Featured Exhibitions

On Now

Carving Out a Tradition

Sep 1 '19 Aug 9 '20
This collection of carvings produced by Inuit artists from across the country offers a window into traditional life and ways of knowing in the North.

Small Worlds

Inuit Miniature Carving
Jul 20 '19 Aug 9 '20
This exhibition brings together more than 100 miniature carvings by Inuit artists from over a dozen communities across Nunavut including Cape Dorset, Kugaaruk, and Rankin Inlet.

Norval Morrisseau

Androgyny
Nov 10 '18 Aug 9 '20
Androgyny expresses his view of the fluidity and interconnectedness of life, as well as gender. In 1983 he offered this mural, in a decolonizing gesture of reconciliation, to the people of Canada.

James Webb

Prayer
Nov 30 '19 Aug 30 '20
Prayer is an ongoing project, remade around the world since its first presentation in the artist's home city of Cape Town in 2000.

subsist

Nov 30 '19 Aug 30 '20
subsist brings together a selection of works that reflect political, economic, and social systems of subsistence in individual and collective continuation of cultural practices for survival.

Into the Light

Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald
Apr 4 Sep 7 '20
Into the Light is the first exhaustive survey of the influential Manitoba modernist, and Group of Seven member, in 40 years.

Rooftop Sculpture Garden

Seasonal
During summer months, the WAG’s Rooftop Sculpture Garden is open for all to enjoy! An impressive selection of 20th and 21st century bronze, steel, and stone sculptures by Canadian and European artists will keep you company.

Salon Style

Reimagining the Collection
Ongoing
See old favourites in an exciting new way! Discover some of the oldest and best loved artworks in the WAG collection in salon-style fashion, featuring some rarely seen gems from the 16th-to-19th centuries.

Nuliajuk’s Story

Feb 7 '20 Jan 3 '21
Storytelling is one of the most important aspects of Inuit culture, passed down by elders through generations to enrich and enlighten.

ᐃ

Until Winter 2021
This symbol in both Inuktitut and Anishininiwak translates into ‘I’ , embodying self-determination and solidarity in collective reclamation.

Coming Soon

INUA

Upcoming
INUA is the WAG Inuit Art Centre’s inaugural exhibition. A wide range of groundbreaking work will be on view in the 8,000 sq ft Inuit Gallery, the largest single gallery space devoted to Inuit art and culture.

Maud Lewis

Paintings for Sale
Postponed
One of Canada’s most beloved folk artists, Maud Lewis was famous in her lifetime for her brightly coloured and endearing paintings of rural Nova Scotia.

Gwaaba’ibii

To Draw Water
Summer 2021
The exhibition will reflect on international Indigenous connections to water - spiritually, environmentally, socially, and culturally, looking into collective histories and fragilities of the future.

Kwaata-nihtaawakihk

A Hard Birth
February 2022

In 2020, we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Province of Manitoba. Kwaata-nihtaawakihk is Michif for hard birth. Manitoba’s entry into Canadian…

WAG@The Park

The Many Sides of Winnie-the-Pooh

This exhibition brings together objects, archives, books, and works of art to reveal the multiple identities and histories of Winnie-the-Pooh. “Pooh” is a hugely popular…

Through the Eyes of a Child

WAG Studio’s annual celebration of children’s art is an opportunity for the students in our art classes to express themselves in creative ways for all to see.

The Natural Element

Art Nouveau in the Work of W.J. Phillips
Art Nouveau, one of the most popular European movements of the period, was highly influential to Phillips's work.

Eyre in Comparison

Personal Experience and the Universal Subject

The Manitoba artist Ivan Eyre has concentrated on objectively exploring universal themes throughout his career.
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