TORONTO.- After a forty-day public vote, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) and Aeroplan announced that Toronto-based artist Kristan Horton is the winner of The Grange Prize 2010. The $50,000 prize is Canada’s largest photography prize, also grantin…
Toronto-Based Artist Kristan Horton Wins $50,000 Grange Prize
TORONTO.- After a forty-day public vote, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) and Aeroplan announced that Toronto-based artist Kristan Horton is the winner of The Grange Prize 2010. The $50,000 prize is Canada’s largest photography prize, also granting $…
Art Gallery of Ontario Acquires Record Ten Works by Four Canadian Artists at Art Toronto 2010
TORONTO.- Ten works by four contemporary Canadian artists will be joining the collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario after an evening of important acquisitions at the annual art fair’s Opening Night Preview. Four works by Kingston-based artist M…
Acclaimed Photographer Edward Burtynsky Named Recipient of MOCCA Award 2011
TORONTO, ON.- The Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA) announced Toronto-based photographer Edward Burtynsky as the recipient of the $20,000 MOCCA Award in Contemporary Art 2011. The MOCCA Award will be presented to Mr. Burtynsky at the Museum o…
Never-Before-Seen Works at the Art Gallery of Ontario Reveal a Darker Side to Henry Moore
TORONTO, ON.- An exhibition heralded by the Guardian as “the most important exhibition of [Henry] Moore’s work for a generation” is coming to the Art Gallery of Ontario this fall. The Shape of Anxiety: Henry Moore in the 1930s is a drama…
Never-Before-Seen Works at the AGO Reveal a Darker Side to Henry Moore
TORONTO, ON.- An exhibition heralded by the Guardian as “the most important exhibition of [Henry] Moore’s work for a generation” is coming to the Art Gallery of Ontario this fall. The Shape of Anxiety: Henry Moore in the 1930s is a dramatic recon…
MFA Houston to Present Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs in October 2011
HOUSTON, TX.- The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) will host Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs, an acclaimed exhibition featuring more than 100 artifacts, most of which had never been shown in the U.S. prior to this tour. The exhib…
Solo Exhibition of Photographic Project by Andrzej Maciejewski Opens at Sticks Cultural Centre
YARKER, ON.- Weather Report contains 36 colour Camera Obscura images of the same place in different weather conditions, taken over a period of one year. The project was realized between May 2003 and May 2004, with support of Ontario Arts Council grant….
ICC to Present World Premiere Retrospective of Ghanaian Artist
TORONTO.- The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) presents the world premiere of El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You about Africa, a career retrospective of Ghanaian visual artist El Anatsui. Presented by the Institute for Contemporary Culture (ICC) at the ROM…
AGO Appoints Elizabeth Smith As New Executive Director of Curatorial Affairs
TORONTO.- After a five-month global search, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) has hired Elizabeth Smith as its new Executive Director of Curatorial Affairs. Formerly the Chief Curator and Deputy Director of Programs at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MC…