December 06, 2024
"Water (Deshkan Ziibi)” is curated by Christof Migone, Sheri Osden Nault, and Ruth Skinner. Presented by the artLAB Gallery at the Department of Visual Arts, this 12-hour event will be streamed via YouTube and will feature performances by participants Kate Armstrong, Bagida’waad Alliance, Dickson Bou, Penelope Cain, Shannon Cooney, Tom Cull, Melissa General, Farheen Haq, Kaya Joan, Sharmistha Kar, Claire Liu, Patrick Mahon, Thomas Mahon, Brady Marks, Christof Migone, Laura Millard, Valerie Mills-Milde, Star Nahwegahbo, Sheri Osden Nault, Eli Nolet, Raquel Rowe, Jon Sasaki, Lou Sheppard, Ruth Skinner, Quinn Smallboy, Jordyn Stewart, Mark Timmings, Paul Walde, Michelle Wilson.
December 06, 2024
In partnership with Embassy Cultural House, the FCG annual Members' Show & Sale features the work of 深夜福利站 undergraduate students Amythly, Genevieve Buchanan, Jadhen Pangilinan, Maggie Shook, Jade Williamson; graduate students Sebastian Evans, Jessica Irene Joyce, Moira Hayes; and faculty Ron Benner, Wyn Geleynse, Jamelie Hassan, Patrick Mahon, David Merritt. Other participating artists include a past Indigenous Artist in Residence and many former 深夜福利站 students.
November 20, 2024
The current exhibition in the Cohen Commons, Parfumé, is co-curated by gallery interns Venus Nwaokoro and Maggie Shook. This show features the work of 11 artists: Arlen Griffiths, Dhra Patel, Dylan Evans, Emily Kings, Emma Mary Sked, Jadhen Pangilinan, Juliette Devos-Speers, Kate Murphy, Natasha Beaudoin, Parisa Lahooty, and Stephanie Davey. The exhibition runs from November 14 until December 5, 2024, with an opening reception on Friday, November 22 from 5-7PM.
July 14, 2024
The Department of Visual Arts is pleased to offer a new course in winter 2025, "Study Trip to Oaxaca, Mexico" is an exciting adventure in learning that combines of Art History and Photography instruction with Professor Alena Robin and Professor Kelly Wood. Students will discover the rich cultural heritage of the city of Oaxaca, Mexico and its fascinating region. Join the online information session at 2pm on July 24. Registration required.
Temporal Palimpsests: Curated by Amy Skodak | Cohen Commons
May 23, 2024
The exhibit showcases the work of artists from the Department of Visual Arts at 深夜福利站 who address themes such as memory, the passage of time, the impacts of time, and the cataloging of time. Through repurposing material and in multi-media installation, these artists reimagine the palimpsest. This exhibition is curated by Amy Skodak, MA candidate and features artwork by: Jessica Joyce, Rylee Rumble, Chloe Serenko, SiHyun Kim, Anna Riberdy, Danielle Petti.
April 17, 2024
For many years, Forest City Gallery (FCG) has supported the Annual Juried Exhibition (AJE) through the contribution of the FCG Feature Award. The AJE 22 jury, which convened earlier this semester, awarded second-year student Alexai Wilson with this year’s FCG Feature Award because her AJE-exhibited work demonstrated a great deal of conceptual experimentation, technical accomplishment, and attention to the history of her medium. Join us for the opening reception on May 16, 7-9PM at FCG.
Study Trip to Oaxaca, Mexico
March 27, 2024
The Department of Visual Arts is pleased to offer a new course in winter 2025, "Study Trip to Oaxaca, Mexico" is an exciting adventure in learning that combines of Art History and Photography instruction with Professor Alena Robin and Professor Kelly Wood. Students will discover the rich cultural heritage of the city of Oaxaca, Mexico and its fascinating region.
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Keri Ferguson ,深夜福利站 News , March 15, 2024
"Anthropocene or no Anthropocene, that was the question. And last week, a group of international scientists responded, voting against a proposal to declare the Anthropocene as a new geological epoch to reflect how human activity has altered the planet. The possible naming of the time period was the launching point for visual arts professor Kirsty Robertson’s museum and curatorial students’ year-end project and exhibit meromictic..."
