Holly Ward

Holly Ward is a Continuing Studies Instructor Faculty at Emily Carr University of Art and Design. She is a Vancouver-based interdisciplinary artist working with sculpture, multi-media installation, and drawing as a means to examine representations of social progress and political power.

Holly Ward's artistic practice spans visual arts with particular focus on sculpture, multimedia installation, and drawing. Her work critically examines social progress and political power structures through interdisciplinary approaches. As an artist-educator, she bridges creative practice with theoretical inquiry, exploring how visual media can interrogate societal narratives and power dynamics.

Holly Ward received her BFA (interdisciplinary) from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1999 and her MFA (studio) from the University of Guelph in 2006. Her exhibition history includes solo and group shows across Canada and international presentations in England, Mexico, the US, Norway, and South Korea, demonstrating a significant presence in the contemporary art community.