University of Saskatchewan Studio Art MFA Thesis Exhibitions, Class of 2025

Photos (left to right), Nazli Tabkhi, and Soheila Fallah. Promotional image by Gabby Da Silva, 2025.

The School for the Arts at the University of Saskatchewan is proud to present four thesis exhibitions by MFA Studio Art candidates: Nazli Tabkhi, Soheila Fallah, Naaz Sedaghatkerdar, and Gabriela Sieminska-Hauck. All solo exhibitions are held at the Gordon Snelgrove Gallery.

Alongside the thesis exhibitions, we are also presenting our fourth annual group exhibition of the graduating class, AIRING, at The Gallery at Frances Morrison Central Library. Though each artist is working in different subject areas, there is a harmony within AIRING. It is a harmony of materiality, chromatics, mourning, memory, and projections of both time and place. The works interrogate what is, what was, and what will become through an infinity of gestures…

Upcoming Exhibitions

Nazli Tabkhi: PARIAH
Gordon Snelgrove Gallery
July 21 – August 1, 2025
Reception: Friday, July 25, 7 – 10pm

Soheila Fallah: Hypnopompia
Gordon Snelgrove Gallery
August 11 – 22, 2025
Reception: Friday, August 22, 6 – 9pm

MFA Group Exhibition: Airing
The Gallery at the Frances Morrison Library
August 21 – September 16, 2025

Photos (left to right), Naaz Sedaghatkerdar, and Gabriela Sieminska-Hauck. Promotional image by Gabby Da Silva, 2025.

Naaz Sedaghatkerdar: Application: S3********
Gordon Snelgrove Gallery
August 25 – September 4, 2025
Reception: Friday, August 29, 5 – 8pm

Gabriela Sieminska-Hauck: 90 Days of Summer
Gordon Snelgrove Gallery
September 8 – 19, 2025
Reception: Friday, September 19, 5 – 8pm

Gordon Snelgrove Gallery
School for the Arts: Department of Art and Art History
Murray Building, University of Saskatchewan
3 Campus Drive, #191
Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A4
Hours: Monday – Friday, 10am – 4pm
gordon.snelgrove@usask.ca
1 (306) 966-4608

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The Gordon Snelgrove Gallery is located in the Murray Building with the Department of Art and Art History and is both a teaching facility and a public gallery. It provides a venue for new work, public talks, residencies and short-term studio space for artists, curators and collectives within the department, across campus and the broader arts community. The gallery is managed through the University of Saskatchewan Art Galleries and Collection and is a significant player in the local arts ecology. The Snelgrove’s intensive and diverse program of events positions it as a major site of direct exchange for artists and public. The Gordon Snelgrove Gallery is a crucial venue for new work by artists and curators both within the Department of Art and Art History and the wider community. Frequent public presentations by visiting artists, panels and screenings position it as an important hub in the arts ecology of Saskatoon.

Situated on Treaty 6 territory and the homeland of the Métis on the Canadian Prairies, the University of Saskatchewan Department of Art and Art History seeks to share the cultural richness, history and contemporary artwork of this unique location.

Accessibility:
While all galleries are accessible with either first-floor entrance or elevator, accessible washrooms, wide unobstructed paths and elevator access. If you require accessibility support to visit the Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, we ask that you contact us at 306-966-4208 to make arrangements in advance. Accessible access is possible through the Murray Library. For more information, visit here.

The Gallery at The Frances Morrison Library
311 – 23rd Street East
Saskatoon, SK S7K 0J6
Hours: Monday – Thursday, 9am – 8pm; Friday & Saturday, 10am – 6pm

Accessibility:
The Gallery at the Frances Morrison Library is fully accessible with elevators, accessible washrooms, wide unobstructed paths and a first-floor entrance that is near an elevator to take you to the second floor where the gallery is located.

Image Descriptions:
1. A collage of two images. From left to right: the first is an abstract image of black, white and various shades of grey on a wet, paper mache like surface. Within the abstract image, a woman’s silhouette lays horizontally. The second image is of a white architectural structure on a dirty paint-splattered grey floor, where a red tape measurer also rests. Surrounding this architectural structure is a white tape outline of the structure’s floor plan. At the top of the image, you can see the dirty floor ends, and a cement bricked wall begins, in various shades of red, and grey.
2. A collage of two images. From left to right: the first image is of blue sky at dusk above a vibrant green soccer field, where a brightly coloured map of the world rests crumpled. On the horizon, there are trees without leaves, a few pine trees, and the tops of three apartment buildings. The second image is of a grey sand-like surface, with two large circular craters in the centre of the image, stacked. The top crater appears to raise above the surface like a hill, where the crater below it appears to sink into the ground like an impression.