DEPARTMENT of STUDIO ARTS
SCHOLARLY & CREATIVE ACTIVITY
Our faculty members receive research, performance and project grants, work as professional artists and exhibit their work in galleries and festivals locally, nationally and internationally. They collaborate with students, whose artistic practice thrives under their guidance and mentorship.
Faculty work
Our faculty are passionate about their artistic, creative and research practices. As well as teaching the next generation of artists, they work as writers, curators and artists in residence, participate in exhibitions and screenings, and lead professional arts and academic boards.
Student work
Our students produce an eclectic collection of art in a variety of mediums: installation, sculpture, digital and extended media, painting, book art and performance art. Their work is displayed at events throughout the year, culminating in an exhibition of graduating students’ work each spring.
Golden Hour by Naomi Bly was commissioned by the Alumni Association and given to MacEwan's Fall 2023 graduates to commemorate their big day. “This piece communicates hope and joy by bringing the symbols carved into MacEwan's ceremonial mace to life,” says Naomi.
They Shouldered Their Burdens arose from a place of grief after Sydney Pickering learned that both her mother and grandmother were victims of the Sixties Scoop. The work, made from deer hide and other natural materials, “represents the beginning of a long journey of healing for me and my family.”
Graduates’ exhibition
To celebrate their hard work, Studio Arts graduates plan their own grand finale, a juried exhibit of their finest and most provocative pieces. From selecting the pieces to display, to creating descriptive content to accompany the art and strategizing their involvement—the graduates’ exhibition provides students with invaluable hands-on experience. At the exhibit, they meet faculty, staff, members of the general public and art patrons from across the province.
Grad Show Highlights
Student research at macewan