Known for his bold, bright-hued paintings, prints and murals, Average was a pillar of Vancouver’s creative community
A long-awaited report from Ontario’s auditor general finds that the redevelopment plan for Toronto's modernist landscape is “not fair, transparent or accountable”
The Montréal-based artist, known for his intricate sculptural beadwork, received the C$100,000 Sobey Art Award for 2024
A year after its unveiling was postponed indefinitely, concerns about Ottawa’s Memorial to the Victims of Communism remain
The artist has been researching flatbreads and tandoors, the community ovens where they are often baked, in countries around the world since 2020
The country’s biggest art fair, with more than 100 exhibitors, is both a centre of commercial activity and a sprawling diorama of a national aesthetic
Abbas Akhavan will represent Canada, while Merike Estna flies the flag for Estonia
The museum already owns a subsequent, oil-on-canvas work depicting the same subject; both versions of “War Canoes, Alert Bay” will now be displayed together
The 1912 painting is believed to have been gifted by the artist to friends who later moved to the Hamptons, where a discerning dealer nabbed it decades later for a bargain
The permanent sculptures by Chief 7IDANsuu James Hart and Wendat Nation artist Ludovic Boney were unveiled in Québec City’s Cap Diamant on Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
The biennial’s third edition, organised by co-curators Dominique Fontaine and Miguel A. López under the theme “Precarious Joys”, spans artist-run spaces, major museums and the airport
Prosecutors described David Voss as the leader of a forgery ring that created thousands of fake works by Norval Morrisseau
Philip B. Lind left the Toronto museum a trove of works by Stan Douglas, Jeff Wall, Ai Weiwei, William Kentridge, Laurie Simmons and others
The fate of the landmarked Ontario Science Centre also hangs in the balance of the redevelopment dispute over Ontario Place
Wanda Nanibush and the artist Curtis Santiago are the recipients of this year’s Hnatyshyn Foundation Mid-Career Awards
A prolific painter helped open doors for contemporary artists at a time when Indigenous art was often confined to ethnographic museums
The artists—and pop star Avril Lavigne—were among 83 new appointees to the Order of Canada
In addition, it was discovered that the provincial government agreed to pay almost C$1m to make its controversial case for moving the Ontario Science Centre, which closed permanently Friday due to structural decay
Nico Williams has created a series of colourful interventions along an elevated highway that cuts through the city centre
Last spring Pope Francis said “this is going on, with Canada”, but since there has been little movement on repatriation
From an initial field of 30 nominees, a shortlist of just six artists is now competing for the prize
The famed explorer died aboard the Quest in 1922; the ship sank in the Labrador Sea 40 years later
David Voss reportedly led a forgery operation that created more than 1,500 fake Norval Morrisseau works over 23 years
Works by Jean Paul Riopelle, Emily Carr, Tom Thomson and other titans of Canadian art history contributed to the evening’s total take of C$22.6m
Thirty artists are nominated for the Sobey Art Award this year, with the total purse for the award growing to C$465,000
The provincial government passed legislation to push through a controversial, publicly funded development of Ontario Place
This year’s winners of the prestigious Canadian honour include the Inuk artist Shuvinai Ashoona and Saskatchewan-based curator Michelle Jacques
The institution's “gift to the city, the province and beyond”, OpenROM will upgrade its public space, improve accessibility and add 6,000 sq. ft of galleries
Wanda Nanibush left the institution after a letter accusing her of “hate speech” was circulated by the group Israel Museums and Arts, Canada
The longtime Winnipeg Art Gallery director's Order of the Buffalo Hunt, one of Manitoba’s highest honours, has also been posthumously rescinded