Rah Eleh: Celestial Throne featured in Personal Structures at the 59th Venice Biennale
March 29, 2022
Congratulations to MFA '18 alum Rah Eleh who will be presenting her project "Celestial Throne," which will make its world debut at the 59th Venice Biennale in the Personal Structures exhibition. This new work is a two-channel installation that will be presented in Palazzo Mora for the duration of the biennale.
Soheila Esfahani: Been T[here] | Red Head Gallery
March 16, 2022
Professor Soheila Esfahani's presents new work in a solo exhibition titled "Been T[here]" at the Red Head Gallery, in Toronto. The exhibition runs March 16- April 2, 2022. Prof. Esfahani will be in attendance at the gallery April 2, 12-5 pm. Image: Soheila Esfahani, Study for There, Digital file, 2022
Rah Eleh: Aporia | A Space Gallery
March 16, 2022
Congratulations to alum, Rah Eleh (MFA '18) whose solo exhibition Aporia opened at A Space Gallery in Toronto on March 1, 2022. Join Rah Eleh for an artist talk and tour of the exhibition on Saturday, March 19 at noon. Gallery hours during the exhibition Tuesday to Friday, 11AM to 5PM and Saturday 12 to 5PM
UPwithART 2022 Registration is open!
March 15, 2022
The Department of Visual Arts is proud to support UPwithArt 2022! This annual fundraiser for Unity Project for Relief of Homelessness and Museum London is back with a hybrid event - an online auction (April 19 to 23) paired with in-person viewing plus a limited capacity Preview Night (April 16, 150 free tickets, available now). UPwithArt auction features 65 pieces of local art, many created by current and past members of the Department of Visual Arts.
Futurist’s 1960s vision inspires Western-curated exhibition
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Debora Van Brenk ,Western News , March 03, 2022Western professors and co-curators Kirsty Robertson and Sarah Smith are revisiting the ideas of Fuller’s conversations in "From Remote Stars: Buckminster Fuller, London, and Speculative Futures", a major exhibition opening at Museum London on March 5 and running until May 15.
Derek Liddington: The trees weep, the mountain still, the bodies rust | Musée d’art de Joliette
February 06, 2022
Congratulations to Derek Liddington, current studio-based PhD student and MFA '07 alum for his exhibition, "The trees weep, the mountain still, the bodies rust" on view February 5 - May 15, 2022 at Musée d’art de Joliette in Lanaudière, Quebec. Image: Derek Liddington, It was a foot. It was a flower. It was rust. It is movement. It is still. It was movement. It was still, 2021. Image courtesy of the artist and Daniel Faria Gallery. Photo by Jack McCombe
Leicester Gallery Open Talks | GardenShip and State: Curating and Commmunity Engagement in Time of Crisis
January 20, 2022
A recording of the Leicester Gallery Open Talk with hosted by GardenShip and State exhibition Co-curators, Jeff Thomas and Prof. Patrick Mahon, and one of the participating artists Mark Kasumovic (PhD '18) is now online. Twenty new works and activist projects responding to GardenShip and State’s overarching preoccupation with the environmental crisis and decolonization was highlighted in this discussion. With these artistic initiatives in mind, Jeff and Patrick facilitated a discussion with participants, focusing on the question, “How can artistic curating and intervention act as means for promoting and facilitating community engagement?”. The discussion was chaired by Professor Lala Meredith-Vula at De Montfort University in Leicester UK.
Pandemic Gardens: Resilience through nature | ECH
Embassy Cultural House , January 19, 2022Organized by Rachel A. MacGillivray and Ron Benner with the assistance of JoAnna Weil, Jamelie Hassan and Olivia Mossuto (BFA '19). Featuring over 40 artists, including faculty, staff, students and alumni from the Department of Visual Arts. Join the virtual launch on Zoom, February 5, 2022, at 1 pm EST. Photo credit: Rachel MacGillivray, 2021
SHOW.21 | Cambridge Art Galleries
January 17, 2022
Congratulations to Anahí González, MFA' 21 Alum and current PhD student, whose work "Cajitas", is included in the group exhibition SHOW.21. Established in 2005, Cambridge Art Galleries’ biannual exhibition SHOW presents the work of emerging artists based in Ontario. Selected from an open call of submissions, SHOW.21 presents the work of eleven artists with connections to Waterloo Region and surrounding areas.
