Past Exhibitions

May 28, 2015 — September 13, 2015

Luminous and True: The Photographs of Frederick H. Evans
Special Events | NGC Magazine Article Frederick Evans (British, 1853–1943) was a man of deep intellectual inquisitiveness. His delicate but intense...
April 23, 2015 — September 7, 2015

Alex Colville
NGC Magazine Article Alex Colville offers a fresh perspective on the work of one of Canada’s most celebrated artists. A creative thinker, deeply...
April 9, 2015 — August 30, 2015

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2015
Since 2000, the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts have added a prestigious yet very human dimension to the history of visual and...
April 4, 2015 — January 3, 2016

Mary Pratt: This Little Painting Masterpiece in Focus
Mary Pratt’s 1972 painting Red Currant Jelly has long held a pride of place in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada where it has been on...
March 5, 2015 — August 30, 2015

For the Record: Early Canadian Travel Photography
NGC Magazine Article The concept of Canadian tourism emerged during the early nineteenth century. Improved modes of transportation, such as new...
February 13, 2015 — April 12, 2015

The Clock
NGC Magazine Article The Clock evokes the wonder and illusionism of more than a century of cinema through a captivating 24-hour looped video that...
December 20, 2014 — May 3, 2015

M.C. Escher: The Mathemagician
Visit the M.C. Escher Mindscapes Site | Special Events NGC Magazine Article Organized by the National Gallery of Canada and the Art Gallery of...
December 20, 2014 — May 3, 2015

Clocks for Seeing: Photography, Time and Motion
The invention of photography has had a profound effect on the way we see and know the world. In many ways, this is due to the medium’s relation to...
November 13, 2014 — February 22, 2015

Jack Bush
Distinguished as one of Canada’s first artists to achieve international recognition, Jack Bush ’s life (1909–1977) is a fascinating story of a mid-...
October 17, 2014 — March 8, 2015

Shine a Light: Canadian Biennial 2014
Special Events | Weekly Events | NGC Magazine Article | Video: First Look The exhibition Shine a Light highlights a selection of recent acquisitions...

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