Faculty

BRUCE PARSONS

A.O.C.A. (Ontario College of Art)
Professor Emeritus
Department of Visual Arts, York University

Professor Parsons is a painter and installation artist whose work has been exhibited in major Canadian centres. Strongly influenced by ancient art forms, his research has led to extensive travels in Egypt, Mexico, Guatemala and most recently, China. He has had several shows in China, initiated a faculty and student exhibition exchange, and brought several leading Chinese artists to York as artists-in-residence.

For many years, Professor Parsons has been the moving force behind York’s annual Mural Competition, which commissions site-specific art works from York students for placement on campus. His contributions to public art on campus include the monumental murals in the Ice Gardens, created under his direction by a team of visual arts students in collaboration with a visiting artists from Mexico.