Events

Yonder
Sarindar Dhaliwal, Brendan Fernandes, Rafael Goldchain, Jérôme Havre, Luis Jacob, Esmond Lee, Julius Poncelet Manapul, Sanaz and Mani Mazinani, Divya Mehra, Zinnia Naqvi, José Luis Torres, 2Fik, Blue Republic, Diana Yoo, Jinny Yu, Z’otz* Collective

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

PASSAGE + OBSTACLE is presented in cooperation with BRIDGES WATERLOO 2017.

Come and join us on Thursday September 14 for a Welcome Back Barbecue hosted by the Society of Fine Arts (SoFA) and the Fine Arts Department.  

Join us at 11:30 am on the grass at the front (facing Philip Street) of East Campus Hall to meet the faculty and your 2017 SoFA representatives and to find out what's planned for Fall 2017.  See you there.

UW Fine Arts invites you to our annual Shantz International Research Scholarship presentations. Each year, four Master of Fine Arts (MFA) students spend six weeks of their third term studying abroad with professional artists, and the Shantz scholarships make it possible.