Department of Art and Art History, University of Calgary

In case you missed Marigold Santos presented yesterday evening for a special event Fragments Gathered; on diaspora, motherwork, and gaiety. Santos explores ideas of self-hood that embrace multiplicity, hybridity, and transformation through a reflection of movement, migration and change while considering the fragmented yet empowering relationships to heritage. Santos holds BFA from the University of Calgary and MFA from Concordia University. Thank you for you warm presence in the department this week and presenting your work

Associate Professor Heather Leier is preparing for her exhibition “Practice Pinny” from the 6th of February to the 30th of April in

The exhibition explores embodied knowledge through the repetitive gestures of printmaking, using her studio apron as a metaphor for preparation and care. Through quilt-like prints, textiles, and playful installations, she elevates feminine labor and critiques institutional wellness, weaving themes of coping, creativity, and the commodification of artistic practice.

Heather creates research-driven print installations and ephemera that explore embodied trauma, socially constructed identities, and negotiations of space, exhibiting internationally while also curating and teaching on Treaty 7 land.

Opening reception on the 5th of February 5:00 – 8:00pm

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Our upper-level studio courses let students work across a variety of media that best supports their creative interests. Here, the class of ART 564 led by Associate Professor David Simmonds demonstrate their final artwork in the Little and 621 galleries.

Featuring artwork from:


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Katie Levinson
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Ace Paulino

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Yuheng Tian
Pearl Tan

Our Master of Fine Art students, Cerys Davies Damilare Idowu and Louie Villanueva-Eyre —together with 2nd year MFA students —took to the conference stage (the Learning Commons) and shared presentations about their artwork/research.
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Organized by Dr. Ashley Scarlett & Dr. Susan Cahill .cahill 
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Image 3 & 6 by Dona Schwartz

Associate Professor (Teaching) Denis Gadbois landed an honorable mention awards in mobile photography.
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“Walking the streets of Budapest, I encountered this Lada 1200 built in 1989 parked on the street. I took this picture with care with my iPhone 16 Pro max and postprocessed the raw image from my phone with lightroom.”

The students of ART 475, Advanced Topics in Printmaking, and associate professor have put together an exhibition of printmaking banner works that are now installed in the +15 between Craigie Hall and the Art Parkade. This unique exhibition titled “Multiplicity through Collaboration” is a selection of works created by students through a collaborative exploration of screenprint, relief printmaking and cyanotype. Using recycled UCalgary pageantry banners as both material and conceptual underpinning, the artists share self-portraits that imagine personal identity within public contexts.

The project engages with the idea of “transfer”- of image, knowledge, and experience-while embracing multiplicity of voice and practice inherent in printmaking. This project uniquely animates the +15 bringing not only creativity, but also critical reflection to this transitory space.

This exhibition is on display until December 4th.

Featuring:




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Ash Baayens
Alijandra Gonzalez
Josh Seguin

With support from:



Dylan Martin

Advanced Topics in Art: Sustainable Art Practice—instructed by

RE:cycles, in the DAAH Little Gallery, showcases the work of students in Art 420.1, who investigated the many cycles; environmental, cultural, and material, that shape our world, even in its inherit unbalance. As we navigate a shifting climate and increasingly fragile ecological systems, students explored what it means to create art sustainably, either in process or in concept.

Through experimentation with reclaimed materials, ecological systems, and regenerative methods, these works reflect on sustainability not simply as an environmental concern, but as a cultural and ethical framework. Each piece invites viewers to consider how creative practice can respond to climate change, honour cyclical relationships, and imagine futures rooted in care, resilience, and responsible stewardship.

Alexandra Lyons is our wonderful administrative assistant. They’re also the AA for —responsible for updating our website, creating event listings, email list management, external mailouts, keys, and so much more.

You can find them in the department office on Thursdays & Fridays or in Cragie Hall block D Tuesday & Wednesday.

They/she knit both sweaters found in these photographs!

Alex Linfield is our Technical Lead, Multidisciplinary. You can find him helping out in the metal shop, lithography studio, screen printing studio, and lino studio. He operates our kilns and a lock of his hair is kept under lock and key

In case you missed Jean-François Delhom’s presentation this afternoon—his work will be exhibited as part of over Nov 1st to 9th, together with an exhibition on now until the 6th of November.
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Otherwise, he has generously donated a copy of his book, Glace to the department.
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Thank you to and Dr. Pamela Farrell for the work in organizing this event

Jean-François Delhom
Artist’s Talk at the Nickle Galleries

Co-hosted by the Department of Art and Art History and the Nickle Galleries
Experience the awe of Switzerland’s glaciers through the lens of acclaimed
photographer and philosopher Jean-François Delhom. A lifelong explorer of
mountains, caves, and ice, Delhom transforms years of subglacial journeys into
hauntingly beautiful images that celebrate fragility, dignity, and wonder.
Winner of a Special Jury Mention at the 2024 World Mountain Picture Book
Award, his book Glace invites you to slow down, look closely, and rediscover the
power of contemplation.

Thursday, 23 October 2025
2:30-3:30pm
Gallery Hall, Nickle Galleries
Taylor Family Digital Library, University of Calgary

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2025 MFA graduate exhibition closing reception—congratulations to this year’s cohort!