Theo Jean Cuthand, IAiR: Video Frames and Video Games | artLAB Gallery
April 24 - May 15, 2025 
"Video Frames and Video Games" by Theo Jean Cuthand puts a personal lens on issues of colonization, repatriation, reconciliation, fertility, Queer, Indigiqueer, and 2 Spirit Identity, and transgender narratives. Cuthand is the Indigenous Artist-in-Residence for 2024-25 in the Department of Visual Arts. Reception: Thursday, May 8 from 5-7PM
Eliza Gallaiford: Noodling Around | Cohen Commons
April 24 - May 15, 2025 
Eliza Gallaiford's solo exhibition, "Noodling Around," opens on April 24 in the Cohen Commons in the John Labatt Visual Arts Centre. Gallaiford is a second-year Bachelor of Fine Art student, who is continuing the legacy of those who challenge what art can be through material, process, and joyful experimentation. Reception: Thursday, May 8 from 5 - 7PM
Call for Applications: Curator in Residence
Deadline May 15, 2025 
The Department of Visual Arts is seeking applications from emerging and established curators for a one-year position as Curator-in-Residence in Social and Environmental Justice in the Arts. The Curator-in-Residence will collaborate with faculty and staff, mentor students, and develop a curatorial project focused on social and environmental justice.
Soheila Esfahani - Holding Patterns: The Short View | McIntosh Gallery
April 5 - July 11, 2025 
Professor Soheila Esfahani has works included in a group show, "Holding Patterns: the short view - Recent Acquisitions from the McIntosh Gallery," alongside Angela Grauerholz and Meryl McMaster. "Holding Patterns: the short view" marks the beginning of a comprehensive inquiry into the McIntosh Gallery collection to makes sense of how more than 4,000 artworks have come together to create this valuable resource. Opening reception is April 5 from 2:00 - 4:00pm. Remarks at 2:30pm.
Alize Zorlutuna: Above Borders, Beneath Words | McIntosh Gallery
April 5 – May 30, 2025 
Alize Zorlutuna is an interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator whose work explores relationships to land, culture and the more-than-human, while thinking through history, ancestral wisdom and healing. "Above Borders, Beneath Words" is curated by Helen Gregory.
Western students document landmarks and lessons from Oaxaca, Mexico
By Meghan Stacey, Western News, April 4, 2025 
From their Reading Week trip to Oaxaca, Mexico, students brought home their memories in a physical way. Photographs from their journey were used to build an exhibition, "Querid@ Oaxaca / Dear Oaxaca," which was on display in the John Labatt Visual Arts Centre’s Cohen Commons in April, 2025.
Students Gain Global Perspectives During Reading Week Abroad
Western International News 
Western International recently covered the Reading Week study trip to Oaxaca, Mexico, in which students from a combined Art History and Photography course explored the rich cultural heritage of that city.
Steve deBruyn: Quilting Bee Plus | Strand Fine Art Services
April 12 - May 10, 2025 
Recent graduate of the Department of Visual Arts' MFA program Steve deBruyn's recent work is being featured in a solo exhibition at Strand Fine Art Services in London. Strand Fine Art Services, 1161 Florence St., London
Interview with Amira Haider | Visual Arts Journal
Congratulations to undergraduate student Amira Haider on her interview in the Visual Arts Journal in which she discusses her art practice. Amira recently completed a Minor in Studio Art in the Department of Visual Arts.
Graduate Symposium and Open Studios
April 5, 2025 
Graduate students in the Department of Visual Arts are hosting Graduate Symposium and Open Studios on Saturday, April 5. They invite you to join them at the John Labatt Visual Arts Centre starting at 10am for presentations, followed by a reception at the McIntosh Gallery at 2pm, open studios from 4 - 6pm, and tba graduate journal launch party at 7pm.
Sky Glabush: Collection Majudia | Arsenal Contemporary Art
Spring 2025 
Three of Professor Sky Glabush's works have been placed in the collection of Arsenal Contemporary Art in Montreal and are being showcased in their gallery beginning April 1.
Practicum 2024-2025 Exhibition: To Here Knows When | artLAB Gallery
Opening: March 21, 2025 | 6:00 - 8:00PM 
The artLAB Gallery is proud to present "To Here Knows When," the final exhibition by the 4th year Studio Arts Practicum class of 2025. This exhibition marks the culmination of their time in the program—a reflection of years spent experimenting, refining, and discovering their artistic voices. The exhibition runs from March 21 - April 10, 2025.
Querid@ Oaxaca / Dear Oaxaca | Cohen Commons
Opening: March 21, 2025 | 6:00PM 
Over the spring reading week, Western students and faculty immersed themselves in the heart of Oaxaca, a city and state of Mexico rich in people, culture, art, and food. They invite you to immerse yourself in the variety of Oaxaca’s landscapes and culture through their art and photography, capturing an ounce of the magic they experienced during their stay. The exhibition runs from March 21 - April 10, 2025 in the John Labatt Visual Arts Centre.
