Kitty Scott is a curatorial advisor for the Biennale de Montréal 2016 Le Grand Balcon, on view until January at a number of locations throughout Montreal. In 2017, she will curate Canadian artist Geoffrey...
In a recently published e-book by National Gallery of Canada curator Christine Lalonde, Pitseolak Ashoona’s work is given the comprehensive treatment befitting one of Canada’s most celebrated artists...
The Ptarmigan Vase (1900–03) was acquired by the National Gallery of Canada in 2011 and displayed in its European galleries the following year. It has now returned to its home province, on loan to the Audain...
Think of a substance, any substance. Chances are that there is a work of art somewhere made with it, or with a similar material. Many artists create with a sense of immediacy, choosing materials appropriate to...
The National Gallery is experiencing a kind of renaissance — not the 15th-century kind, but rather the re-birth of its scholarly journal, the National Gallery of Canada Review . The internationally respected...
In September 1785, when Marie Antoinette’s popularity with the French people was on a dangerous downward slide, Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun was summoned to Versailles. The brilliant young painter had...
Whistler, B.C. is known to many as an outdoor haven, famous for its endless ski runs, epic mountain-bike trails and premier golf courses. Now, as the Audain Art Museum opens its doors, the popular resort town...
African-American painter, sculptor and performance artist David Hammons rose to prominence in the 1970s by addressing issues including race, sexuality and politics. Like Marcel Duchamp, Hammons also had a...
It may be one of the most significant gifts in the history of the National Gallery of Canada: a collection of 50 works by a celebrated name in Canadian art history, James Wilson Morrice (1865–1924).
For those who want to get closer to Tom Thomson’s and his patron's time, Dr. James MacCallum's original letters and telegrams can be viewed upon request at the National Gallery of Canada's Library and Archives...
