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Fall Exhibitions at the McMichael: Contemplation and Conversations in Canadian Art Tom Thomson (1877–1917), Petawawa Gorges, 1916, oil on wood panel, 21.4 x 26.5 cm, Purchased with funds donated by Major F.A. Tilston, V.C., McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 1981.9.2 September 22, 2022, KLEINBURG, ON - The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is pleased [...]

Summer Exhibitions at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection: Wanda Koop, Gathie Falk, Elisapee Ishulutaq Gathie Falk, All Over Rose Trees and Light Bulbs, 1984, oil on canvas, 198.1 x 167.6 cm, Art Gallery of Ontario, © Gathie Falk June 9, 2022, KLEINBURG, ON - The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is pleased to announce [...]

Moonlight Gala 2022 Raises Record Amount in Support of The McMichael Canadian Art Collection June 8, 2022, KLEINBURG, ON - The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is pleased to announce the success of its signature fundraiser, the Moonlight Gala, which returned triumphantly in 2022 following a three-year hiatus during the pandemic. This year’s edition raised [...]

McMichael Canadian Art Debuts Generations: The Sobey Family and Canadian Art Exhibition spotlights more than 170 works including Canadian trailblazers from the Group of Seven to Quebec Impressionists and Contemporary Indigenous Artists Kent Monkman (b. 1965), Study for “mistikôsiwak (Wooden Boat People): Resurgence of the People,” (Final Variation), 2019, acrylic on canvas, 107.3 [...]

McMichael Canadian Art Collection Presents Margaux Williamson: Interiors  Margaux Williamson, Fire, 2021, oil on canvas, 177.8 x 213.4 cm, Collection of Christine and Andrew W. Dunn October 28, 2021, KLEINBURG, ON - The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is proud to announce the opening of the new exhibition Margaux Williamson: Interiors on November 6, 2021. This exhibition, featuring the work of Toronto painter, filmmaker, and writer Margaux Williamson (b.1976), presents more than 40 [...]

McMichael Canadian Art Collection Commemorates Naming of New Indigenous Garden Through Virtual Premiere on National Indigenous Peoples Day June 21, KLEINBURG, ON – On Monday, June 21, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection will premiere a video commemorating the official naming of the Minokamik Garden, known previously as the Indigenous Garden. The Garden was planted by local community members [...]

Historic Exhibition of Trinidadian-Canadian Artist Denyse Thomasos Debuts Virtually at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection  Denyse Thomasos (1964–2012), Sparrow, 2010, Acrylic on canvas, 152.4 x 182.9 cm, Private collection, L2021.9 May 25, 2021 KLEINBURG, ON – The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is pleased to announce that the highly anticipated exhibition, Denyse Thomasos: Odyssey, will debut virtually [...]

A Like Vision: The Group of Seven & Tom Thomson Receives 2021 Canadian Museums Association Award For Outstanding Achievement in Research

McMichael Canadian Art Collection presents Jon Sasaki: Homage, an exhibition of photographic works in partnership with the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival Jon Sasaki, Microbes Swabbed from a Palette Used by F.H. Varley, 2020, archival print, 91.44 x 91.44 cm, Image courtesy of the artist and Clint Roenisch Gallery  May 3, 2021, KLEINBURG, ON - The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is proud to [...]