Exhibitions

A photography exhibit curated by We Live Up Here for Up Here festival Curatorial Statement | We Live Up Here In this nostalgic photography installation, Braeden investigates ghost murals scattered throughout Sudbury. These historic, faded pieces that so often hide in plain sight testify to the passage of time, preserving the essence of bygone eras. Drawing from his background in architecture and his passion […]

Artist Statement The visual representations within these paintings do not contain social commentary, but are surreal depictions of the historical, and current treatment of indigenous peoples all over Canada. Destruction of stolen historic land, residential schools, pollution, MMIW2S (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People), and religious oppression, are not topics easily discussed or approached. […]

Comprised of twelve large-scale etchings, Columbus Suite is one of Carl Beam’s most influential series. Created in 1990 ahead of the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ arrival in North America, Columbus Suite is one series in Carl Beam’s larger multimedia Columbus Project (1989 -1992).  The juxtaposition of images in each etching generates critical commentary on how […]

Artist Statement I have combined my love of nature and my love for painting. As a young mother living in Western Australia I attended community painting classes which eventual led me to studying a Fine Art Degree. Exploration in paint and different styles reconfirmed my love for landscape painting. Upon returning to my roots in […]

Artist Statement Grant Neegan is a Visual Artist who has dedicated a great deal of time strengthening his artistic abilities. Working predominantly in oil paint and charcoals on canvas, his work expresses themes of realism through the utilization of bold contemporary techniques. Preferred genres that he‘s known for are portrait painting, scenes of everyday life, […]

This exhibition represents a cross-section of artistic development from grades 9 through 12 in painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography and mixed media. This exciting exhibition of student artwork is an opportunity for the students to share their vision with family, friends, and the public. It also provides an opportunity for students to participate in a […]

Artist Statement A fascination for an unusual point of view, combined with a lifelong interest in telling stories become key elements that inform Linda Finn’s images in “Views From Above”.  Sometimes based on photographs that she has taken in airplanes and boats, Linda spends much of her time looking at the world at her feet. […]

Sudbury-Scapes In this show Sudbury-Scapes, (Sudbury meaning a fortified place; but I like to call it a blessed place with so much to offer to the senses, and so many natural resources), and (Scapes: to describe the land. It is my intent to share with you a collection of artworks I have created of the […]

Artist Biography Emma Ducharme is an emerging Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist exploring futurism in abstraction. Working from intuitive graphite sketches to generate dimensional, geometric wall sculptures, Ducharme’s lengthy process and labour-intensive works implore the vitality of awareness; stressing the importance of rest and self-reflection in the dismantling of capitalist, colonial systems that value robotic productivity over […]

Viewing the land on his walks from his cabin in the wilderness, observing reflections in water or flowers in bloom, as well as responding to the experience of urban and rural environments would stimulate an “aesthetic emotion” in Milne. It was this “feeling” of “aesthetic emotion” which the artist would undertake to capture in its […]

Artist’s Statement The Budd Car train, one of only two rail passenger services remaining in Northern Ontario, helps to alleviate the isolation of people along the railway from Sudbury to White River. There are only six “official” roads that cross the route, with dirt lumber roads in some places. But vehicles are not always available. […]

The Spaces In-Between highlights work from the permanent collections and are presented as intuitive footnotes to ‘Blazes Along the Trail’: Exploring David Milne’s Imaginative Vision in Gallery One. Works were selected to represent various ways artists depict “space”. As the curatorial team considered the works, the definition of space grew to encompass the ideas of […]

The Gallery is closed on 30 September 2022 as an action forNational Day for Truth and Reconciliation DON ENSE, Fetching Water, undated. acrylic on illustration board.  LUMAC Collection, Art Gallery of Sudbury | Galerie d’art de Sudbury For National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and throughout the month of October, the Art Gallery of Sudbury […]

