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The Department of Visual Arts is all about ...

Learning from nationally and internationally respected artists, art historians and theoreticians
Having access the best of municipal, provincial and national art organizations
Combining studio practice, art history and theory
Getting top-quality, personalized education and become part of an artistic community

uOttawa goes to Venice
The Karsh Award 2014 awarded to Chantal Gervais

The City of Ottawa is pleased to announce that the 2014 Karsh Award will be presented to Chantal Gervais, Professor of photography and media arts at the Depatment of Visual Arts, University of Ottawa. Please join us for the exhibition.
Carol Wainio among 2014 Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts winners

We are proud to announce that Carol Wainio, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Visual Arts and painter, is being honoured with a Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts for her rich, tactile and complex works.
Training high-calibre artists

Renovations to the Department of Visual Arts’ heritage building will encourage creativity and talent.
Pictures from the 2014 Governor General’s Awards ceremony

Many professors, Alumni, Students, and friends of the University of Ottawa’s Department of Visual Arts attended the awards ceremony on March 26, 2014.