Events at: AHVA Gallery, Audain Art Centre

Weird Flux: 2019 BFA/BA Visual Art Graduating Exhibition

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 Art graduating exhibition. Embodying the contemporaneity of the graduating class, the exhibition, held at the Audain Art Centre, brings together ideas of celebration, boastfulness, change, […]

…we can know more than we can tell…

Exhibition dates: June 1 to 6, 2019 Opening reception: June 1, 4 to 6 p.m. Artist talks: June 1, 2 to 4 p.m. – Contemporary Art Gallery & Other Sights for Artists’ Projects June 4, 2 to 4 p.m. – Capture Photography Festival & VIVO Media Arts AHVA Gallery hours: Monday to Thursday, 12 to 5 p.m.   […]

Morale Ambiguity

In a moment of political, ecological, and social disquiet, Morale Ambiguity speaks to the precarity of making art in uncertain times. The exhibition brings together the diverse practices and process-based research of second year MFA candidates at the University of British Columbia. Artists: Sam Kinsley, Alejandro A. Barbosa, Julian Pahre, Rosamunde Bordo, Matthew Ballantyne, Nazanin […]

MFA Interdepartmental Critiques

Please join us on Friday October 18 and Friday November 1, 2019 for the MFA Interdepartmental Critiques. Please join 2nd year MFA Visual Art candidates Matthew Ballantyne, Rosamunde Bordo, Nazanin Oghanian, Alejandro A. Barbosa, Sam Kinsley, and Julian Pahre for their Interdepartmental Critiques starting at 1:00 PM on Friday October 18 and Friday November 1 […]

MFA Interdepartmental Critiques

Please join us on Friday October 18 and Friday November 1, 2019 for the MFA Interdepartmental Critiques. Please join 2nd year MFA Visual Art candidates Matthew Ballantyne, Rosamunde Bordo, Nazanin Oghanian, Alejandro A. Barbosa, Sam Kinsley, and Julian Pahre for their Interdepartmental Critiques starting at 1:00 PM on Friday October 18 and Friday November 1 […]

Situation X

Please join the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory (AHVA) at the AHVA Gallery, in the Audain Art Centre on Thursday, November 21 at 5 p.m. for the opening reception and a musical performance for the Situation X exhibition. Situation X emerged out of Shane Greene’s book (Punk […]

Visual Art Undergraduate Exhibition 2020

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, January 29 at 5 p.m. for the opening reception of the Visual Art Undergraduate Exhibition 2020 — an exhibition of recent works from second- and third- year […]

CLOSED: Decadence: Flows of Abundance and Decay

The exhibition is closed. Please see our department COVID-19 update for further details. The AHVA graduate symposium and its concurrent exhibition is a collaborative, interdisciplinary event, organized by current AHVA graduate students. In line with the University’s mandate our programming is aimed at creating a rich academic environment and fostering intellectual exchange among graduate students. […]

Errance: 2020 BFA/BA Visual Art Graduating Exhibition

Errance: BFA/BA Visual Art Graduating Exhibition Opening reception: cancelled Audain Art Centre 6398 University Boulevard Vancouver, BC The physical exhibition has been cancelled for the health and safety of our community, but you can learn more about the work of this year’s talented graduates by following us on Instagram (@ubcundergradshow2020) and checking out the exhibition […]

Coordination Complex (diagram enclosed)

Please join the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory (AHVA) at the AHVA Gallery, in the Audain Art Centre from October 28 -December 3, 2020 for the 2nd Year MFA exhibition Coordination Complex (diagram enclosed). Artists: Sol Hashemi, Martin Katzoff, Natalie Purschwitz, Xan Shian, Dion Smith-Dokkie October 28 […]