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Celebrating 95 Years of Art & Creativity

To celebrate the Gallery’s 95th anniversary, we’re bringing back a selection of archival logos from across our visual history. This limited-edition collection brings together designs from decades past, reimagined on tees, totes, hats and more.

Explore the logos. Wear the history.

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A photograph of a young Black woman wearing a black tote bag that reads Vancouver Art Gallery and an ecru t-shirt with a black eye logo on it. She stands in front of a wall of posters of historical magazine covers.
A photograph of an ecru tote bag featuring a repeated eye logo graphic on it hanging on a white hanger against a postered backdrop of colourful Vanguard magazine covers.
A photograph of a navy blue t-shirt with a an outline VAG logo on it hanging on a white hanger against a postered backdrop of colourful Vanguard magazine covers.
A photograph of three men wearing hats and toques. They stands in front of a wall of posters of historical magazine covers.

Logo History

Over the past 95 years, the Vancouver Art Gallery’s visual identity has evolved alongside the Gallery itself. Each logo reflects a different moment in the Gallery’s history, from its earliest days to the present. Explore the logos that have represented the Gallery through the years—and discover some of them again in our 95th anniversary retro collection.

1931

1931–41

The Gallery’s founding visual identity

1941

The Gallery's logo from the 1940s

1941–48

A new visual identity for the Gallery’s next chapter

1962

The Gallery's logo from 1962 with vag in lowercase.

1962

A new look for the 1960s

1962

The Gallery's logo from 1962 to 1963 with uppercase VAG outlined in black.

1962–63

A fun but short-lived Gallery identity

1964

The Gallery's logo from 1963 to 1978 featuring a black graphic that looks like an eye.

1964–78

A distinctive identity spanning the 1960s and 70s

1977

The Gallery's logo from 1977 to 1990 with Vancouver Art Gallery in uppercase letters and outlined in black.

1977–90

A new identity for a changing Gallery

1983

The Gallery's logo from 1983 to 99 with Vancouver Art Gallery written out below the new courthouse building

1983–99

A logo marking the Gallery’s move to its new home in 1983

1999

The Gallery's logo from 1999 to 2003 with an upside down A in light green above Vancouver Art Gallery below

1999–2003

A new identity for a new millennium

2003

Vancouver Art Gallery logo with Vancouver in red on top of Artgallery.

2003–21

An identity used for nearly two decades

2006

Vancouver Art Gallery logo with Vancouver in red on top of Artgallery and 75 added

2006

A variation introduced to celebrate the Gallery’s 75th anniversary

2022

Vancouver Art Gallery logo in black

2022–present

The Gallery’s current identity

A photograph of an Asian man with short black hair wearing an olive t-shirt with the eye graphic logo on it. He stands in front of a wall of posters of historical magazine covers.
A photograph of a black tote bag featuring the Gallery's 1931 founding logo on it hanging on a white hanger against a postered backdrop of colourful Vanguard magazine covers.
A photograph of a woman with brown hair wearing a black t-shirt with the vag lowercase logo in silver on it and khaki pants. She stands in front of a wall of posters of historical magazine covers.
A photograph of an ecru tote bag featuring a VAG logo graphic in green on it hanging on a white hanger against a postered backdrop of colourful Vanguard magazine covers.
A photograph of woman with brown curly hair sitting on a block wearing a maroon t-shirt with a a VAG logo on it. Behind her stands an Asian man wearing a white t-shirt with a green VAG logo on it. They are against a postered backdrop of colourful Vanguard magazine covers.
A photograph of a black toque
A photograph of a Black woman with wearing a cap with the eye logo on it. She stands in front of a wall of posters of historical magazine covers.
A photograph of a man with white hair wearing a cap and a bowtie.
A photograph of a navy blue t-shirt with the original 1931 Gallery logo on it hanging on a white hanger against a postered backdrop of colourful Vanguard magazine covers.
A photograph of woman with brown curly hair wearing a vag logo toque on it standing against a postered backdrop of colourful Vanguard magazine covers.
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