After OCAD U

Welcome to the vibrant OCAD University alumni community!

As a graduate, you are an integral part of our legacy. This is your hub for staying connected, celebrating achievements and engaging in opportunities for lifelong learning and connection. Continue your journey with OCAD U and let’s shape the future of art and design together.



Alumni news

Alum Spotlight: Avalon Mott – Inaugural Recipient of The Delaney Family Emerging Curator’s Prize

Avalon Mott (she/her) is a curator, photographer and arts administrator from Vancouver now proudly calling Toronto home. After obtaining a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Emily Carr University of Art + Design in 2013, Avalon continued her academic journey at OCAD University, earning a Master of Fine Arts degree in the Criticism & Curatorial Practice program in 2023. Today, Avalon works as the Director of Xpace Cultural Centre and is a contributing member of the plumb artist collective.

Alum Spotlight: John N. Inglis’ Dedicated Life to the Arts

John N. Inglis is a distinguished Canadian artist and a life member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour (CSPWC) whose work consists of a vast selection of paintings spanning over 60 years of enquiry and development. Born in Toronto in 1931, Inglis has been fascinated with drawing and painting since an early age but describes most of his primary and secondary school years as a time when he felt confined to cultural settings.

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A group of people standing in an art gallery looking at art.
Underside of the Sharp Centre for Design

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