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Rosefsky Gallery presents ‘A Tragedy of the Commons’

The exhibition, featuring the work of Sean Caulfield (in collaboration with U of A Department of Art & Design colleague Sue Colberg and Steven Hoffman from York University), fosters discussion on political action and environmental change.

Five leading U of A researchers join the Royal Society of Canada

Art & Design research associate Narges Noori has been recognized by the Royal Society of Canada.

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

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!

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