For over 30 years, the Dalhousie Art Gallery has been publishing books and catalogues, documenting exhibitions and contributing to the critical discourse.
A major retrospective exhibition of work by Canadian artist Alex Colville, organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario. The exhibition presented over 150 paintings, drawings, and prints, covering the artist's career from the 1940s to the present, and included work from both public and private collections in Canada, the United States and Europe.
An exhibition of the photographic work of Halifax artist Alvin Comiter, covering a period of almost ten years.
Suzanne Swannie: Six experimental drawings composed of layers of paper and pulled thread fabric. Christine Ross Hopper: The exhibition consists of 9 recent mixed media pieces which incorporate photographs with pastel drawing. These new works, she continues her interest in the Nova Scotian landscape and coastal subjects, combining the formal issues of contemporary artmaking with a personal statement about her environment.
Twelve paintings were shown by Dutch-born, Quebec artist Cornelius Krieghoff (1815-1872), best known for his lively renditions of Quebec habitant life.
Selections from the Sobey Collections: Part II: Lawren Harris, F.H. Varley, and Franklin Charmichael
Examples of work by three of the founding members of the Group of Seven.
A display of paintings by three additional member of the Group of Seven and their colleague Tom Thomson.
The work of four young Canadian artists, guest curated by Halifax sculptor John Greer.
An historic overview of impressions created by artists living in Nova Scotia from c.1750-1869.
The trilogy of print exhibitions from the Permanent Collection closed with a selection of lithographs.
As a sequel to the selection of etchings from the permanent collection, this showing featured engravings and woodcuts.
The Dalhousie Art Gallery's collection of 19th Century European prints were acquired primarily through a generous donation from the Carnegie Corporation in 1926. This selection concentrated on the etchings in that collection.
An exhibition of new and recent work by Halifax artist John Murchie. Murchie employs readily available and accessible images, often those on advertising and packing materials, by transforming and recycling them through the application of paint.
