National Gallery of Canada

Name: National Gallery of Canada
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380 Sussex Drive P.O. Box 427, Station A, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9N4

Address380 Sussex Drive P.O. Box 427, Station A, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9N4

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The National Gallery of Canada is one of the world's most respected art institutions, renowned for its exceptional collections, revered for its scholarship, and applauded for its unique ability to engage audiences of all ages and all levels of artistic knowledge. Created in 1880, the National Gallery of Canada is among the oldest of Canada's national cultural institutions. Its current status as a federal Crown Corporation dates from 1990, when the Museums Act was proclaimed.

Nico Williams Named As 2024 Sobey Art Award Winner

Nov 9, 2024
2024 Sobey Art Award Finalists Named

Jun 11, 2024
Paul Genest Appointed Chair of National Gallery Board

May 30, 2024
2024 Sobey Art Award Long List Unveiled

Apr 30, 2024
Canadian Entry at 2024 Venice Biennale Unveiled

Apr 16, 2024
Retrospective: Nick Sikkuark

Jan 9, 2024
Government advertises for New National Gallery Chair

Dec 11, 2023
David Garneau: Métis art lacking in National Gallery

Dec 7, 2023
Catherine Sinclair joins National Gallery of Canada

Nov 30, 2023
Kablusiak wins the 2023 Sobey Art Award

Nov 18, 2023
National Gallery director not interested in decolonization

Nov 8, 2023 1 Comments
Jean Paul Riopelle: Crossroads in Time

The importance of being an icon

Nov 6, 2023
O’Keeffe, Moore exhibition heading to Montreal

Nov 1, 2023
National Gallery revenue increasing but director wants more

Nov 1, 2023
Tom Thomson Painting Undamaged After Paint Protest at National Gallery of Canada

Tom Thomson's painting, Northern River, is undamaged after an "unfortunate" paint smearing by an environmental protester at the National Gallery of Canada.

Aug 30, 2023
Debate Grows Over Installation at National Gallery of Canada

A Toronto gallery director has responded to Charles Hill, former Canadian art curator at the National Gallery of Canada.

Aug 2, 2023
Deanna Bowen

Massive photomural documents Black history at the National Gallery of Canada.

Jul 31, 2023 1 Comments
Applications Open for General Idea Fellowship

Arts researchers can submit applications for the $15,000 General Idea Fellowship at the National Gallery of Canada.

Jul 18, 2023
Contradictory Truths?

A large and complex work at the National Gallery of Canada is fuelling heated curatorial debate – before it’s even installed.

Jul 17, 2023
En Plein Air

Group of Seven to share outdoor wall with racists at the National Gallery of Canada.

Jul 3, 2023
Jean-François Bélisle

New director of the National Gallery of Canada will face big challenges.

Jun 19, 2023
2023 Sobey Art Award Short List Unveiled

Kablusiak, an Inuvialuk artist based in Calgary, and Gabrielle L'Hirondelle Hill, a Métis artist based in Vancouver, are among the five finalists for this year's Sobey Art Award.

Jun 12, 2023
Jean-François Bélisle to Head National Gallery of Canada

The new director of the National Gallery of Canada will be Jean-François Bélisle, currently executive director of Quebec’s Musée d’art de Joliette.

Jun 7, 2023 1 Comments
Interim Director Angela Cassie to Leave National Gallery of Canada

Angela Cassie, the interim director of the National Gallery of Canada, is leaving her job this month.

Jun 2, 2023
Long List for Sobey Art Award Announced

The long list of 25 artists for the Sobey Art Award has been announced.

Apr 25, 2023
Angry Philanthropist Threatens to Cancel Major Bequest to National Gallery of Canada

The National Gallery of Canada risks losing a multi-million-dollar bequest over a dispute with Donald Ellis, one of the leading dealers of historical Indigenous art in North America.

Mar 30, 2023 5 Comments
Known and Once-Known

National Gallery of Canada brings more Indigenous artists to “Uninvited.”

Mar 13, 2023
Paul P.

Dreamy time travel through gay history.

