February 26, 2025
5:30–7:00 p.m.
Room 1002, Audain Art Centre
6398 University Boulevard, UBC, Vancouver
Space is limited, please RSVP
Artist websites: https://www.roberttombs.com/; http://marinaroy.ca/
ahva.ubc.ca
https://rca-arc.ca/
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory at the University of British Columbia and the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts are pleased to present an illustrated artist’s talk by Robert Tombs, president of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, followed by a book launch by Marina Roy, associate professor of visual art, UBC. Tombs will discuss aspects of his career which has included visual art, graphic design, curation, and publishing. Following the talk, Tombs and Roy will launch the book Marina Roy, Jinny Yu & the Painted Object, curated and designed by Robert Tombs, and published by the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in December 2024. Refreshments will be served.
This visit is made possible by the generous support of the Audain Endowment for Curatorial Studies in the Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory and Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
We acknowledge that the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam). We are grateful for the work, learning, and play that we do here.
