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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.

Exhibit review: ‘Crowded by Your Absence’ at FAB Gallery

Tamara Deedman’s exhibit 'Crowded by Your Absence' uses her late father’s belongings to explore the emotional weight of grief, the lasting impact of memory, and how loss reshapes identity.

Exhibit review: ‘Flying To The Sun’ at FAB Gallery

Both whimsical and empowering, 'Flying to the Sun' features children’s book illustrations tackling oppression against women and girls.

Exhibit Review: ‘wawisihcikan – adornment’ at FAB Gallery

Elaborate and immaculate, 'wawisihcikan – adornment' is a collection of intricate Indigenous designs and meticulously perfect patterns.

‘On Becoming:’ The U of A Museum Collection’s newest exhibit

'On Becoming' focuses "on new voices, Indigenous artists, and also recognizing artists who have contributed to the art collection in the past," exhibit curator says.

Connections art show at RAM brings healing neuroscience and art communities together

Years in the making pairing U of A’s Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute (NMHI) and the university’s Faculty of Arts is the brain/mind exhibition, "Connections: Bringing Neuroscience and Art Together".

Students spin old clothes into synthetic spider silk — and gold

U of A undergrads from four faculties work together to win medal at the worldwide iGEM competition in Paris.

Tanya Klimp & Darcy Fraser Macdonald-on This Show Is Trash

Tanya Klimp and Darcy Fraser Macdonald chatted with CKUA Radio's Grant Stovel about "This Show is Trash", their shared exhibition that runs in FAB Gallery until December 14.

Where neuroscience meets art

Connections, a new exhibit at the Royal Alberta Museum, brings the scientific and artistic together. Developed by researchers at the University of Alberta's Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute, the exhibit highlights the brain through scientific images and works created by artists drawing from their own experiences with mental health disorders and brain diseases.

Where neuroscience meets art

Marilène Oliver (Art & Design) and Simonetta Sipione (Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences) discuss their involvement in "Connections", a new exhibition at the Royal Alberta Museum that brings the scientific and artistic together.

Libertine Fragrance founder finds scent success through a grounded approach to perfume

Industrial Design grad Josh Smith has developed a reputation for scents that fully express earthy elements.

The Long March @ the U of A