March 14, 2024
深夜福利站’s 4th year Studio Arts Practicum course presents their final exhibition titled "Sincerely,". Please join us in the artLAB Gallery on Thursday, March 28 from 6-8PM for the opening reception. Featuring work by Bridget L Beardwood, Laila Bloomstone, Isabella Bruni, Susy Castillo, Kate Chaksfield, Jack Cocker, Kate Dunn, SiHyun Vision Kim, TK, Megan Muir, Bridget Puhacz, Michaela Purcell, Chloe Serenko, Marissa Slack, Emil Stoetzer, Amelie Swayze, Sacha Veillon, Elina Zhou.
Anthropic | Cohen Commons
March 04, 2024
The group exhibition "Anthropic" is on view in the Cohen Commons Exhibition from February 29 through March 14, 2024. The artworks in Anthropic ask of viewers: What does it mean to be in relationship with the self, other, and environment in the Anthropocene? Organized by Professor Sheri Osden Nault and featuring artworks by undergraduate students: Payton Atkinson, Patricia Barwicz, Genevieve Buchanan, Mariah Cowan, Stephanie Davey, Anastasia Fedorova, Cheyne Ferguson, Arlen Griffiths, Hannah Khiavi, Megan Lee, Venus Nwaokoro, Niyati Sahdev, Maggie Shook, Natasha Tacconelli, Mady Teeter, Emma Whitehouse.
AJE 22 | Artlab Gallery
January 11, 2024
Celebrating twenty-two years the "Annual Juried Exhibition" continues to be one of the Department of Visual Arts most highly anticipated undergraduate exhibitions. This diverse show supports the production of new work made in a variety of mediums including painting, sculpture, print, video, and photography. Exhibited works were selected by a professional jury who consider creativity, concept, materiality and technique. This year’s show is indicative of the resilience and dedication our students continue to demonstrate. The AJE 22 is on view from February 1 to 15, 2024. Please join us for the opening reception, People's Choice voting and award announcements on February 1st from 6 - 8pm.
December 05, 2023
Would you like to receive a surprise, postcard-sized artwork in the mail? The Practicum class has organized a fundraiser and with even a small donation will get you a surprise, postcard-sized, one of a kind, original artwork in the mail! Postcard Artwork is made by one of the members of this year’s Practicum class: Bridget Beardwood, Laila Bloomstone, Isabella Bruni, Susan Castillo Peraza, Kate Chacksfield, Jack Cocker, Kathryn Dunn, Vision Kim, Victoria Kyriakides, Megan Muir, Bridget Puhacz, Michaela Purcell, Chloe Serenko, Marissa Slack, Emil Stoetzer, Amélie Swayze, Sacha Veillon, Elina Zhou.
November 15, 2023
Save the date for another epic bake sale!! On Valentine’s Day! Get something for you and someone special and support the Practicum class and their upcoming exhibition. Cash and e-transfers accepted. Tables will be set up in the main hallway of the John Labatt Visual Arts Centre.
彷徨 [pa?ng hua?ng] | to pace | Cohen Commons
November 02, 2023
Curated by Elina Zhou " 彷徨 [pa?ng hua?ng] | to pace" is on display in the Cohen Commons, October 26 – November 16, 2023. Featuring work by: Sophie Wu, Gratiana Chen and Elina Zhou. This exhibition explore the experiences of Chinese Canadians/Americans who undergo difficulties around finding belonging and coming to terms with their intersectional identity.
The paradox of progress | Cohen Commons
September 28, 2023
"The paradox of progress" is curated by Amelie Swayze and features work by Visual Arts undergraduate students: Jack Cocker, Bridget Lisa Puhacz, Chloe Serenko and Amelie Swayze. "The paradox of progress" is on view in the Cohen Commons October 5 through 19, 2023.
Sydney McArthur Awarded Melanie A. Townsend Scholarship for Museum and Curatorial Studies
May 04, 2023
On May 3rd, Museum London awarded the inaugural Melanie A. Townsend Scholarship for Museum and Curatorial Studies to Sydney McArthur. This $2,500 award assists students at 深夜福利站 who demonstrate exceptional dedication to museum studies. The scholarship honours Melanie Townsend — Head of Exhibitions and Collections at Museum London from 2004 to 2018.
