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University of Ottawa Visual Arts professors are nationally and internationally recognized artists, art historians and theoreticians with active careers in their respective fields. They bring to their teaching both high-level professional experience and in-depth knowledge of historical and contemporary art activity and discourse.
Information for students
- Centre for Global and Community Engagement
Apply your studies to real world situations, in ways that benefit the community. - Faculty of Arts Students - Undergraduate
- Faculty of Arts Students - Graduate
- Do you have questions? Do you need help? The Student Mentoring Centre is here to help students in the Faculty of Arts adjust to university life and succeed in their studies.
News
- Édith-Anne Pageot, Department of Visual Arts, is the recipient of the APTPUO 2013 Part-Time Professor of the Year Award
She received this award in recognition of her exceptional teaching qualities, motivation, creativity and dedication to her students. Congratulations! - Visual arts alumnus recognized at the RBC Canadian Painting Competition
An honourable mention awarded to Colin Muir Dorward (MFA’13) at the RBC Canadian Painting Competition for his work Labyrinthineon, which is now a permanent part of the RBC's Corporate Art Collection. Congratulations to alumnus Colin Muir Dorward, and finalist and MFA student Jessica Bell. -
Exhibitions of Final Thesis Projects by MFA Graduates
The University of Ottawa's Department of Visual Arts is pleased to announce that the members of the master of fine arts (MFA) graduating class will be presenting their final thesis projects this summer in galleries across the Ottawa-Gatineau region. A must-see! - Faculty professor exhibits work at one of the world’s largest photography festivals
Penumbra, a collection of work by visual arts professor Andrew Wright, has been included as one of 10 Primary Exhibitions at the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, the largest photography event in the world. - New Battleground
SAKAHÀ
BFA graduating student VICTORIA RANSOM is selected to show in an exhibition organized by The National Gallery: SAKAHÀN
Exhibition from April 26 to May 19
Openning Friday 17 May 2013 at 6:30 PM
Sakahàn: meaning "to light [a fire]" in the language of the Algonquin, is the National Gallery of Canada's largest survey of recent Indigenous art. AXENÉO7 is proud to be one of the partnering venues and to present Victoria Ransom.
- Graduating visual art students present their final projects in MOMENTUM
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Lee Jones, editor and founder Art & Science Journal, and currently a student in English and History and Theory of Art, presents “Artworks with Themes of Science” at TedxUOttawa event
- Part-time professor Jakub Zdebik’s book, Deleuze and the Diagram: Aesthetic Threads in Visual Organization, has just been published by Continuum Press and is available in Canada from the beginning of August. His book explores visual concepts such as schemas, maps and architectural plans from a philosophical perspective. The concepts in the book make up a methodology through which to analyse abstract visual art.
Research
Research Perspectives is a journal of discovery and invention from the University of Ottawa.
