Faculty of Art
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. […]
MFA Graduate Christopher Lacroix Wins Philip B. Lind Emerging Artist Prize
Congratulatations to recent graduate Christopher Lacroix (MFA 2018) for winning the Philip B. Lind Emerging Artist Prize and second-year MFA student, Ramey Newell, for being named an honourable mention. Christopher receives $5,000 toward the commissioning of a new artwork to be exhibited at The Polygon Gallery in 2019. Photo courtesty of The Polygon Gallery Read […]
Congratulatations to recent graduate Christopher Lacroix (MFA 2018) for winning the Philip B. Lind Emerging Artist Prize and second-year MFA student, Ramey Newell, for being named an honourable mention. Christopher receives $5,000 toward the commissioning of a new artwork to be exhibited at The Polygon Gallery in 2019. Photo courtesty of The Polygon Gallery Read […]
First Book by Jillian Lerner: Graphic Culture
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory congratulates faculty member Jillian Lerner on the publication of her first book; Graphic Culture: Illustration and Artistic Enterprise in Paris, 1830-1848 (McGill-Queens University Press). Jillian is an alumna (BA 1998) and long-time sessional lecturer in the department. This exploration of print culture traces changing conditions of […]
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory congratulates faculty member Jillian Lerner on the publication of her first book; Graphic Culture: Illustration and Artistic Enterprise in Paris, 1830-1848 (McGill-Queens University Press). Jillian is an alumna (BA 1998) and long-time sessional lecturer in the department. This exploration of print culture traces changing conditions of […]
AHVA PhD Candidate Gloria Bell Receives Assistant Professor Position at McGill
AHVA PhD candidate Gloria Bell has received an Assistant Professor position at McGill University in the Department of Art History & Communication Studies beginning Fall 2018. Her current research and teaching examines visual culture focusing on Indigenous arts of the Americas, primarily from the nineteenth century through to contemporary manifestations. Bell will be completing her […]
AHVA PhD candidate Gloria Bell has received an Assistant Professor position at McGill University in the Department of Art History & Communication Studies beginning Fall 2018. Her current research and teaching examines visual culture focusing on Indigenous arts of the Americas, primarily from the nineteenth century through to contemporary manifestations. Bell will be completing her […]
AHVA Welcomes Professor Ateya Khorakiwala
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory is pleased to announce that Dr. Ateya Khorakiwala will be joining the department as assistant professor of art history effective July 1, 2018. Khorakiwala is an architectural historian focusing on South Asia in a global context in the 20th century. She researches the infrastructural environments and […]
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory is pleased to announce that Dr. Ateya Khorakiwala will be joining the department as assistant professor of art history effective July 1, 2018. Khorakiwala is an architectural historian focusing on South Asia in a global context in the 20th century. She researches the infrastructural environments and […]
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AHVA Faculty Exhibition
Nov 14th, 2018 at 5:00pm - Jan 10th, 2019 at 4:00pm
Please join the University of British Columbia (UBC) Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory (AHVA) at the AHVA Gallery, in the Audain Art Centre on Wednesday, November 14...
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VISA 370 Printed Matter: Class Show
Nov 20th, 2018 at 7:00pm - Nov 20th, 2018 at 9:00pm
RECALL PRINTED MATTER CLASS SHOW – one night only! Or Gallery, 555 Hamilton St, Vancouver Tuesday, November 20, 7 – 9 pm Cathy Busby’s VISA 370 Printed Matter class...
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Marianne Nicolson — K’ak’akwama: The Fireweed
Nov 21st, 2018 at 5:30pm - Nov 21st, 2018 at 5:30pm
K’ak’akwama — The Fireweed An artist talk by Marianne Nicolson as part of the Koerner Artist in Residence Program This event is free and open to the public. Please join...
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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