Vladimir Spicanovic

Vladimir Spicanovic, is an artist-educator and the Dean of the Faculty of Art at OCAD University (OCAD U). Since his initial appointment at OCAD U in 2004, Spicanovic has served as Assistant Dean (2004-07) and Associate Dean (2007-08) in the Faculty of Art, Director of Interdisciplinary Master’s in Art Media and Design (2007-09), and as Dean of the Faculty of Art since 2009. In 2014, Spicanovic was appointed as the OCAD U’s inaugural Senior Fellow at the Massey College at the University of Toronto. He has been also serving as the Academic Colleague at the Council of Ontario Universities (COU) and as Chair of the Canadian Association of Fine Arts Deans (CAFAD). Spicanovic has been a strong advocate of equity and diversity at OCAD U as a Co-Chair of the Education and Employment Equity Committee and as a member of the President’s Task Force on Underrepresentation in Hiring at OCAD University.  Working as a lead advisor for curriculum and curatorial engagement, Spicanovic has been instrumental in involving sixteen Canadian universities in the development of a national art curriculum for LandMarks 2017 -- one of the signature cultural events for the 150th anniversary of Canadian confederation in 2017.