Watch the videos about the five finalists for the 2016 Sobey Art Award and get a glimpse inside their creative processes. Learn more about their respective journeys and discover the stories and inspiration...
From Cold War spies and objects falling from the sky to snake handlers, displaced persons and distorted music, this fall’s Sobey Art Award exhibition is sure to be a visual, aural and thought-provoking feast...
Recently shortlisted for the Aimia | AGO Photography Prize, Ursula Schulz-Dornburg is best known for her primarily black-and-white Conceptual photographs of the built environment. Born in Berlin in 1938 and...
Nicolaus Schafhausen epitomizes the definition of “international.” Born in Düsseldorf, Germany in 1965, he quickly established himself as an artist before launching a successful career as a global curator...
Winnipeg artist Diana Thorneycroft, recipient of the 2016 Manitoba Arts Award of Distinction, may be the master of the double take. At first glance, her images appear endearing, whimsical, even bucolic. Move...
This month, Chris Cran, whose solo exhibition Chris Cran: Sincerely Yours opened at the National Gallery of Canada in May, responds to NGC Magazine's version of the Proust Questionnaire.
Canadian multimedia artist Paul Wong got his first professional commission — Earthworks in Harmony (1974), a 16-monitor, 4-channel video installation — for the Burnaby Art Gallery, when he was 18 years old...
Each year, the Sobey Art Award explores contemporary art practice in Canada, bringing artists greater attention, both at home and on the world stage. This year was no exception. Working in installation, video...
On April 13, 2016, the National Gallery of Canada announced the longlist for the Sobey Art Award. From the conceptual work of artists like Raymond Boisjoly and Derek Sullivan to the perfomance-based work of...
In this podcast, recorded earlier this year, Ian Wallace and National Gallery of Canada Director Marc Mayer explore a broad range of issues and ideas. From concepts such as problem-solving and play in...
