{"id":37223590176,"date":"2026-05-07T15:16:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T19:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/?p=37223590176"},"modified":"2026-05-07T15:46:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T19:46:07","slug":"mcmichael-collaborators-at-the-2026-biennale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/news-and-events\/mcmichael-collaborators-at-the-2026-biennale\/","title":{"rendered":"From\u00a0Kleinburg\u00a0to Venice: McMichael\u00a0Collaborators\u00a0at the 2026 Biennale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"mc-magazine-article-header align wp-block-acf-magazine-article-header\" >\n    <div class=\"mc-magazine-article-header__container site-container site-container--x-medium\">\n        <div class=\"mc-magazine-article-header__title\">\n            <div class=\"mc-magazine-article-header__title--date\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/category\/news-and-events\/\" class=\"mc-button mc-button--tertiary mc-button--tertiary--large mc-magazine-feature-article__cat\">News &amp; Events<\/a>                             \n                                    <h1 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h2\">\n                        From Kleinburg to Venice: McMichael Collaborators at the 2026 Biennale                     <\/h1>\n                            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"mc-subhead-strong mc-magazine-feature-article__date\">mai 7, 2026 \u2014 Sadie Evans<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"mc-button--wraper\">\n            \n                            \n                \n                <div class=\"mc-share\">\n                    <a class=\"mc-share-button mc-button mc-button--secondary mc-button--secondary--large\">Partager<\/a>\n\n                    <ol class=\"mc-share-options\">\n                        <li>\n                            <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"mc-copy-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                                <span><?xml version=\"1.0\"?>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 10\" fill=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\">\n<path d=\"M8.80775 10.0096H5.0385C3.78283 10.0096 2.7125 9.56712 1.8275 8.68212C0.9425 7.79728 0.5 6.72712 0.5 5.47162C0.5 4.21612 0.9425 3.14578 1.8275 2.26062C2.7125 1.37528 3.78283 0.932617 5.0385 0.932617H8.80775V2.43262H5.0385C4.19867 2.43262 3.48233 2.72912 2.8895 3.32212C2.2965 3.91512 2 4.63145 2 5.47112C2 6.31078 2.2965 7.02712 2.8895 7.62012C3.48233 8.21312 4.19867 8.50962 5.0385 8.50962H8.80775V10.0096ZM6.25 6.22112V4.72112H13.75V6.22112H6.25ZM11.1923 10.0096V8.50962H14.9615C15.8013 8.50962 16.5177 8.21312 17.1105 7.62012C17.7035 7.02712 18 6.31078 18 5.47112C18 4.63145 17.7035 3.91512 17.1105 3.32212C16.5177 2.72912 15.8013 2.43262 14.9615 2.43262H11.1923V0.932617H14.9615C16.2172 0.932617 17.2875 1.37512 18.1725 2.26012C19.0575 3.14495 19.5 4.21512 19.5 5.47062C19.5 6.72612 19.0575 7.79645 18.1725 8.68162C17.2875 9.56695 16.2172 10.0096 14.9615 10.0096H11.1923Z\" fill=\"#1C1B1F\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span> Copy Link                                <span id=\"mc-copy-tooltip\">Link copied!<\/span>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmcmichael.com%2Ffr%2Fnews-and-events%2Fmcmichael-collaborators-at-the-2026-biennale%2F\" onclick=\"javascript:window.open(this.href, '', 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,height=300,width=600');return false;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span><?xml version=\"1.0\"?>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" fill=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\">\n<path d=\"M17.5014 8.9724C17.5014 4.27606 13.6961 0.470703 8.99975 0.470703C4.30341 0.470703 0.498047 4.27606 0.498047 8.9724C0.498047 13.6687 3.2424 16.3043 6.94574 17.2225V11.5705H5.19098V8.9724H6.94574V7.85358C6.94574 4.9596 8.255 3.61973 11.0946 3.61973C13.9341 3.61973 12.5637 3.72515 12.9411 3.83058V6.18725C12.7405 6.16684 12.3936 6.15664 11.9583 6.15664C10.5641 6.15664 10.0268 6.68375 10.0268 8.05762V8.9758H12.8051L12.329 11.5739H10.0302V17.4163C14.2402 16.9062 17.5014 13.3219 17.5014 8.9758V8.9724Z\" fill=\"black\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span> Facebook<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcmichael.com%2Ffr%2Fnews-and-events%2Fmcmichael-collaborators-at-the-2026-biennale%2F&#038;text=From%C2%A0Kleinburg%C2%A0to+Venice%3A+McMichael%C2%A0Collaborators%C2%A0at+the+2026+Biennale\" onclick=\"javascript:window.open(this.href, '', 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,height=300,width=600');return false;\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span><?xml version=\"1.0\"?>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\">\n<path d=\"M12.6009 0.740234H15.0544L9.69434 6.86641L16 15.2028H11.0627L7.19566 10.1468L2.77087 15.2028H0.31595L6.04904 8.65012L0 0.740234H5.06262L8.55811 5.36157L12.6009 0.740234ZM11.7399 13.7343H13.0993L4.32392 2.1316H2.86506L11.7399 13.7343Z\" fill=\"black\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span> Twitter<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcmichael.com%2Ffr%2Fnews-and-events%2Fmcmichael-collaborators-at-the-2026-biennale%2F&#038;title=From%C2%A0Kleinburg%C2%A0to+Venice%3A+McMichael%C2%A0Collaborators%C2%A0at+the+2026+Biennale&amp;summary=McMichael Canadian Art Collection\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href, '', 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,height=300,width=600'); 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Conceived by the late\u00a0Cameroonian\u00a0Swiss\u00a0curator Koyo Kouoh, the 2026 exhibition\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In Minor Keys<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0explores resonances, affinities, and unexpected convergences between practices,\u00a0despite\u00a0vast\u00a0distances of geography and context.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Among the more than\u00a0one hundred\u00a0invited participants are\u00a0a number of\u00a0Canadian\u00a0artists with close ties to the McMichael.\u00a0Their contributions\u00a0testify to\u00a0how\u00a0the conversations\u00a0taking place here at home are connected to those\u00a0unfolding on\u00a0the\u00a0international stage.\u00a0While\u00a0the\u00a0works\u00a0of these\u00a0notable Canadians\u00a0will be experienced in Venice this summer,\u00a0they\u00a0can also be\u00a0encountered\u00a0closer to home\u2014in the McMichael\u2019s galleries, across\u00a0our\u00a0publications, and through\u00a0our\u00a0exhibitions\u00a0currently\u00a0circulating across\u00a0Canada.