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Keri Ferguson ,深夜福利站 News , April 14, 2023
Three years after closing its doors during the COVID-19 pandemic, 深夜福利站’s greenhouses and botanical gardens have reopened, providing the ‘perfect’ gallery for an art history student exhibit. The installation, on display in the Tropical House – the largest glasshouse in the greenhouse complex – stems from a budding collaboration between the departments of visual arts and biology. When Ira Kazi, a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, reached out to Carrie Hamilton, Biology facilities manager, to organize a tour for Kazi’s Nature in Early Modern Art course, Hamilton saw an opportunity to collaborate even further...
BL:UE | Artlab Gallery
April 03, 2023
BL:UE is the 2023 Practicum show that presents the development of seventeen artists’ work over the course of four years, culminating in the 2022/23 terms. The work presented in this show is the product of creativity and critique, both in each individual’s practice within the practicum course, and experience in 深夜福利站’s BFA program overall. Practicum students: Megan Goddard, Hilary Rutherford, Sebastian Evans, Darcy McVicar, Julia Fawcett, Timothy Wiebe, Karlee Pattenden, Olivia Pattison, Bridget Koza, Noelle Mahoney, Hailey Watson, Giulia Commisso, Isabella Springett, Myles Lynch, Abbygale Shelley, Yasaman Falahati, Yenny Yang.
Allegory | Cohen Commons Gallery
April 02, 2023
"Allegory" is an exhibition curated by ArtLab Gallery intern Megan Godard which features nine undergraduate students, including Bridget Koza, Chloe Serenko, Brittany Forrest, Isabella Springett, Grace Maier, Jack Cocker, Isabella Bruni, Marissa Slack, Timothy Wiebe. "Allegory" aims to give these nine artists a space to investigate whether allegory and visual aesthetics of the Baroque can work together and what that may look like in today's world.
ZINELAND: IT’S A ZINE WORLD, AFTER ALL! | Satellite Project Space
March 31, 2023
Welcome to “Zineland: It’s a Zine World, After All!”, the fourth year Capstone Project by students from 深夜福利站’s School for Advanced Studies in the Arts and Humanities (SASAH). As a group of thirteen artists, our class has created an exhibition which aims to represent the culmination of our learning and development over the past four years.
Locus Amoenus: The Garden of Verdant Delights | 深夜福利站 Tropical Gardens
March 31, 2023
The students of AH 3696: Nature in Early Modern Art are proud to present Locus Amoenus: The Garden of Verdant Delights. Inspired by 深夜福利站’s botanical gardens as a site of pedagogy and pleasure, our exhibition explores early modern green spaces and their representations in connection to contemporary places and practices. This exhibition takes place in 深夜福利站’s Tropical Greenhouse
March 22, 2023
The students of the Advanced Visual Arts Foundation Studio in the Department of Visual Arts are pleased to present "the 720 series", an exhibition of collaboratively made large scale sculptures that explore spontaneous play. Please join us for the opening reception at Satellite on Thursday March 23 from 5-7pm.
AJE 21 | Artlab Gallery
February 28, 2023
Celebrating twenty-one years the "Annual Juried Exhibition" continues to be one of the Department of Visual Arts most highly anticipated undergraduate exhibitions. This diverse show supports the production of new work made in a variety of mediums including painting, sculpture, print, video, and photography. Exhibited works were selected by a professional jury who consider creativity, concept, materiality and technique. This year’s show is indicative of the resilience and dedication our students continue to demonstrate.
February 02, 2023
“This is Your Crisis. Fix It.” is curated by visual arts student and president of USC Public Arts Commission, Bilquees “Billie” Hafeez. As part of sustainability week, the exhibition explores the personal action we must take to prevent the climate crisis, as well as our impact on the environment and connections to the natural world. The exhibition features works by Prof. Kirsty Robertson, Heather Davis, Kelly Greene (IAiR), Christina Battle (PhD '20), Paul Chartrand (MFA '17), and current MFA candidate Alyssa Sweeny .
