David Altmejd’s The Vessel is a monumentally scaled, Plexiglas sculpture that exemplifies movement, transformation and the act of artistic creation...
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Past Exhibitions
October 6, 2016 to February 5, 2017
Visit the Sobey Art Award website Widely recognized as the pre-eminent prize for Canadian artists 40 and under, the Sobey Art Award continues to...
July 23, 2016 to November 13, 2016
Encompassing the entire Victorian era, this exhibition charts the broad evolution of British draftsmanship and illustrates the new appreciation...
June 25, 2016 to October 10, 2016
NGC Magazine Article Experience the work of one of Mexico’s masters, Rufino Tamayo (1899–1991). An independent artist who embraced modernity, Tamayo’...
June 10, 2016 to September 11, 2016
NGC Magazine Article Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun was the most important female painter of her day. Naturally gifted and self-taught, by 1778 she...
May 27, 2016 to September 25, 2016
Visit the exhibition website | NGC Magazine Article Scandalous when they first appeared, simple white muslin dresses — worn without stays or hoops —...
May 20, 2016 to 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 to June 26, 2016
NGC Magazine Article Revisit the golden age of newspaper photography through The Globe and Mail ’s archives. Powerful, compelling and provocative,...
April 29, 2016 to September 5, 2016
Visit the exhibition website | NGC Magazine Article Through his work, Pablo Picasso was instrumental in shaping the art of the twentieth century...
March 24, 2016 to September 5, 2016
NGC Magazine Article Celebrating the best and brightest in Canadian contemporary art and craft, this year’s Governor General’s Awards in Visual and...