Exhibitions

Installation view of Nico Williams, Zhi-biindiged qwaya | Intrusion |Trespassing, 2022. Glass beads, plastic, metal and river rocks

Nico Williams’ World of Beads

Montreal-based artist Nico Williams comments on his work, his practice and the importance of beadwork art.

Shelley Niro, Abnormally Aboriginal, 2014–17. Colour inkjet prints on canvas

Shelley Niro: Empowerment, persistence, love and care

In her work, multidisciplinary artist Shelley Niro puts Indigenous women and girls in the foreground and challenges stereotypes using parody, feminism and spirituality to explore identity.

Taqralik Partridge, Apirsait, 2020. Mixed media

Beads that Speak: Acts of Visual Sovereignty

Bringing together beadwork by Indigenous artists from across Turtle Island, the exhibition “Radical Stitch” presents works that are reflections on the world while connecting the past to the present.

Kan Azuma, Untitled, c.1973, from the series Erosion. Gelatin silver print

A Place That Matters to Kan Azuma

During his decade-long stay in Canada, Japanese photographer Kan Azuma communicated his emotional response to the country's landscapes, cityscapes and people in his images.

Talent and Tenacity: The 2023 Governor General’s Awards

Works by Evergon, FASTWÜRMS, David Garneau, Germaine Koh, Grace Nickel, Shannon Walsh, Tim Whiten and Nettie Wild are interspersed throughout the Gallery to create dialogue and inspire contemplation.

Deanna Bowen, The Black Canadians (after Cooke), 2023, detail

Two Pages from MacLean’s: Deanna Bowen’s The Black Canadians (after Cooke)

Covering the Gallery’s south façade, Bowen’s monumental photo-based work allows placement of dominant narratives against the marginalized in such a way that neither can be ignored.

Stan Douglas, Stan Douglas, 2011 ≠ 1848 , 2022. Chromogenic prints on Dibond

Peril – the world through the eyes of Stan Douglas

In the "Stan Douglas: 2011 ≠ 1848" exhibition, the artist reflects on social unrest, protests, pivotal moments and collaborations using ISDN technology as forms of communication.

Jean Paul Riopelle, Les mouches à Marier [Marier's Flies], no 1–8, 1985, eau-forte en couleurs sur papier

Flies on the Wall: Jean Paul Riopelle Goes Fishing

Riopelle’s eight-print set "Les mouches à Marier [Marier’s Flies]" illustrates his style and highlights his fundamental contribution to the modern Canadian aesthetic.

Nick Sikkuark, Untitled (Two Bears) , 2002, antler and ivory

Nick Sikkuark’s Message for Humanity

Nattillingmiut artist Nick Sikkuark was a bold experimenter, an intuitive perfectionist and a sharp yet gentle storyteller who in his art depicts places of his singular imagination.