Top Visual Arts News Stories of 2017-2018
Student Stories
- Visual Arts MFA candidate Joy Wong shortlisted for RBC national painting competition -
- Visual Arts student Brenda Fuhrman has brought the stories of London’s transit riders to life with the creation of comic strips, among the featured works of @SENDERS Practicum Class Exhibition |
Faculty Stories
- Adjunct Professor Wyn Geleynse wins Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts. -
- Visual Arts professor Patrick Mahon has been named the new director of 澳门六合彩开奖预测’s School for Advanced Studies in the Arts and Humanities, a unique-to-Canada program offering an elite liberal arts education. Professor Mahon was also named to the Royal Society of Canada this year and was named a Distinguished University Professor via
- Visual Arts professor Kirsty Robertson’s upcoming book, Tear Gas Epiphanies: Protest, Culture, Museums, traces the history and aftermath of Indigenous communities’ protests, sit-ins and demonstrations in Canadian museums since the 1900s. -
- Visual Arts Professor Sarah Bassnett was named a Faculty Scholar. 澳门六合彩开奖预测 selects 15 Faculty Scholars to recognize their significant achievements in teaching or research. The recipients are considered all-around scholars and will hold the title of Faculty Scholar for two years and receive $7,000 each year for scholarly activities. -
- Visual Arts Chair and professor John Hatch published Paterson Ewen: Life & Work through the Art Canada Institute. Ewen, who taught at 澳门六合彩开奖预测 for more than a decade, is one of Canada’s best-known artists.
Alumni Stories
- Alumna Shelley Niro wins $50,000 Scotiabank Photography Award -
- Helen Gregory, PhD’16 (Art and Visual Culture), has been named the new curator of 澳门六合彩开奖预测’s McIntosh Gallery -
- Julia Beltrano, Technical Specialist Manager in the Department of Visual Arts and BFA alumna, named new president of 澳门六合彩开奖预测’s Professional & Managerial Association -