Image: Sara Angelucci, Ghost Orchard (video still), video, 7:05 min, 2022 Sara Angelucci is a Toronto-based artist working in photography, video, and audio. She has exhibited her work across Canada in solo exhibitions at the Art Gallery of York University, Le Mois de la Photo in Montreal, VU in Quebec City, the Toronto Photographers Workshop, the […]

In his paintings, George tries to capture and honour the beauty of the life-giving elements of this planet – sunshine, water, air, fire, land, and people. George tells visual stories by attempting to capture the atmosphere, mystery, and shared experience of fleetingwilderness moments. Though George and his canoe mates have traveled extensively they believe Northern […]

Nicolas Ben Derro is a visual artist, musician, and poet born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario. The work of N.B. Derro explores his nihilistic and absurd beliefs surrounding the creative process, the folly of life, and the meaninglessness of it all.  Through depictions of the surrealist realm, he challenges the viewer or listener to explore […]

Originally from Elliot Lake and now living in Sudbury, Ontario, Johanna Westby is an artist, an illustrator, and a teacher. She has a bold and unique design style, which revolves around creating and sharing visual expressions of contrasts, which is easily recognizable in her many large-scale public murals and paintings throughout the region. The work […]

Emily Sportan is a freelance illustrator, born and raised in Sudbury. A self taught artist, Emily’s been illustrating as long as she can remember, her work stretching across a variety of mediums. The subject matter of her pieces focus mainly on intimacy and queer love, with her bold colour palettes contrasting with softer themes. She […]

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First Sign of Spring features 60 prints by 27 Inuit artists including Kenojuak Ashevak, Pitseolak Ashoona, Lucy Qinnuayuak, Kananginak Pootoogook, and Helen Kalvak. Scenes of daily life from Kinngait (Cape Dorset) and Ulukhaqtuuq (Holman Island), as well as representations of spirits, dreams, and images of transformation, are depicted. After recognizing the talent of Inuit craftsmen, James […]

Looking for Landscape brings together works from the permanent collection that both embody the essence of a traditional landscape while challenging the viewers’ notion of traditional landscape depiction in their abstraction. The works are grouped to guide visitors through three central elements: colour, shape, and composition. Sudbury experiences the full spectrum of seasons, and through […]

Now residing in Montreal, Sonia Ekiyor-Katimi is an emerging artist who has been actively engaged in Sudbury’s art scene since they studied at the McEwen School of Architecture. This is the first exhibition by the artist in a public art gallery. Sonia Ekiyor-Katimi was artist-in-residence with Galerie du Nouvel Ontario (Sudbury) this summer and was […]

“Give people their flowers while they can still smell them.” While the list of living artists due for roses is long, the sentiments of this famous proverb can also be used for those no longer with us—who may not have received the bouquets they were owed. This includes Canadian artist Mary Wrinch, who was a […]

I spent 32 days in New Zealand on the South and North Islands taking 15, 240 photographs. Following this, I spent a year looking at and editing my photographs while completing a variety of ways to visually tell photographic stories of my New Zealand research. This includes hiking tracks in magical, lush forests with gnarly […]

With a career spanning more than five decades, master Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak (1927 – 2013) was part of a pioneering generation of Arctic creators from Kinngait (Cape Dorset) in Nunavut. Kenojuak Ashevak built an illustrious international career as one of Canada’s preeminent Inuit artists and cultural icons. Since beginning to experiment with drawing in the 1950s, […]

The exhibition was produced by the Art Gallery of Sudbury | Galerie d’art de Sudbury with generous access by members of Franklin Carmichael’s family, the Estate of Franklin Carmichael, and funding from the Government of Canada through Canadian Heritage. The works of art in the exhibition are of outstanding significance by their close association with […]

Curating The Long Thin Show has been an engrossing experience. I discovered the unusual painting panels in an art supply store in London, Ontario several years ago and began transporting them a few at a time back to home base. The thought was: these could be the basis of an interesting project, and they were. […]

The Gallery re-opens with a new thematic exhibition called Change of State | Altération. The exhibition comprises 23 signature artworks from the Permanent Collections and a new video and mixed media installation by Sudbury artist Pandora Topp called Imperfect Poetry. The exhibition is a meditation on the current moment and our shared experiences of the recent past.

