University of Victoria Legacy Art Galleries

05/22/2026

Come on down!

05/22/2026

05/08/2026

As part of our new exhibition آبِ رواں Aab-e-Ravaan: Language Like Water, our exhibition team created a special tent space in our inner gallery to display an installation featuring a community engaged textile work. This textile piece seen on the table was created by the artist , and dozens of South Asian, Indigenous and Persian community members through stitching circles.

We invite you to visit this space for respite, rest and to hear the soundscape audio loop which is an Urdu poem by Mirza Ghalib. Recorded by Farheen in English and Urdu, the poem is about grief and joy, and connects with Farheen’s own grief in relation to familia dislocation.

The installation is entitled:
آ دا ب
Aadaab KELKE,IŁĆ
(I Pay My Respects to You, Wild Rose)

05/08/2026

As part of our new exhibition آبِ رواں Aab-e-Ravaan: Language Like Water, our exhibition team created a special tent space in our inner gallery to display an installation featuring a community engaged textile work. This textile piece seen on the table was created by the artist Farheen Haq, and dozens of South Asian, Indigenous and Persian community members through stitching circles.

We invite you to visit this space for respite, rest and to hear the soundscape audio loop which is an Urdu poem by Mirza Ghalib. Recorded by Farheen in English and Urdu, the poem is about grief and joy, and connects with Farheen’s own grief in relation to familia dislocation.

The installation is entitled:
آ دا ب
Aadaab KELKE,IŁĆ
(I Pay My Respects to You, Wild Rose)

05/01/2026

Legacy Downtown reopens opens tomorrow at 1:30!

Join us for the opening event of آبِ رواں Aab-e-Ravaan: Language Like Water with artist Farheen Haq from 2-4pm. We recommend coming early for this busy program ☕️

Image: Drinking From My Mother’s Saucer (Collaboration with France Trepanier), 2015, Video still, courtesy of the artist.

04/07/2026

It's your last chance to see our current exhibition before we close for installation!

Visit Paul Walde: Weather Conditions Weds. to Saturday from 10-4pm ☁🏊

As always, Legacy Downtown is free & open to the public 🌈

04/04/2026

We are excited to announce that our next exhibition at Legacy Downtown is with the wonderful Farheen Haq - this solo exhibition entitled آبِ رواں Aab-e-Ravaan: Language Like Water, will display many of Farheen's recent works and is curated by our own Anahita Ranjbar

The exhibition will be on display at Legacy Gallery Downtown from May 2 to August 1, 2026.
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Image: Farheen Haq, Aankh Band ke Dekho (Close Your Eyes and See), 2022. Video still, courtesy of the artist.

04/02/2026

We are closed for the long weekend! (Fri. April 3 to Mon. April 6th)
Next week is your LAST CHANGE to see Paul Walde: Weather Conditions during our open hours: Weds. April 8th to Sat. April 11th, 10-4pm

02/04/2026

The University Art Collections and Libraries respectfully acknowledge the recent passing of artist Carole Sabiston.

A recipient of an honorary degree from UVic, Sabiston was also a UVic alum, and treasured member of the Victoria arts community.

Speaking on the occasion of her honorary doctorate in 1995, Dr. Anthony Jenkins said, it was “Those assemblages of thread and fabric that changed what used to be “craft” into fine art… She is a true original.”

Often described as luminous, exuberant, and celebratory, Sabiston’s impressive oeuvre was recognized by numerous national awards throughout her career. The university is honoured to display her work on campus – Howe Sound and Tsawwassen Suites (not shown) is on the main floor of the Engineering Building and Take Off: Point of Departure and Mode of Travel (1987) is in the Michael Williams Building lobby.

Images:
Howe Sound Suite, 1981, textile assemblage, U008.18.1.
Take Off: Point of Departure and Mode of Travel, 1987, Textile assemblage, U000.4.3.
Collection of the University of Victoria

12/21/2025

Happy Solstice to all! This beautiful and whimsical image entitled "Nocturne" is by artist Stella Langdale. It reminds us that the nights are long this time of year, but there is beauty and discovery in the darkness. Longer days are just around the corner.

Stella was a contemporary and friend of one of University Art Collections cornerstone donors and artist in her own right, Katharine Maltwood. Katharine collected many of Stella's pieces and as a result, our collection holds a number of her works - which you can view on our collections portal: https://legacycollection.uvic.ca/rpt/f?p=103:38:14357632102693::
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Born in Staines, Middlesex, Stella Langdale attended the school of art at Brighton for several years, followed by a period of study under Frank Newbury and Maurice Grieffenhagen at the Glasgow School of Art. This sound technical training allowed her to experiment in oils, watercolour, charcoal, pastels, etching techniques and sculpture. In inspiration she followed the sublime landscapes of the British Romantic tradition and the visionary works of William Blake, John Martin and Samuel Palmer. For subject matter Stella Langdale preferred to travel abroad wandering from place to place sketching and absorbing the history, poetic beauty and mystery of remote areas in North Africa, Italy and France. In this wanderlust and love of adventure she found a freedom and a different interpretation of life which is reflected in all her imaginative work.

"Nocturne" by Stella Langdale, 1912-1950. University Art Collection, M964.1.129