David Voss reportedly led a forgery operation that created more than 1,500 fake Norval Morrisseau works over 23 years
Works by Jean Paul Riopelle, Emily Carr, Tom Thomson and other titans of Canadian art history contributed to the evening’s total take of C$22.6m
Thirty artists are nominated for the Sobey Art Award this year, with the total purse for the award growing to C$465,000
The provincial government passed legislation to push through a controversial, publicly funded development of Ontario Place
This year’s winners of the prestigious Canadian honour include the Inuk artist Shuvinai Ashoona and Saskatchewan-based curator Michelle Jacques
The institution's “gift to the city, the province and beyond”, OpenROM will upgrade its public space, improve accessibility and add 6,000 sq. ft of galleries
Wanda Nanibush left the institution after a letter accusing her of “hate speech” was circulated by the group Israel Museums and Arts, Canada
The longtime Winnipeg Art Gallery director's Order of the Buffalo Hunt, one of Manitoba’s highest honours, has also been posthumously rescinded
An exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery grapples with how the museum ended up with ten fake works previously attributed to J.E.H. MacDonald, a member of the famous Group of Seven
The action, staged on International Human Rights Day, lasted 64 minutes in observance of the 64 days since the Israel-Hamas war began
The historic property in Ottawa needs more than $27m worth of repairs, but creating a brand new residence could cost more
Stanley C. Hunt’s memorial monument features carvings of 130 faces, representing Indigenous children whose remains were found in unmarked graves near a school site
A retrospective opening at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts gives overdue attention to the work of the Venezuelan American who graced fashion magazine covers in the 1960s before fading away from the limelight
The Audain Prize, given annually to an artist based in British Columbia, comes with a C$100,000 cash prize
Director Isiah Media’s new film “He Thought He Died”, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, was shot in part inside the storage facilities of an Ontario museum
Canada is the first country other than Ukraine to sanction Mikhail Piotrovsky for his support of Russia’s invasion
The work and life partners converted a former furniture showroom into a venue for their complex, large-scale installations
A dig on Vancouver Island has revealed archaeological remnants of a 250-person fishing community
While plans for an off-site storage and research building move forward, questions remain about the museum’ aging facilities, its community engagement efforts and who will lead it next
A survey of the 90-year-old activist, artist and documentarian’s tells a parallel story about the shifting relationship between Canada and its First Nations peoples
The painting was one of four Carr works featured in the first Canadian presentation at the Venice Biennale, in 1952
Eight suspects are arrested and more than 1,000 works seized following investigation into forgeries of paintings by the Ojibwe artist Norval Morrisseau
The Paris-based multi-disciplinary artist received the Frieze Artist Award in 2018 and the Prix Marcel Duchamp 2020
The witty Canadian polymath caused a sensation with his 1967 underground film "Wavelength" and enjoyed public dispute over his city sculptures
More than a decade after a previous attempt fizzled out, a new institution is on the prowl for prime real estate in Ottawa
Healthy bidding at Canadian auction house Heffel also achieved strong results for painter Lawren Harris
Country’s museums association says institutions must involve Indigenous people in “every element” of their work
The coin was minted 70 years before the first documented arrival of non-Viking Europeans to the region
The Audain Prize, awarded to the province of British Columbia’s most distinguished artists, comes with C$100,000 cash
Ashoona, who received a special mention for her work in this year's Venice Biennale, continues to draw attention to a previously underrepresented culture