Launch of From Remote Stars Podcast
December 12, 2021
From Remote Stars is a podcast exploring a recently uncovered recording that artist Greg Curnoe made of futurist and architect R. Buckminster Fuller speaking in London, Ontario in 1968. Hosted by artist Christina Battle, the series takes shape as three episodes, accompanied by in depth interviews with novelist Kerri Sakamoto and art historian Eva Díaz. Each episode builds from Fuller’s visit to London to discuss mythmaking, land, belonging, travel, decolonization, and climate crisis, and includes interviews with artists, curators, and scholars. This podcast accompanies the exhibition From Remote Stars: Buckminster Fuller, London, and Speculative Futures, curated by Kirsty Robertson and Sarah E.K. Smith, forthcoming at Museum London February 19 to May 15, 2022.
"Sleepwalking" | ECH and Words Festival
November 18, 2021
The Embassy Cultural House (ECH) and the Words Festival are pleased to present an evening visit with the artists of "Sleepwalking" - an event series hosted by ECH in solidarity with the people of Hong Kong. Featuring: Bob Black, Wu'er Kaixi, Yam Lau and Scott Savitt Hosted by BFA Alum, Olivia Mossuto
Water is Life: A Visit with GardenShip & State | WordsFest
November 17, 2021
Museum London and Words are pleased to present an evening visit with GardenShip & State, an exhibition of artists and curators who are investigating the role of water as a life-giving force as we face the Anthropocene. Water is Life: A Visit with GardenShip & State Hosts: Patrick Mahon and Jeff Thomas Featuring Lori Blondeau, Tom Cull, Michael Farnan, Amelia Fay, Joan Greer, Mark Kasumovic, Mary Mattingly, Adrian Stimson, Andres Villar, and Michelle Wilson
Shani Mootoo: In Conversation with Richard Fung | Words Fest
November 14, 2021
In partnership with the Embassy Cultural House, the Words Festival is pleased to welcome acclaimed author and Department of Visual Arts alumna, Shani Mootoo (BFA '80), who will join artist Richard Fung to talk about her work and recent novel Polar Vortex.
Welcome, Kelly Greene: Inaugural Indigenous Artist-in-Residence
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Debora Van Brenk ,Western News , October 26, 2021The Faculty of Arts and Humanities and the Department of Visual Arts are excited to announce Kelly Greene (BFA '94) is joining us as the inaugural Indigenous artist-in-residence. Debora Van Brenk from Western News spoke with Kelly Greene about her new role as the indigenous artist-in-residence.
Honorary degree for award-winning author, artist Shani Mootoo
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Keri Ferguson ,Western News , October 25, 2021Western University recognized Mootoo’s creative achievements with an honorary degree at the fall convocation on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. Mootoo is an alumna of the Department of Visual Arts BFA program. "Mootoo, BFA’80, treasured the time she spent “ensconced,” in the art department under the wings of deKergommeaux, painter Paterson Ewen and sculptor Robin Peck. “That was a big deal for me,” she said. “I’m not in touch with any of them now, but I often think of them, of how supportive they were of me, and of us all. It was the beginning of where I am now.” "
ECH and Edna Press | Vancouver Art Book Fair
October 18, 2021
Embassy Cultural House partners with Edna Press (PhD candidate Ruth Skinner) to participate in the 2021 Vancouver Art Book Fair. This virtual event runs from Oct 18 - 26, and our virtual table features ECH and Edna titles with titles from ECH members and partners. Highlights include: a recent artists' multiple by PhD candidates Anahí González and Andreas Buchwaldt for The Other Neighbour of El Otro Lado; Sheila Butler - Other Circumstances, the exhibition catalogue organized with Patrick Mahon and Department alum Sarah Charette; Hiding In Plain Sight, edited by PhD candidate Shelley Kopp for artist and adjunct faculty member Ron Benner's compelling virtual exhibition of the same name. View the ECH/Edna table here and be sure to check out the VABF's excellent program of talks and workshops.
Sowing Clay: A Community Memorial | Facilitated by Michelle Wilson and Paul Chartrand
October 15, 2021
Sowing Clay brings together communities to create a memorial to land and water defenders killed protecting the more-than-human. Paul Chartrand and Michelle Wilson lead this collaborative project, which calls on participants from across Turtle Island to create a monumental installation. When completed, this memorial will comprise a chain of over 700 open links formed from unfired, locally gathered clay. Each link in the chain will carry one etched name and native seeds mixed into the clay body. When joined together, the links resemble intertwined arms, harkening to non-violent resistance movements and protests. Sign up to join one of the workshops at Support Gallery between October 20th – November 6th.
