Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art

Let's give a warm welcome to Yaniya Lee!

📣 The Faculty of Fine Arts is pleased to welcome Yaniya Lee as a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow at the Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art, Concordia University.

A writer and researcher, Yaniya Lee’s work engages narratives of liberation to develop new methodologies for art criticism, art history, and archival practice. Her research contributes to ongoing conversations around Black art histories in Canada and new approaches to understanding and rethinking the Canadian art canon.

“Lee’s research into histories of Black artists in Canada is part of a valuable re-appraisal of the Canadian art canon. Not only is Yaniya a remarkable art historian, but she is also one of the country’s most prolific and original arts writers,” notes Gabrielle Moser, Chair of the Jarislowsky Institute.

Working under the supervision of Joana Joachim, Yaniya will contribute to the intellectual life of the Institute and help foster dialogue and mentorship within the broader research community.

We welcome her to Concordia and look forward to her contributions over the next two years!

📣 La Faculté des beaux-arts est heureuse d’accueillir Yaniya Lee en tant que boursière postdoctorale SSHRC à l’Institut de recherche en art canadien Gail et Stephen A. Jarislowsky.

Comme le souligne la professeure et directrice de l'institut, Gabrielle Moser :

« Les recherches de Dr Lee sur les histoires des artistes noirs au Canada participent à une relecture importante du canon de l’art canadien. Non seulement Yaniya est une historienne de l’art remarquable, mais elle est aussi l’une des voix les plus prolifiques et originales de l’écriture sur l’art au pays. »

Sous la supervision de la professeure en histoire de l'art, Joana Joachim, elle contribuera à la vie intellectuelle de l’Institut et au développement de nouvelles formes de dialogue et de mentorat au sein de la communauté de recherche.

Bienvenue Yaniya Lee !

Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art

The Jarislowsky Institute is pleased to be co-sponsoring the STREET ACTIONS: WOMEN PERFORMING IN MONTREAL AND TORONTO (1970 - 1980) SYMPOSIUM
Thursday, May 7, 2025
10:30 am – 5:45 pm

4th Space, Concordia University
J.W. McConnell Building
1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. West
Room LB-103
Montreal, H3G 1M8
Guy-Concordia Metro Station

Free entrance

Live streaming available
Join online by registering for the Zoom meeting at, https://concordia-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/_J9BEYtAS-6-06HSzMhnuw #/registration/
or on Youtube, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEOJMoIqrd5vJDPIWZz7s_Q

https://www.optica.ca/programmation/index_en.php #1154

4TH SPACE Concordia University Engage with Concordia research and activities online and from home.

Happening today at the Jarislowsky Institute

Discussion: Revolutionary Matter
In collaboration with GEM Lab (Concordia University)
19 February 2026, 6pm to 8pm
This roundtable brings together multidisciplinary scholars from media and film studies, design, and visual culture.

Discussion: Revolutionary Matter This roundtable brings together multidisciplinary scholars from media and film studies, design, and visual culture to explore modernity in China during the 1950s and 1960s through the lens of material production and spatial transformation.

This special event is co-presented by The Gail & Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art as part of the Co-organized Events series of conversations.

Register Now to secure your space, as seating is limited for this free event, https://sites.events.concordia.ca/sites/concordia/en/matthew-purvis-the-pornographic-delicatessen-book-launch-and-screening

Join us February 10th for an evening celebrating the launch of "The Pornographic Delicatessen: Midcentury Montréal's Erotic Art, Media, and Spaces" by Matthew Purvis, a new book from Concordia University Press that examines the development of erotic art and design in Montréal’s postwar and Quiet Revolution era.

Purvis will be present to introduce a free screening of Gilles Carle's classic 1973 softcore film "La mort d'un bucheron." Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing at a special price.

Join us on Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 3:00pm for this Afternoons event

The Jarislowsky Institute would like to congratulate Dr. Martha Langford, Distinguished Professor Emeriti, Art History at Concordia University and former Director of the Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art for her appointment to the Order of Canada today for her ground clearing work in photography history and curation.

The Jarislowsky Institute would like to congratulate Samuel Gaudreau-Lalande, External Member of the Institute. Samuel has won the Prix de la relève at the Société des Musées du Québec for his transformative work as Director of the Colby-Curtis Museum.

The Prix de la relève is presented to an individual with less than seven years of professional experience in a museum setting and demonstrating outstanding skills. Samuel has headed the Colby-Curtis Museum since 2019.