Feb 27, 2023
National Gallery Paid Out $2 Million in Severance Over Three Years

The National Gallery of Canada spent more than $2 million on severance during a period roughly corresponding to the three years Sasha Suda was the gallery's director.

Feb 10, 2023 6 Comments
Kapwani Kiwanga to Represent Canada at 2024 Venice Biennale

Kapwani Kiwanga will represent Canada at the next Venice Biennale in 2024, the National Gallery of Canada announced Thursday.

Jan 26, 2023
Contractor Holds Two Top Jobs at National Gallery of Canada

A key senior official who holds two top management positions at the National Gallery of Canada is an independent contractor entitled to bill some $300,000 a year in fees, according to documents obtained through access to information.

Jan 19, 2023
National Gallery of Canada Transformation 'Poorly Managed' Says International Museums Group

The National Gallery of Canada has "poorly managed" its decolonization process, says an influential international museums organization.

Jan 18, 2023 1 Comments
More Worries Over National Gallery, Speculation Over New Leadership

More worried letters about the National Gallery of Canada have been dispatched to the federal government.

Dec 23, 2022
Former Chair of National Gallery's Board Calls for "Prompt Appointment" of New Director

A former board chairman of the National Gallery of Canada says the federal institution needs the “prompt appointment” of a new director to replace interim director Angela Cassie.

Dec 8, 2022
Heritage Minister Writes to National Gallery Board

Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez has written to Françoise Lyon, the chair of the board of trustees that oversees the National Gallery of Canada, to express his concern.

Dec 7, 2022 7 Comments
National Gallery of Canada Breaks Silence, Says Change Needed

The interim director of the National Gallery of Canada has broken her two-week silence on forced departures by four senior staff that sparked wide concern in the arts community, saying that changes were needed.

Dec 2, 2022 2 Comments
National Gallery of Canada Hires Inuk Associate Curator

National Gallery of Canada hires Inuk curator Jocelyn Piirainen.

Dec 1, 2022
Former Head Marc Mayer Decries Changes at National Gallery of Canada

Marc Mayer, former director of the National Gallery of Canada, says recent changes at the Ottawa institution are "a major Canadian cultural tragedy."

Nov 29, 2022 11 Comments
OPINION: Has the National Gallery of Canada Lost Sight of the Art?

Nov 27, 2022 2 Comments
Former Senior Staff Say National Gallery of Canada at Risk

Former senior staff at the National Gallery of Canada have written to Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez expressing "dismay" at the recent dismissal of four key employees, saying it puts the gallery and its work at risk.

Nov 25, 2022 2 Comments
Curator’s Absence Removes 'Joy' of National Gallery Show: Shelley Niro

Shelley Niro, one of this country’s most decorated Indigenous artists, fears she could be collateral damage in what has been nicknamed a “palace purge” at the National Gallery of Canada.

Nov 25, 2022 1 Comments
National Gallery of Canada Director's Job Posted on Federal Government Website

The federal government has posted a job call for a new director at the National Gallery of Canada.

Nov 23, 2022
National Gallery of Canada “Decimated” Says Leading Artist

AA Bronson says National Gallery of Canada has been decimated over last year.

Nov 22, 2022 3 Comments
National Gallery of Canada Parts Ways with Key Staff

The National Gallery of Canada has parted ways with its 22-year-veteran Indigenous curator, Greg Hill, and other senior staff.

Nov 19, 2022
Divya Mehra Wins 2022 Sobey Art Award

Winnipeg artist Divya Mehra has won this year’s $100,000 Sobey Art Award, one of the top prizes for Canadian visual artists.

Nov 16, 2022
2022 Sobey Art Award Exhibition

Five BIPOC artists vie for top $100,000 prize.

Nov 14, 2022
Let’s Dance

National Gallery of Canada show about movement is surprisingly sedentary.

Sep 19, 2022
Venice Biennale

Can magical thinking help us imagine new ways through troubled times?

Aug 8, 2022
Angela Cassie to be National Gallery's Interim Director

Angela Cassie, the chief strategy and inclusion officer at the National Gallery of Canada, will take over as interim director and chief executive on July 10.