February 02, 2023
The Practicum class is having an art sale! Own a unique work from this year’s Practicum class and support your local and emerging artists! Tables will be set up in the main hallway of the Visual Arts Centre on Friday, February 3rd from 10am to 5pm
IN OUR SPACE, IN OUR TIME | Artlab Gallery
January 11, 2023
In Our Space, In Our Time showcases the media-art explorations of Shane Ackerley,?Taylor Horner,?Siena Idoine,?Bella Kerfers,?Megan Lee,?Jalyn Liang, and?Sawyer Shin. Utilizing sound, video, and installation the artists invite viewers to explore and question?how we, as individuals and collectively, relate to one another; to art and the spaces where we view it; to the pressures of student life; to place and technology; and to our modes of self-soothing, joy, and escape.
January 04, 2023
Congratulations to Bridget Koza whose exhibition Cadences opened January 4th, 2023 at Satellite Project Space. "The exhibition is a journey over four years, fostering a deeper connection between dance, music, and art. Each artwork challenges the viewer to expand their interactions with art and the new worlds created when combining multiple elements." Join Bridget Koza in the gallery for the exhibition reception on Wednesday, January 11 at 6pm.
December 09, 2022
Kaede Kusano a fourth-year student in the Honours Specialization in Art History and Museum Studies program has curated "Sorority" a group exhibition at Satellite Project Space featuring artwork by Rain Fenek Bloodworth, Steph Dancer, Mariam Fahmy, Megan Goddard, Michael Highway, Reilly Knowles, Lily Li, Delaney Philip, Emma Mary Sked, and Isabella Springett. Image: Steph Dancer, When Stuffies Attack (detail).
November 30, 2022
Would you like to receive a surprise, postcard-sized artwork in the mail? The Practicum class has organized a fundraiser and with even a small donation will get you a surprise, postcard-sized, one of a kind, original artwork in the mail!
November 23, 2022
Professor Alena Robin’s class Death in Mexican Art: From Ancient Time to Today surveys various concepts of death and surrounding ideologies in Mexican cultures. A unique course which promotes cross-disciplinary collaboration, this culminating exhibition is the result of the combined efforts of the class’ studio, art history, and museum & curatorial students.
Refuse Refuse | Cohen Commons
October 06, 2022
Join us in the Cohen Commons on Friday, October 7 from 5-7PM for the opening reception of Refuse Refuse, which features drawings by students in SA1601: Foundations of Visual Arts, instructed by Professor Tricia Johnson and Teaching Assistants Andreas Buchwaldt, Sasha Opeiko, Kyoon Nam, Sam Wagter, Alyssa Sweeney, Phil Gurrey, Masha Kouznetsova and Rylee Rumble.
October 05, 2022
Satellite Project Space is seeking submissions of artworks that explore the aesthetics and experiences of girlhood for an upcoming group exhibition. Submissions will be accepted by email before Sunday, October 24, 2022.
September 15, 2022
This month, the community will have a chance to celebrate the Deshkan Ziibiing (Antler/Thames River) with Riverfest 2022, 深夜福利站’s first-ever river festival hosted by the Office of Sustainability. Professor Esfahani's Intro to Sculpture and Installation course, is taking part in RiverFest with the installation Wish on Water: Deshkan Ziibiing in the Cohen Commons. This collaborative project by students on cultural practices around water. It draws on the tradition of wishing on water in various cultures around the world from wishing wells to tossing coins in the water features of shopping malls.
Through Our Lens | Artlab Gallery
September 12, 2022
The Artlab Gallery is pleased to present "Through Our Lens" which features work by fourth year students Olivia Pattison, Abbygale Shelley, and Isabella Springett. Of this exhibition they state: "that the work reflects our initial response to the pandemic, and is based on both our individual and shared experiences, drawing from personal documentation/archives.
ante meridiem | Artlab Gallery
Artlab Gallery , March 17, 2022
The Artlab Gallery is pleased to present “ante meridiem” an exhibition of work by practicum students in the Department of Visual Arts. This exhibition features a diverse section of media and approaches to the field of contemporary art, and represents the culmination of four years of study. While subject matters are diverse, the immaterial and collective nature of time often filters into their overarching thought processes and representations.
