Canadian art
How a tribute to 'victims of communism' became Canada's most controversial monument
A year after its unveiling was postponed indefinitely, concerns about Ottawa’s Memorial to the Victims of Communism remain
Alex Janvier, visionary First Nations artist based in Canada, has died, aged 89
A prolific painter helped open doors for contemporary artists at a time when Indigenous art was often confined to ethnographic museums
Paintings by Alex Colville and Emily Carr top the bill at Heffel’s big spring auctions in Toronto
The Canadian auction house also saw strong results from works by members of the Group of Seven and a soaring Warhol print
National Museum of Scotland urged to return First Nations totem pole stolen by Canadian anthropologist
The pole was stolen in 1929 and, if returned, would be only the second totem pole to be repatriated to a First Nation by a European institution
A brush with... Zadie Xa
An in-depth interview with the artist on her cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Lee Bul to Ursula K. Le Guin
'The goal of every artist is to express what they see': Legally blind painter and Star Trek actor Bruce Horak on abstracting the unseen
The visually impaired artist, who portrays the blind telepathic alien Lieutenant Hemmer in Star Trek’s new streaming series, has been working on a 1,000-piece portrait series over the past decade
Riopelle outshines Motherwell at Canadian auction house Heffel’s major spring sales
The auctions also saw major results for Alex Colville and Emily Carr, and a new auction record for Rita Letendre
More details emerge on controversial plan to demolish and rebuild Canada's Royal British Columbia Museum
Many critics of the project remained underwhelmed by the lack of clear vision for the $789m museum
Chinese Museum in Vancouver aims to rewrite Canada’s racist history
The museum will be built on the site of the Rennie Museum in Vancouver, which focuses on contemporary art
Billion dollar upgrade of Canada's Royal British Columbia Museum met with criticism
The proposed museum replacing the current building has been called a “vanity project”
Artist Faye HeavyShield receives one of Canada’s top art prizes
HeavyShield, who received the C$75,000 award from the Gershon Iskowitz Foundation and the Art Gallery of Ontario, creates Minimalist sculptures and installations
Why it’s important that Canada’s Black artists are honoured at the heart of government
Senator Patricia Bovey's initiative 'Honouring Canada's Black Artists' bringing works by Black Canadian artists into the Senate building is now in its second iteration
Works by Emily Carr and Paul Kane are the big tickets at marquee Canadian auction
High demand for Canadiana, from a historic ceramic dessert set to Group of Seven paintings, drove Heffel’s major autumn sale in Toronto
MoCA Toronto back with a bang with Greater Toronto Art 2021
The triennial exhibition features artists and collectives who work in the Greater Toronto area or have connections to the city
Historic object or contemporary carving? Canadian artist claims a totem that washed up on a Victoria beach is actually his work
Archaeologists of the Royal British Columbia Museum announced the discovery was an important Indigenous work last week
Douglas Coupland brings his prophetic slogans to Vancouver's billboards
Slogans for the 21st Century are on view in the city's new Arbutus Greenway
Canadian government asks museum to end self-censorship
“The Lands Within Me: expressions by Canadian artists of Arab origin" postponed following 11 September attacks