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Carey Newman, the 6th Audain Professor
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The Audain Professorship of Contemporary Art Practice of the Pacific Northwest brings Indigenous artists into UVic's classrooms. Audain professors, each practicing contemporary
artists, split their time between the studio and teaching a course, which is open to all students across campus.
Local Kwagiulth and Coast Salish artist Carey Newman is announced as the sixth Audain Professor of Contemporary Art Practice of the Pacific Northwest with UVic’s Department of
Visual Arts. He will bring issues and perspectives around reconciliation into his classes at UVic.
When it comes to the Department of Visual Arts, Jackson 2Bears is not the typical Audain Professor of Contemporary Arts of the Pacific Northwest. Although he has yet to achieve the
international reputation of previous Audain professors Rebecca Belmore, Michael Nicol Yahgulanaas and Nicholas Galanin, he is the first UVic alumnus to be appointed to the
position.
Local Kanien’kehaka (Mohawk) multimedia artist Jackson 2Bears Leween has been named the recipient of the 2013–14 Audain Professorship in Contemporary Art Practice of the Pacific
Northwest for the Department of Visual Arts. Having recently completed …
Visual Arts students at the University of Victoria will benefit from a $2-million gift from BC art philanthropist Michael Audain and the Audain Foundation. The gift will establish
the Audain Professorship in Contemporary Art Practice of the Pacific Northwest, bringing a distinguished practicing artist to teach in UVic’s Department of Visual Arts.