Art Open House
Annual Art Department Open House & Awards
This year, as part of the Faculty of Fine Arts' inaugural Vibe Fest, the Annual Art Awards were distributed, which recognize the outstanding achievements of students for their excellence in creative work, scholarship and community engagement.
Congratulations to the 2025 art award recipients!
Dinah Gaston, Excellence in Art History/Museum Studies Award
Victoria Lasalle, Excellence in Art History/Museum Studies/Art Gallery Award
Kirara Pike and Sidney Frenette-Ling, Excellence in Art Studio Award
Madeson Singh, Excellence in Indigenous Art History/Museum Studies Award
Zoe Buckskin, Excellence in Indigenous Art Studio Award
Emma Van Bussel, Excellence in Printmaking Award
Julia Hartigan, Excellence in Drawing Award
Natalia Smith, Excellence in Painting Award
Ezra Saunders, Excellence in Spatial Practice/Digital Fabrication Award
Shayna Fullersmith, David Lanier Memorial Award
Dinah Gaston, Art Student Purchase Award
Sidney Frenette-Ling and Natalia Smith, Southern Alberta Art Gallery Award
Sarah Wall, Art Society Award
Dinah Gaston and Zoe Buckskin, Student of Art Endowment Award
Shayna Fullersmith, Ryan Jensen and Demi Zalesak, Roloff Beny Foundation Undergraduate Photographic Award in Fine Arts
Nahid Pouzesh, Roloff Beny Graduate Award in Fine Arts
Julia Hartigan and Kiara Pike, Gushul Studio Artist Residency Prize
Serene Weasel Traveller, Sidney Frenette-Ling, Natalia Smith and Julia Hartigan, Platform | Casa Student Showcase (2024-2025)
Megan Evans, Whyte Museum Internship
Read more about the Art Open House & Awards ceremony and inaugural Vibe Fest
Department of Art Student Art Awards at Vibe Fest 2025. Photos by Angeline Simon (BFA - Art '18).
Previous Award Announcements
2024: Trajectories, a student art exhibition, opens at Casa
2023: Student artists recognized at Art Studio open house and awards
2022: Department of Art honours student excellence with annual awards
2021: Department of Art celebrates excellence through virtual exhibitions and awards
2020: Art students celebrated through online catalogue and award recognition
2019: Annual Art Open House celebrates 23 student award winners
2017: Student art honoured at annual Department of Art Open House