In an internal memo to staff, the museum's interim director wrote that the sudden changes were made "to better align the gallery’s leadership team with the organisation’s new strategic plan"
The Winnipeg-born artist’s work spans many media and often incorporates humour all the while addressing issues of identity, repatriation and cultural consumption
The artist’s enormous abstract compositions are the focus of a major exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario
The Hnatyshyn Foundation will confer awards to ten displaced Ukrainian artists and ten Canadian artists of Ukrainian descent
The massive sculpture, five years in the making, depicts a tragic circus elephant recreated out of trashed leather furniture
Works by the finalists vying for the country’s top contemporary art prize will go on view at the National Gallery in Ottawa in October
In Philadelphia, Sasha Suda will succeed Timothy Rub, whose 13-year tenure included both major achievements and significant turmoil
The auctions also saw major results for Alex Colville and Emily Carr, and a new auction record for Rita Letendre
A major retrospective at the National Gallery of Canada aims to make the trio's “complex practice a bit more accessible”
The 50,000 sq. ft showplace, dubbed AGO Global Contemporary, is set to launch in 2026-27
The 24ft wide canvas is one of the treasures in ‘I Am Here’, a thematic exhibition of artists’ collections, lists and depictions of everyday scenes
Whereas the inaugural biennial focused on the city’s lakefront shoreline, this pandemic-delayed sophomore edition is organised along Toronto’s creeks and ravines
The new department, which pursue greater inclusivity and representation of Indigenous perspectives and art, will be led by Michelle LaVallee and Steven Loft
High demand for Canadiana, from a historic ceramic dessert set to Group of Seven paintings, drove Heffel’s major autumn sale in Toronto
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”