Hannah Darvin just returned from a short research trip to New Haven, having received a 2024 Ferenc Gyorgyey/Stanley Simbonis YSM’57 Research Travel Grant to work at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale.
Date
Friday October 4, 2024This 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.”
The Department of Art History and Art Conservation is the place at Queen’s to explore and understand our visual world--past, present, and future. With a diverse array of distinguished scholars in global arts, architecture, museum studies, and material culture, we are a vibrant and inclusive community committed to fostering innovative, rigorous, and socially-engaged learning, creativity, and research.
M.A.C. Candidate
Art Conservation
Stream: Treatment
Specialization: Paintings
Areas of Interest: Ancient East Asian art, contemporary mixed-media art on canvas, in-painting techniques and strategies.
Justina Hoi-Nam Yu graduated with distinction from OCAD University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing & Painting, and a minor in Art History in 2022. She completed chemistry courses at Toronto Metropolitan University and Queen’s University while working as an Archivist for Toronto Artist JJ Lee. Justina’s role as an archivist allowed her to polish skills in technical photography, database creation and organization, condition assessment, and communication with other key players in Lee’s exhibition, “In My Yesterday.” Justina’s main interests in conservation include modern methods of conserving ancient East Asian art, treatment of contemporary mixed-media paintings, and finish work such as in-painting strategies. Outside of Art Conservation, Justina is a 5th Degree Taekwondo Master , former Team Canada athlete, and coach at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC).
The graduate students from Prof. Una D'Elia's class, ARTH 841: Moving Images: Sculptures, Ritual, and Living Traditions created a digital exhibition project has now been published.
Please join us on Thursday, February 15 at 3 pm - 5pm, in the Art and Media Lab at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts for the closing ceremony for the exhibition Liu Shiming: Spirit of Daily Life, curated by (Queen’s PhD student in Art History) with the assistance and support of the
Every two years, the Venice Biennale turns the city of Venice, Italy, into a massive, dynamic exhibition, featuring the work of hundreds of artists from over 75 countries and regions. ARTH 380 is a 4-week, 6-credit travel study course that gives students the extraordinary opportunity to experience Venice and its Biennale firsthand.
