From working in Malawi to investigating UK secret service files: summer projects of Arts faculty and students
By Katie Fedosenko Genevieve Barrons: Working at Jacaranda School for Orphans This summer Barrons, a fourth-year student in International Relations and Honours English, ran day camps for children who have lost either one or both parents to HIV/AIDS in the African land-locked country, Malawi. I wake up in the dark and cold every morning to […]
Meet Brent Nielsen: From BA to EA: – UBC History alum shines at Electronic Arts
Brent Nielsen graduated from UBC with a BA in 1993. Seventeen years later, he’s an executive producer of sports games at Electronic Arts (EA), one of the world’s foremost game production companies. Brent majored in History with a minor in Economics. But his passion has always been hockey. “I played hockey my whole life; I […]
Meet Grace Park: Armed with talent
By Katie Fedosenko She’s a pro surfer with a concealed weapon. Grace Park, UBC Psychology alum and one of the 12 Kick-ass Ladies of Fall TV, is making headlines as Kona Kalakaua in the new hit-series Hawaii Five-0. Formerly known as Lieutenant Sharon Valerii from Battlestar Galactica and voted one of Maxim’s Hot 100 Girls, Grace […]
Meet Loren Plottel: A career in communications
By Katie Fedosenko Writing has kept bread on the table for Loren Plottel While she was pursuing her undergrad degree in English Literature at UBC, Loren took an internship with CKVU, which is now CityTV. After graduating, Loren was hired by CKVU and worked as a talent coordinator, researcher, script writer and reporter. “The job […]
Meet BA ’05 grad Nadine Power: A career in painting conservation
After graduating from the Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory, Nadine Power (BA ’05) has embarked on a career in art conservation. Currently a post-graduate student in the Conservation of Easel Paintings program at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, art historical research is a crucial aspect of her work.
Meet MFA ’07 grad Liz Park: Highlighting local art
An accomplished curator, Liz Park (MFA ’07) wants to highlight art made in Vancouver. Liz entered UBC’s BFA Visual Art program with the intention of becoming a practicing artist. When she finished the program in 2005, she decided to pursue a master’s degree in curatorial studies.
Meet BA ’05 grad Michelle Kuen: Pursuing a career in visual arts
Michelle graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2005 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Art and English Literature. Now devoted to her artistic practice full-time, she divides her time between her personal artistic pursuit and the commercial sector.
Meet MFA ’08 grad Jesse Gray: Transforming science to art
She makes the everyday world into a work of art. Jesse Gray uses collecting and archiving to investigate the invisible histories of discarded consumer objects and of systems in the natural world. She engages in labour-intensive processes of rebuilding, reconstructing, and reworking objects that have been abandoned to the peripheries of urban consciousness, re-presenting aspects […]
Meet BFA ’08 grad Natalie Doonan: Exploring 18th century Mexican portraits, mental illness and identity
18th century Mexican portraits, mental illness and identity are Natalie Doonan’s focus. “I’m interested in identity-formation and the compression of identity of both the subject and the artist, within the making of a portrait,” she says, “at the heart of identity-formation are issues of control, power, and independence.”
Meet BA ’05 grad Alex Dawkins: Examining our colonial past
Alex Dawkins graduated from UBC in May of 2005 with a BA in Art History. He participated in Go Global during his third year and studied in Aberdeen, Scotland. “The colonial links between Scotland, British Columbia and the First Nations people deserve more attention within the field, and I hope that I can contribute to both British Columbian and British culture with my work.”