Jun 20, 2022
General Idea

Does the subversive legacy of Felix Partz, AA Bronson and Jorge Zontal hold up today?

Jun 13, 2022
Strong BIPOC Representation on Sobey Short List

BIPOC artists from across Canada filled the short list for this year's $100,000 Sobey Art Award.

Jun 8, 2022
Sasha Suda Leaves National Gallery of Canada for Philadelphia

Sasha Suda has resigned as director and chief executive of the National Gallery of Canada to take over as director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Jun 7, 2022
Long List Announced for Sobey Art Award

The 25 artists on the long list for this year's Sobey Art Award have been announced.

May 3, 2022
2022 Winners of New Generation Photography Award

Vancouver artist Marisa Kriangwiwat Holmes is one of three winners of the 2022 New Generation Photography Award. The other winners are Séamus Gallagher, of Halifax, and Clara Lacasse, of Montreal.

Mar 29, 2022
Stan Douglas to Display Work in Two Venues at Venice Biennale

Stan Douglas, Canada's representative at the Venice Biennale will unveil work next month across two venues, a first for the country, the National Gallery of Canada announced Monday.

Mar 21, 2022
Ottawa Galleries Start Reopening After Truck Protest

The National Gallery of Canada reopens its doors to the public Saturday, a week after police removed an unruly truck convoy protesting outside the Parliament Buildings.

Feb 25, 2022
Nominations Open for 2022 Sobey Art Award

Nominations are open for the 2022 Sobey Art Award, one of Canada's most generous prizes for contemporary artists with a total pot of $400,000 in prize money.

Feb 23, 2022
National Gallery Creates Indigenous Department

The National Gallery of Canada has hired Steve Loft and Michelle LaVallee to oversee a new Indigenous department.

Feb 8, 2022
Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory Wins Sobey Art Award

Inuk artist Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory is the winner of this year's Sobey Art Award.

Nov 6, 2021
Sobey Art Award 2021

Inuk artist Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory a highlight at prestigious national art contest.

Nov 1, 2021
Sobey Award Finalists Announced

The five regional finalists for this year's Sobey Art Awards, one of the country's most prestigious visual art prizes, have been announced by the Sobey Art Foundation and the National Gallery of Canada.

Jun 9, 2021
National Gallery of Canada Releases New Strategic Plan

The National Gallery of Canada has a new five-year plan, called Transform Together.

May 25, 2021
Long List Announced for Sobey Art Award

The Sobey Art Award's long list is out and, for the first time, artists over 40 are on the list.

May 5, 2021
National Gallery of Canada Appoints New Photo Curator

Apr 27, 2021
National Gallery to Open Major Rembrandt Exhibition

The National Gallery of Canada will launch a major Rembrandt show once the pandemic lockdown eases in Ontario.

Apr 21, 2021
Donald R. Sobey Dies at 86

Nova Scotia businessman Donald R. Sobey, an art enthusiast who championed Canada's best contemporary artists, died Wednesday.

Mar 24, 2021
Sobey Art Award Gets Richer

This year's Sobey Art Award will see more cash than ever before transferred into the hands of visual artists aged 40 and under.

Jan 28, 2021
National Gallery Acknowledges It Has Work to Do on Equality

The National Gallery of Canada has "a lot of work to do" to become an institution that serves all Canadians equally, says director Sasha Suda.

Aug 27, 2020
Rosemary Thompson Leaves the Banff Centre

Rosemary Thompson is leaving the Banff Centre for a position at the National Gallery of Canada.

Jul 9, 2020
Sobey Long-List Artists Each Win $25,000

There will be no winner of the $100,000 Sobey Art Award this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Apr 15, 2020
Stan Douglas to Represent Canada at Venice Biennale

Vancouver-based artist Stan Douglas will represent Canada at the 2021 Venice Biennale, the National Gallery of Canada announced today.

Jan 15, 2020
Books Issue: Canada and Impressionism

National Gallery explores the movement's little-known female pioneers.

