Faculty of Art
Criticism and Curatorial Practice
Criticism and Curatorial Practice at OCAD U is the first undergrad program in Canada to prepare artists to be critics and curators. Students also get experience in the studio making art themselves.
Criticism and Curatorial Practice
Alexandra Johnston
“Mississauga-based artist creating moments of optimism and stillness through botanical paintings ”
Criticism and Curatorial Practice
Ella Taylor
“Ella’s work engages with pedagogies of place, queer theory, community-based projects and gardening. Using auto-theory as a place to begin, Ella's writing finds space for critical theory in the scribbles on the margins of pages, interlaced within... More”
Criticism and Curatorial Practice
Katarina Holbrough
“My series of paintings create a liminal space that tells a familial narrative through the malleability of time. I use the amalgamation of different frames and moments to create a tapestry of stories that describe the generational knowledge and... More”
Criticism and Curatorial Practice
Jackie Knight
“Working from an initial smudging with pencil crayon, I begin to see images within the clouds of pink. Imagery of love, fertility, fandom, sport and pornography begin to layer atop of each other as if they are fleeting moments transforming into the... More”
Celebrate the work of OCAD U’s class of 2022/2023!