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Professor Jennifer Fisher is an inaugural recipient of the Art Basel Award in the Media & Storytellers category. Presented for the first time this year, the Art Basel Awards celebrate individuals and organizations who are shaping the future of contemporary art.

Professor and sculptor Brandon Vickerd has turned heads in Boston with his latest public art installation, which depicts a full-scale replica of the 1962 Canadian satellite Alouette as if it crash-landed into a parked sedan.

This innovative installation centres around a 19th century painting, by an artist whose name is currently unknown, from the art collection of the Government of Ontario.

In May 2025, Canadian contemporary sculptor Kara Hamilton will join York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) as the next L.L. Odette Sculptor in Residence.

AMPD Professor Marissa Largo and alumna Melissa Bennett receive prestigious accolades at the 47th Annual GOG Awards, celebrating their outstanding contributions to Canadian visual arts.

The Gales Gallery at York University recently hosted Pura Vida, an exhibition celebrating the creative reflections of students from York University’s School of the Arts, Performance, Media and Design (AMPD) on their experience at the Las Nubes EcoCampus.

Professor Jennifer Fisher from York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD), in collaboration with co-curator Jim Drobnick, recently opened a new exhibition entitled Artists’ Tarot and the Archive at the Archives of Ontario.

Three members of York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) community—two alumni from the Graduate Program in Art History and Visual Culture (AHVC) and a faculty member—have been honoured as nominees for the distinguished 2024 Galeries Ontario / Ontario Galleries (GOG) Awards.

The School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) at York University has recognized Professor Brandon Vickerd with the AMPD Research Award for 2023-2024.