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National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, photograph
In the Spotlight

Uplifting Spirit for 35 Years

The National Gallery of Canada building on Sussex Drive opened 35 years ago, providing innovative spaces and galleries for its diverse collection of works of art.
May 17, 2023
Helen McNicoll, Stubble Fields, c.1912, oil on canvas
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Helen McNicoll: In search of Light

One of Canada’s leading Impressionists, Helen McNicoll produced atmospheric paintings infused with radiant light and vibrant colour.
May 4, 2023
Margaret De Patta, Untitled, 1939. Gelatin silver print
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Margaret De Patta: Shaping Light and Space

Modernist artist Margaret De Patta created photograms that served as a vehicle for translating the legacy of Constructivism and the Bauhaus style into her jewellery creations.
April 26, 2023
James McNeill Whistler, The Dancing Girl, 1890, lithograph on laid paper and Paul P., Untitled, 2008, watercolour on wove paper
Exhibitions

Paul P. and “Amor et Mors”

Artist Paul P. comments on the juxtaposition of his work and prints, drawings and paintings by artists who belonged to the often-overlapping worlds of the homosexual, the dandy and the aesthete.
April 20, 2023
Jean Paul Riopelle, Hommage aux nymphéas – Pavane [Tribute to the Water Lilies – Pavane], 1954. Oil on canvas
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The Art of Slow Looking: a painting by Jean Paul Riopelle

Spending time with a work of art has been proven to be beneficial for well-being as much as enjoyment. Riopelle's "Hommage aux nymphéas – Pavane" is one such work that entices visitors to look closely.
April 13, 2023
Once-known Anishinaabeg artist, Bandolier Bag, early 20th century. Glass beads, cotton, yarn
Exhibitions

Ancestors' stories and Acts of Making

The display of seven ancestral belongings of historical Indigenous art seeks to redress some of the knowledge gaps surrounding these works, their cultural and practical purposes and their communities of origin.
March 3, 2023
Prudence Heward, At the Theatre​ (detail), 1928, oil on canvas
Exhibitions

Canadian Women Artists: Witnesses to Change

Capturing the dramatic changes of the interwar period, the works of a group of extraordinary women artists illustrate their great contribution to the visual arts in Canada.
March 3, 2023
Michèle Pearson Clarke, Suck Teeth Compositions (After Rashaad Newsome), 2018, 3-channel, HD video installation with sound
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Michèle Pearson Clarke: Beyond Words

Toronto-based artist Michèle Pearson Clarke investigates the limits of language, particularly when one expresses pain or frustration while faced with discrimination, ignorance and racism.
February 22, 2023
H.A. Strong, Interior of Fort Garry, 1884. Lithograph
Exhibitions

Dog Teams and the Fort at the Forks

The installation "Pulling their Weight: Dog Teams in Indigenous and Canadian Art " takes dog sledding in historical and contemporary images as its theme.
February 15, 2023