Justine Lecouffe, translated by Sophie Lecoq 

Explore 50 models of adorable cats and kittens to draw thanks to very simple step-by-step instructions! The elegant Maine Coon, the majestic Sphynx, the Chartreux with its sumptuous coat: you will surely find your faithful whiskered companion among the 50 breeds presented in this book. By following the illustrated models step by step, you will learn to trace, sketch, color, shade, and play with contrasts to create lifelike cats!

Paperback | 128 pages 
17.8 x 22.9 cm (7 x 9 in.) 
Publication Date: 2023

Angus Hyland and Caroline Roberts

Cats have been revered by artists since ancient times for their beauty, grace, independence, and air of mystery. Domesticated, but with a touch of the wild about them, they share our homes and endlessly fascinate us. 100% chats, 100% art is a cool and quirky collection of feline art and illustration by artists from around the world. Beautifully designed and packaged, the book will appeal to cat lovers of all ages.

Paperback | 160 pages
17.8 x 15.2 cm (7 x 6 in.) 
Publication Date: 2017

Anna Tromop 

From whimsical woodlands to fantastical flora and fauna, Anna Tromop encourages you to explore the magic of ink through fifty 15-minute drawings. Each relaxed project is accompanied by simple step-by-step instructions, and all can be completed in six steps or less. All you need is a pen! With a guide to outlining and shading, as well as traceable templates and practice pages, this book proves that ink drawing is for everyone – no matter your skill level or age. 

Hardcover | 240 pages
17 x 22 cm (6.7 x 8.6 in.) 
Publication Date: 2025

Lori Pauli, John McElhone 

19th-Century British Photographs is the third installment in a series of catalogues that showcase the depth and variety of photographs from the National Gallery of Canada's permanent collection. This catalogue documents the developments in photographic technologies in 19th century Britain; from historically important paper negatives to platinum prints, works by Julia Margaret Cameron, William Henry Fox Talbot, Frederick Evans, Roger Fenton, and Henry Peach Robinson, among others, are beautifully illustrated and examined. 

Paper | 180 pages 
20.5 x 26.5 cm (8 x 10½ in.) 
Publication Date: 2011

James Borcoman 

19th-Century French Photographs is the second in a series of exhibitions highlighting the strengths of the National Gallery of Canada's permanent collection of photographs. The intention of the exhibition is also to provide an introduction to the history of the medium's early years; the beautifully illustrated catalogue highlights works by such photographers as Charles Marville, Gustave Le Gray, Eugène Atget, Édouard Baldus, Étienne Carjat, Henri Le Secq, and Nadar. 

Paper | 168 pages 
20.5 x 26.5 cm (8 x 10½ in.) 
Publication Date: 2010

Jonathan Shaughnessy, with contributions by Nicole Burisch, Rachelle Dickenson, Josée Drouin-Brisebois, Greg Hill, Jasmine Inglis, Andrea Kunard, Christine Lalonde, Ann Thomas and Rhiannon Vogl

The 2017 Canadian Biennial brings the “here and now” of Canadian and Indigenous artistic production into focus, renewing the Gallery’s commitment to showcasing leading examples of art-making in our country today. The fourth Canadian Biennial to date, the 2017 edition of the show will also for the first time feature works of international contemporary art acquired since April 2014 by the departments of Contemporary Art and Indigenous Art, as well as the Canadian Photography Institute.

FEATURED ARTISTS: Barry Ace, John Akomfrah, Benoit Aquin, Suvinai Ashoona, BGL, Valérie Blass, Shannon Bool, Shary Boyle, Mark Bradford, Anthony Burnham, Nick Cave, Patrick Coutu, Chris Curreri, Beau Dick, Stan Douglas, Jessica Eaton, Latifa Echakhch, Tracey Emin, Cynthia Girard-Renard, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Houseago, Christian Jankowski, Brian Jungen, Shelagh Keeley, Ruben Komangapik, Jonathan Lasker, lessLIE, Maya Lin, Elaine Ling, Angela Marston, Julie Mehretu, Kent Monkman, Wangechi Mutu, Nadia Myre, Chris Ofili, Jamasee Padluq Pitseolak, Susan Point, Mika Rottenberg, Collier Schorr, Ursula Schulz-Dornburg, Wael Shawky, Steven Shearer, Taryn Simon, Kiki Smith, Monika Sosnowska, Zin Taylor, Mickalene Thomas, Wolfgang Tillmans, Jutai Toonoo, Renée Van Halm, Hajra Waheed, Daniel Young & Christian Giroux

Paperback | 336 pages
27.5 x 22 x 2.5 cm (10.8 x 8.7 x 1 in.)
Bilingual
Publication Date: 2017

Katie Putt 

30 fabulous projects for beginners – get comfortable with watercolor using only 3 colours at a time! With this book you'll be able to paint animals, flowers, plants, and more with quick and easy strokes, using minimal yet complimentary colour palettes. 

Paperback | 128 pages 
19 x 24.5 cm (7.5 x 9.6 in.) 
Publication Date: 2024 

Raymond Biesinger & Alex Bozikovic

The legacies of theaters, hotels, fire stations, flour mills, and more — torn down, burned down, and otherwise lost — are uncovered in this bittersweet collection. Using archival photographs, blueprints, and written reports, Raymond Biesinger has rendered a selection of Canada’s most iconic lost buildings in his signature minimalist style.

