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Alumni Stories
Solidarity Forever is a collaborative artist-initiated fundraising project that is part of Makers Artists United (MAU) which was established in 2018 by Elisa Yon. Stella Zheng (BFA 2020) designed the striking illustration on the red bags.
By Roxanne Toronto Alumni Stories
Adad Hannah (BFA 1998) is an interdisciplinary artist whose work includes installation, video, and photography. We reached out to him a couple of weeks ago after coming across his latest project, 'Social Distancing Portraits'.
By Perrin Grauer Alumni Stories
Multidisciplinary artist Erica Stocking is proving to be one of the first Canadian artists to offer a model for a response to the rapidly evolving isolation requirements now facing everyone, as COVID-19 continues to impact communities across the country.
Laiwan (BFA 1983) is an interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator with a wide-ranging practice based on poetics and philosophy. Laiwan has released TENDER, a complex book of poetry that weaves between multiple affinities, kinships, and desires.
By Perrin Grauer Alumni Stories
An online art site recently created by artist Meghan Jackson (BFA 2018) is taking on renewed relevance as creative practitioners join people nationwide in finding ways to adapt to a new reality of self-isolation and banned gatherings.
Jennifer Ireland (MFA 2018) was one of 36 artists that helped launch the new Contemporary Calgary with an exhibit called Planetary.
Paul Morstad chats with our in-house artist, Sára Molčan, about his practice.
By Perrin Grauer Alumni Stories
The once-reluctant sketcher has grown into the creator of eye-popping mural-sized charcoal renderings.
Nicole is an active alumna and Emily Carr community member, passing on her knowledge to others through workshops in the Aboriginal Gathering Place. Recently, Nicole took part in a PechaKucha themed around plants.