The exhibition includes a number of works with a focus on shapes, form and vibrant colours. The artist works intuitively in a variety of mediums including acrylic, watercolour, encaustic, collagraphy (printmaking), pastel, felting, sculpture, high relief works, and acrylic collage, acrylic ink, graphite and alcohol ink. Over the last few years, Brigitte Bere has concentrated […]

21 Pillows is a multi-sensory, interactive and contemplative installation by award-winning Red Lake artist Cheryl Wilson-Smith. The exhibition is organized and circulated by the Thunder Bay Art Gallery with assistance from the Ontario Arts Council. Cheryl Wilson-Smith’s 21 Pillows is lit to simulate dusk and imbued with ambient raven calls, featuring 21 tufted burlap pillows […]

The Art Gallery of Sudbury invites you to the community-based exhibition, The Art of Quilting | L’Art de la Courtepointe, an exhibition of works by 34 regional textile artists from the Sudbury and District Quilting & Stitchery Guild, on Thursday, November 21, 2019, from 5 to 7:30 pm. The exhibition features 51 new textile works […]

The Art Gallery of Sudbury invites you to the opening of an exhibition of paintings by senior North Bay visual artist Dennis Geden. The exhibition includes 10 oil paintings completed within the past decade. Three works, John Rae: Arctic Explorer, 2018, John Buchan, 2014, and Ralph Smith: Trapper, 2017, are portraits raising the stories of […]

The Art Gallery of Sudbury invites you to the opening of an exhibition by emerging Anishinaabeg legends painter Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley, entitled Oshkimaadiziig: The New People on Thursday, September 12, 2019 from 5 to 7:30 pm. Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley, from the community of Wasauksing First Nation, Ontario, is a painter and illustrator who has exhibited […]

The Art Gallery of Sudbury invites you to a major exhibition by Sudbury visual artist Jocko Chartrand titled Brightly shining. The exhibition features many works that were created in the Whitewater Lake area of Azlida, as well as elsewhere in Sudbury. Jocko Chartrand is a senior visual artist who has been exhibiting his work since […]

The Art Gallery of Sudbury invites you to a major new exhibition by Sudbury visual artist Elizabeth Holmes titled Thinking about Loss. Elizabeth Holmes is a senior, multi-media artist based in Sudbury ON. She maintains a studio/gallery in downtown Sudbury, North Forte, where she exhibits her work and the work of other artists. Her art work is informed by […]

The Art Gallery of Sudbury invites you to view a major new exhibition by Sudbury visual artist Ron Langin entitled terrain.  Ron Langin is a senior visual artist who has been exhibiting his work in the Sudbury region since 1992. He studied at Cambrian College and Laurentian University in Communication Arts and in the Bachelor of Arts program. He has […]

Photographing Toronto’s Hip Hop Culture from Analogue to Digital The Art Gallery of Sudbury invites you to the exhibition … Everything Remains Raw: Photographing Toronto’s Hip Hop Culture fromAnalogue to Digital, organized and circulated by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario. The curator of the exhibition is Dr. Mark V. Campbell, founder of Northside […]

The Art Gallery of Sudbury invites you to the opening reception and celebration for Benjamin Chee Chee: Life and Legacy, an exhibition of paintings, as well as personal items and documents, from this nationally renowned artist. Originally from Temagami First Nation, Benjamin Chee Chee (March 26, 1944 – March 14, 1977) first captivated Canada’s contemporary […]

Jon and Kerry Butler have been collecting and conserving photographs from the families of the Willisville and La Cloche areas of Ontario for the past 20 years. Through this archiving process, and that of collecting the family stories and community histories that the photographs inspire, the Butlers have become regional experts on the histories and […]

