Archives: Exhibitions

About the Exhibition Artists: William Berczy (1744–1813), John William Beatty (1869–1941), Ted Bieler, Neville Clarke, Kathleen Daly (1898–1994), Alma Duncan (1917–2004), Atungauyak Eeseemailee (1923–1989), Sorel Etrog (1933–2014), Audrey Garwood (1927–2004), A. Y. Jackson (1882–1974), Kiakshuk (1886–1966), Daphne Odjig (1919–2016), Napachie Pootoogook (1938–2002), Charlotte Price (1796–1868), Pudlo Pudlat (1916–1992), Christina Sealey, Yvonne Singer, Dorothy Stevens (1888–1966), […]

About the Exhibition “If you[‘d] like a drink, then a Klein bottle is not a recommended receptacle. It may look vaguely like a bottle, but it doesn’t enclose any volume, which means that it can’t actually hold any liquid. Whatever you pour “in” will just come back out again.” —Marianne Freiberger filling the Klein bottle […]

About the Exhibition In her first project as the Varley Art Gallery of Markham’s 2020 Community-Artist-in-Residence, Annie Wong explores a nuanced sense of nostalgia and cultural survival embodied by the everyday objects specific to the making of a Chinese home. These objects range from kitchen staples, such as dried ingredients typical of Chinese soups, to collections […]

About the Exhibition Jessica Karuhanga and Alex R. M. Thompson, with F. Carmichael, A. J. Casson, A. Y. Jackson, J. E. H. MacDonald and F. H. Varley Emotional Landscapes juxtaposes works from the Varley Art Gallery of Markham’s collection with the contemporary practices of Jessica Karuhanga and Alex R. M. Thompson. Building on the nineteenth century […]

About the Exhibition Artists: John Ancheta, Nima Arabi, Shea Chang, Annie Dunning, Elham Fatapour, Katelyn Gallucci, Rhenix Shi, Dan Tapper, Nava Waxman, Arma Yari, and Jes Young. The Varley Art Gallery of Markham collaborates with York University’s Department of Visual Art and Art History to present an annual exhibition of works by MFA and PhD […]

About the Exhibition Tout-Monde: Markham seeks to engage with the delicate, yet timely discourse about encountering and representing the other. The project is inspired by the ideas of Martiniquais poet and philosopher Edouard Glissant (1928 – 2011). Building on his in-depth explorations of the history of slavery, and of créolisation, Glissant imagined le Tout-Monde (“the whole-world”) […]

About the Exhibition A studio plays an important role in an artist’s creative process. It is a space where artworks are created, but it is also an area for research, experimentation and contemplation. A studio can be an entire room, a single wall or even the corner of a kitchen table. Over time, the studio […]

About the Exhibition In her interdisciplinary practice, Nava Waxman combines elements of performance, dance and the visual arts (namely painting, drawing, found objects and photography) to create site-specific artworks and installations. Her work, regardless of the medium selected, is informed by her interest in the dualities of order and chaos, continuity and change, and rules […]

About the Exhibition Ululations, known in Arabic as zaghareet, are loud, rhythmical, high-pitched howls capable of expressing lamentation, joy or reverence. When presented by multiple voices, zaghareet recall the pagan worship of hidden gods that play just beneath the surface of our collective consciousness. Their piercing sound transports us to a time when language was […]

About the Exhibition Artists: Henri Beau (1863-1949), George Théodore Berthon (1806-1892), Franklin Brownell (1857-1946), Emily Coonan (1885-1971), William M. Cutts (1857-1943), Edmond Dyonnet (1859-1954), Charles Goldhamer (1903-1985), Théophile Hamel (1817-1870), Robert Harris (1849-1919), Adrien Hébert (1890-1967), Paul Kane (1810-1871), Cornelius Krieghoff (1815-1872), James Löffler (c.1814-c.1861), Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith (1846-1923), Laura Muntz Lyall (1860-1930), Paul Peel […]