GardenShip and State Panel Discussion with Paul Chartrand and Michelle Wilson | Art Now! and Museum London
October 14, 2021
In partnership with Museum London, Art Now! is pleased to present a panel discussion with Paul Chartrand (MFA'17) and Michelle Wilson (PhD Candidate) moderated by Patrick Mahon, Western professor and curator of "GardenShip and State." October 21, 7PM in room MC-105B (open to Western students only). A recording will be made available to the public following the event.
In Conversation: Rah with Heather Anderson |UWAG
Akimbo , October 14, 2021"The University of Waterloo Art Gallery and the Department of Fine Arts are pleased to present media artist Rah in conversation with curator Heather Anderson discussing the artist’s video installation Supernova" Rah graduated from the MFA program in the Department of Visual Arts at Western University in 2018.
Michael Pszczonak: The Colour of a Window | Michael Gibson Gallery
Michael Gibson Gallery , October 13, 2021Congratulations to alumnus Mike Pszczonak (MFA ‘14) as he shares new work in a solo exhibition at Michael Gibson Gallery “The Colour of a Window”. The exhibition is on view October 13 - November 27, 2021
GardenShip and State | Museum London
Museum London , October 07, 2021GardenShip and State is now open at Museum London! The exhibition features works produced over a two-year period – the results of conversations between the artists and writers, oftentimes with members of their local communities. GardenShip and State was curated by Jeff Thomas and Visual Arts Professor Patrick Mahon and features several Department of Visual Arts students and alumni.
Michael Farnan: Canoe Fight: From Reverence to Redress | MacLaren Art Centre
October 06, 2021
Congratulations to PhD alum Michael Farnan whose solo exhibition "Canoe Fight: From Reverence to Redress" is on view now until October 24, 2021 at the MacLaren Art Centre in Barrie, On.
Exhibition Review: Intercambio/Exchange at Support Project Space
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Kim Neudorf ,Akimbo , September 22, 2021Organized by the Embassy Cultural House as part of their recently revitalized series of socially engaged community projects in London and beyond, Intercambio/Exchange at Support Project Space highlights local artists Ron Benner, Patricia Deadman, Duncan DeKergommeaux, Mireya Folch-Serra, Anahí González, Gildo Gonzalez, Jamelie Hassan, Carlos Lores, Kim Moodie, Oscar Ortiz, Jenna Rose Sands, and Jean Spence – all of whose work has past and present ties with specific sites in Mexico, such as Oaxaca, Mexico City, Merida, San Miguel de Allende, and Saltillo. Intercambio/Exchange at Support Project Space is on view September 27 to October 18, 2021. Image: Anahi Gonzalez, Always Fresco, 2021, inkjet print.
Jade Williamson: In Peril | For the Love of Art Gallery
September 16, 2021
Congratulations to alumna Jade Williamson (BFA '21) whose exhibition "In Peril" is on view at For the Love of Art Gallery September 24 - 26, 2021. An opening reception is scheduled for September 24 at 7 pm.
Plastic Heart: Surface All the Way Through
September 08, 2021
"Plastic Heart: Surface All the Way Through" is on view now at The Art Museum at the University of Toronto. Curated by the Synthetic Collective which includes Department of Visual Arts Professors Kirsty Robertson and Kelly Wood and MFA Alum Tegan Moore.
2021 Satellite Award Exhibition: Function As One
Satellite Project Space , September 01, 2021The 2021 Award Exhibition, "Function As One" showcases work by three recently graduated emerging artists including, Kaitlyn Hwang, a recent Western University graduate of the BFA program with an Honours Specialization in Studio Art. Clara Tuckey (Fanshawe College, Fine Art Diploma), and Kenna Robinson (Bealart).
Quinn Smallboy: String Theory | Glenhyrst Art Gallery
Glenhyrst Art Gallery , August 31, 2021Congratulations to alumni Quinn Smallboy (BFA '14, MFA '17) whose exhibition "String Theory," is installed at Glenhurst Gallery from August 31 - September 26, 2021.
MFA alumna Anahí González featured in Vanguardia MX
August 25, 2021
PhD student and MFA alumna Anahí González (MFA '21) was featured in the arts section of Vanguardia MX highlighting her two simultaneous MFA thesis exhibitions titled "The Other Neighbour of El Otro Lado". These exhibitions were installed in two locations: the Artlab Gallery (London, ON, Canada) and El NODO (Saltillo, COAH, Mexico).
