FCCS ART – Page 11 – UBCO Creative Studies Virtual Gallery

September 21, 2021

Survey by Sara McDonald

Survey, a retrospective exhibition by alumni artist, Sara McDonald, is hosted by the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies as part of Homecoming UBCO. Originally from the Greater Vancouver area, Sara has lived in Kelowna since 1990. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts (2000) and Master of Arts (2011) from UBCO.Sara has maintained a visual arts practice since 2000,...

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September 17, 2021

The Tension Between Us

MFA thesis show by Rylan Broadbent

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August 19, 2021

2021 Mural: Golden Hour

Ten students worked on this project at 1358 St. Paul St. throughout July and August of 2021, unveiling the finished mural, Golden Hour, on August 19, 2021. With this mural, the students hope to build a strong connection to the importance and fragility of the region’s local ecosystems. A blue heron is the central character, and course instructor David Doody...

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June 30, 2021

Lossy: How to Save File for Future Transmission

Whess Harman, UBC Okanagan Gallery Artist in Residence 2021

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June 23, 2021

Grounding, In Touch / Inland Waters II

MFA Thesis Exhibition, Grounding, In Touch / Inland Waters II by Brittany Reitzel and Sam Neal Brittany Reitzel is currently an MFA candidate at UBCO whose primary interests are grounding practices, forest bathing and site-specific expanded painting practices. She graduated from Brock University in 2016 with a BFA (Honours). In her current practice she works at the intersection of painting,...

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June 13, 2021

2021 Outdoor Banner Exhibition

This project originally launched in 2020, with the first banners erected in the spring of 2021, as a means of creating new opportunities for local artists amidst pandemic-related facility closures. The banner project continues as a unique and engaging way to expand access to exhibition space in the city. Each year, the Outdoor Banner Exhibition Program showcases 13 original works...

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June 4, 2021

Shi kéé and The iArt Gallery

Shi kéé, curated by BFA student Maura Tamez, is currently showing in the Kelowna RCA’s galleria. It is an exhibition by emerging Indigenous youth and emerging artists presented by the UBC Okanagan Indigenous Art Intensive and the Rotary Centre for the Arts. Curator Tamez has selected works that range from painting, collage, textiles, digital media, and current traditional practices. Three Indigenous...

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May 26, 2021

The Earth is my Elder

The Earth is my Elder is centred around the film, poetry and installation-based work of artist, poet and earth alchemist Krista Arias. Her work explores the complexities of reconnecting, as a woman and mother, to ancestral homelands, while living as an uninvited guest in Indigenous territories in the USA and Canada. As a member of the Xicana diaspora, Arias’ direct...

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April 29, 2021

2021 BFA Graduating Exhibition – Up Close from a Distance

Each spring, graduating visual arts students at UBC’s Okanagan campus prepare a final exhibition as they complete their program. This year’s Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) show, titled Up Close from a Distance, is shared as a virtual exhibition. The BFA exhibition highlights a wide variety of work created by 18 emerging artists during the course of the year. The...

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April 28, 2021

Animations!

This 2D animation introduces core principles and techniques required for the creation of two-dimensional digital animation projects. The students had to create two main projects for the VISA 266 – 2D Animation course. The first project was a short abstract animated film, edited on a music of their choice (public domain/creative commons music). The minimum duration was 45 secondes.They had to...

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