Varley Art Gallery Exhibitions
The Gallery’s three 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.
The Plasticiens and Beyond: Montreal 1955-1970
May 25, 2013 10:00 am – September 2, 2013 04:00 pm
Opening Reception Saturday May 25, 2013 | 3 to 5 p.m The Plasticiens and Beyond: Montreal, 1955-1970 celebrates Canada’s second major post-war avant-garde movement. It is one of the first exhibitions dedicated to exploring the issues of this...
Canada on Canvas
February 2, 2013 10:00 am – May 5, 2013 04:00 pm
Organized by the Winnipeg Art Gallery Celebrating aspects of Canada's painting traditions by highlighting the works of some of this country's most esteemed painters including Emily Carr, Lawren Harris and Jean-Paul Riopelle. Canada on Canvas spans approximately 130 years celebrating...
Impressionism? Selected works from the Musee National des Beaux-Arts du Quebec
October 28, 2012 11:00 am – January 20, 2013 04:00 pm
As one of the major art movements of modern painting, Impressionism greatly influenced Western painting, and notably the painting practices in Quebec. In the late nineteenth century, Paris enjoyed an enviable reputation in the world of painting and North...
COLAB: A Change Lab for Markham
September 20, 2012 11:00 am – October 14, 2012 04:00 pm
Organized by the Institute without Boundaries Opening Reception; Thursday, 20 September, 2012 - 7-9pm COLAB is the result of the 2011/12 project year at the Institute without Boundaries. For nine months a small group of interdisciplinary post-secondary students lived,...
Collections in Context: The Wallace Joyce Gift
June 22, 2012 05:00 pm – January 20, 2013 04:00 pm
This inaugural exhibition launches the opening of the Varley Art Gallery’s new permanent collection gallery. This new space allows us to display works from our collection on a semi-permanent basis and to welcome major touring exhibition from across the country....