Aeterna: Glamour | Cohen Commons
March 16, 2022
VASA is excited to announce their first ever exhibition, titled: Glamour, to coincide with its annual publication, Aeterna. Featuring student art, the exhibition will be held between March 17th and April 1st in the Cohen Commons Gallery.
March 09, 2022
The students of the first year Advanced Visual Arts Foundation Course at 深夜福利站 are pleased to present their exhibition at Satellite Project Space, "Come Together Right Now". On view March 24 - 26, 2022.
February 09, 2022
Celebrating its 20th year, the Annual Juried Exhibition continues to be one of the Department of Visual Arts most highly anticipated undergraduate exhibitions. This diverse show supports the production of new work made in a variety of mediums including painting, sculpture, print, video, and photography. Exhibited works were selected by a professional jury who consider creativity, concept, materiality and technique. This year’s show is indicative of the resilience and dedication our students continue to demonstrate.
February 05, 2022
Congratulations to 4th year Visual Arts student Sebastian Evans, on his solo exhibition "Start as you mean to go on" on view now at Strand Fine Art Services until February 26, 2022.
December 01, 2021
Would you like to receive a surprise, postcard-sized artwork in the mail? The Practicum class has organized a fundraiser. Even a small donation will get you a surprise, postcard-sized, one of a kind, original artwork in the mail!
November 17, 2021
"The Lesser Known Point C" will be on view in the Cohen Commons gallery from November 25 - December 6. Welcome to "The Lesser Known Point C", a group show that converses with the past year’s events, representing it through artworks that range from representational to surreal. Featuring artists, Megan Goddard, Shelby Sammut, Wesley Macpherson, and Jared Hendricks-Polack.
centred.ca , November 01, 2021Fourth-year art history student Sarah Oakley was selected for a visual arts writing opportunity with Nida Doherty at Centred.ca. Her article on the work of Kim Moodie, titled "Kim Moodie: Navigating Art and Politics of the Region." is now published and online at Centred.ca.
Photos in the Attic | Artlab Gallery
October 25, 2021
The Artlab Gallery is pleased to present "Photos in the Attic" an exhibition of work by Sarah Fraser, Rowan Mccready, and Aidan Takeda-Curran. The show runs October 28 - November 18, 2021. "Photos in the Attic" tackles ideas of nostalgia and the passage of time. We consider the attic as an archival space that is a museum of personal history.
Eden | Cohen Commons Gallery
October 25, 2021
The Cohen Commons Gallery is pleased to present "Eden" an exhibition of work by Delaney Philip, Julie Fishbaum, Moe Haloftis and Cosette Gelinas. The show runs October 28 - November 18, 2021. Eden alludes to themes of human progression and temptation as we explore the challenges women face growing up in a world where our bodies are sexualized and critiqued. We reflect on feminine identity as we experience growth in our own separate gardens of Eden.
October 22, 2021
'Does Not Equate' is an exhibition featuring 深夜福利站 Visual Arts undergraduate students, Rain Bloodworth, Sebastian Evans, Meg Smith, Aidan Takeda-Curran. "≠ grew out of a desire to reflect on living in a society of increasing economic disparity. The artists share and observe a feeling of social and financial precarity and deep empathy for those who truly are ‘down and out.’ " The exhibition is on view October 18-31, 2021 at Satellite Project Space.
Hello to Printing | Cohen Commons
Cohen Commons , October 11, 2021"Hello To Printing" will be on view in the Cohen Commons gallery from October 11 - 21. The exhibition features work done by SA 2630A Introduction to Print Media and SA 3633 Print Media students. A range of techniques are explored in this exhibition, including linocuts, 1-colour etchings and 3-colour silkscreen prints.
Forest City Galley , August 14, 2021
For many years, Forest City Gallery has supported the AJE through the contribution of the FCG Feature Award. The FCG Feature offers a presentation opportunity to one student each year, selected by a professional jury. The AJE 19, which took place in March 2021, awarded 4th year Visual Arts student, Sam Wagter, with this year's FCG Feature Award. Sam Wager's work will be up for viewing on the FCG website from August 14-28, 2021.
