Getting Started
This research guide provides resources, including print books and ebooks, article databases, images, streaming media, and digital resources, on topics related to art history and visual and material culture in Canada.
Start by exploring resources in:
- the general Art History & Visual Art guide
- the Quick Links section of this guide
Then, expand your search by:
- using the tailored resource lists in each section of the menu on the left-hand side of this guide
Key Art Resources
Listed below are a few key resources.
For more databases related to Canadian art, see the Databases section of the Canadian Art Research Guide
For a range of art and art-related multidisciplinary databases, see the Databases section of the Art History & Visual Art Research Guide.
- Artists in Canada This link opens in a new windowUnion list of Canadian artists, giving biographical information and location of files of over 42,000 Canadian artists in 23 libraries and galleries across Canada.
- Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new windowOxford Art Online is the access point for Grove Art Online, the Benezit Dictionary of Artists, the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and the Oxford Companion to Western Art.
- Artists of the World This link opens in a new windowArtists of the World contains authoritative, up-to-date biographical information on more than 1.2 million artists and entries on groups of visual artists from all over the world and from all eras. Entries with detailed articles are supplemented by lists of works, literature, sources, and exhibitions.
- Art Full Text This link opens in a new windowIndexes Art, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Planning journals. Reproductions of works of art appearing in periodicals are also indexed.
- ARTbibliographies Modern This link opens in a new windowProvides full abstracts of journal articles, books, essays, exhibition catalogs, PhD dissertations, and exhibition reviews on all forms of modern and contemporary art
- Artstor This link opens in a new windowArtstor features an unparalleled range of images from some of the world's leading museums, photo archives, scholars, and artists in one easily-navigated repository. All images are accompanied by comprehensive metadata and are rights-cleared for educational use.
Research Help
Need additional help? Do not hesitate to contact me.
Sara Ellis
Art & Visual Literacy Librarian
Music, Art & Architecture Library
Room 414, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
1961 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1
Email: sara.ellis@ubc.ca
Phone: 604-827-3549
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