Alexander Alberro
MA in Art History degree, 1990

"As an undergraduate, I found the active research agenda of many of my professors contagious." (more »)

Jesse Birch
MA in Critical and Curatorial Studies degree, 2008

"I see curatorial work as a practice that is informed by experience across contexts and communities, through multiple fields and disciplines: a kind of learning that doesn't confine itself easily to institutional parameters" (more »)

Jacquelin Connelly
BFA degree, 2006

Even the smallest, most common objects carry cultural meaning in Jacquelin’s work. (more »)

Christos Dikeakos
BA Honours in Art History degree, 1971

"Art History was the mainstay of my education at UBC but I was drawn to the exciting, intelligent teachers of the day in the departments of literature, architecture and history." (more »)

Bobbi-Jo Dobush
BA in Visual Art degree, 2006

Bobbi-Jo Dobush arrived at the decision to pursue a degree in Visual Art when she found herself challenged in ways that she was not experiencing in her other classes. (more »)

Evan Lee
MFA in Visual Art degree, 2000

"Art is hard work. They (students) should be prepared to accept criticism, and consider artistic ideas that are different from their own." (more »)

Ken Lum
MFA in Visual Art degree, 1985

Lum’s advice for incoming students of the Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory is to "remember that the world is a lot bigger, more complex and contradictory than what one learns in AHVA or any other department..." (more »)

Charo Neville
MA in Critical and Curatorial Studies degree, 2006

“Make as many connections as possible while in school and continually build on those relationships to foster professional opportunities once you graduate.” (more »)

Anne Pearson
BA Honours in Art History degree, 2000

Regarding her experience at UBC, she says, “my educational background in both disciplines (art and architecture) has helped me immensely in my current profession as a curator, business person, and buyer.” (more »)

Nadine Power
BA Honours in Art History degree, 2004

After graduating from the Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory, Nadine has embarked on a career in art conservation. (more »)

Samuel Sackeroff
MA in Art History degree, 2011

Sam Sackeroff graduated from UBC with a Bachelor of Arts in Art History in 2009 and in 2011 with a Master of Arts in Art History. He recently entered Yale University's PhD program in the History of Art, where he is specializing in the Italian Renaissance. (more »)

Rhonda Weppler and Trevor Mahovsky
MFA in Visual Art degree, 1998

"We were lucky to have great instructors who really did a lot to prepare us to enter the art world and cultivate a career." (more »)

Ian Wallace
MA in Art History degree, 1968

Wallace has said that his experience at UBC was enriched by a progressive learning environment, his fellow students, good facilities such as the library, informed and active teachers, and a contemporary cultural program of wide scope. (more »)

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