We are the Visual Arts department at the University of Victoria. Original thinkers. Original makers
Paint, nails, cameras, students, mud, wood, film, drills, lights, instructors, canvas, crits, film, cables, ideas, lenses, people, trial, imagination, success, exhibits, failure, hope, fear and life.
07/14/2026
If you have yet to check out our new(ish) downtown Visual Arts studio/gallery space, this summer student/alum group exhibit offers a good chance to do so! You can find the Lot Gallery inside the Hourglass Studio, 1101 Yates (at Cook) — see how an old car dealership can be transformed into a vibrant studio/gallery art space!
05/05/2026
It's always sad to lose a student from a pre-existing serious illness before they're able to graduate, but we're glad to be able to support the family of our late Visual Arts student Keith Baxter in hosting this May 4-8 memorial exhibit in his honour.
Keith sadly passed away in Jan 2026 from complications of hemophilia, leaving behind a vast body of work at his Ministry of Casual Living studio.
Please come out to UVic's Visual Arts building this week to honour the life & art of this talented artist, friend & student. There'll be a guest book for you to share your thoughts & memories for the family.
04/15/2026
Exciting news: we've got a rare off-campus MFA exhibition opening 2-8pm Sat April 18 at downtown's The Lot Gallery in the Hourglass Studio, 1101 Yates (at Cook), housed in the old Volvo dealership. Exhibit then runs to May 26.
"Passage" features work by 11 current & graduating MFA artists in this bold new studio space — a partnership between the University of Victoria + Rockslide Gallery + the City of Victoria's Storefront Activation Program.
04/15/2026
Don't miss your one chance to see a free screening of the IMAX short film "Embers and the Giants" by professor Kelly Richardson as part of the Outer Worlds series — witness an endangered old-growth forest during last light, articulated by thousands of floating embers of light. Filmed on location in the endangered forests near Port Renfrew in 2018, this is the first time "Embers and the Giants" has ever screened locally!
3-5pm Sunday April 19 at IMAX VICTORIA at the Royal BC Museum. Reserve your FREE ticket now:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/outer-worlds-imax-preceded-by-north-of-superior-tickets-1982594096312
Outer Worlds explores forests, lichens, snails, water, and sky through visionary experimental cinema, reflecting on how we connect across cultures and species in the age of climate change.
This screening is a unique opportunity to watch an extraordinary program of five experimental IMAX films by Canada’s leading artists: * Michael Snow * Lisa Jackson* Oliver Husain
* Kelly Richardson * Leila Sujir
Included will be a rare screening of "North of Superior" (1971), one of the very first IMAX films ever shown in Canada.