AHVA Alumna, Jeneen Frei Njootli Is Shortlisted for the Sobey Art Award
Jeneen Frei Njootli (MFA 2017) is one of five Canadian artists shortlisted for the prestigious Sobey Art Award, representing the West Coast and the Yukon region. The Sobey Art Award honours Canada’s most exciting young artists. It is awarded to a visual artist age 40 and under who has exhibited in a public or commercial […]
Dana Claxton Shortlisted for bpNichol Chapbook Award
Congratulations to Professor Dana Claxton on the nomination of her chapbook The Patient Storm (above/ground press) for the bpNichol Chapbook Award. We look forward to announcement of the winner on November 18! The prize, awarded annually since 1985, goes to the author of the best poetry chapbook—in the estimation of the judges—published in Canada in […]
2017 Lind Prize Nominees from AHVA
Presentation House Gallery has just announced the shortlist for the second annual Philip B. Lind Emerging Artist Prize. Congratulations to AHVA MFA student Brian Lye and BFA Natasha Habedus! Brian Lye Shitty Magician #3 (still) 2016, one minute, HD, silent Be sure to check out the Lind Prize exhibition at Presentation House Gallery, April […]
Dana Claxton Wins 2016 Mayor’s Arts Award for Visual Arts
Congratulations to AHVA faculty member Dana Claxton who has been awarded the 2016 Mayor’s Arts Award for Visual Arts and to AHVA MFA graduate Carlos Colín who was named by Claxton as an emerging artist who demonstrates the promise of the next generation in the Visual Arts. Twenty-four individuals, one artist collective, and one business are […]
AHVA Faculty Dr. Charlotte Townsend-Gault in the news!
Dr. Charlotte Townsend-Gault awarded the 2015 Canada Prize in the Humanities by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Native Art of the Northwest Coast: A History of Changing Ideas, edited by Charlotte Townsend-Gault, Jennifer Kramer and Ki-ke-in has been awarded the 2015 Canada Prize in the Humanities by the Federation for the Humanities […]
AHVA Faculty T’ai Smith in the News
AHVA Faculty member T’ai Smith wins American Craft Council Emerging Scholar Award! Minneapolis, MN: The American Craft Council is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2015 American Craft Council Emerging Voices Award, which recognizes one emerging artist, four shortlisted artists, and one emerging scholar. The award is made possible by the generous support of […]