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-row ultp-block-13414d\"><div class=\"ultp-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-row-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-column ultp-block-47edbc\"><div class=\"ultp-column-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"mc-basic-paragraph\" >\n\n        <div class=\"mc-basic-paragraph mc-copy-long\">\n            <div class=\"mc-wysiwyg-content\">\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bonnie Devine<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A leading voice in contemporary Indigenous art,\u00a0the\u00a0Anishinaabe artist and scholar\u00a0Bonnie Devine is a valued and longstanding collaborator of the\u00a0McMichael&rsquo;s. Her multidisciplinary practice\u2014spanning installation, video, writing, and curatorial work\u2014engages deeply with land, treaty histories, and Indigenous knowledge systems.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Visitors to the gallery will likely already be familiar with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/exposition\/from-water-to-water-a-way-through-the-trees\/\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">From Water to Water: A Way Through the Trees<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, her site-specific installation in the Grand Hall alcove.\u00a0Developed through\u00a0her\u00a0research into the historic\u00a0Toronto\u00a0Carrying Place Trail,\u00a0which runs through the valley below our bluff,\u00a0the work traces Indigenous movement through the landscape, connecting the Humber River to broader\u00a0ancestral\u00a0networks of travel and exchange. Combining painting with the display of\u00a0historic\u00a0Wendat ceremonial pipes, Devine brings layered histories into the\u00a0present\u2014grounding\u00a0the work in both place and memory.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"From Water to Water: A Way Through the Trees\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27675%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201200%20675%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27675%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eszo36vX_DQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-row ultp-block-f8bc70\"><div class=\"ultp-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-row-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-column ultp-block-d71cb4\"><div class=\"ultp-column-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"mc-basic-paragraph\" >\n\n        <div class=\"mc-basic-paragraph mc-copy-long\">\n            <div class=\"mc-wysiwyg-content\">\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\">Her\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\">commitment to storytelling and knowledge-sharing extends beyond\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\">her own artmaking<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\">.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\">Three years ago,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\">Devine served as co-editor of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\">Early Days: Indigenous Art at the McMichael<\/span><\/span><\/em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\">, a landmark publication that\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\">brought\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\">together more than seventy Indigenous voices reflecting on\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\">works held in our\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\">collection. Under her editorial direction, the project foreground<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\">ed<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\">\u00a0lived experience, community knowledge, and multiple perspectives\u2014reshaping how\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\">our\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\">collection is understood and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\">encountered<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\">\u00a0today<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\">.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\">Her award-winning\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\">lead\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\">essay<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 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BCX0\">\u00a0Indigenous ways of seeing, reading, and remembering.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\">An excerpt\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\">from<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\">\u00a0t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\">he essay is available to read in\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW133142145 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed CommentHighlightPipeRest CommentHighlightRest SCXW133142145 BCX0\">our<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW133142145 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW133142145 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun 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wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-row ultp-block-f287ef\"><div class=\"ultp-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-row-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-column ultp-block-0b52c4\"><div class=\"ultp-column-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"mc-basic-paragraph\" >\n\n        <div class=\"mc-basic-paragraph mc-copy-long\">\n            <div class=\"mc-wysiwyg-content\">\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka is a Japanese\u00a0Canadian\u00a0artist known for her very contemporary application of ancient techniques\u00a0from\u00a0her\u00a0heritage.\u00a0Her lived experience informs a practice that spans printmaking, textiles, and installation, drawing on traditional techniques such as Japanese washi and gyotaku while engaging urgent concerns\u00a0of the moment, including climate change, mental health,\u00a0and collective resilience.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2024, Hatanaka undertook a residency in\u00a0the McMichael\u2019s\u00a0Tom Thomson Shack, culminating in\u00a0her work\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/exposition\/alexa-kumiko-hatanaka-final-gasp-of-the-nervous-system\/\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Final Gasp of the Nervous System<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Traditional Japanese washi paper and other handmade paper from southeast Asia\u00a0are used by\u00a0Hatanaka\u00a0various printmaking, dyeing, and painting techniques\u00a0create works that respond directly to the surrounding environment. The pieces move between the personal and the ecological<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2014<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hatanaka is a queer artist and lives with bipolar disorder<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2014<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">tracing connections between emotional states and\u00a0the\u00a0destabilizing reality of\u00a0environmental\u00a0change.