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Meet Our Alumni

Graduates of Art and Architectural History, including our two BA programs and our MA, have gone on to exciting careers. See what they’ve been up to and how they reflect on their time at Carleton.

Alumni Stories

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Carleton Alumni Curate the Senate

Behind the scenes at the Senate of Canada, Carleton-trained curators are shaping how the nation’s history is told on Parliament Hill. Alumni Mike Steinhauer, Meghan Paterson, …

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HTA from Coast to (almost) Coast

By Peter Coffman It’s hard to find two towns in Canada further apart than Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, and Dawson City, Yukon. But they have two …

Testimonials

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Lana Whiskeyjack

BA Honours, Art and Culture (Art History); MA, Canadian Studies

Current Position: Associate professor in the Department of Women and Gender Studies. Visual Storyteller, Arts-based researcher, author, community-based educator, and speaker.

“I was fortunate to have deeply supportive professors and instructors at Carleton in both my undergraduate and graduate programs. Their support came through recognizing gifts in me that I did not yet know I carried, and through affirming that Indigenous stories and knowledge hold profound wisdom and intelligence.”

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Tak Pham

BA, History and Theory of Architecture

Current Position: Curator, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Alberta University of the Arts

“During my time at Carleton, I joined many student societies and activity clubs. I credited this experience to my career because it provided opportunities to develop skills in public speaking, teamwork, and event management, which I still use regularly in my daily work.”

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Catherine Sinclair

MA, Art History (Canadian Art History)

Current Position: Director of Exhibitions, Conservation and Production at the National Gallery of Canada (NGC)

“Since graduating, I have built a professional career working in the art museum sector. Now at the NGC, I lead an incredible team of diverse art experts who make the exhibitions, permanent collection rotations, public space installations, loans out from the national collection, and national engagement projects happen, both on site in Ottawa, and abroad in Canada and overseas. I help network partnerships in the sector and work cross-departmentally to ensure that we have a broad and audience and artist-forward program.”

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Imogen Goldie

BA, History and Theory of Architecture (Minor in Industrial Design)

Current Position: Project Manager Heritage Planning at the City of Guelph

“My time at Carleton taught me the importance of critical thinking and lateral problem solving. My introduction to architectural history broadened my understanding of ‘heritage’ as a field and taught the language to describe our built environments and cultural landscapes… I have now been able to work on and lead heritage projects in three provinces and four cities because I look for interesting projects in interesting places.”

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Whitney Gattesco

BA & MA, Art History (Art and Its Institutions)

Current Position: Library Planning Consultant, Exhibitions at the Ottawa Public Library

“Going to Carleton helped me establish roots in the local arts community. I was able to work part-time in several art organizations throughout my studies. I also gained a network of connections that ultimately helped me get into the field. I’ve always felt that studying history through art was a great way to get some perspective on the world. It taught me how to zoom out and assess the larger picture before homing in on the details, which is a skill that has come in handy, especially in navigating my way through my professional life.”

Where are they now?

This is a partial but always growing list; if you are a Carleton Art History alumna/alumnus, and you are not on our list, please drop us a note at ssac@carleton.ca.

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