OUR MISSION

Founded in 2006, Canvas is the open-access, peer-reviewed undergraduate 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 innovative research and quality writing. Canvas is a space for new and emerging perspectives on art and media theory.

As of fall 2024, Canvas welcomes submissions from students outside of McGill.

We are now accepting submissions for fall 2026!

Please out our submissions form linked here.

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

  • Sophie Hill

    EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

    Sophie is a fourth-year English Literature student minoring in Economics and Communication Studies. She is interested in the intersections of culture, media, and technology, and how these forces shape the ways people communicate and tell stories. Outside of her studies, Sophie enjoys reading, going to the cinema, and trying out new recipes.

  • Diana Yamada

    EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

    Diana Yamada is a fourth-year English Literature major and Communication Studies minor. She is interested in the intersections between literary communities and media journalism. In her academic studies as well as in community work, she explores where and how personal writing has transformed in the digital age. Outside of school, Diana enjoys DADF#AD, the Dust Bowl, and being mediocre at Banagrams.

  • Laura Chen

    EDITOR

    Laura is a third-year Cognitive Science student minoring in Art History. She is drawn to a wide range of subjects, though if pressed to single out a few, she would point to religious iconography and material from classical antiquity. In her spare time, she enjoys painting, listening to podcasts, and taking walks by the waterfront.

  • Lachlan DeAtley

    EDITOR

    I am a third year student completing a joint degree in Art History and Russian studies. I especially enjoy the intersection of these fields, in the Russian avant garde. I also am fond of prints of any style, and have developed an unexpected love of architecture. Outside of art history, I am enthusiastic for film and literature, and I enjoy both drawing and photography, if at a rudimentary level.

  • Anna Gordon

    EDITOR

    Anna is a second-year Cultural Studies major with a minor in Communication Studies. She is interested in contemporary popular culture, the media technologies that circulate it, and the audiences that engage with it. Outside of school, she likes to paint, wander used bookstores, and watch movies with friends.

  • Siena Hernandez-Echenberg

    EDITOR

    Siena is in her last semester double majoring in Art History and Anthropology. Her passion for visual culture spans contemporary and Latin American art, as well as curatorial and exhibition work. Outside of school, Siena enjoys spending hours talking with friends and consuming all kinds of pop culture media. 

  • Kaitlyn Jouin

    EDITOR

    Kaitlyn is her last year of Joint Honours English Lit and Art History.

  • Adair Nelson

    EDITOR

    Adair is a fourth-year Honours English Cultural Studies student minoring in Art History. She enjoys art, literature, and cultural criticism of the mid-to-late 20th century. Outside of academics, Adair enjoys photography, biking around the plateau, and adding to her "to-read" list, and spends most of her time in the McGill Daily office.

  • Marie Peck

    EDITOR

    Marie is a second year English-Literature student completing a minor in Art History. She is interested in portraiture, as well as art and literature as time capsules of particular social histories. Outside of her studies she enjoys reading, playing volleyball, and baking a whole lot of chocolate chip cookies.

  • Ruth Surette

    EDITOR

    Ruth is a U3 English Literature major and Art History minor.

About AHCSSA

Canvas is housed by the Art History and Communication Studies Student Association (AHCSSA) of McGill. AHCSSA serves as a liaison between undergraduate students, faculty, and the broader cultural community in Montréal. The association also functions as a resource for students to support their social and academic activities at McGill. Learn more here.