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A BFA at Mount Allison offers art history and studio courses in drawing, open media, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture. Throughout your degree there are plenty of opportunities to exhibit your work in one of Sackville’s many art galleries, including Fog Forest Gallery, Struts Gallery & Faucet Media Arts Centre, and the oldest university art gallery in Canada — the Owens. There are fine arts sales held on campus to showcase and sell your work, including the Sweetest Little Thing Auction, where third year students have the opportunity to auction off their work, alongside other renowned artists. Fine Arts graduates also often return to campus to share their research and experiences with students.

Our graduates leave here and make their mark on the art world in many ways. Some of our renowned graduates include painters Alex Colville, Christopher Pratt, Mary (West) Pratt, and Tom Forrestall.

Creative careers can be pursued in:

  • teaching/academia
  • art museums and galleries
  • graphic design
  • animation
  • photography
  • research
  • artists


See what our BFA graduates are doing now:

It’s just politics: Michael deAdder becomes most read cartoonist in Canada

Political cartoonist Michael deAdder (‘91) can’t remember a time when he didn’t draw. The Moncton, NB native said he was obsessed with it from a very early age and drew his first cartoon in the seventh grade.

“I drew one of my teacher’s as a frog. He saw me drawing and came over to my desk. I tried to cover it up and was hoping he didn’t notice me. When he saw it he laughed his head off and put it on the wall.”

In his first year at Mount Allison, deAdder was asked by the Argosy’s cartoon editor to draw a cartoon. He ended up creating a character called ‘Otterman’ and eventually became the cartoon editor at the University’s student newspaper.

“I drew a cartoon on free trade. Everybody had it on their wall, including professors. That one moment really turned things around for me.” Read the full story

Elizabeth Eaton Rosenthal: Sweetheart and her art

Elizabeth Eaton Rosenthal (‘64), better known as "Sweetheart" or "The Green Lady," has been green from head to toe for more than 15 years. The New York-based fine artist began by mixing her nail polish to make green, then adding one green streak to her hair, wearing green bracelets, dying her overalls, and then painting her shoes. Now, her hair is all green and so is every piece of her clothing. Read the full story in The Record