Always one of the most exciting events of the year for the Department of Visual Arts, the annual Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) graduating exhibit is back and ready to showcase the work of nearly 40 emerging artists.
This year’s exhibit is titled Good Grief! and kicks off with a special opening reception at 7pm Friday, April 20. Expect to see over 50 pieces of art by the BFA students on view, ranging from sculpture and painting to drawing, photography, digital and multimedia. The pieces below are just an example of the kind of work that will be on view.
Good Grief! runs 10am to 6pm daily from April 20 to 28 in UVic’s Visual Arts building — if you can’t make the opening, be sure to pop in while the exhibit is on.
The annual BFA exhibit is a highlight of the year in Fine Arts. Much like School of Music students with their final concerts and Theatre students with their mainstage performances, the BFA show is an important milestone in the training of Visual Arts students.
“The work represents the self-directed nature of our program, where students learn to invest in their own research using a variety of artistic mediums to bring their projects to fruition,” says Visual Arts professor and faculty supervisor Megan Dickie.
The show is free, open to all members of the public and is fully wheelchair accessible.
Click on the images below to see the pieces in full.
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From Laura Gildner's "Groupie" series
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Kaspar Boss-Moodie's "Stuffed"
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Chelsea Lewicki’s “Self-Portrait”
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Tristan Neve's "Beam"
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Jocelyn Zhao’s video installation “Monday Story Live”
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Stephanie Howe's "Urban Abyss"
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Taryn Walker’s “Eyes Without Seeing, Hands Without Feeling”
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Beci Bonkowski’s “Colour in Review”
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