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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.

Associate Professor of Computational Arts at AMPD, Shital Desai, has been awarded the 2025 President’s Emerging Research Leadership Award in Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts.

From exhibitions and celebrated awards to major publications, the 2024-25 year saw AMPD faculty continue to shape conversations in art and culture.

AMPD Professor Mark-David Hosale is leading a bold interdisciplinary project that’s turning air pollution into something we can see. As principal investigator of 'SensingChange', he’s collaborating with engineers, scientists, and artists across York to develop wearable tech that lights up in response to black carbon emissions.

Over the next six months, these artists will develop new research-creation projects, host public talks and workshops, and engage with students and faculty at AMPD.

Aimée Mitchell, Research Officer at York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD), has been named the recipient of the 2023 Gary Brewer Emerging Leader Award.

The York University Research Awards Celebration recognizes the outstanding achievements of York’s esteemed faculty members. Six AMPD researchers have been recognized in the 2024 ceremony.

Three researchers from York University’s School of the Arts, Media Performance & Design have been awarded Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Development Grants, which support the development of short-term research projects of up to two years by emerging and established scholars.

York U curator champions Inuit food sovereignty through international collaboration