Dec 16, 2019
Lacey Prize Recognizes Artist-run Centres in Canada

Hamilton Artists Inc. has won the Lacey Prize, first award recognizing artist-run centres in Canada. It will share $90,000 with two runners up, Gallery Gachet in Vancouver and the Untitled Art Society in Calgary.

Dec 5, 2019
Sobey Winner Announced

Stephanie Comilang is the recipient of the 2019 Sobey Art Award, worth $100,000.

Nov 15, 2019
Kitty Scott Appointed Chief Curator at National Gallery

Kitty Scott is the National Gallery of Canada's new deputy director and chief curator, effective Jan. 6.

Nov 3, 2019
New Generation Photography Award Exhibition at National Gallery

Work by Winnipeg artist Luther Konadu and Toronto-based artists Ethan Murphy and Zinnia Naqvi is on view at the National Gallery of Canada as part of the New Generation Photography Award.

Oct 12, 2019
Contemporary International Indigenous Art at the National Gallery

A second exhibition of contemporary international Indigenous art organized by the National Gallery of Canada opens this fall.

Sep 4, 2019
National Gallery Announces New Program for Indigenous Artists

The National Gallery of Canada has announced a new program to support contemporary Indigenous artists

Aug 8, 2019
Sobey 2019 Short List Announced

Vancouver artist Anne Low is one of five finalists for this year's Sobey Art Award.

Jun 17, 2019
Lacey Prize for Artist-Run Centres

The National Gallery of Canada is calling for nominations for a new art award, the Lacey Prize, which recognizes artist-run centres and other small arts organizations.

Jun 1, 2019
Isuma at the Venice Biennale

The Canadian pavilion brings Inuit perspectives to issues that also face other parts of the world.

May 20, 2019
Long List for Sobey Art Award

Twenty-five of Canada’s most promising visual artists have been selected for the annual award.

Apr 16, 2019
New Generation Photography Award Winners

Luther Konadu, Ethan Murphy and Zinnia Naqvi are the winners of the 2019 New Generation Photography Award.

Apr 8, 2019
Canada and Impressionism's European Tour Launches this Summer

The National Gallery of Canada’s groundbreaking exhibition, Canada and Impressionism: New Horizons, will begin its European tour in Munich in July.

Mar 26, 2019
Canadian Photography Institute Offers Online Photostories

Photostories Canada, a new website created by the Canadian Photography Institute, is a free online photography resource for the public.

Mar 25, 2019
New Generation Photography Award Long List

The New Generation Photography Award supports the careers of young artists and helps them reach their potential.

Feb 21, 2019
Alexandra Suda Appointed Director of National Gallery

Alexandra Suda, a Canadian art historian, has been appointed as director of the National Gallery of Canada.

Feb 13, 2019
National Gallery Salutes Outgoing Director

Marc Mayer, the outgoing director of the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, has been honoured for his leadership over the last decade with a gala event that raised $3 million for the gallery.

Dec 5, 2018
Kapwani Kiwanga Wins Sobey Art Award

She is the 15th Canadian artist under 40 to win the award, valued this year at $100,000.

Nov 14, 2018
National Gallery Creates New Research Fellowship

A new annual fellowship encourages research into Canadian and Indigenous Canadian war and military art.

Nov 14, 2018
National Gallery Adds Painting with Storied Past

A painting by Austrian painter Carl Moll to complement the National Gallery's collection of European art.

Nov 4, 2018
Isuma Selects Curatorial Team for Venice

The team of five Canadian curators includes Asinnajaq, Catherine Crowston, Barbara Fischer, Candice Hopkins and Josée Drouin-Brisebois.

Sep 13, 2018
Chagall Painting Goes on View at the National Gallery

After its sale at auction was stopped by a public outcry, Marc Chagall's painting, "The Eiffel Tower," goes on display at the National Gallery of Canada on June 23.

Jun 21, 2018
2018 Sobey Art Award Finalists Announced

The work of the five artists on the short list will be featured in a group exhibition opening Oct. 3 at the National Gallery of Canada. One artist will take home the $100,000 first prize, to be awarded Nov. 14 in Ottawa.