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"In Conversation with Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27675%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201200%20675%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27675%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fF6Nhj9cuTE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-row ultp-block-5a1d15\"><div class=\"ultp-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-row-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-column ultp-block-844472\"><div class=\"ultp-column-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"mc-basic-paragraph\" >\n\n        <div class=\"mc-basic-paragraph mc-copy-long\">\n            <div class=\"mc-wysiwyg-content\">\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\">Hatanaka\u2019s work\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\">Nuna\/Land (Arena)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\">,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\">2018\u2013<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\">19<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\">\u00a0is currently on view in\u00a0<\/span><\/span><em><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW170218981 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/exposition\/fresh-air-new-acquisitions-in-context\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW170218981 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Fresh Air: New Acquisitions in Context<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\">. This large-scale linocut draw<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\">s inspiration from<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\">\u00a0her time\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\">spent\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\">in\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW170218981 BCX0\">Kinngait<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\">, Nunavut, where she led community<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\">artmaking projects with local youth. The composition evokes the region\u2019s dramatic terrain\u2014its hills and rock formations shaped by glaciers, wind, and ice over millennia.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\">\u00a0The ink used in this print was made from rocks\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\">Hatanaka sourced<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\">\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW170218981 BCX0\">Kinng<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW170218981 BCX0\">ait<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW170218981 BCX0\">, all<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\">owing\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\">her<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\">to express her experience of the land through\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\">the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\">\u00a0product<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\">s\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170218981 BCX0\">of the land itself.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW170218981 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-image ultp-block-65af85 aligncenter\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><figure class=\"ultp-image-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-image-block ultp-image-block-none\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"lazyload ultp-image\"  alt=\"Image Not Found\"  src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27533%27%20height%3D%27799%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20533%20799%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27533%27%20height%3D%27799%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/download.webp\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ultp-image-caption\">Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka (b. 1988),\u00a0<em>Nuna\/Land (Arena)<\/em>, 2018\u201319, linocut using oil ink with the addition <br>of powdered iron ore from the Baffin Island iron mine on\u00a0Haini\u00a0Kozo paper from the\u00a0Kashiki\u00a0Seishi <br>paper mill, Japan,\u00a0McMichael Canadian Art Collection,\u00a0purchased\u00a0with the generous support of the <br>Edith\u00a0Kennethea\u00a0Dunn Memorial Acquisition Fund for Canadian Women Artists, 2022.10.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-row ultp-block-2274f0\"><div class=\"ultp-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-row-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-column ultp-block-33c4e0\"><div class=\"ultp-column-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"mc-basic-paragraph\" >\n\n        <div class=\"mc-basic-paragraph mc-copy-long\">\n            <div class=\"mc-wysiwyg-content\">\n<p>Hatanaka will return to the McMichael\u00a0on\u00a0May 24\u00a0for\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/evenement\/artists-in-conversation-contemporary-landscape-in-canadian-art\/\">Artists in Conversation: Contemporary Landscape in Canadian Art<\/a><\/em>, joining\u00a0artists\u00a0Sky Glabush and Michelle Sound in a panel discussion on contemporary landscapes\u00a0to address\u00a0themes of environment, identity, materiality, and lived experience.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/evenement\/artists-in-conversation-contemporary-landscape-in-canadian-art\/\">You can register\u00a0here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-row ultp-block-98eccc\"><div class=\"ultp-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-row-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-column ultp-block-f3aa5a\"><div class=\"ultp-column-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"mc-basic-paragraph\" >\n\n        <div class=\"mc-basic-paragraph mc-copy-long\">\n            <div class=\"mc-wysiwyg-content\">\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Manuel Mathieu<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in 1986, Manuel Mathieu moved to Montreal at age\u00a0nineteen\u00a0and has since gained international recognition for\u00a0his\u00a0multidisciplinary practice spanning painting, ceramics, installation, and, most recently, perfume-making. His work has been the subject of solo exhibitions\u00a0at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts;\u00a0The Power Plant, Toronto;\u00a0the Phi Foundation in Montreal;\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0Museum of Contemporary\u00a0Art\u00a0North Miami,\u00a0Miami. He has received national\u00a0recognition as part of the 2020 class of\u00a0Sobey Art Award\u00a0recipients.