Inside Claude Monet’s Dining Room
Uncover the story behind Monet’s dining room with author John Ota at the AGO on August 25
Ranbir Sidhu’s Cosmic Relic
The artist’s Asteroid 3033 X1 turns steel, aluminum and gold into a futuristic artifact
Reimagining the Picturesque with Kimani Beckford
The Jamaican artist uses portraiture to engage personal and familial history
Five Facts You May Not Know About Impressionism
From rebels to trailblazers, the Impressionists irrevocably changed art as we know it today
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Thomas J Price's Moments Contained at the AGO
In this video, learn about the nine-foot-tall sculpture prompting us to rethink monuments
Dawoud Bey and the Historical Resonance of Landscape
The acclaimed artist talks about using landscape photography to bring history into the contemporary
Paul Anthony Smith’s Carnival Picotage
On view now at the AGO, the Jamaican artist’s Midnight Blue explores hybrid identities
Angus Trudeau’s Nautical Passion
A nautical piece of Manitoulin Island history is now on view at the AGO
The Layers of Che Lovelace
The Trinidadian artist’s vibrant painting, The Gun, is on view now at the AGO
Ranbir Sidhu on Boundless Creation
The artist makes his museum debut at the AGO with three monumental metal sculptures
Among the Trees and Totem Poles with Emily Carr
Explore the painted visions of one of Canada’s most celebrated artists
Edna Taçon: Champion of Non-Objective Art
Learn more about Taçon’s unique life and career, as seen in her focused solo exhibition at the AGO
Remembering Michael Koerner
Koerner was a devoted AGO supporter for seven decades, leaving a lasting philanthropic legacy
Walter Trier’s Soccer Caricature
Learn more about the humourist’s affinity for soccer through a new print available at the Shop
Bewabon Shilling's Immersive Landscapes
This non-traditional landscape painting envelops viewers in a field of purple, blue, and ochre
Summer Views with J.E.H. MacDonald
Explore scenic works by Group of Seven’s J.E.H. MacDonald from the AGO’s Collection of Canadian Art
Uncovering Frances Loring’s Deer Panel
Rarely seen sculptures by Loring and Wyle are on view at the AGO
Diego Marcon’s The Bubble Boy at the AGO
Executive Director of The Vega Foundation and curator Julia Paoli interviews the Italian artist
Unlocking the Majesty of Zak Ové’s Moko Jumbie
British-Trinidadian artist Zak Ové describes Moko Jumbie on view in Galleria Italia at the AGO
Anita Blackwood on David Blackwood’s Legacy
The late printmaker’s wife recalls cherished moments of a life lived together with art
The Essence of Sahara Longe
On view now at the AGO, Longe’s Police Man captures the subtleties of a fraught moment
David Blackwood Book Launch October 18
AGO Curator Alexa Greist explores Blackwood's legacy as a renowned printmaker
A Landscape of Her Own
A focused exhibition of sculptures by Elizabeth Wyn Wood is on view now at the AGO
David Blackwood: Printing the Soul of Newfoundland
Learn about the master printmaker’s life and career, as seen in his AGO retrospective exhibition
How The Beatles Shaped Fashion
On April 19, Canadian author Deirdre Kelly will discuss Beatles fashion at the AGO
Seamus O'Regan on David Blackwood’s Art
O'Regan discusses his personal relationship to Blackwood’s art and its subversive nature
Painted Presence
Co-curators Adam Harris Levine and Suzanne van de Meerendonk discuss what makes a Rembrandt
Robert Houle’s Mark on Walker Court
Learn more about the acclaimed Anishinaabe Saulteaux artist’s complex history with the AGO’s central space
The Work of Rembrandt’s Last Known Pupil
Arent de Gelder’s The Artist’s Studio on view as part of Painted Presence: Rembrandt and his Peers
Paul Peel's Summer Reveries
The Ontario–born painter’s bucolic portraits of children blend rigour and sentiment
Inside David Blackwood’s Studio
Janita Wiersma details her experience as Blackwood’s studio assistant
Edna Taçon: Verve & Decorum
