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Visual Arts

Explore stories, images and archival materials from SFU's past

  • Browse a selection of archival photographs capturing artists and exhibitions during SFU's its first decade.

  • During the first 10 years of the Centre for Communication and the Arts, painting, photography, calligraphy, and silkscreening were taught at SFU.

  • Before the Simon Fraser Gallery was established, resident Jim Felter resourcefully turned this lack of dedicated space into an opportunity to transform the campus itself into a gallery.

  • Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµresident artist, Joel Smith, discusses teaching visual art at the Haney Correctional Institute in 1971.

  • In 1970, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµhosted its first exhibition of work by Inuit artists. Referred to as "Eskimo" art at the time, Curator-Director Jim Felter built the university's collection of Inuit graphics from the early days of the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµGallery. By 1972, the university had acquired one of the largest collections of Inuit art outside of Ottawa.