The Art Gallery of Sudbury invites you to the opening reception of an exhibition of new paintings, Dennis Castellan: finding the figure, finding the space, on Thursday, May 24 at 6:00 p.m. Sudbury artist Dennis Castellan has been making art for more than 40 years. finding the figure, finding the space will be Dennis Castellan’s […]

Sudbury Women in Art curated by Johanna Westby and Chantal Abdel-Nour features artwork by 23 women who have made a significant contribution to the visual arts community in Sudbury. The first iteration of Sudbury Women in Art was presented at Cambrian College’s Open Studio in March 2018. The exhibition is accompanied by a publication featuring […]

Ken Danby (Canadian 1940-2007), Lacing Up, 1973. Egg tempera on wood, 55.9 x 81.3 cm, Collection of The Family of John F. Bassett. Photo: Robert McNair On view at the Art Gallery of Sudbury from January 18 through April 1, the exhibition Beyond the Crease: Ken Danby spans four decades of the artist’s remarkable career as an […]

The War Letter Project began in 2007 when Linda Finn discovered a box of old letters in a collection of her grandmother’s things. To create the artworks featured in this exhibition, Linda Finn used elements from the original letters, mixed media pieces, prints and assemblages to build narratives that provoke memories and encourage closer scrutiny. […]

The Art Gallery of Sudbury is opening a new exhibition by a Canadian painter, printmaker, and educator – Frederick Hagan. This exhibition titled Ontario North: The Frederick Hagan Lithographs 1942-1953 focuses on 37 lithograph prints produced by Hagan in northern Ontario during the years of World War II and immediately following. In lithography, the artist […]

The Art Gallery of Sudbury is pleased to be hosting When Raven Became Spider, an exhibition, originally organized by the Dunlop Art Gallery and Regina Public Library, Regina, SK. This collaborative exhibition brings together works by six Indigenous artists who combine comic book images with figures and symbols from traditional and contemporary Indigenous culture. The […]

The Art Gallery of Sudbury is pleased to be opening an exhibition by Douglas Bornn titled DOUGLAS BORNN PHOTOGRAPHS: An Exploration of Train Cars and Graffiti. This exhibition will consist of a series of photographs that explores the relationship between the train cars, graffiti, colours and lighting. “The subject of this recent series of photographs […]

Heather Topp has been making art for more than 50 years. She has presented more than 15 solo exhibitions and participated in more than 65 group exhibitions since locating to Sudbury in 1980-81. Each series of art produced by Heather Topp seeks to create a dialogue with the viewer about the challenges in the social […]

Mariana Lafrance’s artworks are influenced by the natural surroundings of Manitoulin Island, and other parts of rural Ontario and Québec. She combines image-making and improvised choreography to explore tensions between the self, the other, and the land. Her exhibition To not be so lonely will be on exhibition in Gallery II from April 12 – […]

The Art Gallery of Sudbury is appealing to individual and corporate members of the community for sponsorships and donations to enhance the conservation and care of our permanent collections. Donations and sponsorships for Sudbury Selections: The Superstack Edition will directly benefit the care of 28 works. Sudbury Selections: The Superstack Edition opens on Friday, February […]

Jay Dart’s public exhibition Greeting from Yawnder! invites you on an original journey that explores the production and dissemination of the creative process. On this journey, viewers are introduced to the artist’s fictional world known as Yawnder, which is made of Magical Mystery Beards, Foredad Clouds, and Geist Trees. Viewers will also become acquainted with […]

Anishnawbekwe artists Celeste Pedri-Spade and Leanna Marshall. Jingle dresses [healing/story dresses], photography and beaded medallions have a contemporary twist on the traditional forms. However, the process of listening, learning and teaching remains the same. Celeste Pedri-Spade and Leanna Marshall collaborate to present an exhibition focusing on learning, storytelling and healing. Zaagiwidin is an Anishnaabe word […]