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mathieu\u2019s work hovers between abstraction and figuration.\u00a0Working across\u00a0media, he constructs\u00a0paintings\u00a0that resist fixed interpretation, unfolding instead as spaces of sensation and psychological depth.\u00a0As the artist said,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00ab\u00a0I start a painting when it becomes impossible to paint\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0when the concept becomes so complex that it leaves the realm of words and enters the sphere of my imagination.\u00a0\u00bb<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Over the past several months, Mathieu\u2019s\u00a0gestural and textured painting<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Within the Figure<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a02023,\u00a0has been on view at\u00a0the McMichael,\u00a0above the front desk, greeting visitors to the gallery.\u00a0The work\u00a0never settles\u00a0into place\u2014its shifting forms and layered textures suggest constant motion. While abstract,\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Within the Figure\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">seems haunted\u00a0by figuration\u2014perhaps\u00a0by\u00a0the marks of\u00a0memory, spiritual\u00a0presence,\u00a0or\u00a0historical violence.\u00a0The painting will enter the\u00a0McMichael\u00a0collection\u00a0as a promised gift\u00a0of\u00a0Christine and Andrew W. Dunn.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-image ultp-block-34b7b5 aligncenter\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><figure class=\"ultp-image-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-image-block ultp-image-block-none\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"lazyload ultp-image\"  alt=\"Image Not Found\"  src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27768%27%20height%3D%27710%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20768%20710%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27768%27%20height%3D%27710%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-9.22.00-AM-1-768x710.png\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ultp-image-caption\">Manuel Mathieu (b. 1986),\u00a0<em>Within the Figure<\/em>, 2023, mixed media on canvas, 190 x\u00a0203.2 cm, promised gift of Christine and Andrew W. Dunn.\u00a0\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-row ultp-block-4903fd\"><div class=\"ultp-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-row-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-column ultp-block-0476d5\"><div class=\"ultp-column-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"mc-basic-paragraph\" >\n\n        <div class=\"mc-basic-paragraph mc-copy-long\">\n            <div class=\"mc-wysiwyg-content\">\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rajni Perera\u00a0and\u00a0Marigold Santos<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The artists Rajni Perera and Marigold Santos will present\u00a0collaborative\u00a0work at the Biennale, building on\u00a0their\u00a0evolving\u00a0artistic dialogue.\u00a0Their partnership\u2014in projects such as\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Efflorescence \/ The Way We Wake<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014is grounded in a shared exploration of diasporic identity, mythology, and transformation.\u00a0Working together, they create richly layered worlds populated by hybrid figures\u00a0and\u00a0otherworldly\u00a0bodies,\u00a0reimagining how identity, ancestry, and the natural world intersect and evolve.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">McMichael visitors may recognize Perera\u2019s work from her solo\u00a0McMichael\u00a0exhibition\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Futures<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, curated by Sarah Milroy. This mid-career retrospective brought together key works alongside new commissions and was accompanied by a richly illustrated publication featuring an interview with\u00a0the artist\u00a0and essays by\u00a0acclaimed environmental writers\u00a0Fariha R\u00f3is\u00edn and Britt Wray. Since its debut in 2022, the exhibition has travelled nationally to eight institutions.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As well,\u00a0Perera\u2019s\u00a0work\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tundra\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">has recently been added to the collection,\u00a0a mysterious image of environmental desecration and redemption featuring a mutated raven,\u00a0a seeping oil barrel\u00a0and a flourishing\u00a0array\u00a0of mushrooms and fungi\u00a0repairing environmental damage\u2014all of it\u00a0set in a swirling Arctic landscape.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-image ultp-block-ebafb0 aligncenter\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><figure class=\"ultp-image-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-image-block ultp-image-block-none\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"lazyload ultp-image\"  alt=\"Image Not Found\"  src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27768%27%20height%3D%27566%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20768%20566%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27768%27%20height%3D%27566%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HR.2024.4-768x566.jpg\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ultp-image-caption\">Rajni Perera (b. 1985),\u00a0<em>Tundra\u00a0<\/em>(Phylogeny series), 2023, acrylic, gouache, chalk, charcoal, gel pen, graphite on hand-marbled paper, <br>115 x\u00a0164 cm, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, purchased with the generous support of the Edith\u00a0Kennethea\u00a0Dunn Memorial <br>Acquisition Fund for Canadian Women Artists, 2024.4.\u00a0Photo: Toni Hafkenscheid.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-row ultp-block-3c607c\"><div class=\"ultp-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-row-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-column ultp-block-3e777e\"><div class=\"ultp-column-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"mc-basic-paragraph\" >\n\n        <div class=\"mc-basic-paragraph mc-copy-long\">\n            <div class=\"mc-wysiwyg-content\">\n<p>The gallery has also partnered with the filmmaker David Hartman to create a short film exploring Perera\u2019s practice in her Toronto studio.