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48th UBC AHVA Graduate Symposium: Call for Papers

48th UBC AHVA Graduate Symposium: Call for Papers

The Committee invites graduate students to submit abstracts for the annual AHVA Graduate Symposium

AHVA Alum Jeneen Frei Njootli Selected as a Finalist for the 2025 Yukon Prize for Visual Arts

AHVA Alum Jeneen Frei Njootli Selected as a Finalist for the 2025 Yukon Prize for Visual Arts

Congratulations to AHVA alum and former faculty member Jeneen Frei Njootli (MFA ’17)

Research Excellence Clusters Funded in 2025/26

Research Excellence Clusters Funded in 2025/26

Research Excellence Clusters Funded in 2025/26

Call for Applications: Ellen Neel & Beau Dick Award in Art History, Visual Art & Theory

Call for Applications: Ellen Neel & Beau Dick Award in Art History, Visual Art & Theory

Applications for the 2024/2025 Ellen Neel and Beau Dick Award is now open

Sadia Shirazi Named Canada Research Chair

Sadia Shirazi Named Canada Research Chair

Assistant Professor Sadia Shirazi appointed as Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in the History of South Asian Art, Architecture, and Visual Culture.

AHVA Members Recipients of RCA Awards

AHVA Members Recipients of RCA Awards

The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory extends our heartfelt congratulations to members of our department who have recently received awards and recognition administered by the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.

Congratulations to Euan Woznow, Cansbridge Fellow!

Congratulations to Euan Woznow, Cansbridge Fellow!

Euan Woznow, a third-year BFA visual art student, has been selected as a 2025 Cansbridge Fellow!

AHVA Welcomes Assistant Professor Sadia Shirazi

AHVA Welcomes Assistant Professor Sadia Shirazi

The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory is excited to announce Sadia Shirazi’s appointment as an assistant professor.

Ian Wallace Honoured with Prestigious Order of the Owl

Ian Wallace Honoured with Prestigious Order of the Owl

Congratulations to AHVA alumnus Ian Wallace (MA ’68) for receiving the Order of the Owl

Farewell, Old Fire Hall

Farewell, Old Fire Hall

We want to share that after almost 100 years in its original location, the Old Fire Hall will move to a new site.