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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 [...]

McMichael Canadian Art Collection Announces 2021 Exhibition Schedule

Media Release: McMichael Chief Curator Sarah Milroy Appointed to The Order Of Canada

McMichael Canadian Art Announces A Fall Series of Special Exhibitions Exploring the History, Diversity, and Spirit of Indigenous Art