Drawing inspiration from multiple facets of his Anishinaabe (Odawa) culture, artist Barry Ace creates objects and imagery that utilize many traditional forms and motifs. He then disrupts the reading of these works with the introduction of other elements and technology, endeavouring to create a convergence of the historical and the contemporary. He is a band member of […]

The exhibition you will see here is a mash-up of original content developed for The Difference Engineers, objects from the Greater Sudbury Museums’ collections, and works from the Art Gallery of Sudbury’s permanent collection. The Difference Engineers: Reinventing Steampunk was created by Grace Lam, Samantha Morel, and Catherine Rosser-Davies while they were students in the Master […]

The Art Gallery of Sudbury presents In the House Built By Those That Came Before Me by Toronto-based interdisciplinary artist Jon Sasaki. The Art Gallery of Sudbury presents In the House Built By Those That Came Before Me by Toronto-based interdisciplinary artist Jon Sasaki. Sasaki explains “In the House Built By Those That Came Before Me will present a site-specific […]

References, curated by Demetra Christakos, presented as intuitive footnotes to Jon Sasaki’s exhibition upstairs, included watercolours, digital photographs, pastel paintings, digital video, and comic book art, as well as discarded branches from Jon Sasaki’s tree project. A newly-framed series of 12 plein air watercolour works by Frederick Hagan from his annual visits to the Sudbury Kukagami watershed were presented. Lee Bodson is […]

Alma Rumball (1902-1980) was known as a quiet woman and she lived most of her adult life in a small cottage by Huntsville’s Fairy Lake. In 1955 Rumball received a vision accompanied by a voice that instructed her to draw the story of her past life in the lost city of Atlantis. From this point […]

Since its inception in 2011, Line Gallery, an independent gallery dedicated to the presentation and promotion of contemporary Canadian drawing, has produced twenty-five solo exhibitions of emerging and established artists working in drawing from across Canada. Based in North Bay, Ontario, Line Gallery is currently the only gallery in Canada with a mandate focused exclusively […]

The Annual Juried Exhibition continues the tradition of the Northern Ontario Art Association (NOAA) providing Northern Ontario communities access to original art. Out of 150-200 submissions from the NOAA member artists across the north, 40 works of art are selected for the juried exhibition that will travel for a year to communities throughout Northern Ontario. The Northern […]

bi mookseg | surfacing is a multi-layered video exhibition featuring works by Darlene Naponse who uses film, photography and poetry to present contemporary First Nation stories and ideas. bi mookseg | surfacing explores the relationship between Mother Earth and human activity. Five works, including the short film mooshkamo, surface in between two worlds following a young Indigenous woman as […]

In 2014, Sudbury artist Mary Green gifted the Art Gallery of Sudbury with a major retrospective of her artworks comprising 15 series of works of art –184 photographs, one book of photographs and one video work — completed from 1978 through 2005. traces is the first exhibition drawn from The Mary Green Collection since the time of […]

This exhibit features a retrospective of GREENBOOTS cinematic work, including an intersection of text, stills, props, and moving images that best exemplifies the film and video collaboration between John Alden Milne and Anne Boulton. GREENBOOTS is a Canadian production company (based in Sudbury) making beautiful cinema.

The Art Gallery of Sudbury will open Central Registrar, transforming Gallery Two into a temporary Permanent Collections Lab. This project gives the public a rare behind-the-scenes look at the inner working of an active digitization project. Works from the Art Gallery of Sudbury’s permanent collection (including the Laurentian University Museum and Arts Centre Collection) will be brought from […]

Lynn Johnston is the comic artist behind the comic strip For Better or For Worse as seen in thousands of newspapers internationally. This is the first exhibition of Lynn Johnston’s work in a public art gallery. The exhibition was initiated and curated by the AGS to showcase a prominent Northern Ontario artist. Once the exhibit closes in […]