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Black-and-white photograph of taiko drummers at Powell Street Festival

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From the Civil Rights Movement to Japanese Canadian Redress—his lens was there. Discover the powerful work of photographer Tamio Wakayama (1941–2018) at the Gallery now.

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Exhibition

Postcards from the Heart:  Selections from the Brigitte and Henning Freybe Collection

April 18–October 5, 2025
Headshot of artist and curator Paul Wong. In the black-and-white photograph, he is seen sitting at a round, white table. He is wearing black-rimmed glasses and a black jacket. His arms are bent, leaning on the table. One hand is raised, with fingertips touching the table.
Lectures and Talks

Art Forums Talk and Book Launch: Paul Wong

Wed Oct 8, 2025 | 3:30–6 PM
Black-and-white photograph of a Black boy in a Superman pose
Exhibition

Enemy Alien: Tamio Wakayama

October 3, 2025–February 22, 2026
Tacita Dean's pastel drawing of clouds in shades of black and white and grey.
Families

The Making Place | Relief Painting and Chalk Clouds

Sun Oct 5, 2025 | 11 AM–4 PM
Otani Workshop, Tanilla that Emerged Out of Deer Lake, 2024, ceramic, Courtesy of the Artist, Kaikai Kiki and Perrotin, Photo: Vancouver Art Gallery, ©2025 Otani Workshop/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Exhibition

Otani Workshop: Monsters in My Head

May 25, 2025–January 4, 2026
John David Lawrence, a man in his 70s with a white beard, stands in his home between shelves and shelves of ceramics.
Exhibition

Written in Clay: From the John David Lawrence Collection

May 25, 2025–January 4, 2026
Exhibition

Emily Carr: Navigating an Impenetrable Landscape

January 25, 2025–January 4, 2026
A young girl wearing a pink dress covered in a red tomato pattern stands in front of Emily Carr's forest paintings and holds the search-and-find activity in her hands.
Families

Family Search-and-Find Activity: Emily Car

Wed Apr 30, 2025–Sun Jan 4, 2026
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A group enjoys a tour of the exhibition Otani Workshop: Monsters In My Head, exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery, May 25, 2025 to November 9, 2025
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

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Transforming lives through the power of art.

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A woman and a man sit on a bench talking while looking at forest paintings by Emily Carr.
Detail shot of a person's hands holding an iPhone taking a picture of dress.

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