Art & Design
Image: Juno Dorey (BFA '25), Heirloom (Tomato Wall), Lino relief and screen print on paper, 2025 (detail)
Welcome to the Department of Art & Design
The Department of Art & Design at the University of Alberta brings together three practices — Design Studies, Fine Arts, and the History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture. A breadth and depth of teaching, research, and creative endeavour supports collaborations in design thinking, hands-on studio practice, and critical visual and historical analysis.
Programs of Study
Design Studies
Our interdisciplinary and competitive Design Studies program offers areas of study in Industrial Design and Visual Communication Design.
Fine Arts
Our Fine Arts program provides a dynamic and collaborative environment offering studies in Drawing, Media Arts/Intermedia, Painting, Printmaking, and Sculpture and Expanded Media.
History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture
Our History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture program equips you to think creatively, read critically, and understand visual cultures and their histories.
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FAB Gallery
Since 1987, the Fine Arts Building Gallery has presented art and design exhibitions that benefit the University of Alberta, Edmonton, the Province, and beyond.
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Print Study Centre
The Print Study Centre is an interactive facility for teaching, research, and community outreach related to our print collection.
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Centres + Forums
Learn about the Department of Art & Design's commitment to research excellence through collaborative partnerships and department-hosted initiatives.
News + Events
Core Concerns, Care Embodiments exhibition highlights department research collaboration
"Core Concerns, Care Embodiments" is the first public presentation of artistic work created in connection with the U of A led interdisciplinary research project "Co-designing a Smartwear Revolution." The exhibition features new work by current students and recent graduates—both undergraduate and graduate—from the University of Alberta Department of Art & Design, alongside collaborators on the Smartwear Revolution project.
Core Concerns, Care Embodiments runs from October 5 - 25 in the McMullen Gallery (University of Alberta Hospital)