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SUMMARY: Chrysalis: BFA/BA Visual Art Graduating Exhibition
DESCRIPTION: The Department is pleased to present Chrysalis\, 2026 BFA/BA V
 isual Art Graduating Exhibition\, featuring works across painting\, sculptu
 re\, photography\, installation\, and media-based practices.  
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p><a href="https://ahva.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-c
 ontent/uploads/sites/37/2026/04/04222026-Chrysalis-BFA-BA-Exhibition-Final-
 Final-Poster-scaled.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-35913"
  src="https://ahva.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/37/2026/04/0422
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 dth="620" height="958" /></a></p><p><i><span data-contrast="auto">Chrysalis
 </span></i><span data-contrast="none">: BFA/BA Visual Art Graduating Exhibi
 tion</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false\,"134233118":false\,"33
 5557856":16777215\,"335559738":0\,"335559739":300}"> </span></p><p><span da
 ta-contrast="none">April 22–29\, 2026</span><br /><span data-contrast="none
 ">Opening reception: Tuesday\, April 21\, 4:00–7:00 p.m.</span></p><p><span
  data-contrast="none">AHVA Gallery (Room 1001)</span><span data-ccp-props="
 {"134233117":false\,"134233118":false\,"335551550":0\,"335551620":0\,"33555
 9738":0\,"335559739":0}"><br /></span><span data-contrast="none">Audain Art
  Centre</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false\,"134233118":false\,
 "335551550":0\,"335551620":0\,"335559738":0\,"335559739":0}"><br /></span><
 span data-contrast="none">6398 University Boulevard</span><br /><span data-
 contrast="none">Gallery hours: 12:00–5:00 p.m. daily</span><span data-ccp-p
 rops="{"134233117":false\,"134233118":false\,"335557856":16777215\,"3355597
 38":0\,"335559739":300}"> </span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">The Depa
 rtment of Art History\, Visual Art and Theory (AHVA) is pleased to present 
 </span><i><span data-contrast="auto">Chrysalis</span></i><span data-contras
 t="auto">\, the University of British Columbia’s 2026 BFA/BA Visual Art Gra
 duating Exhibition\, featuring works across painting\, sculpture\, photogra
 phy\, installation\, and media-based practices. </span><span data-ccp-props
 ="{"134233117":false\,"134233118":false\,"201341983":0\,"335559738":0\,"335
 559739":0\,"335559740":257}"> </span></p><p><i><span data-contrast="auto">T
 here is a resurgence in gothic philosophy and aesthetic\, a new wave prompt
 ed in part by cyber reality. This aesthetic isn't mall goth or gothic cathe
 drals\, but rather an appreciation of solemn beauty\; the brief reclusions\
 , the pursuit of our work\, the dedications\, and the sacrifice.</span></i>
 <span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false\,"134233118":false\,"201341983":0\
 ,"335559738":0\,"335559739":0\,"335559740":257}"> </span></p><p><i><span da
 ta-contrast="auto">The potential for beauty is endless when one can still f
 ind it with no clear light to serve as a guide.<br /></span></i><i><span da
 ta-contrast="auto">We are moved by the heat within us—humanistic intuition 
 and instinct living in a shifting current.</span></i><span data-ccp-props="
 {"134233117":false\,"134233118":false\,"201341983":0\,"335559738":0\,"33555
 9739":0\,"335559740":257}"><br /></span><i><span data-contrast="auto">A dar
 k silence. Subliminal cacophony. Propaganda blinds us.</span></i><span data
 -ccp-props="{"134233117":false\,"134233118":false\,"201341983":0\,"33555973
 8":0\,"335559739":0\,"335559740":257}"> </span></p><p><i><span data-contras
 t="auto">When we come to see light\, we will wear our mourning cloak.</span
 ></i><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false\,"134233118":false\,"20134198
 3":0\,"335559738":0\,"335559739":0\,"335559740":257}"> </span></p><p><span 
 data-contrast="auto">Taking its title from the stage of butterfly metamorph
 osis in which change occurs out of view\, </span><i><span data-contrast="au
 to">Chrysalis</span></i><span data-contrast="auto"> reflects on the intensi
 ve\, often unseen labour that underpins artistic practice. Beneath the surf
 ace of each work lies a process of accumulation\, revision\, and transforma
 tion—one that is rarely visible\, yet fundamentally shapes what ultimately 
 emerges. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false\,"134233118":false
 \,"201341983":0\,"335559738":0\,"335559739":0\,"335559740":257}"> </span></
 p><p><span data-contrast="auto">While the chrysalis is commonly understood 
 as a symbol of growth and emergence\, this exhibition turns attention to it
 s more concealed and demanding dimensions. Transformation is not seamless o
 r purely generative\; it involves breakdown\, reconfiguration\, and sustain
 ed effort. Over the course of their studies\, these artists have engaged in
  processes that are as much about unmaking as making—testing\, reworking\, 
 and rethinking both material and self. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"13423
 3117":false\,"134233118":false\,"201341983":0\,"335559738":0\,"335559739":0
 \,"335559740":257}"> </span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">Across the ex
 hibition\, works foreground this tension between visibility and concealment
 \, inviting viewers to consider what is withheld as much as what is shown. 
