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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
- A series of four art exhibitions presented by Faculty of Arts students
Students from the Curating Contemporary Art course have developed a series of art exhibitions that will be presented at various locations on campus from November to March.
Passages
Composition
125 Years: An Exhibition/Une Exposition: 125 Ans
Breaking Point - The Department of Visual Arts at the University of Ottawa is organizing portfolio nights in order to meet grade 12 students interested in the visual arts programs, to help with portfolio preparation and present in more details the visual arts programs.
- The 2013 Shirley Thomson Memorial Lecture
Amelia JonesPerformance and "Relationality" in the 1970s: Chris Burden and the Conceptual Body
The Department of Visual Arts of the University of Ottawa and The School for Studies in Art and Culture of Carleton University present the third annual Shirley Thomson Memorial Lecture, which will be given by Amelia Jones. - Jacqueline Fry Scholarship Winners
The Jacqueline Fry Scholarship was instituted by the Student's Association of the Faculty of Arts in 1992, in memory of Professor Jacqueline Fry. This scholarship of $ 1,500.00 is awarded to fourth year students in recognition of the quality and merit of their work.
Congratulations to the Winners!
First Prize: Marissa Baumeister
Second Prize: Scott Bradford - 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.
Research
Research Perspectives is a journal of discovery and invention from the University of Ottawa.