May 29, 2018
National Gallery of Canada and Christie’s Joint Statement on Chagall Painting

A joint release from the National Gallery of Canada and Christie's on May 10, 2018 confirms that La Tour Eiffel by Marc Chagall will be released from sale by joint agreement.

May 10, 2018
National Gallery Confirms Chagall Sale Halted

With David’s "Saint Jerome" no longer at risk of leaving the country, the National Gallery’s board of trustees has concluded that it's no longer necessary to proceed with the sale of "The Eiffel Tower" on May 15.

Apr 26, 2018
Chagall Sale to be Reversed

CBC News and the Globe and Mail were reporting Thursday, and later confirmed by the National Gallery of Canada, that the gallery is reversing a controversial decision to sell a painting by Marc Chagall.

Apr 26, 2018
Controversy Over David Painting Heats Up

The fate of a 1779 painting by French artist Jacques-Louis David has evolved into a controversy pitting Quebec nationalism against the federally owned National Gallery of Canada.

Apr 23, 2018 1 Comments
Trumpets of the Last Judgment?

The National Gallery of Canada quietly put one of its two Marc Chagall paintings up for auction in New York. The news has sparked a full-on national controversy.

Apr 23, 2018 2 Comments
Opinions Rage on Chagall, David and the National Gallery

Some key links to recent media coverage and other information about the aborted sale of Marc Chagall's "The Eiffel Tower" by the National Gallery of Canada.

Apr 23, 2018
Open Letter from the National Gallery of Canada

The National Gallery of Canada’s interest in purchasing Jacques-Louis David’s Saint Jerome Hearing the Trumpet of the Last Judgment, and the upcoming sale of a work from the national collection by Marc Chagall, have generated a lively public debate.

Apr 23, 2018
Show for Photography Award Winners

The Canadian Photography Institute of the National Gallery of Canada presents PhotoLab 4, the New Generation photography award exhibition.

Apr 20, 2018
Canada Pavilion Restoration in Venice Celebrates Collaboration

The multilateral partnerships in the Canada Pavilion restoration reflect the theme of freespace, described by the Venice Biennial as “a generosity of spirit at the heart of architecture’s agenda."

Apr 20, 2018
Sobey Art Award Long List Announced

The Sobey Art Foundation and the National Gallery of Canada have revealed the long list of nominees for the 2018 Sobey Art Award, Canada’s prestigious contemporary art prize that recognizes emerging artists.

Apr 17, 2018
Really Bad Optics

The optics of the gallery’s end run around its Quebec counterparts are really bad.

Apr 17, 2018
National Gallery Confirms It’s Chasing David

The National Gallery of Canada announces it plans to buy painting by Jacques-Louis David with the proceeds from the sale of "The Eiffel Tower" by Marc Chagall.

Apr 16, 2018
The National Gallery Announces 12 New Shows for 2018

Highlights include Canada’s first and only show of paintings from the world-renowned Ordrupgaard collection of Impressionist and Danish art, which opens May 18.

Mar 15, 2018
Takao Tanabe Creates New Award for Emerging Artists

Once a year, the National Gallery of Canada receives $15,000 from artist Takao Tanabe to recognize an up-and-coming Canadian artist through the purchase of their work for the national collection.

Mar 15, 2018
New Generation Photography Award Recognizes Three Young Photographers

The prize, designed to support the careers of young artists and to help them reach their potential, recognizes three young Canadians working in lens-based art: Elisa Julia Gilmour, Meryl McMaster and Deanna Pizzitelli.

Mar 14, 2018
National Gallery of Canada Resumes Restoration of the Canada Pavilion in Venice

After almost 60 years of exhibitions featuring work by some of Canada’s most celebrated artists and architects, the Canada Pavilion in Venice is undergoing a $3-million restoration.

Feb 21, 2018
Canadian Photography Institute receives major gift of photographs by Paul Strand, one of the 20th Century’s most influential photographers

The Canadian Photography Institute (CPI) of the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) has announced a gift of 635 photographs by American photographer and filmmaker Paul Strand (1890-1976).

