The Art of Canada comes alive as our exhibitions travel from sea to sea and beyond.
Canadian art doesn’t just live in Kleinburg. The McMichael Canadian Art Collection has a long history of circulating exhibitions to cities and countries around the world. Below is an ever-changing list of our touring exhibitions that may be coming to a museum or gallery near you. Check back often and tell your friends!
All details subject to change.
GENERATIONS: THE SOBEY FAMILY AND CANADIAN ART
TOUR INFORMATION
The Rooms
St. John’s, Newfoundland
June 24, 2022 – January 22, 2023
https://www.therooms.ca
Art Gallery of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
February 18 – May 21, 2023
https://www.youraga.ca
Confederation Centre of the Arts
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
June 10 – September 10, 2023
https://confederationcentre.com
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Halifax, Nova Scotia
October 12, 2023 – Jan 14, 2024
https://www.artgalleryofnovascotia.ca
The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
Quebec City, Quebec
February 8 – May 12, 2024
https://www.mnbaq.org/exposition/generations-1305
JON SASAKI: HOMAGE
TOUR INFORMATION
Tom Thomson Art Gallery
Owen Sound, Ontario
July 30 – October 15, 2022
https://www.owensound.ca/en/exploring/ttag-exhibitions.aspx
Art Windsor-Essex
Windsor, Ontario
February 17 – October 8, 2023
https://www.agw.ca
Judith and Norman Alix Gallery
Sarnia, Ontario
April 19 – September 1, 2024
https://www.jnaag.ca/en/index.aspx
MacLaren Art Centre
Barrie, Ontario
October 4, 2024 – January 12, 2025
https://maclarenart.com/
GATHIE FALK: REVELATIONS
TOUR INFORMATION
Museum London
London, Ontario
February 4 – April, 2023
http://museumlondon.ca
Glenbow Museum
Calgary, Alberta
June 28 – October 15, 2023
https://www.glenbow.org
Audain Art Museum
Whistler, British Columbia
November 25, 2023 – May 6, 2024
https://audainartmuseum.com
RAJNI PERERA: FUTURES
TOUR INFORMATION
Carlton University Art Gallery
Ottawa, Ontario
May 28 – September 3, 2023
https://cuag.ca/
Art Windsor-Essex
Windsor, Ontario
October 23, 2023 – January 21, 2024
https://artwindsoressex.ca//
McMaster Museum of Art
Hamilton, Ontario
February 8 – May 10, 2024
https://museum.mcmaster.ca/
Musée d’art de Joliette
Joliette, Quebec
June 15 – September 8, 2024
https://www.museejoliette.org/en/
WOLVES: THE ART OF DEMPSEY BOB
TOUR INFORMATION
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Montreal, Quebec
May 15 – September 10, 2023
https://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/
Kelowna Art Gallery
Kelowna, British Columbia
October 14, 2023 – February 18, 2024
https://kelownaartgallery.com/
EARLY DAYS: INDIGENOUS ART FROM THE McMICHAEL
From its beginnings, the McMichael has had a long and proud history of collecting Indigenous art, now with more than 1,500 works ranging from eighteenth-century ceremonial regalia, through to items made for trade with settlers, to works by the vanguard of artists coming of age in the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s — among them Robert Houle, Carl Beam, Norval Morrisseau, Alex Janvier, Greg Staats, Faye HeavyShield and Shelly Niro — and onward to leading contemporary artists like Kent Monkman, Meryl McMaster and Rebecca Belmore.
TOUR INFORMATION
Heard Museum
Phoenix, Arizona
September 1, 2023 – January 2, 2024
https://heard.org
Albuquerque Museum
Albuquerque, New Mexico
January 27 – April 21, 2024
https://albuquerquemuseum.org
Chrysler Museum of Art
Norfolk, Virginia
May 24 – September 2, 2024
https://chrysler.org
MERYL McMASTER: BLOODLINE
TOUR INFORMATION
Remai Modern
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
July 21 2023 – January 2, 2024
https://remaimodern.org/
Musée d’art de Joliette
Joliette, Quebec
February 3 – May 12, 2024
https://www.museejoliette.org/en
Glenbow Museum
Calgary, Alberta
June – August, 2024
https://www.glenbow.org/
TOM THOMSON: NORTH STAR
Tom Thomson (1877–1917) is indisputably Canada’s preeminent modern painter, and his catalytic achievement changed the face of Canadian painting forever. This exhibition will offer a close look at Thomson’s legacy, focusing on the small en plein air oil paintings, also know as oil sketches, of which he is the supreme master.
TOUR INFORMATION
Art Gallery of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
February 18 – May 29, 2024
https://www.youraga.ca
Audain Art Museum
Whistler, British Columbia
June 29 – September 30, 2024
https://audainartmuseum.com
Beaverbrook Art Gallery
Fredericton, New Brunswick
November, 2024 – March 17, 2025
https://beaverbrookartgallery.org/
COBALT: A MINING TOWN AND THE CANADIAN IMAGINATION
Cobalt, Ontario—some 500 kilometres north of Toronto—was established in 1904 following the discovery of rich silver, cobalt, ore, and nickel deposits. At peak production in 1911, Colbalt provided approximately one eighth of the world’s silver. In its heyday, the story of Cobalt was known around the world, and the town attracted miners, scientists, scholars, and of course, artists.
TOUR INFORMATION
Art Gallery of Algoma
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
mid July – October 14, 2024
https://www.artgalleryofalgoma.com/
Ghosts of Canoe Lake: New Work by Marcel Dzama
Marcel Dzama’s delicate and fantastical drawings made with ink, watercolour paint and root beer catapulted the Winnipeg-born artist to international fame in the late 1990s. Since then, Dzama has relocated to Brooklyn, New York, expanding his practice to include performance, sculpture, and video. Ghosts of Canoe Lake: New Work by Marcel Dzama celebrates a new body of work inspired by the artist’s interest in Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven, recalling as well his childhood spent in the landscape of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
TOUR INFORMATION
Contemporary Calgary
Calgary, Alberta
June 27 – October 27, 2024
https://www.contemporarycalgary.com//
Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art
Winnipeg, Manitoba
November 24, 2024 – March 9, 2025
https://plugin.org/
MAUD LEWIS
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One of Canada’s most beloved folk artists, Maud Lewis (1903 – 1970) was famous in her lifetime for her brightly coloured and endearing paintings of rural Nova Scotia. Working from her cabin on the side of the highway in Marshalltown, in Digby County, she produced hundreds of small works that captured aspects of country life that were rapidly changing.
TOUR INFORMATION
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia
June 18 – October 30, 2022
https://aggv.ca
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Halifax, Nova Scotia
November 26, 2022 – April 30, 2023
https://www.artgalleryofnovascotia.ca
UNINVITED: CANADIAN WOMEN ARTISTS IN THE MODERN MOMENT
TOUR INFORMATION
Vancouver Art Gallery
Vancouver, British Columbia
June 11, 2022 – January 8, 2023
https://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca
National Gallery of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
March 3 – August 20, 2023
https://www.gallery.ca
MARGAUX WILLIAMSON: INTERIORS
TOUR INFORMATION
Museum London
London, Ontario
June 18 – September 18, 2022
http://museumlondon.ca
Thunder Bay Art Gallery
Thunder Bay, Ontario
October 7, 2022 – January 2, 2023
https://theag.ca
Esker Foundation
Calgary, Alberta
January 21 – April 30, 2023
https://eskerfoundation.com