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An artwork by Jin-me Yoon. The work is a close-up photograph of a Korean woman's face. She has with short, salt and pepper coloured hair, and she is holding up a pair of binoculars over her eyes, looking out at us.

Celebrating Asian Heritage Month

This May, the Gallery presents a dynamic program of talks, tours and workshops that spotlight the depth, richness and ongoing influence of Asian art and cultural expression across time and place.

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Two middle aged women look at paintings by Emily Carr on the Gallery wall
Special Events

Mother’s Day at the Gallery

Sun May 10, 2026 | 10 AM–5 PM
A photograph of an artwork by Canadian artist Geoffrey Farmer. The work is a collage. We see a mass of figures made from paper cutouts.
Exhibition

Highlights from the Collection

April 1, 2026–January 6, 2030
Special Events

Art Party: Ancient Futures

Sat Jun 6, 2026 | 7:30–11:30 PM
A colour photograph by Stephen Shore of a turquoise building with many windows and shop fronts, including a bookstore.
Exhibition

Stephen Shore: Uncommon Places

April 1–July 19, 2026
A photograph of a young boy in a sweatshirt using scissors to cut out a shape in paper. He stands at a making station table and works with a woman across from him.
Families

The Making Place | Painting and Collage

Sun May 3, 2026 | 11 AM–4 PM
An installation photograph of Jim Lambie's artworks Zobop (Colour-Chrome) and Zobop (Colour-Chrome) Stairs covering the stairs and floor of the Vancouver Art Gallery's neo-classical Rotunda. The floor and stairs are covered in brightly coloured strips of vinyl in purple, pink, green, red, orange and yellow.
Exhibition

Jim Lambie: Zobop (Colour-Chrome)

October 22, 2025–October 12, 2026
Three portrait paintings of trees by Emily Carr
Exhibition

That Green Ideal: Emily Carr and the Idea of Nature

February 6–November 8, 2026
A photograph of a child's pastel drawing of trees in white on black paper. We see a corner of the paper and a child's arm in the left of the image.
Families

The Making Place | Pastels and Circle Collage

Sun Apr 26, 2026 | 11 AM–4 PM
A photo portrait of artist Nan Goldin. She stands next to a wall, and the glow of sunlight appears across half her face. She has curly, red hair.
Lectures and Talks

Artist Talk: Nan Goldin

Tue May 12, 2026 | 6–7:30 PM
Installation view of Teresita Fernández's work Island Universe 2, made entirely of charcoal. The installation looks like a distorted map of the world, spread across one white wall. A blurred person walks in front.
Exhibition

Future Geographies: Art in the Century of Climate Change

May 14, 2026–January 10, 2027
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Gallery Tours

Experience the Gallery differently every Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday.

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A photograph of two young Asian adults from behind, looking at each other and discussing the multiple black-and-white photographs on view behind them
Installation view of an enormous hand-painted mural on the Gallery’s Georgia Street façade by Taiwanese artist Michael Lin. The mural features flowers on a red backdrop.Michael Lin, Georgia Street Plaza 23.01 – 02.05.10, 2010, paint on metal Photo: Vancouver Art Gallery

The Centre for Global Asias

Canada’s cultural gateway to the world.

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The Art of Wellbeing

Transforming lives through the power of art.

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A photograph of two people looking at the forest paintings of Emily Carr. One woman sits on a bench, and a man stands closer to the wall.
Detail shot of a person's hands holding an iPhone taking a picture of dress.

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A woman leans in to look at a painting.