Art News Archive
School of Art
Wally Dion: a thousand tiny prayers opens at the School of Art Gallery – Nov 6
October 23, 2025 —
Wally Dion: a thousand tiny prayers opens at the School of Art Gallery
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Exchange as a Symmetrical Gesture caps the Visiting Curator Program with readings, curatoral panel, and publication launch
September 29, 2025 —
The School of Art Gallery (SOAG) invites the UM community and the public to Exchange as a Symmetrical Gesture, an evening that celebrates the culmination of SOAG’s multi-year Visiting Curator Program with a reading, a curatorial panel, and the launch of three new publications.
School of Art
Free Press: Art to art talk – Podcast paints verbal portraits of array of creative careers, disciplines
September 9, 2025 —
Nobody told Madison Beale how to find a career in art, so the 25-year-old is figuring it out herself, one podcast episode at a time.
Faculty of Graduate Studies
FGPS to Host Third Annual Three Minute Postdoctoral Speaking Competition
September 4, 2025 —
Eight postdoctoral fellows are set to take the stage this year, ready to share their groundbreaking work in a way that is both easy to understand and inspiring.
School of Art
CBC Manitoba: To Canadians, he’s Manitoba’s greatest architect. To this artist, he’s grandpa
August 21, 2025 —
Anna Binta Diallo, an assistant professor at the University of Manitoba’s School of Art, is opening a new exhibition at Galerie Buhler Gallery that reflects on the legacy of her grandfather, renowned Manitoba architect Étienne Gaboury.
School of Art
New and Noteworthy: Queer Histories, Print Culture, and Land-Based Practice Among 2025–26 Course Highlights at the School of Art
August 2, 2025 —
The School of Art at the University of Manitoba continues to expand its offerings with a dynamic lineup of new and returning courses for Fall 2025 and Winter 2026.
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Celebrating Grace Nickel: Inaugural Archambeau Award of Distinction Recipient
May 16, 2025 —
The School of Art is proud to recognize faculty member Grace Nickel, who has been named the first-ever recipient of the Robert and Meridel Archambeau Award of Distinction, presented by the Manitoba Craft Council (MCC) as part of its 2025 Craft Awards.
School of Art
Coffee, Art, and Coast-to-Coast Experience: A Q+A with Dr. Stephen Runge
May 15, 2025 —
With a career that spans piano performance, teaching, and administration—not to mention a high school art career that still lives on in his parents’ home—Dr. Stephen Runge brings creativity, curiosity, and coast-to-coast Canadian experience to his new role as Director of the School of Art and Dean of the Desautels Faculty of Music at the University of Manitoba.
School of Art
2025 MFA Thesis Exhibitions at the School of Art, University of Manitoba
May 14, 2025 —
This spring, the School of Art and School of Art Gallery proudly present the thesis exhibitions of graduating MFA students from the University of Manitoba. Featuring six individual exhibitions, the series highlights the range and diversity of contemporary art practice—spanning performance, painting, sculpture, ceramics, video, and installation.
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Formed Impressions: Printmaking Students Showcase Work at Martha Street Studio
May 10, 2025 —
Martha Street Studio and the School of Fine Arts Student Association (SOFASA) present Formed Impressions, a student-led exhibition celebrating the creative work of printmaking students from the University of Manitoba School of Art.