2022 BMO 1st Art! BC Regional Winner
Congratulations to recent graduate Ali Cayetano (BA Visual Art minor, 2022) who is the regional winner (BC) of the BMO 1st Art Prize with her work cope.
2022 Art Canada Institute Inaugural Research Fellowship
Many congratulations to AHVA PhD candidate Alison Ariss, recipient of a research fellowship with the Art Canada Institute as part of their inaugural Redefining Canadian Art History Fellowship Program https://www.aci-iac.ca/about-our-fellowships/ Following the seismic events of the summer of 2020, the Art Canada Institute reassessed our programming and what represented this nation’s art canon. The Art […]
Art History Major Ivy Li Recognized by Faculty Scholarship
Many congratulations to third-year BA Art History major Ivy Li, recent recipient of a Faculty of Arts International Student Scholarship. On the occasion of this academic honour, we asked Ivy a few questions about her experience in the program.
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 […]
Dustin Brons Selected as Winner of 2021 New Generation Photography Award
Congratulations to AHVA sessional faculty member and alumnus Dustin Brons who has been selected as one of the three winners of the 2021 New Generation Photography Award.
Germaine Koh – AHVA Koerner Artist in Residence 2021
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory (AHVA) at the University of British Columbia is pleased to announce Germaine Koh as the Koerner Artist in Residence, from January to December 2021. During her residency, Koh will be working out of a studio in Audain Art Centre, in addition to conducting studio visits, appearing […]
BMO 1st Prize Regional Winner for BC
Congratulations to recent graduate David Ezra Wang (BFA 2019) who is the regional winner (BC) of the BMO 1st Art Prize with his work Practicum (video, audio, 7 minutes 51 seconds). Each regional winner received $7,500. Each year, BMO 1st Art! invites deans and instructors from 110 undergraduate art programs across Canada to nominate three […]
Helen Belkin Memorial Scholarship
Congratulations to recent graduate Jay Pahre (MFA 2020) who has been awarded the Helen Belkin Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship has been endowed by the President’s Fund to honour the memory of Helen Mary Emily Belkin. The scholarship is offered to a fine arts student on the recommendation of the Department and the Morris and Helen […]
2020 Audain Travel Award
Congratulations to AHVA MFA candidate Xan Shian. The recipient of the 2020 Audain Travel Award. This $7,500 award, established in 2019, by the Audain Foundation, provides five full-time Bachelor of Fine Arts or Master of Fine Arts students in B.C. an opportunity to travel to view and study art. Xan will be using the award […]
Professor Dana Claxton Awarded 2020 Scotiabank Photography Award
Dana Claxton, current AHVA Associate Professor and Department Head, has won the 10th annual Scotiabank Photography Award. She will receive a $50,000 cash prize, a solo exhibition during the 2021 Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, and a book of her work will be published and distributed worldwide by renowned art book publisher, Steidl. The Scotiabank Photography […]