Fine Arts Research & Creative Activities
Our faculty, staff, and students are continuously engaged in a vast number of research and creative initiatives on a local, national, and global scale.
Research Profile
Mary Kavanagh | Board of Governors Research Chair, Tier I
Aligning with the 75th Anniversary of the birth of the atomic age, University of Lethbridge Professor Mary Kavanagh explores the Bomb and its legacies in a series of art exhibitions presented across Canada and the US: the multi-faceted Daughters of Uranium and Trinity3, a two-channel video work extracted from the larger project. The exhibitions reach across the nuclear Anthropocene to build connections between nuclear technologies and their lived effects, the nuclear site and irradiated bodies, nuclear fallout, waste, and material evidence.
CRC Monique Giroux hopes to inspire future Indigenous researchers
Canada Research Chair Dr. Monique Giroux (Music) engages students in her research projects with the hope of inspiring the next generation of Indigenous researchers and ethnomusicologists.
Janet Youngdahl celebrates the works of Barbara Strozzi
In celebration of the 400th anniversary of 17th century composer Barbara Strozzi, Janet Youngdahl (Music) will perform and present research with collaborators and colleagues throughout the coming months.
Visualizing Agriculture premiere at Crossing Boundaries 2019
What started as a class project became a creative collision of art and science on display. Fortunately, it was all captured on film. Visualizing Agriculture, a documentary co-directed by Leanne Elias and Bryn Hewko, premiered at the Crossing Boundaries Symposium, October 26.
Mary Kavanagh's exhibition 'Daughters of Uranium' explores atomic tourism
Mary Kavanagh’s (Art) exhibition Daughters of Uranium opened in Calgary Friday, September 27, at the Founders’ Gallery, located at the Military Museum. Running until January 26, 2020, Kavanagh’s exhibition is the culmination of more than a decades-worth of research and creation.
Art and science collide at Big Bang Weekend
The Big Bang Weekend celebrated the opening of the state-of-the-art Science Commons, and the Faculty of Fine Arts made sure to make their presence known during this historical weekend. From performance art to whiteboard art, lectures and hands-on demonstrations, research in the arts was on display.
Jay Whitehead's theatre company brings home awards
Jay Whitehead is the founder and artistic director of Theatre Outre, a professional theatre company in Lethbridge Alberta. Jay and his team, made up of many Fine Arts alumni, had a busy summer performing, premiering new works and winning awards.
CRC Monique Giroux hopes to inspire future Indigenous researchers
Canada Research Chair Dr. Monique Giroux (Music) engages students in her research projects with the hope of inspiring the next generation of Indigenous researchers and ethnomusicologists.
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Janet Youngdahl celebrates the works of Barbara Strozzi
In celebration of the 400th anniversary of 17th century composer Barbara Strozzi, Janet Youngdahl (Music) will perform and present research with collaborators and colleagues throughout the coming months.
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Visualizing Agriculture premiere at Crossing Boundaries 2019
What started as a class project became a creative collision of art and science on display. Fortunately, it was all captured on film. Visualizing Agriculture, a documentary co-directed by Leanne Elias and Bryn Hewko, premiered at the Crossing Boundaries Symposium, October 26.
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Rolf Boon- Music
Participating as one of 40 composers commissioned by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra to celebrate Canada's 150th, Rolf Boon (Music) presented the Minister of Heritage with a DVD and bound collection of scores.
Anne Dymond - Art History
Anne Dymond is an associate professor in the Department of Art specializing in art history and visual culture. She was named the 2018 Board of Governor's Teaching Chair, and was awarded the 2019 University of Lethbridge Volunteer Award.
Georg Boenn - Music, DAA
Georg Boenn (Music) attended the Linux Audio Conference (LAC) at Stanford University, March 23-26 2019, where his Ambiosonic Electronic Music ‘ad infintum’ was performed using a 56.8 channels full 3D sound system. His book, Computational Models of Rhythm and Meter, published July 2018 in hardcover and eBook, has been downloaded over 1550 times.