Jan 24, 2018
A Long and Lonely Border

You don’t need a tank to breach the world’s longest undefended border, the 8,891 kilometres separating Canada and the United States.

Dec 30, 2017
Artist collective Isuma to represent Canada at the 58th International Art Exhibition — La Biennale di Venezia in 2019

The National Gallery of Canada has announced that the artist collective Isuma, led by Zacharias Kunuk and Norman Cohn, will represent Canada at the 58th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, 2019.

Dec 13, 2017
Stephen Wilkes Unveiled Commemorative Work for Canada 150 and Launched Third Contemporary Conversations Series

On July 1, 2017, Stephen Wilkes immortalized Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in a photograph using his unique “Day to Night” artistic vision and technique.

Dec 1, 2017
Canadian Biennial Goes International

The National Gallery of Canada exhibits international acquisitions alongside its recent domestic purchases and donations in this year's Canadian Biennial.

Nov 20, 2017
Five special exhibitions on view this fall at the National Gallery of Canada

The National Gallery of Canada (NGC) presents five new exhibitions this fall in addition to the presentations in the recently transformed Canadian and Indigenous Galleries and the permanent collection in the European and American Galleries.

Sep 26, 2017
A More Inclusive History

Beadwork and other Indigenous art is playing an increasingly important role in Canadian art history.

Jul 28, 2017
The new Canadian and Indigenous Galleries opened recently at the National Gallery of Canada

After many years of planning and nine months of construction, the National Gallery of Canada (NGC), officially opened the new Canadian and Indigenous Galleries June 15th, 2017

Jun 22, 2017
Garden Court in Newly Unveiled Canadian and Indigenous Galleries Named in Honour of Donors

The National Gallery of Canada recently announced a gift of $2 million from Fred and Elizabeth Fountain of Halifax, Nova Scotia, in celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday.

Jun 22, 2017
The $110,000 Sobey Art Award 2017 finalists

The finalists for the 14th edition of Canada’s prestigious contemporary art prize, the 2017 Sobey Art Award, have been announced by the Sobey Art Foundation and the National Gallery of Canada.

Jun 6, 2017
THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA RECEIVES MAJOR DONATION OF ART VALUED AT MORE THAN $12M

The National Gallery of Canada has announced that 197 paintings, sculptures, and mixed-media pieces made by some of the most well-known and established Canadian and international artists working today, have been donated to the gallery.

May 10, 2017
The Canada Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia undergoes $3M restoration

The National Gallery of Canada in partnership with the National Gallery of Canada Foundation has begun a major $3-million restoration of the deteriorating Canada Pavilion – an important architectural landmark in the historic Giardini di Castello.

May 7, 2017
25 Artists Nominated for the 2017 Sobey Art Award Competition

The Sobey Art Foundation and the National Gallery of Canada have announced the long list of nominees for Canada’s prestigious contemporary art prize, the 2017 Sobey Art Award. $100,000 in prize money will be awarded to young Canadian artists.

Apr 20, 2017
Four Decades of Photography at the National Gallery

The Vancouver School of photoconceptualism seems oddly absent from "Photography in Canada: 1960-2000" at the National Gallery of Canada.

Apr 9, 2017 1 Comments
Masterpiece in Focus: Ron and Damian Moppett

As part of the Masterpiece in Focus series, this exhibition examines the production of two talented – and related – artists who have pursued singular trajectories to become, each in their own right, established figures in the Canadian art world.

Apr 9, 2017
Unveiling of Imperial’s prominent Canadian art donation, including Harris’ "Billboard Jazz," to the National Gallery of Canada

On March 23rd Imperial will unveil its donation of five paintings by prominent Canadian artists to the National Gallery of Canada (NGC), in honour of the country’s sesquicentennial celebration.

Mar 13, 2017
The Canadian Photography Institute launches a $10,000 CAD Research Fellowship Program

The Canadian Photography Institute of the National Gallery of Canada has launched its first Research Fellowship Program, designed to encourage advanced research in the study of the history and criticism of photography.

