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Past Exhibitions

June 25, 2016 to October 10, 2016

Tamayo: A Solitary Mexican Modernist

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

Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755–1842)

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

The White Dress: Masterpiece in Focus

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

Chris Cran, Sincerely Yours

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

Cutline: The Photography Archives of The Globe and Mail (on view in Toronto)

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

Picasso: Man and Beast. The Vollard Suite of Prints

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

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 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...
March 11, 2016 to April 17, 2016

Human Scale

NGC Magazine Article Don’t miss this spectacular exhibition, on view for one month only. Human Scale features some of the Gallery’s most popular...
January 22, 2016 to April 24, 2016

Kiki Smith and Tony Smith: Masterpiece in Focus

NGC Magazine Article American artists Kiki Smith (b. 1954) and her father Tony Smith (1912–1980) represent the zeitgeist of their respective...
December 1, 2015 to November 26, 2017

Joseph Beuys

​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...
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