OUR MISSION

Founded in 2006, Canvas is the undergraduate academic journal of McGill’s Department of Art History and Communication Studies. We give students a platform to publish their work, gain editing experience, and collaborate. In doing so, we encourage students to produce original, innovative research and quality writing. Canvas is a space for new and emerging perspectives on art and media theory.

While Canvas has traditionally published work exclusive to our own department, this year we are opening up submissions to those of external programs, with priority given to McGill students.

We are currently accepting submissions for review in Winter 2025.

McGill University and our department are situated on land that has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabeg nations. We acknowledge and thank the diverse Indigenous peoples whose presence marks this territory on which peoples of the world now gather.

OUR TEAM

OUR TEAM

  • Courtney Squires

    EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

    Courtney is in her fourth year studying Honours Art History and Psychology. Her current research investigates how spatiosensorial elements of retail architecture influence behavior, movement, and perception. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her cat, Juliet, and exploring new places to eat with friends. In grad school, she hopes to research interior architecture and its psychosensorial effects in contemporary retail environments.

  • Iris Bednarski

    EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

    Iris is a fourth-year Honours Art History student minoring in Medieval Studies and European Literature. Her research focuses on the material culture of the medieval Mediterranean with an emphasis on intercultural exchange and object biography. Outside of school, Iris enjoys drawing and going to the movies.

  • Beatrice Moritz

    SENIOR EDITOR & AHCSSA REP

    Beatrice is a fourth year Honours Art History student minoring in World Cinemas and Russian Culture. She is primarily interested in examining gender in the work of the Pre-Raphaelites. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, talking with friends on her balcony, and writing one-line letterboxd reviews.

  • Bianca Tri

    GRAPHIC DESIGNER

    Bianca is in her fourth year of studying Art History, with minors in marketing and gender studies. She is interested in the ways technology and art interact with one another, and hopes to get into McGill Law for intellectual property law. When she’s not working as an artist for many clubs across campus, she enjoys collecting cassette tapes and hitting the pitch for 11v11 soccer.

  • Maryam Hedayat

    TREASURER

    Maryam is in her second year as an English Cultural Studies major, with minors in Economics and Communications. She is interested in media and communication studies, and their correlation with politics and the economy. In her free time, Maryam enjoys cooking, running, and spending time with her friends.

  • Rachel Barker

    SENIOR EDITOR

    Rachel is in her third year majoring in Art History with a minor in English Literature. She is interested in contemporary art reflecting the environmental crisis, and art’s ability to express the conflicting emotions circulating climate change. When not found cutting up posters from art books to stick on her bedroom walls, Rachel is often watching rom-coms, reading, or plotting with friends.

  • Mathieu Lajoie

    SENIOR EDITOR

    Mathieu is in his second year studying Honours History with a minor in Art History. He is primarily interested in the influence of nineteenth and twentieth-century architecture and design in shaping spaces and societies, particularly in relation to notions of utopia and escapism. In his free time, you will likely find him reading, having tea with friends, or hunting for porcelain in flea markets.

  • Rebecca Bennett

    EDITOR

    Rebecca is in her fourth year as an Honours Art History and International Development student with a minor in Hispanic Studies. She is interested in architecture and its relationship to memory, as well as contemporary textile art. In her free time, Rebecca is an avid knitter, amateur runner, and full-time pop culture enthusiast.

  • Dahlia Labatte

    EDITOR

    Dahlia is in her third year double majoring Art History and Religious Studies. She is primarily interested in the intersection between art and religion, and she is currently exploring contemporary feminist and queer reinterpretations/explorations of religious art. In her free time, she enjoys reading, painting, and spending hours at cafes.

  • Marie Frangie

    EDITOR

    Marie is in the third year of her Cultural Studies Major and Communications Minor. Always discovering new interests, she remains captivated by the philosophical discourse attempting to define the artist, the characteristics of art, and the purpose of the creative craft. In her spare time, you can find Marie curating her Pinterest boards, listening to '60s Soul, or practicing her new boxing skills.

About AHCSSA

Canvas is housed by the Art History and Communication Studies Student Association (AHCSSA) of McGill. AHCSSA serves as a liaison between students, professors, and the broader cultural community. Learn more here.