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Congratulations to HADVC MA student Ashna Rana
HADVC MA student Ashna Rana has received the Founders' Circle Award for her paper presented at the 2026 Victorian Studies Association of Western Canada (VSAWC) Conference.
Bachelor of Design Graduation Exhibition in the News
Jules Bonnet from Radio-Canada visited the FAB Gallery to take in the 2026 Bachelor of Design Graduation show, "I have an idea."
Reflections from an artist: how to develop your own personal style
Your artistic style isn't a final destination — it’s the result of every messy experiment and canvas along the way. MFA student Samantha McLeish explores why trial, error and a little bit of grace are the true keys to a signature style.
Department Women Represent in "Wayfinders" at the AGA
We are very proud that four local female artists who teach across Art & Design (Emily Jan, Oksana Movchan, Tammy Salzl and Marilène Oliver) are featured in the "Wayfinders: A Constellation of Women Artists" exhibition currently on show at the Art Gallery of Alberta.
MFA Open Studios 2026
The Department of Art & Design’s Master of Fine Arts program invites the public to its annual MFA Open Studio, an evening showcasing the work of graduate students across painting, printmaking, sculpture, and intermedia.
Unpacking history: Indigenous Alberta curator recalls Pope's promise, looks to future
Tanya Harnett, associate professor in the Department of Art & Design, and associate dean of Indigenous Relations for the Faculty of Arts discusses the repatriation of items taken to Rome by Catholic missionaries a hundred years ago. "When truth comes out, it's healing. There's a justice to this truth and reconciliation that needs to be unfolded"
Industrial Revolution
"Affordable studios. Hands-on training. An entrepreneurial mindset. The talent for a flourishing design industry is here — but is the demand?" Edify talks to Industrial Design (BDes '13) alumni Nick Kazakoff and Brendan Gallagher.
Lowering the Flag: Aidan Rowe
The University of Alberta banner is flying at half-mast from August 6-8, 2025 in remembrance of Aidan Rowe.
In Memoriam: Aidan Rowe
The Department of Art & Design remembers Professor Aidan Rowe.
In Memoriam: Elif Su Yilmaz
The Department of Art & Design remembers Elif Su Yilmaz.
Madison Melley wins RCA's CD Howe Scholarship
Madison Melley (BFA '25) is the recipient of the prestigious CD Howe Scholarship from the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
Local artist holds pop-up art show
Hannah Walter (BFA '25) held a pop-up art show to celebrate the culmination of her university degree. She is now pursuing a two-month artist residency at North East Sculpture Factory in Minnesota.
Class of ‘25: "There is no art without community"
During her time in the BFA program, Nadia Zamora Hernández became a student leader who helped others find connection, confidence and creative courage.
Raneece Buddan, winner of Edmonton's Visual Arts Prize
BFA 2020 Alumna, and winner of the 2025 Eldon & Anne Foote Edmonton Arts Prize for Visual Arts, Raneece Buddan, speaks with CBC Radioactive about her practice.
Edmonton Celebrates Creativity: $100K Awarded to Local Artists
Art & Design alumna Raneece Buddan has received the 2025 Eldon + Anne Foote Edmonton Visual Arts Prize.
Photostory: 2025 BFA Graduate Exhibition at the FAB Gallery
'Strange Currents' features the work of 15 students striving to make their unique voice heard in the art world.
‘Connections’ exhibit showcases talents of U of A scientists and artists
The Royal Alberta Museum exhibition is a collaboration between the university's Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute and the faculty of arts.