The move would be especially significant for First Nations artists, who make up an enormous share of Canada’s art market but rarely earn more than subsistence income from sales

The museum, proposed by the artist’s widow, would cost $3.3m and is to be situated on scenic island in the St. Lawrence river

Francis delivered a speech in Maskwacis as part of a week-long visit to apologise for the role of the Catholic church in the cultural genocide of Indigenous communities

Imports of artworks manufactured abroad to replicate Indigenous Canadian styles are not currently regulated

Kerbel’s new solo exhibition at Catriona Jeffries gallery in Vancouver, the artist is debuting two new performance works

What would have been the most expensive museum project in Canadian history is paused indefinitely due to opposition over its cost

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

An in-depth interview with the artist on his cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Agnes Martin to Samuel Beckett

The museum will be built on the site of the Rennie Museum in Vancouver, which focuses on contemporary art

Whereas the inaugural biennial focused on the city’s lakefront shoreline, this pandemic-delayed sophomore edition is organised along Toronto’s creeks and ravines

Nathalie Bondil, who was fired in 2020, was seeking $1.5m in moral and punitive damages from the museum’s board

Through partnerships with universities and a forthcoming showcase at the Parliament of British Columbia, Bandura’s 215 portraits are educating Canadians young and old

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

Hart said receiving the C$100,000 ($80,000) Audain Prize is ‘part of the larger process of reconciliation’

The Royal British Columbia Museum will overhaul an entire floor of exhibits devoted to Indigenous and First Nations groups

The animal skin is a screen for a video installation that “celebrates the bear’s spirit”, and touches on climate change, Indigenous rights and decolonisation

When the fair went online-only during the pandemic last year, a planned section dedicated to queer and non-binary artists was cancelled

Two public projects launching this week highlight the Canadian city’s booming developments, in which only a select few can afford to live

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 property, bequeathed to the district by a physician friend of the artist for use as an arts centre, has been neglected for decades

The Qayqayt First Nation artist has created vivid portraits of the residential school victims whose lives were cut short

Marking the 40th anniversary of the first reported cases of the disease in the US, the Canadian artist and activist expands his One World, One Hope design to a city-sized work

Works by a non-Indigenous artist known as Harvey John were sold at museum gift shops and galleries as authentic Haida artworks

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

Vancouver-based Cowichan/Syilx artist Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun creates new work in memory of dead Indigenous children

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

Locals cite concerns about property values, obstructed views of nature and the ethnicity of the artist, but Vancouver Biennial organisers say the work will act as a warning beacon for ocean conservation

After popping up in Vancouver, an installation of figures made from trash travels to Toronto and Quebec City

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