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Behind Closed Doors

Nov 30 '18 Mar 17 '19

The latest exhibit from the WAG’s New Contemporary series reveals what is rarely seen by the public—the artist’s process in their studio and their research from the…

Robert Archambeau

A Conversation in Clay
Nov 17 '18 Jun 16 '19

In their varied scale, form, and surface treatment, Robert Archambeau’s ceramic works offer a remarkable palette of colours, textures, and glazes.

Norval Morrisseau

Androgyny
Nov 10 '18 Oct 15 '20

The Anishinaabe artist Norval Morrisseau (1931-2007) emerged onto the Canadian art scene in the 1960. Androgyny expresses his view of the fluidity and interconnectedness of life, as well as gender.

Mary Yuusipik Singaqti

Back River Memories
Nov 10 '18 Mar 20 '19

The WAG is proud to present the first retrospective of her work in Mary Yuusipik Singaqti: Back River Memories.

Salon Style

Oct 16 '18 May 16 '21

See old favourites in an exciting new way! Discover some of the oldest and best loved artworks in the WAG collection in salon-style fashion, featuring…

The 80s Image

Sep 29 '18 Apr 14 '19

If “video killed the radio star” in 1980, what impact did it have on traditional art media?

Summer with the Impressionists

Jun 16 Sep 9 '18

The Impressionists and their followers sparked a revolution in European art in the late 19th century: they broke from convention, and changed the art world forever.

SakKijâjuk

Art and Craft from Nunatsiavut
May 25 Nov 15 '18

Nunatsiavut, the Inuit region of Canada that achieved self-government in 2005, produces art that is distinct within the world of Canadian and circumpolar Inuit art.

Defying Convention

Women Artists in Canada, 1900-1960
Apr 21 Nov 25 '18

This exhibition features work by more than 30 groundbreaking women artists of the Modernist period in Canada, who not only challenged artistic conventions but defied constraints on women’s roles in the decades after the Victorian era.

organic

Apr 19 Nov 13 '18

organic, an intimate exhibition featuring Tess Michalik (New York, NY) and Chantal Dupas (Winnipeg, MB) is a mélange of Michalik’s colorful, sumptuously layered oil floral paintings with Dupas’ finely drawn and meticulously painted botanical illustrations.

Shaman Stories

Norval Morrisseau and Abraham Anghik Ruben
Apr 19 Nov 13 '18

Shaman Stories brings together the work of two highly influential artists for whom the human and spirit worlds, and the messengers who navigate those worlds-shamans-loom large.

Linda Fairfield Stechesen

The Garden
Feb 17 Jul 4 '18

Fairfield Stechesen’s artistic project, which she referred to as “The Garden,” is a testament to the Portage la Prairie-raised artist’s passion for and knowledge of the flora of this province.

Teva Harrison

In-Between Days
Feb 3 Dec 6 '18

This exhibition is redemptive and uplifting, reminding each one of us how beautiful life is, and what a gift.

David Altmejd

The Vessel
Nov 25 '17 Apr 8 '18

NGC@WAG’s 12th exhibition to date brings the work of David Altmejd to Winnipeg. The Vessel (2011) features plaster casts of the artist’s hands which serve as heads of graceful swans in flight.

Pitaloosie Saila

A Personal Journey
Oct 28 '17 Apr 15 '18

For over 60 years, Pitaloosie Saila has contributed to the Cape Dorset print collections. She is the sole remaining active artist from the earliest years of printmaking in the community with a remarkable body of work: roughly 1,450 drawings and over 165 prints.

INSURGENCE/RESURGENCE

Sep 22 '17 Apr 22 '18

This collection considers political insurgency and cultural resurgence to radically shift our understanding of Canada, now and in the future.
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