Varley Art Gallery Exhibitions

The Gallery’s two exhibition areas feature work by regional and national artists with a special focus on the art of Fredrick Horsman Varley, a member of the Group of Seven 20th Century Canadian landscape painters. Frequently changing exhibitions display art from the permanent collection, as well as historical and contemporary exhibitions in a variety of media drawn from local, national and international sources.

Exhibition Corporate Sponsorship Opportunities

Corporate Sponsorship Opportunities are now available for Varley Art Gallery’s upcoming exhibitions.

Your Corporate Sponsorship will:
Support the Varley Art Gallery

Will benefit your organization by:
Demonstrating to your industry, customers and employees, your commitment to art while cultivating an appreciation of Canadian heritage

  • Increasing your company’s profile within the Greater Toronto Area through the marketing and promotion of this exhibition
  • Providing hospitality and staff benefits
  • Providing media and press coverage
  • Providing the possibility of creating a tailor-made business benefits package to meet your business goals

Your financial support will help our institutions in the following ways:

  • Public relations and advertising
  • Purchase of audio-visual equipment for interactive displays for educational purposes
  • Production and publication of an accompanying exhibition catalogue

Contact Francine Périnet, Gallery Director, for more information on supporting the Varley Art Gallery’s upcoming exhibitions.

Thank you, we look forward to the opportunity of working with your Corporation.

Deconstructed: Works from the Permanent Collection till May 2012

November 19, 2011 10:00 am – May 1, 2012 05:00 pm

In anticipation of the opening of a new exhibition space dedicated to its permanent collection, the Varley Art Gallery of Markham presents a selection of works from this much-valued municipal collection. Formed from the initial bequest of Kathleen Gormley...


Scott Conarroe: By Rail

September 10, 2011 11:00 am – November 6, 2011 04:00 pm

Organized and circulated by the Art Gallery of Windsor Curated by James Patten   Exhibition opening: Sunday 11 September from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Varley Art Gallery of Markham, Unionville. The artist will be in attendance. In 2007 Scott...


Max Streicher: Quadriga (2006)

August 27, 2011 10:00 am – September 10, 2011 05:00 pm

Max Streicher: Quadriga 27 August to 10 October Varley Art Gallery of Markham Courtyard Exhibition opening: Sunday 11 September from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Varley Art Gallery of Markham, Unionville. The Varley Art Gallery...


Cul-de-sac

June 26, 2011 – August 28, 2011

    Cul-de-sac invites us to question the notion of suburbia as a geographic, architectural and fictional space in relation to the communities that embody them. The term ‘cul-de-sac’ commonly refers to a dead-end street and has become a...


Gallery Closure

May 12, 2011 – June 25, 2011

We will be closed for the construction of the new gallery space. Offices are still open and accessible from the side entrance on Carlton Road. Art Classes in the Community Room are accessible from the Main Street side entrance (north...


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