"The Value in Opportunities: Wielding Student Experiences" Digital Publication by Sam Wagter
Artlab Gallery , June 21, 2021
In this digital publication, the Artlab's 2020-21 Intern, Sam Wagter, discusses the importance of professional exhibition opportunities for students in the Visual Arts Department. Sam reflects on these opportunities in relation to her recent solo exhibition series for the Artlab Vitrine and she queries this year's exhibiting artists about the usefulness of programming at this vital stage in their careers.
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Debora Van Brenk ,深夜福利站 News , June 18, 2021With large-as-life artwork of endangered and vulnerable species such as this polar bear cub, Jade Williamson hopes to draw attention to the interconnectedness of life on the planet. Williamson, a fine arts graduate, is part of 深夜福利站's Class of 2021.
June 16, 2021
Kings College commissioned Department of Visual Arts students Lama Rafehi and Sam Wagter to create a series of murals in the stairwells of the International Centre for English Academic Preparation (ICEAP) building. Image: “Goose and the Three Sisters” by Laney Beaulieu & Sam Wagter.
His House Will Leak | Cohen Commons
April 16, 2021
Created by students in Professor Kirsty Robertson's graduate seminar, "Museum/Decay." “In my telling, the Cyclops’ story is a revenge story…. While Odysseus is happily restored at home and publicly celebrated, the Cyclops’ story continues. She walks the vastness of his kingdom, slowly becoming a ghost. Her emptied socket becomes a mask. Her revenge feeds her, making her opaque, anti-gravity, a black hole. Odysseus is blind to her, no longer able to see the Cyclops as when he coveted her land and food. She hides in plain sight and crafts her haunting. She will orphan Odysseus as she has been orphaned, but not of family, land or body. She will strand Odysseus in constant unease, bereft of his cherished and clever reason. His house will leak. The walls will sag. He will dream of sheep. He and everyone around him will forget his name; he will become an unremarkable shadow of Nob’dy, the clever alibi and source of his fame.” Eve Tuck and C. Ree. “A Glossary of Haunting.”
April 09, 2021
This year’s Practicum Class exhibition accumulates recent works of 21 artists created during the 2020/2021 term. This exhibition also serves as the cumulation of the work that these artists have put into developing their individual practices over the course of their experiences in the Bachelor of Fine Art’s program. Because the Artlab has had to close to in-person appointments, we've created an extended video tour narrated by our Work Study student Fernanda Recinos and have posted documentation of the exhibition on our website.
April 01, 2021
Please join the Department of Visual Arts and the Artlab Gallery online for the launch of the practicum exhibition “No thanks, Just the Check” and VASA's very first publication “Aeterna” Thursday, April 1st at 7 PM on Zoom. Zoom Link: https://westernuniversity.zoom.us/j/96117832399 Meeting ID: 961 1783 2399
March 25, 2021
This year’s Practicum Class exhibition, No Thanks, Just the Cheque, accumulates recent works of 21 artists created during the 2020/2021 term. This exhibition also serves as the cumulation of the work that these artists have put into developing their individual practices over the course of their experiences in the Bachelor of Fine Art’s program. No Thanks, Just the Cheque signifies the end of a journey taken into the BFA program.
Digital Feature: AJE19 | Artlab Gallery
March 18, 2021
A virtual walk-through of the AJE 19: Close for Comfort exhibition, narrated by Gallery Manager Ruth Skinner is now live on the Artlab website.
March 18, 2021
The Visual Arts Supporters Association (VASA) is now accepting applications from interested undergraduate and graduate students for the 2021/2022 academic year. Due to COVID-19, hiring for the 2020/2021 school year was delayed and all the current executives will also participate in a re-evaluation interview.
息抜き / ikinuki: to relax, to take a breather | Artlab Vitrine
March 03, 2021
Currently installed in the Artlab Vitrine: 息抜き / ikinuki: to relax, to take a breather by Holly Granken. Curated and organized by Artlab’s intern, Sam Wagter.