Mar 12, 2017
National Gallery Celebrates Confederation

Works by Vancouver’s Jeff Wall and Jin-me Yoon and 69 other photo-based artists will kick off nine months of exhibitions marking the 150th anniversary of Confederation at the revamped National Gallery of Canada.

Jan 28, 2017
The National Gallery of Canada acquires masterpiece by 20th century Scandinavian painter Vilhelm Hammershøi

Sunshine in the Drawing Room, painted in 1910 by one of Denmark’s most celebrated artists, Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864–1916), is now part of the European Collection of the National Gallery of Canada (NGC).

Jan 27, 2017
"The Intimate World of Josef Sudek," 28 Oct 2016 - 26 Feb 2017

Czech photographer Josef Sudek (1896–1976) produced some of the twentieth century’s most haunting images taken through the window of his studio, as well as of gardens, parks and streets of his beloved city, Prague.

Dec 15, 2016
Alex Janvier’s Triumph

Alex Janvier is only the third indigenous artist to have a retrospective at the National Gallery of Canada. The show is a testament to the perseverance – and patience – of the 81-year-old artist from Cold Lake, Alta.

Dec 4, 2016
Sobey Art Award, National Gallery of Canada, Oct. 6, 2016 to Feb. 5, 2017

“Altered states” is a phrase that might be applied not just to the work of Jeremy Shaw, this year’s winner of the Sobey Art Award, but also to the predilections of the other four regional artists on the shortlist.

Nov 21, 2016
2016 Sobey Art Award - Jeremy Shaw

Nov 16, 2016
Jeremy Shaw wins the 2016 Sobey Art Award

The jury for the 2016 Sobey Art Award chose Jeremy Shaw, representing the West Coast and Yukon region, as the winner of the CA$50,000 top prize. He is the thirteenth Canadian contemporary artist under the age of 40 to win the annual award.

Nov 1, 2016
And the 2016 Sobey Award Finalists are:

The Sobey Art Award finalists never had it so good. And neither did Alberta, birthplace of three of the five nominees.

Oct 13, 2016
Luce Lebart appointed Director of the Canadian Photography Institute

In her new position, Ms. Lebart will be responsible for the Institute’s overall management, including its exhibitions and programs, physical, financial and human resources, and growth and development. She will assume her new role on August 29, 2016.

Jul 15, 2016
Courtesy Allan MacKay

"Chris Cran: Sincerely Yours" National Gallery of Canada until Sept. 5

On Thursday May 19th the National Gallery of Canada launched a triumphal celebration to inaugurate their forty year survey exhibition of over 100 works:

May 25, 2016
Courtesy Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas (ACK 1949.02).

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun in NYC; coming to Ottawa

Organizers emphasize that this is the first retrospective and only the second solo exhibition devoted to Vigée Le Brun in modern times (the previous was 1982 at the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas).

Feb 29, 2016
Promised gift from the Lanigan Collection, Photo © NGC

National Gallery of Canada to show Saskatoon collector’s Pre-Raphaelite drawings

Back in Saskatoon, Lanigan soon began acquiring Pre-Raphaelite art, mainly drawings. His collection is so impressive the National Gallery of Canada is showing 100 of the works, the bulk of the collection, from Oct. 9 to Jan. 3.

Sep 21, 2015
Courtesy of the artist, Catriona Jeffries Gallery, Vancouver, and Casey Kaplan, New York. Photo: Anders Sune Berg.

"Shine a Light: Canadian Biennial 2014," National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Oct. 17, 2014 to March 8, 2015

A new group of ambitious Vancouver artists now reigns: Geoffrey Farmer, Althea Thauberger and Luke Parnell, who were given spacious individual rooms for this five-month exhibition of 80 works by 26 artists from across the country.

Oct 23, 2014
Photo by Martin Lipman. Courtesy Canada Council for the Arts

Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts

And the winners are....

Mar 13, 2013
"BUILDERS: CANADIAN BIENNIAL," National Gallery of Canada, Nov. 2, 2012 to Feb. 18, 2013

The National Gallery of Canada, with its $8-million annual acquisition budget, buys a fair amount of stuff, a good chunk of it Canadian, and an increasing amount of that contemporary.

Feb 24, 2013