Kent Monkman is a Canadian artist of Cree ancestry whose work has been lauded for its humorous and sexually-charged critique of Canada's colonial past. Working across a variety of mediums--including painting, installation, film and performance--Monkman reimagines how betrayal... Read More
Past Exhibitions
22 April 2017 to 11 June 2017
Expressions 42: Spin, Twist, Shift is all about changing our perspectives and re-thinking how to interpret what we see. We want to encourage students to experiment with materials, processes, and ideas! Expressions 42 will showcase artwork by Waterloo Region elementary and... Read More
16 September 2016 to 11 January 2017
For over thirty years the work of Edward Burtynsky has focused on how industrialisation has rapidly changed the natural world. His subjects have included industrial architecture in the form of factories in both China and North America, the depletion of natural resources from... Read More
26 August 2016 to 27 August 2017
The 60th anniversary of the founding of the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery provided the opportunity to celebrate our significant milestones and achievements. The founders' vision for the Gallery was to show the best of contemporary art. This mandate continues to this day,... Read More
22 May 2016 to 5 September 2016
Over the course of a decade, Annie Dunning has explored the limitsof an anthropocentric environment through projects which combine curiosity and playfulness. Her sculpture and installation often includes audio and kinetic elements, amplifying modes of productivity that can be... Read More