School of Art News Archive

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Galleries West: Judy Anderson and Katherine Boyer — mâmawohkamâtowak
November 21, 2024 —
A conversation (and new exhibition) between Judy Anderson and School of Art Assistant Professor Katherine Boyer.

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School of Art Gallery presents Jade Yumang: Next Door, Around the Corner, Inside the Bathhouse, By the Sea and Back
November 12, 2024 —
Opening November 21 in the School of Art Gallery, Next Door, Around the Corner, Inside the Bathhouse, By the Sea and Back delves into the fluid and evolving dimensions of diasporic identity.

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Unearthing Sustainability: Local Clay Project in School of Art’s Low-Fire Ceramics Class
October 31, 2024 —
October’s Sustainability Month at the University of Manitoba brought new light to the impactful and innovative Local Clay project led by School of Art Professor Grace Nickel and her students in the Low-Fire Ceramics class.

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Indigenous art exhibition opens Oct. 30 at the School of Art Gallery
October 29, 2024 —
The UM community is invited to attend the opening of the "Awakening Spirit" exhibition, part of the Indigenous Student Led Indigenous Art Program.

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Announcing the Rounding Out: Lunch and Learn Series
October 20, 2024 —
The School of Art Diversity and Inclusion (DI) Committee is proud to announce the launch of a new initiative, the Lunch and Learn series.

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Winnipeg Free Press: Play and unpredictability, Artist-mother collaborates with children
October 11, 2024 —
Eight years ago, when Franco-Manitoban contemporary artist Dominique Rey was in Europe for an artist residency, her husband captured an indelible image of her playing with their daughter, Madeleine Coar, who was one and a half at the time.

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Winnipeg Free Press: Recentring visual artist Sheila Butler and her female gaze
September 23, 2024 —
Sheila Butler: Other Circumstances, a retrospective exhibition now on view at the School of Art Gallery, University of Manitoba.

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School of Art on the passing of Deanna Shawneen “Shawn” Anderson
September 17, 2024 —
It is with deep sadness that we learn of the passing of Deanna Shawneen Anderson, affectionately known as Shawn, on August 27, 2024, at the age of 84, after a brief battle with cancer. Shawn served as the Administrative Assistant at the School of Art (SoA), University of Manitoba, from the mid-1970s until her retirement in 2000.

St. John's College News
Exploring the world through art
September 9, 2024 —
The 2024 St John's College art competition winner uses art to showcase the natural beauty he sees around him while producing it in the way he visualizes it.

Provost and Vice-President (Academic) News
Announcing the Merit Award Recipients of 2023
September 5, 2024 —
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2023 Merit Awards. Merit Awards are awarded to faculty members for their outstanding achievements in teaching, research, scholarly work and creative activities, and service in three different categories.