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Gwen John, Young Woman in a Grey Cloak, c. 1920–24. Oil on canvas

The Portraiture of Gwen John

Gwen John’s portrait of a female sitter is representative of her serene, introspective depictions of women from the mid-1910s onward.

Bertram Binning, detail of Seasons Greetings collage card, 1953. mixed media collage on paper

B.C. Binning and Cards for Festive Days

Bertram Binning's Seasons Greetings card of 1953 is part of the Gallery's archival collection of artists' cards.

Claude Mellan, detail of The Sudarium of Saint Veronica, 1649. Engraving on wove paper,

A Familiar Face? Unveiling Claude Mellan

A set of newly acquired works by the French engraver Claude Mellan illustrates his innovative talent and technical skilfulness in the art of engraving.

Meryl McMaster, On the Edge of this Immensity, 2019. Chromogenic print mounted on aluminum composite panel

Meryl McMaster: Passages, Migration and Nature

In her work, McMaster focuses on land, the natural environment and migration, in the hope that we all maintain a long-term ecological equilibrium with the world around us.

Edvard Munch, Seated Nude 1902. Pastel on paperboard

Edvard Munch and New Ways of Seeing

In his pastel "Seated Nude", Edvard Munch confronts viewers with politics of love and desire by depicting a woman of dignity and power.

Rebecca Belmore, The Named and the Unnamed 2002. Video projection, screen, light bulbs

Rebecca Belmore: In Violation

Rebecca Belmore’s "The Named and the Unnamed" is a commemoration and a protest over the disappearance of more than 65 women in Vancouver.

Jean-Siméon Chardin, The Governess , 1739. Oil on canvas

Chardin and Social Commentary in 18th-century France

In the late 1730s, Chardin conceived two genre paintings as a pair that depict day-to-day domestic interactions on different social levels.

Michael Snow, Cover to Cover (detail of pages), 1975

Michael Snow and Experimentation in Book Form

Michael Snow's 1975 photo bookwork "Cover to Cover" cleverly exploits the conventions of the book, be it the exhibition catalogue, the notebook or the family album.

Kwame Brathwaite, Untitled (Naturally '68 Photo Shoot in the Apollo Theater Featuring Grandassa Models and Founding AJASS Members Kletus Smith, Frank Abu, Bob Gumbs, Elombe Brath and Ernest Baxter) , c. 1968, printed 2016. Ink jet print

Kwame Brathwaite: Celebrating Racial Identity and Pride

A photograph of Grandassa models and members of AJASS taken by Kwame Brathwaite at New York’s Apollo Theater in 1968 represents the achievement of the “Black Is Beautiful” movement.