Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun was the most important female painter of her day. Naturally gifted and self-taught, by 1778 she had become the...
Past Exhibitions
May 27, 2016 — September 25, 2016
Scandalous when they first appeared, simple white muslin dresses — worn without stays or hoops — were famously popularized by Marie Antoinette and...
May 20, 2016 — September 5, 2016
Considered one of Canada’s most notable contemporary artists, Alberta’s Chris Cran is renowned for his humorous and inventive takes on traditional...
April 30, 2016 — June 26, 2016
Revisit the golden age of newspaper photography through The Globe and Mail ’s archives. Powerful, compelling and provocative, these photographs were...
April 29, 2016 — September 5, 2016
Through his work, Pablo Picasso was instrumental in shaping the art of the twentieth century. Although perhaps best known for his Cubist paintings,...
March 24, 2016 — September 5, 2016
Celebrating the best and brightest in Canadian contemporary art and craft, this year’s Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts exhibition...
March 11, 2016 — April 17, 2016
Don’t miss this spectacular exhibition, on view for one month only. Human Scale features some of the Gallery’s most popular works, including Head of...
January 22, 2016 — April 24, 2016
American artists Kiki Smith (b. 1954) and her father Tony Smith (1912–1980) represent the zeitgeist of their respective generations. Known as an...
December 1, 2015 — November 26, 2017
Joseph Beuys at the National Gallery of Canada is a rare opportunity for audiences to experience works by one of the 20th century’s most influential...
October 29, 2015 — February 15, 2016
In Monet: A Bridge to Modernity , the National Gallery of Canada brings together twelve seminal works from collections around the world to explore...