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Past Exhibitions

Close-up of a person opening a book.
September 4, 2025 — October 12, 2025

The Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada 2024

Discover the winners of this year’s Alcuin Society Awards – Canada’s only national competition for book design.
Jennie C. Jones, Fractured Crescendo, Red Rest.
July 11, 2025 — December 14, 2025

THINGS WHICH ARE PER SE CONTINUOUS: The Michael Nesbitt Collection, Winnipeg

This exhibition showcases and celebrates major recent donations to the National Gallery of Canada by Winnipeg collector and philanthropist Michael...
Vilhelm Hammershøi, Group of Trees along the Royal Road near Gentofte, Denmark (detail), 1892. Graphite on beige laid paper.
June 14, 2025 — October 13, 2025

Gathered Leaves: Discoveries from the Drawings Vault [Audain Art Museum]

Delve into Canada’s premier collection of international drawings and discover never-before-seen artworks straight from the vault.
Erica Rutherford, The Reunion, 1997. Oil on Canvas.
June 13, 2025 — October 13, 2025

Erica Rutherford: Her Lives and Works

This exhibition surveys the fascinating and multifaceted career of Erica Rutherford, whose work explores themes of persona and gender, home and...
Skawennati, Three Sisters: Ready for Anything, 2024. Machinimagraph from Welcome to the Garden. Machinima music video featured as part of They Sustain Us, 16:9.
May 30, 2025 — September 1, 2025

Skawennati: Welcome to the Dreamhouse

This solo exhibition tells the story of Skawennati’s dynamic artistic trajectory as she envisions Indigenous people in the future.
Nadia Myre, The Twilight Compositions: Luminous Fusion (detail), 2024. Ceramic beads, stainless-steel wire
May 30, 2025 — September 1, 2025

Nadia Myre: Waves of Want

Renowned for her rich and diverse practice, interdisciplinary artist Nadia Myre weaves personal and political narratives around Indigenous identity,...
Shelley Niro. The Rebel (detail), 1982 / reprinted 2022.
April 4, 2025 — September 21, 2025

Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch [Remai Modern]

Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch is the first retrospective exhibition of the multi-media work of Mohawk artist Shelley Niro, who is based in Brantford,...
“Candy King Models a New Atomic Bathing Suit.” United Press Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, 13 March 1953
March 25, 2025 — August 31, 2025

Radioactive: A Selection of Nuclear Ephemera and Records from John O’Brian’s Atomic Collection

Over two decades, art historian John O'Brian amassed a collection of atomic era ephemera that offers profound insight into the cultural landscape of...
Riopelle: Crossroads in Time
March 21, 2025 — September 1, 2025

Riopelle: Crossroads in Time [Vancouver Art Gallery]

To celebrate the centennial of Jean Paul Riopelle’s birth, Vancouver Art Gallery is hosting a retrospective of the artist’s career.
New Generation Photography Award
February 14, 2025 — June 1, 2025

New Generation Photography Award

The 2024 New Generation Photography Award winners address the ambiguous role of images in contemporary post-colonial cultures.
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