New Publication by Prof. Alena Robin
Alena Robin recently published an article entitled “The Painter and the New World: celebrating the centennial of the Canadian Confederation through a hemispheric approach” in a special issue of the Colnaghi Studies Journal on New Perspectives on the Art of Viceregal America.
Kim Neudorf Reviews Racquel Rowe's Solo Exhibition | Akimbo
Part-time lecturer Kim Neudorf reviews PhD candidate Raquel Rowe's recent solo exhibition "The Centre of the World Was the Beach," which concluded at Forest City Gallery on March 8.
Behnaz Fatemi: Rhythm of Remembering | Art Windsor Essex
March 20, 2025 | 6:00PM 
PhD Candidate Behnaz Fatemi invites you to attend her artist talk on March 20 from 6:00pm - 6:30pm at the AWE (Art Windsor Essex). She will be discussing her current exhibition, "Rhythm of Remembering," which is curated by Niku Koochak. The exhibition runs from March 20 - June 29, 2025.
Conversations on Access: Disability Art Activism & Institutional Critique | Online
March 19, 2025 | 12:00pm 
Join the Faculty of Information & Media Studies for a conversation about disability art activism and institutional critique featuring Dr. Amanda Cachia and Dr. Syrus Marcus Ware. Dr. Cachia is an art historian and curator who works as Assistant Professor at the University of Houston. Dr. Syrus Marcus Ware is a visual artist, activist, curator, and educator who works as Assistant Professor at McMaster University.
Book Release and Artist Talk: Carolyn Bell Farrell | AGO Baillie Court
April 13, 2025 
"Tim Whiten: Life & Work," is a new book by author and PhD Candidate Carolyn Bell Farrell, published by the Art Canada Institute. The book traces the distinguished fifty-year career of Toronto-based artist Tim Whiten (b. 1941) and his lifelong commitment to investigating the human condition. Bell Farrell joins Tim Whiten in a conversation, moderated by Julian Cox, Deputy Director and Chief Curator of the Art Gallery of Ontario, on Sunday, April 13 at 2 pm at the AGO’s Baillie Court. This public talk is scheduled in conjunction with the exhibition, Tim Whiten: A Little Bit of Light, curated by Julian Cox, which opens at the AGO on March 26.
Artist Talk: Sandra Brewster | Conron Hall
March 6, 2025 6:00pm 
Join The Department of Visual Arts on Thursday, March 6 at 6:00 pm ET for an artist talk by Sandra Brewster in Conron Hall at Western University. Sandra Brewster is a Canadian artist based in Toronto. Her practice is grounded in people of the Caribbean diaspora, who maintain a relationship with "back home". This is a public, free, and hybrid event.
Duncanson Lecture: Wanda Nanibush, "Performing Sovereignty" | Conron Hall
March 4, 2025 5:00pm 
The Faculty of Arts & Humanities is honoured to host Wanda Nanibush for the second Robert and Patricia Duncanson Lecture of 2025, held on March 4, 2025. Wanda Nanibush is an Anishinaabe-kwe image and word warrior, curator and community organizer from Beausoleil First Nation, Canada. This hybrid event can be attended in person at Conron Hall or online via Zoom. There is no cost for this event.
Indigenous Casting Call Workshop with Theo Cuthand
March 23, 2025 12pm - 5pm 
Join Indigenous Artist-in-Residence, Theo Cuthand (Plains Cree, Little Pine First Nation), for a hands-on workshop where you'll learn acting exercises for the screen and how to record a top-notch audition tape using your phone (and some simple accessories!).
Racquel Rowe: The Centre of the World Was the Beach | Forest City Gallery
January 11 - March 8, 2025 
Be sure to see PhD candidate Racquel Rowe's solo exhibition "The Centre of the World Was the Beach" in its final weeks at Forest City Gallery. Rowe is an interdisciplinary artist from the island of Barbados currently residing in Canada. Her practice is continuously influenced by many aspects of history, matrilineal family structures, diasporic communities, and her upbringing in Barbados.
Ecologies in Practice Podcast
Hosted by PhD candidate Ashar Mobeen, Season 1 of the podcast brings together artists, scholars, and community members engaging with pressing environmental issues through art, science, and practice. Over the coming months, they will explore topics like soil regeneration, Indigenous land stewardship, water, air, and the challenges of textiles and plastics. Season 1 is Supported by the Sustainability Impact Fund at Western University, and based out of the Centre for Sustainable Curating, in the Department of Visual Arts.
In Conversation: Theo Jean Cuthand and Wanda Nanibush | U of T Scarborough
March 29, 2025 
Artist Theo Jean Cuthand and curator Wanda Nanibush will provide insight into the development of the current Doris McCarthy Gallery exhibition Love + Numbers, exploring Cuthand’s groundbreaking thirty-year artistic practice.
