Upon winning the 2015 Sobey Art Award, Abbas Akhavan told NGC Magazine that the recognition makes him want to give back. "Generosity begets generosity, and my ambition is that we can all reciprocate. Not just...
Métis artist Christi Belcourt is the recipient of numerous awards and grants, and is the author of three books. Most recently, she designed the medals for the 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games. In this...
Sarah Anne Johnson lives and works in Winnipeg, and was recently shortlisted for the prestigious 2015 Sobey Art Award. She spoke with NGC Magazine about the evolution of her work, new directions and how —...
What does it take to get ready for one of the world’s most prestigious art events, the Venice Biennale? In these two videos, NGC Magazine takes you behind the scenes with the Quebec City artist collective BGL.
Sonny Assu’s paintings, sculptures, prints, installations, and interventions are imbued with a wry humour which he says opens the “conversation” into exploring consumerism, colonization and imperialism. This...
Opening night at the National Gallery of Canada for the Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts, 2015. The exhibition is on view at the National Gallery until August 30, 2015.
An interview with Mary Pratt. Presented by Irving Oil and co-organized with The Rooms, St. John's, NL, the Masterpiece in Focus exhibition, Mary Pratt: This Little Painting is on view at the National Gallery...
“We made circuits that look like little rollercoasters,” said a voice over the line — either Jasmin Bilodeau, Sébastien Giguère or Nicolas Laverdière; it wasn’t too clear. Just days before heading to Italy,...
