The Magazine

Discover art, stories & ideas from the home to the art of Canada

Director’s Choice

Director’s Choice: J.E.H. MacDonald, Lichen-Covered Shale Slabs, 1930

Explore how this striking work reveals J.E.H. MacDonald’s bold and experimental late style, capturing the physical intensity and modernist vision of his encounters with the Canadian Rockies.

Acquisitions

Sealskin Wall Hangings by Mina Kumarluk Napartuk 

A recent gift of Nunavik wall hangings highlights the remarkable legacy of Inuit artist Mina Kumarluk Napartuk—discover how her work bridges tradition, community, and innovation in Arctic textile art.

On the Road

Excerpt from People of the Watershed: Photographs by John Macfie

People of the Watershed brings John Macfie’s photographs of northern Indigenous communities into focus—discover how this intimate and far-reaching project captures lives, relationships, and a moment of profound change.

On View

Aaron Jones, Lithic, 2026 

A newly installed work by Toronto artist Aaron Jones transforms the Grand Hall—discover how Lithic layers image, material, and meaning to explore identity, resilience, and the search for grounding.

On the Road

Rita Leistner: The Tree Planters at Kelowna Art Gallery

Now on tour, Rita Leistner: The Tree Planters offers a striking look into the demanding world of reforestation—explore how these powerful photographs capture endurance, landscape, and the human stories behind Canada’s forests.

From the Archive

Kenojuak Ashevak at the McMichael

Look back at the McMichael’s history with the renowned artist Kenojuak Ashevak and her time spent at the gallery.

Curator’s Notebook

That Green Ideal: Emily Carr and the Idea of Nature at the Vancouver Art Gallery 

Curator John Geoghegan visits That Green Ideal: Emily Carr and the Idea of Nature at the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Acquisitions

Azadeh Elmizadeh, A Hundred Tongues Lie Hidden in Silence, 2025 and Enfolding, 2025 

Discover two recently acquired works from Azadeh Elmizadeh’s Timekeepers series.

On the Road

David Hartman Profiles Rajni Perera’s Practice in New Short Film

In this new short film directed by David Hartman, we spend time with the Toronto-based artist Rajni Perera in her studio, tracing the ideas and influences that shape her practice.

Acquisitions

Brian Jungen, Prototype for New Understanding #4, 1998 

Jungen’s Prototype for New Understanding #4, 1998, is an important early work of sculpture that recalls a Northwest Coast ceremonial mask but was created from deconstructed and repurposed athletic footwear.

Publications

Excerpt from Worlds on Paper: Drawings from Kinngait

Read an excerpt from Emily Laurent Henderson’s essay, “Dreaming Forward” from Worlds on Paper: Drawings from Kinngait.

Publications

Excerpt from William Kurelek: Jewish Life in Canada

Read an excerpt from David S. Koffman’s essay, “Painting Jewish Life in Canada.”

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What’s On View

Explore current and upcoming exhibitions at the McMichael.