Gabriella Solti: Red + Red = Blue | Satellite Project Space
Satellite Project Space , August 18, 2021Congratulations to alumna Gabriella Solti (MFA'14), whose exhibition "Red + Red = Blue" is installed at Satellite Project Space from August 18 to 28, 2021. The exhibition features a series of watercolour paintings on handmade Japanese paper.
Sam Wagter: Shades of Blue and Smush | FCG
Forest City Galley , August 14, 2021For many years, Forest City Gallery has supported the AJE through the contribution of the FCG Feature Award. The FCG Feature offers a presentation opportunity to one student each year, selected by a professional jury. The AJE 19, which took place in March 2021, awarded 4th year Visual Arts student, Sam Wagter, with this year's FCG Feature Award. Sam Wager's work will be up for viewing on the FCG website from August 14-28, 2021.
MKG127 Presents pockets, postscripts, peonies by Liza Eurich
MKG127 , July 14, 2021MKG127 is pleased to present "pockets, postscripts, peonies". An exhibition of recent works by Liza Eurich (MFA '12). July 10 – August 21, 2021.
"Conservation through visual arts"
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Debora Van Brenk ,Western News , June 18, 2021With large-as-life artwork of endangered and vulnerable species such as this polar bear cub, Jade Williamson hopes to draw attention to the interconnectedness of life on the planet. Williamson, a fine arts graduate, is part of Western's Class of 2021.
"The New Politics of the Handmade: Craft, Art and Design" edited by alum Anthea Black (MFA'12) and Nicole Burisch
April 30, 2021
The New Politics of the Handmade: Craft, Art and Design is a publication on contemporary craft politics edited by alum Anthea Black (MFA' 12) and Nicole Burisch. This volume features twenty-three authors, including Professor Kirsty Robertson's essay titled Secret Stash: Textiles, Hoarding, Collecting, Accumulation and Craft.
Stop Extinction! Restore the Earth | ECH and Gardenship and State
April 30, 2021
The Embassy Cultural House (ECH) and GardenShip and State are pleased to present a virtual group exhibition Stop Extinction! Restore the Earth to celebrate Earth Day, April 22, 2021. Work in the exhibit features several artists from the Department of Visual Arts, within the ECH community and Gardenship and State participating artists. Artworks in the exhibit address the broad issues related to the climate crisis, and other threats to our ecology. Works also address the intersection of sustainable living and the respect for Indigenous land rights. Registration Required.
Artist Talk with Tegan Moore | YYZ Artists' Outlet
April 19, 2021
Alumna Tegan Moore (MFA'14) will deliver an artist talk to support her recent exhibition Foam Fatigue at YYZ Artists' Outlet on Thursday, April 22 at 7:30 PM ET on Zoom. Documentation of Form Fatigue is available on the YYZ website including GRANULAR: Audio Description by HaeAhn Paul Kwon Kajander and recorded by Avery Moore Kloss.
In Conversation: And Repeat | Art Gallery of Windsor
April 09, 2021
Curated by alum. Lucas Cabral (BFA '16) and Ray Cronin, the 2021 Windsor-Essex Triennial of Contemporary Art focuses on the theme of conversations. Alum. Sharmista Kar (MFA '18) joins the curators and artists Paul Dignan and Czarina Mendoza to discuss how they each use repetition to shine new light on seemingly mute materials. Join the online conversation on Thursday, April 15 at 7pm. Registration required.
UPwithART
UPwithART , April 09, 2021We’re proud to support #UPwithART ! This annual fundraiser for Unity Project for Relief of Homelessness and Museum London is taking place online this year from April 18 to 24. Join us for an online art auction with 60+ pieces of local art, many created by current and past members of the Department of Visual Arts including: Quinn Smallboy (MFA), Ruth Strebe (BFA), Matthew Trueman (MFA), Gabriella Solti (MFA), Sharmistha Kar (MFA), Prof. Soheila Esfahani, Mike Pszczonak (MFA), Kim Neudorf (MFA), Kelly Greene (BFA), Prof. Tricia Johnson, George Kubresli (MFA), Prof. Patrick Mahon. View the art and register for free at UPwithART.ca . Make sure to register before April 20 to be entered to win a lithograph by Peter Max valued at $2,500.
SSHRC CGS-M Awarded to Dayna Obbema (BA '19)
April 01, 2021
Congratulations to alumna Dayna Obbema (BA '19) for receiving a SSHRC CGS-M grant to support her project titled "It’s Not Easy Being Green: Barriers Preventing Canadian Museums from Adopting Sustainable Practices." Dayna Obbema graduated from Western University in 2019 with a BA Honors Specialization in Art History and Museum Studies. She is currently studying at Queens University.
