School of Art News Archive

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.

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.

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.

May 14, 2025 — 
On May 6, the Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) hosted the Faculty Recognition Reception. The event honours recipients of teaching awards, community engagement awards, Merit Awards, and those granted Tenure.

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.

April 30, 2025 — 
On Friday, April 25, the School of Art was abuzz with energy, joy, and celebration as we marked the opening of the 2025 BFA Honours Graduating Exhibition.

April 18, 2025 — 
Congratulations to School of Art student Malia Davis, who took home the win in this year’s TypeFight competition – a friendly but fierce typographic design battle hosted annually by the Projects in Design course.

April 9, 2025 — 
The School of Art at the University of Manitoba is proud to present the 2025 BFA Honours Graduating Exhibition, a bold and celebratory showcase of work by 17 graduating Honours students. This long-standing annual tradition marks the culmination of years of artistic development, experimentation, and critical inquiry — and offers a glimpse into the exciting future of contemporary art in Manitoba and Canada.

April 1, 2025 — 
On Wednesday nights, The Third Place, co-founded and School of Art Sessional Instructor Alana MacDougall, becomes a drop-in studio, where artists of all mediums and abilities are invited to work on their projects in the company of others.

March 20, 2025 — 
The School of Art at the University of Manitoba invites you to explore the creative spaces of our MFA students at the annual MFA Open Studio event.