A new installation of contemporary works explores how landscapes, from coastal shores to skyscrapers, inspire and inform various artistic visions. A new installation of contemporary works from the AGO Collection (on Level 4, gallery 405) explores the concept of landscape by highlighting the various forms it takes in painting and sculpture. Adelina Vlas, AGO Associate […]

Hello Everyone, By now, staff will have received the message from Chris Steele that the AGO experienced a cyberattack last week. Outlook is back up and running along with other core services. It will still take a little bit longer for remote access services to be fully resolved as the investigation into what caused the […]

Wednesday October 13 at 1pm, via ZOOM Join us for a very special keynote address by M. NourbeSe Philip to open Black Portraiture[s]: Toronto, Absente/d Presence, a three-day conference exploring Blackness as absent/ed presence in art, art history,  performance, archives, museums, cultural production and technology. Following the keynote, M. NourbeSe Philip will be in conversation with DJ […]

Hello Everyone, This was an extraordinary week at the AGO. After years of research, conservation, scholarship, loan negotiations and meticulous planning, we opened Picasso: Painting the Blue Period. Congratulations to Kenneth Brummel, Sandra Webster-Cook and EVERYONE involved with installing, securing and promoting the exhibition. Since Wednesday, we have seen line-ups of Members waiting patiently to […]

A Q&A with Dominica-born, Toronto-based artist Gomo George, whose work is currently on view in Fragments of Epic Memory. Gomo George is a multidisciplinary artist working in painting and sculpture, whose artmaking centres African and Caribbean traditions. Since the early 1980s, he has been a strong advocate for Black artists working in Canada, curating exhibitions […]

Hello Everyone, Today is the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It is a chance to reflect on what has happened and is happening.  When someone visits the AGO it is my hope that they will encounter works of art by Indigenous people. The power of these works impress me – I think of […]

Dear Everyone, The Art Gallery of Ontario operates on land that is Michi Saagig Nishnawbe (Mississauga, Anishinaabe) territory and the territory of the Wendat and Haudenosaunee. Today marks Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day of remembrance, reflection, action and learning about the history of residential schools, survivors, their families and communities, and […]

On Tuesday October 5, artists Soumya Netrabile and Peter Shear join AGO Deputy Director & Chief Curator Julian Cox for a conversation about the extraordinary life and practice of Matthew Wong On view now, Matthew Wong; Blue View is introducing visitors to the late Chinese-Canadian painter’s unique exploration of the many moods of blue. Comprising […]

In keeping with the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (September 30, 2021), it’s a good time to revisit A Continued Conversation on Residential Schools, a virtual discussion the AGO hosted in June 2020, about thoughtfully sharing the history and intergenerational effects of residential schools with children and youth. Robert Durocher, Vice-Principal at Kâpapâmahchakwêw […]

As part of our Diversity & Inclusion Learning, volunteers are invited to watch this Fireside Chat with Michelle Emson, about her personal experience of transitioning in her workplace, and the practices put in place to support her journey. Watch the recording here (when prompted, enter Access Passcode: AGOS3pt!3) As an additional resource, Michelle also recently […]