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Rajni Perera \u2014 Futures\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27675%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201200%20675%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27675%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0e3nNWLkg-I?start=12&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-row ultp-block-de87e0\"><div class=\"ultp-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-row-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-column ultp-block-007008\"><div class=\"ultp-column-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"mc-basic-paragraph\" >\n\n        <div class=\"mc-basic-paragraph mc-copy-long\">\n            <div class=\"mc-wysiwyg-content\">\n<p><strong>Abbas Akhavan <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The multidisciplinary artist Abbas Akhavan has been selected to represent Canada at this year&rsquo;s national pavilion in at the Venice Biennale. Born in Tehran and based between Montreal and Berlin, Akhavan in his practice reflects on the relationships between place and history, attending to the geopolitical forces that define both physical and psychic spaces.<\/p>\n<p>McMichael visitors may recall <em>Study for a Garden<\/em>, a significant early work recently presented in our permanent collection show <em>Conversations<\/em>. Suggestive of both cultivation and conflict, the installation evokes crude weaponry, garden stakes, and gathered wood. Human territoriality emerges as a central theme, expressed with purposeful ambiguity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-image ultp-block-e07735 aligncenter\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><figure class=\"ultp-image-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-image-block ultp-image-block-none\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"lazyload ultp-image\"  alt=\"Image Not Found\"  src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27768%27%20height%3D%27457%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20768%20457%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27768%27%20height%3D%27457%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HR.2023.39_view-1-768x457.jpg\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ultp-image-caption\">Abbas Akhavan (b. 1977),\u00a0<em>Study for a Garden<\/em>, 2017, cast bronze, 50 unique pieces,\u00a0119.4 x 5.1 x\u00a05.1 cm\u00a0each, McMichael Canadian Art Collection,\u00a0<br>purchased\u00a0with the\u00a0assistance\u00a0of Francis and Eleanor Shen, Jane Wells and Mark Bursey, 2023.39.\u00a0Photo: Toni Hafkenscheid.\u00a0\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"mc-magazine align wp-block-acf-magazine-features\"  style=\"background-color:#f3f3f3; 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Learn more about the sculpture\u2019s rich symbolism and watch David Hartman&rsquo;s documentary exploring the ideas and experiences that have shaped Niro\u2019s work for more than four decades.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                                            \n                <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--item\">\n                    <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--image\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/acquisitions\/joseph-tisiga-theft-of-scarcity-2025\/\" title=\"Joseph Tisiga, Theft of Scarcity, 2025\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1462\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272048%27%20height%3D%271462%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202048%201462%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272048%27%20height%3D%271462%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/571219149_1650751672954769_8132137406844387088_n.jpg\" \/>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                <a href=\"acquisitions\" title=\"Acquisitions\">\n                            <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--cat\">Acquisitions<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/acquisitions\/joseph-tisiga-theft-of-scarcity-2025\/\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h4 mc-magazine__carousel--title\">Joseph Tisiga, Theft of Scarcity, 2025<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--date\">juin 3, 2026<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--content\">In <em>Theft of Scarcity<\/em>, Joseph Tisiga transforms a communal feast into a powerful meditation on abundance, protection, and the enduring effects of colonial dispossession. Learn how this newly acquired work connects histories of scarcity and resistance with contemporary conversations about community and survival.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                                            \n                <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--item\">\n                    <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--image\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/on-the-road\/helen-mcnicoll-national-gallery-of-canada\/\" title=\"Helen McNicoll\u2019s\u00a0Easter Lillies\u00a0at the National Gallery of Canada\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1223\" height=\"1500\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271223%27%20height%3D%271500%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201223%201500%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271223%27%20height%3D%271500%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2019.4.35_WEB.jpg\" \/>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                <a href=\"on-the-road\" title=\"On the Road\">\n                            <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--cat\">On the Road<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/on-the-road\/helen-mcnicoll-national-gallery-of-canada\/\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h4 mc-magazine__carousel--title\">Helen McNicoll\u2019s\u00a0Easter Lillies\u00a0at the National Gallery of Canada<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--date\">juin 2, 2026<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--content\">Renowned for her luminous paintings of women and children outdoors, Helen McNicoll brought a fresh and modern vision to Canadian Impressionism. Learn more about <em>Easter Lilies<\/em> from the McMichael collection and <em>Helen McNicoll: An Impressionist Journey<\/em>, a landmark retrospective now on view at the National Gallery of Canada.