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The Varley Art Gallery received a 2025 GOG Award

On Monday, December 1, 2025, Galeries Ontario / Ontario Galleries (GOG) announced the award winners of the 48th Annual GOG Awards held at the Toronto Reference Library. We are proud to share that the Varley Art Gallery’s 2024 Summer Exhibition, To go boldly, received Exhibition Of The Year (Budget Over $20,000 Thematic). To go boldly Curator […]

The Varley Art Gallery and Markham Public Art receive 2025 Creative City Impact Award

Lost and Found, Varley Art Gallery of Markham, 2024 (9)

  We are delighted to share that Lost and Found, a public art project co-presented by the City of Markham’s Public Art Program and the Varley Art Gallery of Markham, received the Creative City Impact Award in Public Art: Sustainability, announced at the 2025 Annual Creative City Conference held in Kingston, Ontario, on October 7, 2025. The […]

Dec 6 | Olde Tyme Christmas at the Varley

Saturday, December 6 4 to 8 PM Free | Drop-in About the Program Come to the Varley and make your own festive mini Christmas tree ornament to hang on your tree or give as a gift! Layer, decorate, and personalize your creation with sparkly details. Fun for all ages.

Dec 7 | Gallery Tour in Mandarin with Kejie Lin

Three visitors viewing a Chinese gongbi landscape painting in the Varley Art Gallery of Markham.

Sunday, December 7, 2025 | 2 PM Free | Drop-in | Speak to front desk staff upon arrival — 星期日,2025年12月7日 | 2 PM 免费 | 无需预约 | 到达后请咨询前台工作人员 — 星期日,2025年12月7日 | 2 PM 免費 | 無需預約 | 到達後請咨詢前台工作人員 Join artist Kejie Lin for a Mandarin-language guided tour of her exhibition. This program is perfect for […]

Dec 10 | Lunch and Learn with Gabriela García-Luna

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 12:30 to 1:30 PM Free | Online | Zoom link provided upon registration About the Program Take your lunch break with us and join a free online talk with Gabriela García-Luna, featured artist from the Varley Art Gallery’s fall exhibition Sights of Convergence. This session offers insight into García-Luna’s creative process and […]

Jan 16 to 18 | Fractals of Possibilities: An Immersive Dance Performance

Friday, January 16, 2026 | 6:30 PM Saturday, January 17, 2026 | 6:30 PM Sunday, January 18, 2026 | 5:30 PM Premiere at the Varley Art Gallery of Markham exhibition space Tickets available on Eventbrite   About the Program   Produced by Zoe Kwan, Fractals of Possibility is an immersive dance show that explores the […]

Markham Public Art Curator wins 2025 GOG Personnel Award

We are pleased to announce that Yan Wu, the City of Markham Public Art Curator, has received the Changemaker BIPOC award, one of three prestigious annual Personnel honours, given out as part of this year’s 48th Annual GOG Awards. Yan Wu is a curator, writer, and translator whose work explores the intersections of contemporary art, […]

The Varley Art Gallery is shortlisted for a 2025 GOG Award

We are proud to share that the Varley Art Gallery’s 2024 Summer Exhibition, To go boldly, has been shortlisted for Exhibition Of The Year (Budget Over $20,000 Thematic).  Curated by Anik Glaude, To go boldly explored how contemporary artists draw from science fiction to confront the past, interpret the present, and imagine the future. Through […]

Nov 30 | Art Exchange: Artist Trading Cards

Sunday, November 30, 2025 1 to 4 PM RSVP by November 1, 2025: michellehoman@hotmail.com  About the Program Share ideas, trade cards, build a unique collection of miniature art, and view the current exhibitions while supporting a worthwhile cause. $5 donation is recommended, benefiting the Markham Food Bank. What are Trading Cards? Trading Cards, similar in […]

Nov 12 | Lunch and Learn with Jess Riva Cooper

A ceramic multicoloured flower sculpture by Jess Riva Cooper. Placing on a white background.

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 12:30 to 1:30 PM Free | Online | Zoom link provided upon registration About the Program Take your lunch break with us and join a free online talk with Jess Riva Cooper, featured artist from the Varley Art Gallery’s fall exhibition Sights of Convergence. This session offers insight into Cooper’s creative process […]