Accompanying Biesinger’s illustrations are Alex Bozikovic’s descriptions which capture each building’s historical, cultural, and architectural significance. Bozikovic draws on local histories, archived building permits and his own extensive knowledge of the Canadian urban architectural landscape and its history — from the letters passed through Kelowna’s unlikely art deco post office to the destruction of a home in Halifax’s Africville — to offer fascinating, sometimes forgotten stories about each building and its significance.

Softcover | 200 pages
14 x 22.8 cm (5.5 x 9 in.) 
Publication Date: 2022

Lise Herzog

A year of easy to progressively harder daily challenges to learn the fundamentals of drawing. Each shows the steps from the first line to the last and a brief text explains the steps. You can move through the book front to back or pick and choose. All 365 drawings start with one shape or line—a circle, an oval, a square, a rectangle, a curved line, a straight line—upon which the object or person is built. By mixing these basic strokes anything is achievable.

Hardcover | 368 pages
19.7 x 15.9 cm (7.8 x 6.3 in.) 
Publication Date: 2020

Lise Herzog

A year of easy to progressively harder daily challenges to learn the fundamentals of drawing. Each shows the steps from the first line to the last and a brief text explains the steps. You can move through the book front to back or pick and choose. All 365 drawings start with one shape or line—a circle, an oval, a square, a rectangle, a curved line, a straight line—upon which the object or person is built. By mixing these basic strokes anything is achievable.

Hardcover | 368 pages
19.7 x 15.9 cm (7.8 x 6.3 in.) 
Publication Date: 2023

Gord Hill

500 ans de résistance autochtone powerfully portrays flashpoints in history when Indigenous peoples have risen and fought back against colonizers and other oppressors. Events depicted include the Spanish conquest of the Aztec, Mayan and Inca empires; the 1680 Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico; the Battle of Wounded Knee in 1890; the resistance of the Great Plains peoples in the 19th century; and more recently, the Idle No More protests supporting Indigenous sovereignty and rights in 2012 and 2013, and the resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016.

Softcover | 133 pages
30.5 x 22.9 cm (9 x 12 in.) 
Publication Date: 2023

These playing cards feature details of Impressionist masterpieces.

Includes: One deck of standard-sized playing cards (55 cards)

Pegi Nicol MacLeod (1904-1949)
A Descent of Lilies, 1935

"A Descent of Lilies embodies the smoky, liminal space between night dreaming and daydreaming. [...] Full, weightless forms glide fore and aft, gently drifting down and up like characters on a merry-go-round." 

- Excerpt from the catalogue Uninvited: Canadian Women Artists in the Modern Moment, an exhibition organized by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection with the exceptional support of the National Gallery of Canada.

6.5 x 9 cm (2.5 x 3.5 in.)

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Pegi Nicol MacLeod (1904-1949)
A Descent of Lilies, 1935

"A Descent of Lilies embodies the smoky, liminal space between night dreaming and daydreaming. [...] Full, weightless forms glide fore and aft, gently drifting down and up like characters on a merry-go-round." 

Excerpt from the catalogue Uninvited: Canadian Women Artists in the Modern Moment, an exhibition organized by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection with the exceptional support of the National Gallery of Canada.

Card dimensions: 13.5 x 17.5 cm (5.3 x 6.8 in.)
Blank inside. Envelope included.

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Pegi Nicol MacLeod (1904–1949)
A Descent of Lilies, 1935

"A Descent of Lilies embodies the smoky, liminal space between night dreaming and daydreaming. [...] Full, weightless forms glide fore and aft, gently drifting down and up like characters on a merry-go-round."

- Excerpt from the catalogue Uninvited: Canadian Women Artists in the Modern Moment, an exhibition organized by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection with the exceptional support of the National Gallery of Canada.

Dimensions:
Image size: 21.5 x 29 cm ( 8.5 x 11.4 in.)
Paper size: 27.9 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 in.)

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

This fine bone china mug which features a detail from the painting A Northern Lake (1914) by Tom Thomson (1877–1917). 

Holds 350 ml (11.75 fl. oz.) 
Microwave and dishwasher safe 
Packaged in a gift box

This magnet features the artwork A Northern Night (1917) by Franz Johnston (1888–1949). 

6.5 x 9 cm (2.5 x 3.5 in.) 

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Related Exhibition: Winter Count: Embracing the Cold

This notecard features a detail of the artwork A Northern Night (1917) by Franz Johnston (1888–1949). 

Card dimensions: 13.5 x 17.5 cm (5.3 x 6.8 in.)
Blank inside. Envelope included.

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada 

Related Exhibition: Winter Count: Embracing the Cold

This slim journal featuring a detail of A Pair of Magpie Jays by John J. Audubon (1785–1851) is sure to prompt creative inspiration. Durably crafted with a stunning embossed foil cover, it includes an inside pocket, and two bookmarks.

Hardcover
128 lined pages
8 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm (3.2 x 6 x 0.5 in.)

Witold Rybczynski

Witold Rybczynski's insightful and provocative text is accompanied by a fascinating array of paintings, drawings and photographs illustrating the history of museum architecture and showcasing Safdie's innovations in his design for the Gallery.

Paper | 108 pages 
20.5 x 30.5 cm (8 x 12 in.) 
Publication Date: 1993