Spotlight

AHVA Alumna Adrienne Fast and Faculty Camille Usher Appointed as Vancouver Art Gallery Curators

AHVA Alumna Adrienne Fast and Faculty Camille Usher Appointed as Vancouver Art Gallery Curators

Huge congratulations to AHVA alumna Adrienne Fast (PhD ’15) and faculty member Camille Georgeson-Usher!

AHVA to Welcome Tania Willard as Associate Professor and Belkin Gallery Director

AHVA to Welcome Tania Willard as Associate Professor and Belkin Gallery Director

The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory is pleased to announce the appointment of Tania Willard as associate professor and director/curator of the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery.

Robert Young (1938-2023)

Robert Young (1938-2023)

The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory (AHVA) acknowledges the passing of Robert Young.  

Seeking Director/Curator, Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery (Assistant or Associate Professor)

Seeking Director/Curator, Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery (Assistant or Associate Professor)

The Faculty of Arts at The University of British Columbia (UBC) – Vancouver invites applications for the position of Director/Curator, Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery.

2022 Art Canada Institute Inaugural Research Fellowship

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 […]

Reconciliation Pole: Bronze Disc Base

Reconciliation Pole: Bronze Disc Base

The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory (AHVA) is pleased to present a short video documenting the Reconciliation Pole: Bronze Disc Base project that the department hosted in the Audain Art Centre last spring.

Art History Major Ivy Li Recognized by Faculty Scholarship

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.  

AHVA Faculty and Students involved in SANKOFA – African Routes, Canadian Roots at Museum of Anthropology

AHVA Faculty and Students involved in SANKOFA – African Routes, Canadian Roots at Museum of Anthropology

The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory congratulates MOA Curator and incoming member of faculty Nuno Porto and AHVA PhD candidate Titilope Salami, on their newly co-curated exhibition SANKOFA – African Routes, Canadian Roots at Museum of Anthropology.

Autumn Star Chacon – 2021 Geoffrey & Margaret Andrew Fellow

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.  

Call to Action! Joanne & Alice Application Support Fund for Black and Indigenous People

Call to Action! Joanne & Alice Application Support Fund for Black and Indigenous People

Do you identify as Black or Indigenous and plan to apply to the MFA Visual Art Program this winter? If so, apply by December 1, 2021!