As the 2025 year comes to a close, we’re highlighting alumni from York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design (AMPD) who continue to make an impact across creative industries.
Professor Jane Tingley has been recognized with the 2025 James Bailey Award for Foresta Inclusive: (ex)tending towards, an interactive and multi-sensory installation that translates real-time data from a living tree into light, sound and scent.
Professor Taien Ng-Chan is bringing new research in immersive storytelling to this year’s Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival. The project team also includes PhD candidates Sana Akram and Haoran Chang, who are pursuing their doctorates in Cinema and Media Studies.
At AMPD, Design students are discovering how artificial intelligence can shape the future of design.
'Creating with AI' is part of the Creative Technologies program at York’s Markham Campus, where students combine artistic and technological approaches to emerging media.
AMPD Music alumna Alokananda Dasgupta (BFA ’09) is the award-winning composer behind scores for major Netflix and Amazon Prime projects like 'Sacred Games', 'Khauf' and 'Jubilee'.
With his new album, Associate Professor Noam Lemish continues to build on his cross-cultural exploration of jazz, with some help from a friend and fellow AMPD professor.
Over the years, the Nat Taylor Cinema has hosted events that enrich York’s film students’ education. From master classes with renowned filmmakers to exclusive screenings of cutting-edge works, the cinema bridges academic study and professional filmmaking.
Patricia Bovey, a leading voice in Canadian arts and culture, received an honorary degree at the Fall Convocation ceremony for York University's School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) on Oct. 16.
York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD), in partnership with Sensorium: Centre for Digital Arts & Technology, played a leading role at the 2025 Connected Minds Conference, held from October 6 to 8 at York’s Keele Campus. The annual three-day event brought together researchers, artists and innovators to examine how humans and intelligent technologies shape […]