100 years of art, craft, and design. Celebrating a century of creativity at Alberta University of the Arts.

Samuel Lepine, Dance under the chandelier only we can see.//I consume the skin I shed to stay alive. Acrylics, oil pastel. 2024. (BFA '24, Drawing)
Jessica Rimes, Baby, quilted fabric, 2024. (BFA '24, Painting)

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Nikta Hashemian, Under Lady Sun, 2024. (BFA '25, Media Arts)

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