AJE23 - Annual Juried Exhibition
February 13 – March 6, 2025 
Celebrating twenty-three years the "Annual Juried Exhibition" continues to be one of the Department of Visual Arts most highly anticipated undergraduate exhibitions. This diverse show supports the production of new work made in a variety of mediums including painting, sculpture, print, video, and photography. Exhibited works were selected by a professional jury who consider creativity, concept, materiality and technique. This year’s show is indicative of the resilience and dedication our students continue to demonstrate. Join us to celebrate our amazing students! Opening Reception: Thursday, February 13 from 6–8PM
Panel Discussion: Racquel Rowe and Jessica Karuhanga in Conversation
February 28, 2025 5:00-7:00 pm 
In partnership with Forest City Gallery, and to celebrate Racquel Rowe's current solo exhibition, "The Centre of the World was the Beach," SASAH hosts a conversation between Rowe and artist Jessica Karuhanga. The artists will be discussing their multi-faceted practices in a discussion moderated by SASAH student Kira McCallum-Schmidt. Rowe is a PhD candidate in Art & Visual Culture in the Department of Visual Arts, and Karuhanga is a Professor in the Department of Visual Arts. This hybrid talk will be available in person at Western University, Digital Creativity Lab, and online (Zoom link will be posted).
Upcoming Conference - Decolonial Conversations
March 14 - 16, 2025 
"Decolonial Conversations" is a conference accompanied by creative projects that will take place at the forks of the Deshkan Ziibi on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak, and Attawandaron. The conference includes panels on transnational Intimacies; historical and contemporary partitions; the politics of dress, bodies, and activism; racialized histories in national and international contexts; Canadian and global indigenous networks, and global theatre and performance. Conference registration is open now.
Sky Glabush: Flowers - Flora in Contemporary Art & Culture | Saatchi Gallery
February 12 - May 15, 2025 
Professor Sky Glabush will have his artwork included in an upcoming group exhibition at Saatchi Gallery in London, England. "Flowers - Flora in Contemporary Art & Culture" features large-scale installations, original art, photography, fashion, archival objects and graphic design exploring the ongoing influence of flowers on creativity and human expression. The exhibition runs from February 12 - May 15, 2025
Sky Glabush Interview with Border Crossings Magazine
Border Crossings Magazine January 2025, Issue #166 Professor Sky Glabush is featured in an article in the January 2025 issue (#166) of Border Crossings magazine titled "Sky Glabush: Painting's Alphabet." Art critic Robert Enright interviewed Glabush in response to his recent exhibition, “The letters of this alphabet were trees,” which took place at the Stephen Friedman Gallery in New York from September 5 to October 16, 2024.
CBC Radio Interview with Kirsty Robertson
Professor Kirsty Robertson, Director of Centre for Sustainable Curating, and FIMS Associate Professor, Sarah E.K. Smith, were recently interview by CBC Radio. Robertson and Smith co-curated "The Air of Now and Gone," a new exhibition showing at Carleton University Art Gallery in Ottawa from January 26 - May 5, 2025.
Theo Jean Cuthand: Love + Numbers | Doris McCarthy Gallery
January 18 - March 29, 2025 
The work of Western University's Indigenous Artist-in-Residence, Theo Jean Cuthand, is currently on display at the Doris McCarthy Gallery in Scarborough. Curated by Wanda Nanibush, "Love + Numbers" covers a selection of Cuthand’s experimental narrative videos and performances from the 1990s to the present. Cuthand will give an artist talk at the gallery on January 29, 2025.
With gardens and garbage, artists are reimagining the life and death of their work
Congratulations to PhD candidate Katie Lawson, whose article "With gardens and garbage, artists are reimagining the life and death of their work" was recently featured by CBC Arts. Lawson works with the Centre for Sustainable Curating in the Department of Visual Arts.
Towards a sustainable future through art and literature
Professor Kirsty Robertson, Director of Centre for Sustainable Curating, is featured alongside fellow Arts and Humanities Professor Joshua Schuster in an article that discusses the role of art and literature in spurring action on climate change.
International Aisle | Cohen Commons
January 9 - 31, 2025 
Curated by Dhra Patel, International Aisle invites undergraduate students Genevieve Buchanan, Cheyne Ferguson, Jadhen Pangilinan, Dhra Patel and Amythly to tell untold food stories. Artworks exploring themes such as disability, stereotype, colonialism and depictions of the international grocery aisle are “shelved” together in this exhibition to mimic the international aisle.
New Publication by Prof. Cody Barteet
Cody Barteet publishes "The Making of the Historic Heraldic Window for St. Paul's Cathedral, London (Ontario): Christopher Wallis, Stained Glass, and the Heraldic Arts" in "Journal of History", issue 59, no. 3 (2024): 292-324.
Christopher Wallis: In Balance of Light | ArtLAB Gallery
January 9 - 30, 2025 
Curated by Dr. Cody Barteet and Natalie Scolia, "Christopher Wallis: In The Balance of Light" is showing in the artLAB Gallery until January 30, 2025. This exhibition showcases the brilliant career of Christopher Wallis (1930–2021), one of the most celebrated stained-glass artists of his generation. This exhibition draws from sketches, coloured designs, full-scale cartoons, and completed windows, offering an unprecedented look into his creative process and the breadth of his artistic legacy.
