Devon Smither, University of Lethbridge

Research

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Latest funding

Oral Histories and Artist Run Centres in Canada
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$29,127
Parallel: The History and Archives of Artist-Run Centres in Canada
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$40,523
The Whitney Women and American Modern Art, 1905-1930
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$37,892

All 3 grants and awards

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Oral Histories and Artist Run Centres in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Knowledge Synthesis Grants

Principal investigators: Smither, Devon

$29,127

Parallel: The History and Archives of Artist-Run Centres in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Smither, Devon

Keywords: artist-run centres; art history; arts administration; cultural history; Canada; art galleries; exhibitions; archives;

$40,523

The Whitney Women and American Modern Art, 1905-1930

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Smither, Devon

Keywords: (1) art history; (2) American art; (3) women artists; (4) gender and art history; (5) social history; (6) modern art; (7) material history; (8) art history methodology; (9) art collecting; (10) Whitney Museum of American Art

$37,892

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Smither, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Oral Histories and Artist Run Centres in Canada" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]