The first exhibition of the Canadian artist’s work in 40 years opens on February 28 at the AGO
Bertha Wegmann Makes Her AGO Debut
Now on view, Scandinavian artist’s tightly cropped scene packs emotional punch
The Archive and the Storyteller
In this essay, Amy Marshall Furness writes about David Blackwood’s artist archive at the AGO
Jerry Ropson’s Video Response to Blackwood
The Newfoundland artist’s video work is on view in David Blackwood: Myth & Legend
Improvisation No.2
Edna Taçon captures sound with colour, line and shapes in this non-objective composition
On the Black Chair I
Christiane Pflug was celebrated for her realist paintings that drew from her domestic life
Curator Nicole R. Myers on Impressionism
The exhibition’s curator shares her insights on Impressionism and the must-see works at the AGO
Pierre Louis Alexandre, 19th Century Top Model
A newly acquired portrait at the AGO illuminates the story of a 19th-century life model
Watercolour Wildflowers by Robert Holmes
The beauty of Ontario wildflowers as interpreted by the Canadian painter
Modernism, She Said
Four Canadian artists who strove to be seen and in turn, changed how we see this place
Kazuo Nakamura’s Inner Structures
Dissect Nakamura’s love for science and abstraction in his most celebrated works, Inner Structures
The Many Faces of Hebe
Introducing Mrs. Wells, the 19th-century British actress, who sought immortality in portraiture
On the Decks with PANTHEON
Meet the DJ collective taking over AGO’s Walker Court Friday nights this spring and summer
Monet, Matisse, Van Gogh: Impressionism at AGO
Delve into 50 Impressionist works this summer at the AGO
Conserving Pegi Nicol MacLeod
A conservation project at the AGO aims to bring three works by the Canadian artist back on view
Founding Canada’s First Beatles Fan Club
Trudy Medcalf recalls meeting The Beatles as President of the Ontario Beatles Fan Club
Conserving 25 Years of Photography at the AGO
Katy Whitman, the AGO’s Conservator of Photographs, discusses looking after 70,000 photographs
Five Years Dedicated to Black Art
The AGO celebrates five years of the Department of Arts of Global Africa and the Diaspora
Kaela Hansen on the Creativity of Soccer
The AFC Toronto player discusses the intersection of art and soccer
Tim Whiten and the Age of Glass
The award-winning image-maker looks back on 50 years of practice and his solo exhibition at the AGO
HanBeat Nanta Brings Rhythm to the AGO
The group brings Nanta, a Korean performance blending drumming with K-pop, to the AGO
Jake Peters on Photographing Lindsay Kemp
The Toronto photographer speaks about documenting the legendary Lindsay Kemp
The Gardens of the AGO
Can’t wait for the spring flowers to bloom? Come see the gardens on view at the AGO
A Blue Jays Landmark: Michael Snow’s The Audience
Learn more about Snow’s iconic public artwork at the Rogers Centre
A Double Portrait of Sikh Cavalry Officers
A work by Philip Alexius de László depicting World War I Sikh cavalry officers is now on view at the AGO
The Group of Seven: A Self-Guided Tour at the AGO
Celebrate Group of Seven Day with a tour of seminal works on view now at the AGO
Paul P.’s Disappearing Figures
The AGO recently acquired over twenty-five works by the Toronto-based artist
Mapping Toronto’s 19th Century Studio Photography
An upcoming photography-focused edition of Open Door Wednesdays will be curated by TMU grad students
A Canon of Landscapes
Legendary Canadian painter and printmaker David Milne truly loved nature and it shows in his body of work
Meet Eleonora Susette
The previously unknown sitter of Portrait of a Lady Holding an Orange Blossom has been identified
Oluseye’s Divine Pilgrimage
The artist reflects on his AGO installation inspired by spiritual discoveries made in Brazil
An Extraordinary Gift Helps Shape the AGO’s Future
Toronto collectors Carol and Morton Rapp generously donate more than 450 artworks
Emily Carr’s Inside a Forest II
In the early 1930s, Emily Carr began to focus primarily on painting the forests of the Northwest Coast