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McMichael Canadian Art Collection Congratulates Nelson Cheng as the Winner of Landscape Artist of the Year Canada and Places Winning Artwork on View

Following four breathtaking episodes featuring stunning Canadian locales and a tense competition between over 60 artists, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection is pleased to announce that Toronto artist Nelson Cheng has won Makeful TV’s original series Landscape Artist of the Year Canada.

McMichael Canadian Art Collection Announces Major Exhibition to Mark the Centenary of the Group of Seven, and a Complimentary Exhibition on Canadian Women Artists of the 1920s and 1930s

On May 7, 1920, a group of artists calling themselves the Group of Seven mounted their first formal exhibition at the Art Gallery of Toronto (now the Art Gallery of Ontario).

An Autumn of Discovery – The McMichael Opens Two Exhibitions on Artists from Manitoba: L.L. FitzGerald and Robert Houle

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is pleased to announce a pair of fall exhibitions that offer illuminating perspectives on the Canadian landscape by two artists from Manitoba born more than half a century apart.

Exhibition of Nova Scotia folk artist Maud Lewis debuts at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection this summer

Exhibition of Nova Scotia folk artist Maud Lewis debuts at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection this summer Maud Lewis (1903 – 1970) Untitled (White Cats with Blue Eyes), c.1965 oil on board 35 x 40.5 cm Private Collection © Art Gallery of Nova Scotia   June 14, 2019, Kleinburg, ON – The McMichael [...]

Record Attendance at Eighth Annual Moonlight Gala in Support of The McMichael Canadian Art Collection

 Record Attendance at Eigth Annual Moonlight Gala in Support of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection   June 12, 2019, Kleinburg, ON – The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is pleased to announce the success of its signature fundraising event, the Moonlight Gala, which was attended by a record number of guests despite the inclement weather, including Honorary [...]

Planting Seeds of Change

Planting Seeds of Change June 10, 2019, Kleinburg, ON – On Sunday, June 23, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection’s Creative Learning Team and volunteers will host a community planting of the gallery’s new Indigenous Garden. The planting will commence with a ceremony led by Elder Shelley Charles, Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, followed by an [...]

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection presents Itee Pootoogook: Hymns to the Silence and Janet Nungnik: Revelations a series of exhibitions exploring the artistic culture of the Arctic

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection presents Itee Pootoogook: Hymns to the Silence and Janet Nungnik: Revelations a series of exhibitions exploring the artistic culture of the Arctic Itee Pootoogook (1951 - 2014), Late Evening 2010, coloured chalk on black wove paper, 56.2 × 76.6 cm, Purchased 2011, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa   May 14, [...]