of Arts Visual...
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Shores: MFA Graduate Exhibition
May 2nd, 2019 at 6:00pm - Jun 9th, 2019 at 5:00pm
May 3–June 9, 2019 Opening Reception: Thursday, May 2, 6:00-9:00 pm The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery is pleased to present Shores, an exhibition of work by the 2019 graduates of...
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.
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