The much-honoured artist created bold public works in Toronto and had a major retrospective at the Art Gallery of Ontario in 2017

The prize, Canada’s largest for contemporary art, represents a C$100,000 windfall for the winner

The triennial exhibition features artists and collectives who work in the Greater Toronto area or have connections to the city

The show, delayed because of Covid, focuses on three works painted by the “insanely ambitious” artist during a low point in his early career

The response in Ottawa “shows people crave experiencing visual arts in person”, director Sasha Suda says

Ontario museums have been shut for months because of surge in Covid cases this April

Two canvases by Carr blew past their estimate to become among the highest auction prices paid for her work, while a painting by 92-year-old Rita Letendre set a record for the artist

Although nominations were open to artists of all ages for the first time, the finalists are all around the same generation

A major Old Master show will keep a contemporary perspective with new commissions and acquisitions

Month-long event to celebrate its 25th anniversary with a series of installations across the city

The son of the Sobey’s grocery chain founder was a huge supporter of artists, and helped establish the country’s main art prize

The country’s biggest art prize gets bigger, expanding its pool of candidates and increasing its total cash offerings

Angela Cassie and Tania Lafrenière join the institution as part of its first strategic plan

After years of research, the only portrait of the playwright possibly painted during his lifetime still hangs in limbo—but perhaps not for long

But fewer than ten buyers physically attended the auction, with most bidding done over the phone and in the “digital salesroom”

Institutions across the country are cautiously welcoming back visitors

The Canadian "Turner Prize" made the one-off decision to reflect the "profound impact" that the pandemic is having on artists' livelihoods

The multimedia artist’s sci-fi epic Doppelgänger from the last international exhibition is due to be shown in New York and London this month

Portrait of Dora Maar eclipses other auction offerings at Heffel

The Toronto- and Berlin-based artist expressed relief after winning C$100,000 contemporary art prize: "I don’t have to worry financially now"

The blockbuster exhibition gathers early works by the Flemish master from museums in North America and Europe

An exhibition of the shortlisted artists is now on view at Edmonton’s Art Gallery of Alberta

Among the highlights of the city-wide exhibition is a “panoramic pantomime” of Cook’s Pacific expeditions by the New Zealand artist Lisa Reihana

An exhibition focusing on the artist’s Blue Period came together after high-tech examinations of the work revealed hidden surprises

The French Modern master’s oil painting Femme assise sur un balcon was withdrawn from a Canadian sale after bidding stalled below the reserve price

The Canadian institution aims to double its membership and expand its audience with one-year pilot programme

The initiative is part of a broader reconciliation effort by the government

The Ontario native is just the fourth woman to take the post, and the youngest in more than a century

A forthcoming exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada aims to show how the painter explored his own identity through his subjects