Destruction as a muse
AGO Insider , March 25, 2021The AGOInsider recently published an article featuring the group exhibition Written on the Earth on view now at the McIntosh Gallery. The exhibition features work by Hannah Claus, Joel Ong, and several members of the Department of Visual Arts including, Prof. Patrick Mahon, Ph.D. candidates Ellen Moffat & Eeva Siivonen, and MFA Alum Matthew Trueman.
Esmaa Mohamoud: To Play in the Face of Certain Defeat | AGH
March 19, 2021
Congratulations to BFA alum Esmaa Mohamoud on her exhibition at the Art Gallery of Hamilton. Taking inspiration from the African American writer Ralph Ellison, artist Esmaa Mohamoud explores the ways in which Black bodies at once appear―and yet are rendered metaphorically invisible―within the spaces they navigate. To Play in the Face of Certain Defeat aims to re-examine understandings of contemporary Blackness, questioning the definitions of Blackness as a colour and shade, and/or as a societal or cultural construction. Curated by Matthew Kyba, Curator of Exhibitions at the Visual Arts Centre of Clarington, To Play in the Face of Certain Defeat is organized and circulated by Museum London.
Written on Earth | McIntosh Gallery
March 04, 2021
The McIntosh Gallery will be re-opening the gallery by appointment with "Written on Earth" a group exhibition curated by Helen Gregory and project managed by Patrick Mahon, presented in collaboration with the Northern Tornadoes project at Western Engineering. The exhibition features work by Hannah Claus, Joel Ong, and several members of the Department of Visual Arts including, Prof. Patrick Mahon, Ph.D. candidates Ellen Moffat & Eeva Siivonen, and MFA Alum Matthew Trueman.
Tegan Moore: Foam Fatigue | YYZ Artists' Outlet
February 02, 2021
Congratulations to alumna Tegan Moore (MFA'14), whose exhibition "Foam Fatigue" is installed at YYZ Artists' Outlet from February 12 to March 13, 2021. Image: Tegan Moore, A yellow chunk of spray insulation lays in grass filled with scattered Styrofoam granules from a rasping process of a stucco installation. Image courtesy of the artist.
Creating Art Full Time with Alayna Hryclik of Soft Flirt
January 27, 2021
Do you want to turn your passion for art into something you can do all the time? That's what Alayna Hryclik (BFA '13), did when she created Soft Flirt, a home decor and apparel brand based around Alayna's lifelong passion for creating art. Now a full-time artist, creator, and entrepreneur, Alayna has the freedom to create at her own pace. Join us on February 3rd at 1:00 pm to hear Alayna's engaging and inspiring story and have a chance to ask her questions about her experience!
Rah Eleh | CBC Arts
CBC Arts , December 21, 2020Alumni Rah Eleh (MFA '18) was recently featured in a CBC Arts: Artist Spotlight titled "How do you reckon with female self-immolation? For Rah Eleh, it meant reimagining how she makes art"
Brendan Fernandes | Interview on CBC q
November 09, 2020
Brendan Fernandes (MFA '05) joined Tom Power to discuss his new digital performance The Left Space commissioned by the Art Gallery of Ontario, and how the role of protest art has changed in the COVID-19 and Trump era.
The Left Space: Brendan Fernandes | The Art Gallery of Ontario
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Art Gallery of Ontario , November 02, 2020"The Left Space" is a new digital commission by internationally renowned artist and Western University alumnus Brendan Fernandes, created specifically for this moment in time and for the AGO, that considers how we, the global left, have found ourselves in this predicament. Developed and choreographed for webcam and the grid formation of Zoom, custom backdrops by graphic designer Jerome Harris and on-and-off camera sequences will intervene and aesthetically connect a team of dancers from Hit and Run Productions performing from their homes around the world, with a score by DJ Karsten Sollors.
Niloufar Salimi: 75 Oriole Rd | Support
October 23, 2020
Congratulations to Alumna Niloufar Salimi (MFA'15), whose exhibition "75 Oriole Rd" opens Saturday, October 24 at Support. Excerpts from an accompanying essay by E.C. Woodley: Perhaps it is not a surprise that the daily drawing practice that produced this exhibition was occasioned by the loss of Salimi’s collective studio to COVID-19 safety measures. 75 Oriole Rd is an urgent retrieval of concentrated attention and seeing, of encounter with physical appearances.
