Visual Arts Department

Join our dynamic and engaging academic environment and you join a community of contagious creativity. Students may pursue a BFA, MFA or a combined degree in the Visual Arts and Computer Science, working in any of the following disciplines:

• Painting
• Drawing
• Sculpture
• Photography
• Digital Media

Interesting people. Challenging ideas
In addition to our esteemed faculty and sessional lecturers, our exciting Visiting Artist Lecture Series enriches our program. Recent illustrated talks were given by the likes of minimalist New York sculptor Matt Harle, Toronto multi-media artist Shary Boyle and Jonathon Shaughnessy, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art at the National Gallery of Canada.

New for 2011/2012
We recently acquired an Epson Stylus Pro 9890 large format digital printer that will enable students to produce larger images on a variety of media. This addition nicely enhances the SIM’s current fleet of high quality scanners and printers.

Audain Professorship
The creation of the Audain Professorship in Contemporary Art Practice of the Pacific Northwest—the result of a $2-million gift from celebrated BC art philanthropist and National Gallery of Canada board chair Michael Audain and the Audain Foundation—has seen such distinguished practicing First Nations artists as Rebecca Belmore and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas teach in the Department of Visual Arts. UVic's Faculty of Fine Arts is also proud to boast the third-highest enrolment of aboriginal students on campus.

Whatever your interest or background, join us on the great journey of your education.