Sav Riley: Factory Reset opens at Art Windsor-Essex Oct. 15, 2026 (PROVIDED BY S. RILEY/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
From paint-splattered jeans to shredded denim on its last legs, UWindsor alum Sav Riley (BA, Communications, Media and Film, ’26) is giving donated textiles a second life as wearable art.
— Published on Sep 29th, 2026
Alumna Niku Koochak is a recent winner of a Galleries Ontario curatorial award. (DAVE GAUTHIER/University of Windsor).
By Kate Hargreaves
Collaboration is at the heart of University of Windsor Master of Fine Arts (MFA) alumna Niku Koochak’s curatorial process.
Koochak (MFA ’24) recently received the Galleries Ontario / Galeries (GOG) Award for First Exhibition in a Public Art Gallery for curatorial work at Art Windsor-Essex (AWE) as part of its Below the 6 series, which highlights Southwestern Ontario artists.
— Published on Jan 20th, 2026
Talysha Bujold-Abu has been named TD Curatorial Fellow at Art Windsor-Essex (KYLE ARCHIBALD/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
Art curation, for Talysha Bujold-Abu, is like being a supporting character in a story.
“I’m not stepping into curation asking what it is I can say about their work, but how can I best share their work with others,” she explains.
“What opportunities can I find with the way that work can sit together in a room, to propel the storytelling of the featured artist and also insert an aspect of myself into that narrative?”
— Published on Dec 4th, 2025