Alumna Shani Mootoo Shortlisted for the Giller Prize
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Giller Prize , October 05, 2020Shani Mootoo has been shortlisted for the 2020 Giller Prize. Mootoo's novel Polar Vortex, published by Book*hug Press was nominated for the award, completed a BFA in 1980 in the Department of Visual Arts at Western.
Alumna Esmaa Mohamoud featured in the Field Trip Residency
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Field Trips | Art Across Canada , October 04, 2020Alumna Esmaa Mohamoud (BFA'14 from Western University) is currently featured in the Field Trip Residency. The Field Trip Artist Residency is an opportunity for arts organizations in Canada to listen, learn, respond and create space in a collaborative manner that is meaningful and relevant while advancing work towards inclusion and equity for marginalized populations.
Art Now! Presents: Katie Bethune-Leamen
September 24, 2020
Join us as the Art Now! Speakers' Series welcomes Katie Bethune-Leamen for an online lecture. The Art Now Speakers’ Series is a component of ongoing academic offerings in the Department of Visual Arts at Western University. The Fall 2020 Art Now Speakers' Series will be offered online, via Zoom Webinar.
Art Now! Panel Discussion: Richard Ibghy and Marilou Lemmens
September 22, 2020
Join us for an Art Now! panel discussion hosted on Zoom in partnership with McIntosh Gallery. Moderated by Alumna Dr. Helen Gregory, Curator at McIntosh Gallery, Theatre from the Jungle artists Richard Ibghy and Marilou Lemmens and Associate Professor of Geography Tony Weis will discuss the exhibition presented at McIntosh Gallery as it relates to themes of industrial agriculture and socio-economic cross-border labour issues.
Message from Undergraduate Chair Tricia Johnson
June 09, 2020
Congratulations to our Undergraduate Class of 2020 and welcome to the Alumni Western Family! Thank you to everyone who has shared news about where they will be headed next year. Here are a few successes we'd like to highlight, if we've missed you, please email visarts@uwo.ca and we'll include your news.
BFA Alumni Organize Charity Art Sale to Fundraise for BLM
June 08, 2020
Western Visual Arts BFA alumni Sofia Berger and Michael Thompson who run 'Eraser Gallery' are organizing and online art sale with proceeds benefitting the Black Lives Matter Bailout Fund. If you would like to submit an artwork for inclusion for this fundraiser, or would like to purchase an artwork please visit their Facebook page for additional information.
David Merritt: aweigh | empty gallery
March 08, 2020
David Merritt’s ‘aweigh’ opens Friday, March 13 @ 7 pm at 'empty gallery' in Victoria BC. The artist will be in attendance.
Postponed : James Knott - The Apocalypse In Your Bedroom | Artlab
Artlab Gallery , March 07, 2020Please note that this event has been postponed. We have made this decision to ensure the health and safety of our visitors and campus community.
Postponed: My Diasporic Family’s Living Room | Satellite Project Space
Satellite Project Space , March 06, 2020Please note that this event has been postponed. We have made this decision to ensure the health and safety of our visitors and campus community.
Opening Reception: Kelly Greene Accountability | McIntosh Gallery
McIntosh Gallery , February 22, 2020Join us Friday, March 6 at 7:00 p.m. at the McIntosh Gallery for the opening reception of an exhibition titled "Accountability" by Western Visual Arts alumna Kelly Greene (BFA'94) held in conjunction with the opening reception for Johannes Zits: Listening to Trees. This event is free and open to the public, all are welcome!
Art Now! Presents: Kelly Mark at Museum London
Museum London , February 10, 2020Art Now is heading to Museum London for this week's lecture! Join us for a tour of "Realisms" at 7PM, led by Andrew Kear. Artist talk to follow at 7:45PM. Presented in partnership with Museum London.
Art Now! Presents: Jamelie Hassan & Ruth Skinner
January 27, 2020
Art Now! Presents: Jamelie Hassan & Ruth Skinner; Presented in partnership with SASAH. Thursday, January 30, 2020 in Conron Hall, UC 3110.
Facilities Renewal: The Digital Creativity Lab – Opening Spring 2020
January 14, 2020
In response to increased need for digital production and presentation space, The Department of Visual Arts will be undergoing a renovation in January-March 2020 to create a new “Digital Creativity Lab”. This new flex-space will facilitate student and faculty photo, video, audio, and digital production and presentation.