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  • Sepia etching of a farm yard scene with animals
  • Plain sculpture - Earthenware and pigmented wax in square formats
  • Figure of a young child sitting on a floor in a hallway, Casein tempera on paper

Anthology

18 April - 23 August 2026

Aba Bayefsky, Alfred Pellan, An Te Liu, Andrew Poynter, Ann Roberts, Arthur Shilling, Bill Brandt, Christine Davis, Fred Ross, George Eitel, Gordon Smith, Homer Watson, Kathleen Geil, Kazuo Nakamura, Margit Gatterbauer, Ralph Conner, Roy Thomas, and Thomas Mower Martin

Curated by Jennifer Bullock

An object can carry associations to a time, a place, an event, or even an idea. When we see those objects, those associations come to mind – we remember that time or place, event, or idea. A collection of objects is a collection of stories.

Of course, a single object may carry multiple associations and will evoke different memories and stories for different people. It is in the telling that we share both knowledge and experience. By telling our stories, we reach out to one another to foster community.

The Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery collects and cares for thousands of objects. In doing so, we learn the many stories they hold, and we add some of our own. With this exhibition, we invite you to view some of the objects from our Collection and share in the stories that they carry.

Gallery Images:
Bare trees in a field-like background, Watercolour over graphite on paper
Conté on paper of a female figure
Sunset on Dartmoor, 1906. Ink and watercolour on paper

Header image:

Aba Bayefsky (Canadian, 1923-2001). The Market – Chickens (detail), 1956. Conté on paper, 50.2 x 64 cm. Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery Permanent Collection: Gift of the Graphic Arts Fund of the Toronto Telegram, 1957. © The Estate of Aba Bayefsky. Photo by KWAG.

Top images:
An Te Liu (Canadian, b. Taiwan 1967). Cell, 2013. Earthenware and pigmented wax, 7 x 29 x 25 cm. Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery Permanent Collection: Gift of the Artist, 2018. © An Te Liu. Courtesy of the Artist. Photo by Dustin Ryan Yu.

Homer Watson (Canadian, 1855-1936). The Pioneer Mill, 1888. Etching, 56.5 x 71.8 cm (framed). Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery Permanent Collection: Anonymous gift, 1962. Photo by KWAG.

Gallery images:
George Eitel (Canadian, 1906-1961). Waterloo County, n.d. Watercolour over graphite on paper, 62 x 77.3 cm (framed). Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery Permanent Collection: Gift of Marion A. Hemphill, 1996. Photo by KWAG.

Aba Bayefsky (Canadian, 1923-2001). The Market – Chickens (detail), 1956. Conté on paper, 50.2 x 64 cm. Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery Permanent Collection: Gift of the Graphic Arts Fund of the Toronto Telegram, 1957. © The Estate of Aba Bayefsky. Photo by KWAG.

Fred Ross (Canadian, 1927-2014). Untitled, c1970. Casein tempera on paper, 113.9 x 83.3 cm (framed). Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery Permanent Collection: Gift of Cathy Ross, 2025. © Fred Ross. Courtesy of the Artist’s Estate. Photo by Scott Lee.

Thomas Mower Martin (Canadian, b. England 1838-1934). Sunset on Dartmoor, 1906. Ink and watercolour on paper, 19.3 x 27.6 cm (framed). Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery Permanent Collection: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. J.M. Goodman, 1984. Photo by KWAG.

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