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                                            \n                <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--item\">\n                    <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--image\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/publications\/excerpt-margeaux-williamson\/\" title=\"Excerpt from\u00a0Margaux Williamson\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272000%27%20height%3D%272000%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202000%202000%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272000%27%20height%3D%272000%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Untitled-design-1.png\" \/>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                <a href=\"on-view\" title=\"On View\">\n                            <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--cat\">On View<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/publications\/excerpt-margeaux-williamson\/\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h4 mc-magazine__carousel--title\">Excerpt from\u00a0Margaux Williamson<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--date\">juin 2, 2026<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--content\">This article presents an excerpt from Jessica Bradley\u2019s catalogue essay on Margaux Williamson\u2019s mid-career survey <em>Interiors<\/em> (2021\u201322), reflecting on the artist\u2019s evolving painting practice. Bradley highlights Williamson\u2019s ability to build immersive, contemplative compositions in which ordinary interiors become sites of visual and emotional inquiry.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                                            \n                <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--item\">\n                    <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--image\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/curators-notebook\/artists-on-contemporary-canadian-landscapes\/\" title=\"Curator\u2019s Notebook: Artists on Contemporary Canadian Landscapes at the McMichael\u00a0\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1440\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272160%27%20height%3D%271440%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202160%201440%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272160%27%20height%3D%271440%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two colorful paintings displayed side by side on a gallery corner.\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FreshAir-Install_IMG_7829_WEB.jpg\" \/>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                <a href=\"curators-notebook\" title=\"Curator's Notebook\">\n                            <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--cat\">Curator&rsquo;s Notebook<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/curators-notebook\/artists-on-contemporary-canadian-landscapes\/\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h4 mc-magazine__carousel--title\">Curator\u2019s Notebook: Artists on Contemporary Canadian Landscapes at the McMichael\u00a0<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--date\">juin 2, 2026<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--content\">As part of a national series marking the twentieth anniversary of <em>Beyond Wilderness<\/em>, the McMichael hosted a panel discussion examining the evolving role of landscape in contemporary Canadian art. Artists Sky Glabush, Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka, and Michelle Sound reflected on how place, nature, and personal history continue to shape artistic practice today.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                                            \n                <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--item\">\n                    <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--image\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/acquisitions\/barry-ace-fox-tail-moccasins-2016\/\" title=\"Barry Ace,\u00a0Fox Tail Moccasins, 2016\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1710\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271710%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%201710%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271710%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2022.1.A-.B_detail-scaled.jpeg\" \/>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                <a href=\"acquisitions\" title=\"Acquisitions\">\n                            <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--cat\">Acquisitions<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/acquisitions\/barry-ace-fox-tail-moccasins-2016\/\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h4 mc-magazine__carousel--title\">Barry Ace,\u00a0Fox Tail Moccasins, 2016<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--date\">juin 1, 2026<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--content\">Now on view in <em>Early Days<\/em>, Barry Ace\u2019s <em>Fox Tail Moccasins<\/em> reflects the artist\u2019s distinctive approach to merging Indigenous cultural traditions with the visual language of modern technology. Learn how Ace draws on Anishinaabe teachings, historical imagery, and innovative materials to create works that bridge past, present, and future.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                                            \n                <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--item\">\n                    <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--image\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/watch\/on-the-road-moridja-kitenge-banza-2\/\" title=\"On the Road:\u00a0Moridja\u00a0Kitenge Banza\u00a0\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1760\" height=\"1080\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271760%27%20height%3D%271080%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201760%201080%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271760%27%20height%3D%271080%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/KITE2023012_WEB.jpg\" \/>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                <a href=\"curators-notebook\" title=\"Curator's Notebook\">\n                            <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--cat\">Curator&rsquo;s Notebook<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/watch\/on-the-road-moridja-kitenge-banza-2\/\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h4 mc-magazine__carousel--title\">On the Road:\u00a0Moridja\u00a0Kitenge Banza\u00a0<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--date\">juin 1, 2026<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--content\">Join us in celebrating the recent achievements of Congolese-born, Montreal-based artist Moridja Kitenge Banza, from the launch of his first monograph to the debut of the inaugural Congo Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. Plus, enjoy a newly released short film on his practice.