Faculty

Opening reception: Thursday May 4, 5:00–8:00 pm

The Department of Fine Arts and UWAG present the first of two thesis exhibitions by Master of Fine Arts (MFA) candidates from the graduate program in Fine Arts at the University of Waterloo. MFA Thesis gives the campus and community-at-large an opportunity to see the end result of two years of intensive research and studio production by emerging visual artists.

Opening reception: Thursday April 13, 5:00–8:00 pm

The Department of Fine Arts and UWAG present the first of two thesis exhibitions by Master of Fine Arts (MFA) candidates from the graduate program in Fine Arts at the University of Waterloo. MFA Thesis gives the campus and community-at-large an opportunity to see the end result of two years of intensive research and studio production by emerging visual artists.

Please join us for the closing party of Technically Art on Friday April 7th from 6-10 pm at the Critical Media Lab, 44 Gaukel Street, Kitchener.

Technically Art is an exhibition of interactive artworks resulting from a collaboration between Fine Arts and Engineering students in the Tech Art course (Fine 392/GenE 499).

Technically Art is an exhibition of interactive artworks resulting from a collaboration between Fine Arts and Engineering students in the Tech Art course (Fine 392/GenE 499).

The work is on display at the Critical Media Lab, 44 Gaukel Street, Kitchener daily from Wednesday April 5th to Saturday April 8th, 12-5 pm. 

The closing party is Friday April 7th from 6-10 pm.
 

Maggie Groat is a visual artist working in a variety of media including collage, sculpture, artists’ books, site-specific interventions, and field studies. Forming an ongoing research-based practice, Groat's work explores studies for possible futures, salvage practices, relationships and reconnections to place and ancient knowledge systems from an indigenous perspective.

As part of the Winter 2017 Shantz Visiting Artist Series, Lori Blondeau will speak about her artistic practice which includes photography, installation and performance.

Lori is a Cree/Saulteaux/Metis artist who lives in Saskatchewan.

The University of Waterloo Art Gallery and UW Fine Arts are pleased to present artists Esmond Lee, Julius Poncelet Manapul and Diana Yoo discussing their participation in the current exhibition Yonder. The evening will feature frank conversations around the ideas, motivations and processes informing their work. Exhibition co-curator Mona Filip will also be on hand to provide an overview of the project.

IGNITE celebrates four years of studio practice. It encompasses the culmination of all of our efforts and embodies the varying themes and ideas explored by our graduating class. IGNITE is an action that represents the spark of a new beginning, one that will inevitably fuel the fires of our future.