Faculty of Art
AHVA Welcomes Professor Rachel Boate
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory is pleased to announce that Professor Rachel Boate is joining the department as Assistant Professor without Review in art history through summer 2022. Rachel Boate is a historian of nineteenth- and twentieth-century art and visual culture, with an emphasis on cross-cultural histories and theories of abstraction, […]
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory is pleased to announce that Professor Rachel Boate is joining the department as Assistant Professor without Review in art history through summer 2022. Rachel Boate is a historian of nineteenth- and twentieth-century art and visual culture, with an emphasis on cross-cultural histories and theories of abstraction, […]
Germaine Koh – AHVA Koerner Artist in Residence 2021
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory (AHVA) at the University of British Columbia is pleased to announce Germaine Koh as the Koerner Artist in Residence, from January to December 2021. During her residency, Koh will be working out of a studio in Audain Art Centre, in addition to conducting studio visits, appearing […]
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory (AHVA) at the University of British Columbia is pleased to announce Germaine Koh as the Koerner Artist in Residence, from January to December 2021. During her residency, Koh will be working out of a studio in Audain Art Centre, in addition to conducting studio visits, appearing […]
Visual Art Professor Gu Xiong’s Exhibition – Galleries West Stories
Gu Xiong, Facing Home – Harling Point, 2020, HD video projection, 5:24 min. (camera, Yu Gu and Tom Campbell; editor, Tom Campbell) AHVA Visual Art Professor Gu Xiong’s solo exhibition at Centre A, The Remains of a Journey, is currently on until February 13, 2021. The Remains of a Journey brings visibility to […]
Gu Xiong, Facing Home – Harling Point, 2020, HD video projection, 5:24 min. (camera, Yu Gu and Tom Campbell; editor, Tom Campbell) AHVA Visual Art Professor Gu Xiong’s solo exhibition at Centre A, The Remains of a Journey, is currently on until February 13, 2021. The Remains of a Journey brings visibility to […]
AHVA MFA Alumni Jay Pahre Featured in the Winter Issue of Canadian Art
Jay Pahre, Piebald Undercoat, 2020. Copper-coated steel, aluminum and gauze, 68.6 x 53.3 cm. Congratulations to AHVA MFA alumni (2020), Jay Pahre, for being featured in the 2021 winter issue of Canadian Art. Jay was also the Chair in Transgender Studies at the University of Victoria through a fellowship in 2020. Jay Pahre is a […]
Jay Pahre, Piebald Undercoat, 2020. Copper-coated steel, aluminum and gauze, 68.6 x 53.3 cm. Congratulations to AHVA MFA alumni (2020), Jay Pahre, for being featured in the 2021 winter issue of Canadian Art. Jay was also the Chair in Transgender Studies at the University of Victoria through a fellowship in 2020. Jay Pahre is a […]
Seeking Curator of Collections: Apply by February 2
The Department of Art History, Visual Art, and Theory (AHVA) at the University of British Columbia invites applications for the Management and Professional (AAPS) Curator of Collections role with an anticipated start date in Winter 2021. This position is full time and offers a $75,048 minimum annual salary plus benefits. JOB SUMMARY The Curator […]
The Department of Art History, Visual Art, and Theory (AHVA) at the University of British Columbia invites applications for the Management and Professional (AAPS) Curator of Collections role with an anticipated start date in Winter 2021. This position is full time and offers a $75,048 minimum annual salary plus benefits. JOB SUMMARY The Curator […]
Call to Action! Joanne & Alice Application Support Fund for Black and Indigenous People
Do you identify as Black or Indigenous and plan to apply to the MFA Visual Art Program this winter? If so, thanks to the Joanne & Alice Application Support Fund for Black and Indigenous People in the Department of Art History, Visual Art, and Theory and Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at UBC, you’re […]
Do you identify as Black or Indigenous and plan to apply to the MFA Visual Art Program this winter? If so, thanks to the Joanne & Alice Application Support Fund for Black and Indigenous People in the Department of Art History, Visual Art, and Theory and Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at UBC, you’re […]
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.
