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VAAH Artspaces Art Fundamentals 2021
Hadia Hassan and Deanna Gisborne

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Hadia Hassan and Deanna Gisborne Online Exhibition

  

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Visual Art and Art History

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Wild Apples (The Fruit of Labour)

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Our Alumni

Diane Borsato

Diane Borsato is an Associate Professor at the University of Guelph where she teaches advanced courses in Experimental Studio. She was awarded the Victor Martyn-Lynch Staunton Award from the Canada Council for the Arts, and was twice nominated for the Sobey Art Award. She has exhibited at the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Banff Centre for the Arts, the National Art Centre and in galleries and museums internationally.

Diane Borsato Professor, University of Guelph
Visual Arts BFA 1997

Brendan Fernandes

Brendan Fernandes is a Canadian contemporary artist. He specializes in installation and visual art and currently serves as a faculty member at Northwestern University teaching art theory and practice. His 2019 exhibitions include the Guggenheim, The Whitney Biennial, and the Smithsonian Museum of American Art.

Brendan Fernandes Installation and Visual Artist
Visual Arts BFA 2002

Christina Sanita

After receiving a certificate in Public History in the Department of Visual Arts & Art History, Christina Sanita received an internship at the Archives of Ontario. For the internship Christina created a case exhibition titled “Miles Away in the Mediterranean” showcasing travel letters and documents from 1922 that originally belonged to the McLaughlin family and now reside in the archives.

Christina Sanita Teacher Candidate
Art History BFA 2019

The milestones I’ve reached are thanks to the careful efforts of my professors, who encouraged me to expand my style into uncharted territories and pushed me to be critical and self-determined.
John Lowndes, BFA 2014
Artist and Commercial Photographer

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York U hosts Ontario’s only in-person National Portfolio Day event following two-year hiatus

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FilipiNEXT investigates the legacies, transformations, and aspirations of Filipinx people on Turtle Island

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Goldfarb Summer Institute explores contemporary painting, curatorial practices

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Prof. Hudson leads major research project supporting Inuit culture, art and ways of life

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