Academic exploration earns Arts grad top awards
Katie O’Connor, ‘24 BA (Hon) with a double major in English and HADVC, will convocate with a Governor General Silver Medal, Dr. John McDonald Medal in Arts, and Rutherford Medal in English
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MDes graduate centres holistic wellness in healthcare product design
Stephanie Rossi sees industrial design as a way to enhance overall human health — not just pathology
'Listening to the Land' through art
A new art exhibition is opening in Edmonton. 'Listening to the Land' is debuting at the FAB Gallery on the University of Alberta campus. It's by Treaty 6-based artists Christina Battle and Lara Felsing.
The Awakening of April Dean
How the versatile visual artist reinvigorated her career by bathing it in violet light: an interview with Department of Art & Design Galleries & Exhibitions Manager, April Dean.
Treetops and Tar Sands: What I learned from a photography exhibit
"The True Cost of Oil" photography exhibit, presented by Environmental Defence and Keepers of the Water, took place from May 15th to June 1st. Here, Colleen Lynch shares her Impressions of the exhibit launch on May 16th.
Betsy Boone meets the Queen of Spain
Professor M. Elizabeth (Betsy) Boone met with Her Majesty Queen Sofía of Spain after presenting her new book in Madrid on Friday, May 24.
Exhibit Review: ‘metanoia’ at FAB Gallery
Modern and relevant, 'metanoia' bridges together art and innovation through contemporary designs and inventive concepts.
Department Works on Display in Major International Printmaking Exhibition
The Department of Art & Design was well represented at ddd Gallery's recent "Mirror/Mirror" printmaking exhibition in Kyoto, Japan.
Congratulations to VCD grad student Helma Zarrin
Helma Zarrin has received an International Week 2024 Poster Competition Award.
Raneece Buddan on CBC Radioactive
Raneece Buddan speaks with CBC Radioactive about her current FAB Gallery show, "In this vessel I am..."
Bei Shan Tang Doctoral Thesis Grant congratulations
Congratulations to Bei Shan Tang Doctoral Thesis Grant recipient, Anran Tu.
HADVC Collaborative Forum Supports Research and Development
Art & Design professors Betsy Boone and Lianne McTavish hosted a group of 18 international scholars in October at a SSHRC-funded workshop designed to provide a collaborative forum in which to develop essays to be included in their forthcoming anthology, "Exhibiting Animals in Europe and America".
I AM YEG ARTS: YONG FEI GUAN
Yong Fei Guan is an intermedia artist with a research-intensive practice that is deeply rooted in community. As a researcher, the Chinese-Canadian artist explores multicultural identity, politics and their relationship to environmental issues in her work. In this I Am YEG Arts feature, Guan tells us about her research on the goji berry and how it reflects Chinese Canadian history and culture, as well as how she plans to build on that research and what it means to her to be an EATF recipient.
Photostory: ‘want and fear’ at FAB Gallery
Emily Legleitner, a Master's of Fine Arts student in print-making at the U of A, depicts anxiety and the human condition through her art.
Exhibit Review: ‘Implicit Grid’ at FAB Gallery
An escape from the chaotic world around us, 'Implicit Grid' reminds us that there is beauty in simplicity.
Leading researchers recognized by Royal Society of Canada
Art & Design Professor Lianne McTavish has been named to the 2023 class of Royal Society fellows. Congratulations, Lianne!
The RGD announces the winners of the 2023 Design Educator Awards of Excellence
Congratulations to Sue Colberg, who has been awarded the RGD's (Association of Registered Graphic Designers) 2023 Design Educator Award of Excellence for Western Canada.
Sue Colberg Recognized for Excellence in Design
Art & Design professor Sue Colberg (Associate Professor of Design Studies and Visual Communication Design) is the recipient of two "2023 UCDA Design Awards" from the University & College Designers Association.