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                                            \n                <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--item\">\n                    <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--image\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/directors-choice\/directors-choice-david-milne-passing-car\/\" title=\"Director\u2019s Choice: David Milne,\u00a0Passing Car, 1913\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1704\" height=\"1378\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271704%27%20height%3D%271378%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201704%201378%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271704%27%20height%3D%271378%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-07-at-2.17.40-PM.png\" \/>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                <a href=\"directors-choice\" title=\"Director's Choice\">\n                            <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--cat\">Director&rsquo;s Choice<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/directors-choice\/directors-choice-david-milne-passing-car\/\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h4 mc-magazine__carousel--title\">Director\u2019s Choice: David Milne,\u00a0Passing Car, 1913<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--date\">mai 7, 2026<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--content\">In this Director\u2019s Choice essay, Sarah Milroy explores David Milne\u2019s <em>Passing Car<\/em>, 1913, a vibrant depiction of modern New York painted at the height of the artist\u2019s early career. The article considers Milne\u2019s innovative painterly language, his complicated relationship with urban life, and the lasting significance of this rare surviving city scene in the McMichael collection.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                                            \n                <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--item\">\n                    <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--image\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/acquisitions\/melanie-authier-venture-myth-2023\/\" title=\"Melanie Authier, Venture Myth, 2023\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"849\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271000%27%20height%3D%27849%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201000%20849%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271000%27%20height%3D%27849%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Authier_VentureMyth.jpeg\" \/>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                <a href=\"acquisitions\" title=\"Acquisitions\">\n                            <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--cat\">Acquisitions<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/acquisitions\/melanie-authier-venture-myth-2023\/\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h4 mc-magazine__carousel--title\">Melanie Authier, Venture Myth, 2023<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--date\">mai 7, 2026<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--content\">Melanie Authier\u2019s dynamic abstract paintings create immersive spaces charged with movement, light, and shifting sensation. Highlighting a recent acquisition to the McMichael\u2019s collection, this article explores how Authier transforms memory, atmosphere, and the language of painting into richly layered contemporary abstraction.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                                            \n                <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--item\">\n                    <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--image\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/artist-spotlight\/artist-spotlight-bess-larkin-housser-harris\/\" title=\"Artist Spotlight: Bess Larkin Housser Harris\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1969\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271969%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%201969%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271969%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1974.2-scaled.jpg\" \/>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                <a href=\"artist-spotlight\" title=\"Artist Spotlight\">\n                            <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--cat\">Artist Spotlight<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/artist-spotlight\/artist-spotlight-bess-larkin-housser-harris\/\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h4 mc-magazine__carousel--title\">Artist Spotlight: Bess Larkin Housser Harris<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--date\">mai 7, 2026<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--content\">The paintings of Bess Harris capture the spirit of the landscape through a vivid, intuitive approach shaped outside formal academic training. An artist, writer, and critic deeply embedded in Canada\u2019s modernist art community, she made significant yet often overlooked contributions to Canadian art history.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                                            \n                <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--item\">\n                    <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--image\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/news-and-events\/mcmichael-collaborators-at-the-2026-biennale\/\" title=\"From\u00a0Kleinburg\u00a0to Venice: McMichael\u00a0Collaborators\u00a0at the 2026 Biennale\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1678\" height=\"1552\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271678%27%20height%3D%271552%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201678%201552%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271678%27%20height%3D%271552%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-9.22.00-AM.png\" \/>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                <a href=\"news-and-events\" title=\"News &amp; Events\">\n                            <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--cat\">News &amp; Events<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/news-and-events\/mcmichael-collaborators-at-the-2026-biennale\/\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h4 mc-magazine__carousel--title\">From\u00a0Kleinburg\u00a0to Venice: McMichael\u00a0Collaborators\u00a0at the 2026 Biennale<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--date\">mai 7, 2026<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--content\">As the 2026 Venice Biennale opens, this article highlights Canadian artists with close ties to the McMichael whose work is part of the international exhibition. From Bonnie Devine to Abbas Akhavan, discover how these artists\u2019 practices connect conversations taking place at the McMichael to the global contemporary art stage.