 The result is a collective exploration of artistic practice as a site of co
 ntinual restructuring—shaped by discipline\, experimentation\, and the pers
 istence required to bring new forms into being. </span><span data-ccp-props
 ="{"134233117":false\,"134233118":false\,"201341983":0\,"335559738":0\,"335
 559739":0\,"335559740":257}"> </span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">We w
 armly invite you to join us in celebrating the diverse practices and accomp
 lishments of our 2026 Visual Art graduates.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"1
 34233117":false\,"134233118":false\,"201341983":0\,"335559738":0\,"33555973
 9":0\,"335559740":257}"> </span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">Participa
 ting artists: </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false\,"134233118":
 false\,"201341983":0\,"335559738":0\,"335559739":0\,"335559740":257}"> </sp
 an></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">Ainsley Morrow\, </span><span data-con
 trast="auto">Ava Pym\, </span><span data-contrast="auto">Blake Godfrey\, </
 span><span data-contrast="auto">Caden (Bear) Lane\, Oi Man </span><span dat
 a-contrast="auto">Cheryl Lau\, </span><span data-contrast="auto">Claire Dym
 ent\, </span><span data-contrast="auto">Dan Driedger\, </span><span data-co
 ntrast="auto">Dugan Uribe\, </span><span data-contrast="auto">Elizabeth Yip
 \, </span><span data-contrast="auto">Emma McTaggart\, </span><span data-con
 trast="auto">Ethan White\, </span><span data-contrast="auto">Euan Woznow\, 
 </span><span data-contrast="auto">Evan Hildreth\, </span><span data-contras
 t="auto">Fiorella Hayashida\, </span><span data-contrast="auto">Gabriel Zam
 ora\, </span><span data-contrast="auto">Griffin Schwam\, </span><span data-
 contrast="auto">India Morgan\, </span><span data-contrast="auto">Janelle Ga
 ge\, </span><span data-contrast="auto">Jesse Bullen\, </span><span data-con
 trast="auto">Jesse Medrano-Ramos\, </span><span data-contrast="auto">Lan-Vi
  Nguyen\, </span><span data-contrast="auto">Luka Lukic deBakker\, </span><s
 pan data-contrast="auto">Martin Recto\, </span><span data-contrast="auto">M
 onica Feng\, 赵青茜 </span><span data-contrast="auto">Qingxi Zhao\, Ravneet Ka
 ur Dhaliwal\, </span><span data-contrast="auto">Rhea Ghaffari\, 葛畅 </span><
 span data-contrast="auto">Selena Ge\, </span><span data-contrast="auto">Ste
 ven Chu\, </span><span data-contrast="auto">Susan Nguyen\, </span><span dat
 a-contrast="auto">Syd Henry Lewis\, </span><span data-contrast="auto">Talia
  Brown\, </span><span data-contrast="auto">Vanessa Tsang\, 董小菲 </span><span
  data-contrast="auto">Xiaofei Dong</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117"
 :false\,"134233118":false\,"201341983":0\,"335559738":0\,"335559739":0\,"33
 5559740":257}"> </span></p><p><span data-contrast="none">[cards][[card titl
 e="Support Chrysalis" text="Admission is always free for our exhibitions. P
 lease consider a contribution to support bringing exhibitions of student ar
 twork to the community" link_text="Donate now" link_url="https://give.ubc.c
 a/student-exhibitions"][/cards]</span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">The
  exhibition has been made possible through the financial support of the Dep
 artment of Art History\, Visual Art and Theory\, and numerous generous indi
 vidual donors. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233118":false\,"335559739"
 :0}"> </span></p><p><span data-contrast="none">We acknowledge that the UBC 
 Vancouver campus is situated on the traditional\, ancestral\, and unceded t
 erritory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam).</span><span data-ccp-props="{"1342
 33118":false\,"335559739":0}"> </span></p>
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