Ilene Sova, OCAD University

Research

visual art decolonization Indigenous knowledges elders wholistic intergenerational exhibition studio research community

Latest funding

Decolonizing Art from Turtle Island to the Islands of the Bahamas
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$24,998

Decolonizing Art from Turtle Island to the Islands of the Bahamas

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Sova, Ilene

Keywords: visual art; decolonization; Indigenous knowledges; elders; wholistic; intergenerational exhibition; studio research; community; collaboration; land-based pedagogy cultural exchange; material research; social practice; art education;

$24,998

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: visual art Dear Professor Sova, 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 on visual art 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 "Decolonizing Art from Turtle Island to the Islands of the Bahamas" (2021), 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]