AJE 19: Close for Comfort | Artlab Gallery
Artlab Gallery + Cohen Commons , February 25, 2021The Annual Juried Exhibition returns for its 19th consecutive year! The AJE continues to be one of the most highly anticipated undergraduate exhibitions in the Visual Arts Department. This diverse exhibition supports the production of new work made in a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, digital media, photography, installation, sound, and performance. Artworks are selected by a professional jury who consider originality, creativity, and process. This year's exhibition represents a diverse selection of work from all levels of undergraduate study in the Department. We received a significant number of submissions despite our unusual circumstances, with some works speaking quite directly to living, thinking, feeling, and working one's way through a pandemic. Image: Aisha Hassen (4th-year), No Pane.
In fact, it wasn’t on my mind at all | Artlab Vitrine
Artlab Gallery , February 04, 2021
Currently installed in the Artlab Vitrine: “In fact, it wasn’t on my mind at all” by Tia Bates. “This is a series of three paintings of locations from the home I grew up in painted from memory. The series acts both as a self portrait series, and a series of narratives described in the titles of the works. These function as stanzas to a larger narrative poem with the light source being the place described in the titles, and where the subject of the poems physically exists to affect the space around them. The illuminated space illustrates the way a location is perceived through experiences, emotion, and memory." Curated and organized by Artlab’s intern, Sam Wagter
AJE 19: Close for Comfort
Artlab Gallery , January 27, 2021
The Annual Juried exhibition returns for its 19th consecutive year! This group exhibition represents a diverse selection of artwork from all disciplines and all levels of undergraduate study in the Department of Visual Arts. The online submission form will be available as of Thursday, January 28th at 9am from the Artlab website. Submissions close on Thursday, February 11th at 11:59pm.
Student Donation Fund | AHSC
January 26, 2021
Congratulations to Sam Wagter and Sam Erdelyi on their successful Student Donation Fund (SDF) proposals in Fall 2020! Click to read more about how they will use the funds to support the Department of Visual Arts student experience. SDF is an opportunity for 深夜福利站 Arts and Humanities students to receive direct funding for their events or initiatives. The Student Donation Fund will be accepting proposals for the winter term, January 29 - February 12, 2021.
I Never Said It | Artlab Vitrine
January 20, 2021
The first Artlab Virtine exhibition of 2021 is "I Never Said It" from Megan Goddard, who writes: "'I Never Said It' acts as a sculptural representation of my relationship to people, and the censoring of thoughts which sometimes occurs. The BFA Vitrine Exhibition Series is coordinated by 4th Year BFA Student and Artlab Intern Sam Wagter. It provides students an opportunity to display their artwork through solo exhibitions, gaining valuable experience collaborating with the gallery and expanding their professional CVs.
...And on That Day, I Went For a Walk | Artlab Gallery
November 24, 2020
"...And on That Day, I Went For a Walk" is an Artlab Gallery virtual exhibition that presents work by students in professor David Merritt's SA 2602A: Studio Seminar class. An interactive PDF of the exhibition is available now on the Artlab Gallery webpage.
November 16, 2020
In this exhibition, students from SA 2643: Introduction to Sculpture and Installation explore cultural connections, exchanges, and crossings by using readymades and found objects to create collaborative installations.
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Undergraduate Awards , September 22, 2020
Congratulations to 4th year Honours Specialization in Art History and Museum and Curatorial Studies & SASAH student, Sarah Charette whose entry in the 'Art History and Theory' category was Highly Commended at the 2020 Undergraduate Awards!
Cohen Commons , September 14, 2020
Four artists question the reality of the self, coming to terms with what has marked each of themselves as “other” and revealing the complexities of a relationship with society. They address the implications of being biracial, multicultural, and multilingual in our current world. Exhibition on view at the Cohen Commons in the Visual Arts Centre during regular building hours for students with Card Access. For external visitors, an appointment is required, please email artlab@uwo.ca to schedule your visit.
