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Archives: Exhibitions

The Quiet Fall: Scenes of Autumn from the permanent collection

Artists Franklin Arbuckle, A. J. Casson, J. S. Hallam, Francis Hans Johnston, William Goodridge Roberts, Herbert S. Palmer, Carl Schaefer, F. H. Varley About the Exhibition There is something magical that happens when the warmth of summer begins to wane and the crisp air of autumn makes its first appearance. The season evokes memories of […]

Sights of Convergence

About the Exhibition Sights of Convergence features work by Jess Riva Cooper (Toronto, ON), Gabriela García-Luna (Saskatoon, SK), and Stanzie Tooth (Toronto, ON). Each artist brings a distinct material practice and set of concerns to their work, yet all explore the intimate entanglement of human and natural worlds. Rather than treating nature as a passive […]

Kejie Lin: A Garden of My Own

About the Exhibition Kejie Lin’s garden is both her subject and her studio. A former landscape architect who immigrated to Canada in her late forties, Lin brings a rare fluency to her work, blending scientific observation with intuitive care. Drawing on the centuries-old tradition of Chinese ink painting (gongbi 工笔) — a meticulous realist style […]

All Aboard!

About the Exhibition Artists: Franklin Carmichael (1890–1945), A. J. Casson (1898–1992), Alan Collier (1911–1990), Kathleen Daly (1898–1994), Audrey Garwood (1927–2004), Lawren Harris (1885–1970), Maurice Haycock (1900–1988), A. Y. Jackson (1882–1974), Arthur Lismer (1885–1969), J. E. H. MacDonald (1873–1932), Doris McCarthy (1910–2010), James Wilson Morrice (1865–1924), Charlotte Price (1796–1898), Ernestine Tahedl (b. 1940), F. H. Varley […]

Between the Current and the Echo

About the Exhibition Formed in 2004, the Z’otz* Collective is a multidisciplinary trio composed of Nahúm Flores, Erik Jerezano, and Ilyana Martínez. Of Latin American heritage, the artists merge drawing, painting, ceramics, and animation to create playful, storytelling-driven works that blend tradition with contemporary experimentation. Over time, the Collective has developed a unique communal process, passing works between […]

The Printmaker’s Matrix: Process, Image, and Innovation

About the Exhibition Artists: Mayoreak Ashoona (1946–), David Blackwood (1941–2022), Sorel Etrog (1933–2014), Betty Goodwin (1923–2008), Frederick Hagan (1918–2003), A. Y. Jackson (1882–1974), David Milne (1882–1953), Jessie Oonark (1906–1985), Walter J. Phillips (1884–1963), Pudlo Pudlat (1916–1992), George A. Reid (1960–1947), Campbell Scott (1930–2013), F. H. Varley (1881–1969) This group exhibition showcases prints from the gallery’s […]

Beneath the Surface: Stories of Kinship and Connection

About the Exhibition Beneath the Surface features the evocative works of Emma Nishimura and Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona, who use printmaking to explore culture, family, and identity. Nishimura’s practice delves into themes of memory, loss, and resilience, focusing on her family’s experiences during the internment of Japanese Canadians in World War II. Her work reflects on the […]

Karen Kar Yen Law: Better Bitter

About the Exhibition Markham-based artist Karen Kar Yen Law 羅加欣 works primarily with monoprints, blending the structured layers of printmaking with the fluid expressiveness of painting. Hand-cut stencils are central to her process, creating precise shapes and patterns that build visual layers and reveal or mask parts of the composition. Through colour layering, she forms […]

Meera Sethi: A Brief History of Wear

About the Exhibition This mid-career retrospective brings together, for the first time, a diverse collection of work by Meera Sethi, including painting, drawing, collage, soft sculpture, performance, and illustration. Spanning fifteen years, A Brief History of Wear offers a comprehensive look at Sethi’s creative evolution and how she challenges conventional notions of identity and representation. […]

Tracing Patterns

About the Exhibition Andrew Benyei (b.1949), William Berzcy (1744–1813), Alma Duncan (1917–2004), Joseph Sydney Hallam (1899–1953), Christina Sealy, Philip Surrey (1910–1990), Frederick Horsman Varley (1881–1969). Curated as a companion to Meera Sethi: A Brief History of Wear in our Main Gallery, Tracing Patterns delves into the depiction of textiles in works from our permanent collection. […]