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                                            \n                <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--item\">\n                    <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--image\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/publications\/excerpt-uses-of-enchantment\/\" title=\"Excerpt from Uses of Enchantment\u00a0\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271080%27%20height%3D%271350%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201080%201350%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271080%27%20height%3D%271350%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MAY-AT-THE-McMICHAEL.png\" \/>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                <a href=\"on-view\" title=\"On View\">\n                            <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--cat\">On View<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/publications\/excerpt-uses-of-enchantment\/\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h4 mc-magazine__carousel--title\">Excerpt from Uses of Enchantment\u00a0<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--date\">mai 7, 2026<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--content\">Marking the third anniversary of <em>Uses of Enchantment: Art and Environmentalism<\/em>, this article revisits Shary Boyle\u2019s haunting explorations of apocalypse, fantasy, and environmental anxiety. Featuring an excerpt by writer Ruth Jones, it examines how Boyle\u2019s imaginative works reflect contemporary fears surrounding climate change and ecological collapse.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                                            \n                <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--item\">\n                    <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--image\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/directors-choice\/directors-choice-macdonald-lichen-covered-shale-slabs\/\" title=\"Director&rsquo;s Choice: J.E.H. MacDonald,\u00a0Lichen-Covered Shale Slabs, 1930\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2045\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%272045%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%202045%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%272045%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HR.1969.7.3_WEB-scaled.jpg\" \/>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                <a href=\"directors-choice\" title=\"Director's Choice\">\n                            <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--cat\">Director&rsquo;s Choice<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/directors-choice\/directors-choice-macdonald-lichen-covered-shale-slabs\/\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h4 mc-magazine__carousel--title\">Director&rsquo;s Choice: J.E.H. MacDonald,\u00a0Lichen-Covered Shale Slabs, 1930<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--date\">avril 1, 2026<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--content\">Explore how this striking work reveals J.E.H. MacDonald\u2019s bold and experimental late style, capturing the physical intensity and modernist vision of his encounters with the Canadian Rockies.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                                            \n                <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--item\">\n                    <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--image\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/acquisitions\/mina-kumarluk-napartuk-sealskin-wall-hangings\/\" title=\"Sealskin Wall Hangings by Mina Kumarluk\u00a0Napartuk\u00a0\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1676\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271676%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%201676%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271676%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6003-scaled.jpg\" \/>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                <a href=\"acquisitions\" title=\"Acquisitions\">\n                            <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--cat\">Acquisitions<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/acquisitions\/mina-kumarluk-napartuk-sealskin-wall-hangings\/\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h4 mc-magazine__carousel--title\">Sealskin Wall Hangings by Mina Kumarluk\u00a0Napartuk\u00a0<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--date\">avril 1, 2026<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--content\">A recent gift of Nunavik wall hangings highlights the remarkable legacy of Inuit artist Mina Kumarluk Napartuk\u2014discover how her work bridges tradition, community, and innovation in Arctic textile art.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                                            \n                <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--item\">\n                    <div class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--image\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/publications\/excerpt-people-of-the-watershed\/\" title=\"Excerpt from\u00a0People of the Watershed: Photographs by John Macfie\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"805\" height=\"999\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27805%27%20height%3D%27999%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20805%20999%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27805%27%20height%3D%27999%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cover-page.jpg\" \/>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                <a href=\"on-the-road\" title=\"On the Road\">\n                            <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--cat\">On the Road<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmichael.com\/fr\/publications\/excerpt-people-of-the-watershed\/\">\n                        <h3 class=\"mc-heading-magazine-h4 mc-magazine__carousel--title\">Excerpt from\u00a0People of the Watershed: Photographs by John Macfie<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--date\">avril 1, 2026<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"mc-magazine__carousel--content\"><em>People of the Watershed<\/em> brings John Macfie\u2019s photographs of northern Indigenous communities into focus\u2014discover how this intimate and far-reaching project captures lives, relationships, and a moment of profound change.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n           \n                    <\/div>\n        \n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the 2026 Venice Biennale opens, this article highlights Canadian artists with close ties to the McMichael whose work is part of the international exhibition. 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