Seeking Assistant Professor of Teaching, Art History
We invite applications for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor of Teaching, with responsibility for teaching undergraduate courses, developing curriculum, and other relevant educational leadership and service.
Seeking Open Rank Professor of Modern and Contemporary Indigenous Art and Cultural Practices
We invite applications for a tenure-track/stream appointment at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor specializing in the field of modern and contemporary Indigenous art and cultural practices. Scholars with any research specialization in First Nations/Indigenous North American art and cultural practices are welcome to apply.
New Book by Dana Claxton, The Sioux Project – Tatanka Oyate
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory congratulates Dana Claxton, Head and Professor, for the launch of her new book: The Sioux Project – Tatanka Oyate (co-published by Information Office and the MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina Saskatchewan).
Autumn Star Chacon – 2021 Geoffrey & Margaret Andrew Fellow
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory is pleased to have the opportunity to host another Geoffrey & Margaret Andrew Fellowship. Autumn Star Chacon has been selected as the fellow for 2021-2022.
Andrew Gruft (1937-2021)
We are deeply saddened to hear the passing of Andrew Gruft.
Orange Shirt Day | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Every year on September 30th, people across Canada wear orange and participate in Orange Shirt Day events to recognize and raise awareness about the history and legacies of the residential school system in Canada.
Garry Neill Kennedy (1935-2021)
We are saddened to hear of the passing of Garry Neill Kennedy, one of Canada’s most prominent visual artists and educators.
UBC Flag Lowered In Memory of the 215 Children Buried at the Former Kamloops Indian Residential School
The Canada flag (at Flag Pole Plaza) and the BC, Musqueam and UBC flags (at the North Plaza of the Life Building) are lowered until further notice, in memory of the 215 children buried at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.
Congratulations to Art History Honours Graduate Niklas Groschinski
Catching up with some of the achievements of our amazing undergraduate students! Niklas Groschinski completed his BA Honours in Art History in AHVA this spring and is entering the MA program in Cultural, Intellectual and Visual History at the Warburg Institute in London this fall. In his time at UBC, Niklas has worked closely with Professor […]
AHVA Faculty and Alumni involved in Vancouver Special: Disorientations and Echo at the Vancouver Art Gallery
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory congratulates Assistant Professor Jeneen Frei Njootli, UBC colleague Phanuel Antwi, and AHVA alumni Jenn Jackson and Grant Arnold on their newly co-curated exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery