Karchaudhuri, Bala

Karchaudhuri, Bala

Bala Karchaudhuri

Ph.D. Candidate

Major Fields of Interest: Indian traditional narrative arts; traditional crafts; intangible cultural heritage; transition of tradition into commodity culture; role of a museum in preservation of tradition, stories, memories and other intangible heritage; communication between the museum and artisan communities.

Undergraduate Experience: BFA in Art History, Kala Bhavana, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, India (2012)

Graduate Experience: MFA in Art History, Kala Bhavana, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, India (2014).

MA Thesis Title: “Revisiting the Era of the Pan-Asian Ideals: 1900-1950”

MA Research Project Topic: The thesis reflects on the nationalist movement that influenced the art and education of Bengal and the collaboration among the Indian and Japanese thinkers paving the way towards a profound ideal of Pan-Asianism.

Supervisor: Dr. Antonia Behan

Hogan, David

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David Hogan

MA Student

Art History Program

Major Fields of Interest: Symbolism, Metaphysics, the traditional sciences (astrology, alchemy, etc.) and such as it relates to religious art of eastern and western cultures

Undergraduate Experience: Bachelor of Science from Northeastern University in Music/Music Industry

Hoad, Brian

Brian Hoad

Brian Hoad

Ph.D. Candidate

Art History Program

Major Fields of Interest: Research Creation (Painting & Printmaking), Creating en plein air (outdoors), Canadian Art

Undergraduate Experience: B.F.A. (Honours), minor Art History, Queen’s University

Graduate Experience: M.F.A. Visual Art, University of Regina

Supervisor: Dr. Norman Vorano

Dobbie, Claire

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Claire Dobbie

MA Student

Art History Program

Major Fields of Interest: Renaissance Polychrome Sculpture, Gendered Piety, Performance in the Renaissance

Undergraduate Experience: BFAH focused on Painting, Queen’s University

Supervisor: Dr. Una D’Elia

Deveaux, Flavie

Flavie Deveaux

Flavie Deveaux

MA Student

Art History Program

Major Fields of Interest: Uniforms and textile art history, currently focused on Medieval liturgical vestments

Undergraduate Experience: Honours Art History at McGill University with a minor in Anthropology

MA Topic: "Embodying God's Beauty: Medieval Liturgical Vestments as The Church Uniform"

Supervisor: Dr. Matthew Reeve

Ankora, Mirabel

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Mirabel Ankora

Ph.D. Candidate

Art History Program

Major Fields of Interest: Traditional and Contemporary African Art; traditionally woven textiles; African myths, legends, and cultures

Undergraduate Experience:  BA University of British Columbia Okanagan, Art History

Graduate Experience: MA University of Guelph, Art History

Supervisor: Dr. Juliana Bevilacqua

Adasi, Akosua

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Akosua Adasi

Ph.D. Candidate

Art History Program

Major Fields of Interest: Black feminist thought and art; third world and transnational feminisms; gaze theories; and critical race theory

Undergraduate Experience: Combined BA Honors degree in Art History and Comparative Literature (University of Alberta, 2019)

Graduate Experience: MA in Art History (ľĹĐăÖ±˛Ą, 2023)

MA Thesis Title: "Radical Interventions and Resistant Black Looks: Wangechi Mutu’s Transgressive Black Female Subjectivity"

Supervisor: Dr. Jen Kennedy 

The Life and Times of the Canada Pavilion in Venice with Josée Drouin-Brisebois of the National Gallery of Canada

Date

Friday October 4, 2024
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

This year’s McDonald Stewart Lecture on the Art of Venice, organized by the Department of Art History and Art Conservation, is titled “The Life and Times of the Canada Pavilion in Venice,” presented by Josée Drouin-Brisebois, the Producer and Senior Manager of National Outreach at the . We warmly invite and encourage everyone to attend. The evening will begin with a reception at 5:30 PM in the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, followed by the lecture and discussion from 6:00 to 7:30 PM in the Isabel’s Screening Room.
 
The , the world’s premier international exhibition of contemporary art, boasts a rich history that dates back to the late nineteenth century. The Canada Pavilion, designed in 1957 by Milan’s Studio BBPR, is a significant example of Italian modernism and holds a special heritage designation. Between 2013 and 2018, the National Gallery of Canada meticulously restored this iconic building, which now showcases Canada’s contributions to global contemporary art.

Join Josée Drouin-Brisebois from the National Gallery of Canada for what promises to be a fascinating inside look at “The Life and Times of the Canada Pavilion in Venice.”