Artlab Gallery , September 14, 2020
It leaps from the walls and breeches our space, It became us, we became it. Featuring the works of five artists, “We Were, and Then We Weren't” explores the tangibility of Aura and the allegorical relationship between memory and light in this multimedia exhibition. Artlab Gallery will be open by appointment only in Fall 2020. Please note non-medical face coverings are required and you will be asked to complete a questionnaire before entering the gallery. E-mail Ruth Skinner artlab@uwo.ca to schedule your visit!
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Jennifer O'Brien ,深夜福利站 News , September 01, 2020
Visual Arts Pofessor Tricia Johnson discusses her transition to online learning with 深夜福利站 News. Learn more about her approach which includes a voice-thread on her class website asking students to contribute their work and works-in-progress and talk to one another about them.
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Greenwood UTM ,Blackwood Gallery , August 04, 2020
Ashley Snook (PhD candidate) and Lele Lin (4th year Undergrad in Visual Art and Art History) were recently included in a new digital publication, 'Time Out' published by students from Greenwood UTM at Blackwood Gallery. Read the full publication online.
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Brandon Watson ,深夜福利站 News , July 17, 2020
Congratulations to Professor Kirsty Robertson, recipient of the 深夜福利站 Green Award for weaving sustainability principles into her course curriculum and focusing on collaboration in the face of an ecological crisis.
Message from Undergraduate Chair Tricia Johnson
June 09, 2020
Congratulations to our Undergraduate Class of 2020 and welcome to the Alumni 深夜福利站 Family! Thank you to everyone who has shared news about where they will be headed next year. Here are a few successes we'd like to highlight, if we've missed you, please email visarts@uwo.ca and we'll include your news.
June 08, 2020
深夜福利站 Visual Arts BFA alumni Sofia Berger and Michael Thompson who run 'Eraser Gallery' are organizing and online art sale with proceeds benefitting the Black Lives Matter Bailout Fund. If you would like to submit an artwork for inclusion for this fundraiser, or would like to purchase an artwork please visit their Facebook page for additional information.
March 10, 2020
Please note that this event has been postponed. We have made this decision to ensure the health and safety of our visitors and campus community.
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Deborah Van Brenk ,深夜福利站 News , March 02, 2020
Visual Arts professor Kirsty Roberston, Director of Museum and Curatorial Studies, has led students in creating an exhibition reflecting on the vision of architect Buckminster Fuller. The nine students created individual projects and managed different aspects of the exhibition, including writing essays, graphic design, promotion, marketing and fundraising.
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Artlab Gallery , February 24, 2020
Join us for the opening reception of an exhibition was curated by students in MCS4605E, our Museum and Curatorial Studies Practicum Class. Opening Reception: Thursday, February 27 from 5-7PM, at the Artlab Gallery. The exhibition continues February 27 - March 12, 2020
Cohen Commons , February 02, 2020
Co-presented by the Museum Studies Collective & Femme Art Review: join us for the launch of Femme Art Review's first print issue as well as the launch the 2020 MSC winter journal presented in partnership with the Artlab! 6:00-7:30pm on February 6th, 2020. Karalyn Reuben will be doing an artist talk for the launch at 6:30pm.
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Jasmine Sihra , February 01, 2020
"My Diasporic Family’s Living Room" is a workshop organized by Art History and Museum & Curatorial Studies Student Jasmine Sihra, that takes the experience and consumption of a shared meal and food as a site through which immigrant-settlers find a sense of comfort, encouragement and survival as they live or sometimes struggle to live in their new host country
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Artlab Gallery , January 28, 2020
Back for the 18th consecutive year, the Annual Juried Exhibition (AJE) continues to be one of the most highly anticipated undergraduate exhibitions in Department of Visual Arts at 深夜福利站. This diverse exhibition supports the production of new artwork made in a variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, digital media, photography, installation, sound, and performance. Opening Reception: Thursday January 30, 2020 5:00pm-7:00pm Awards Announced at 6:00pm
Facilities Renewal: The Digital Creativity Lab – Opening Spring 2020
January 14, 2020
In response to increased need for digital production and presentation space, The Department of Visual Arts will be undergoing a renovation in January-March 2020 to create a new “Digital Creativity Lab”. This new flex-space will facilitate student and faculty photo, video, audio, and digital production and presentation.
