Pan Wendt 

“The struggle to realize and to express my nature is my life’s meaning.” — Erica Rutherford 

Erica Rutherford: Her Lives and Works accompanies a career-spanning retrospective exhibition of this multidisciplinary Canadian artist and transgender pioneer. 

An artist, actor, filmmaker, farmer, teacher, and writer, Erica Rutherford’s remarkably multifaceted career took her across several countries and continents before settling on Prince Edward Island in the 1970s. There she established herself as a painter and printmaker, using art to engage in a reflection on gender construction and agency. 

This remarkable retrospective includes reproductions of more than 65 paintings, prints, and drawings, as well as personal photographs. An interview with Rutherford’s widow, artist Gail Rutherford, accompanies critical essays by scholars and curators examining Rutherford’s stylistic evolution from dark semi-abstract collages to hard-edged Pop Art. Says editor and curator Pan Wendt, “In retrospect, Rutherford’s work represents a courageous and often solitary mission of working through questions that are only now part of the mainstream public discourse.” 

Hardcover | 176 pages
22.2 x 28.6 cm (8.7 x 11.3 in.) 
Publication Date: 2025

Renowned for her rich and diverse practice, interdisciplinary artist Nadia Myre weaves together personal and political narratives around Indigenous identity, both past and present. Navigating the complex legacies of colonialism, nationhood and memory, her work fosters profound dialogues on the politics of belonging. 

Nadia Myre: Waves of Want presents more than two decades of Myre’s practice, including beadwork, sculpture, installation, video and poetry. Featuring essays and stunning reproductions, this volume examines how we engage with history through art, archives and language. 

Softcover | 176 pages 
22.9 × 27.9 cm (9 × 11 in.) 
Publication date: 2025

This notecard features a detail of the artwork Light Assembly (Rita) (2023) by Algonquin artist Nadia Myre. 

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

In the collection of the artist

This magnet features a detail of the artwork Light Assembly (Rita) (2023) by Algonquin artist Nadia Myre. 

Diameter: 7.6 cm (3 in.) 

In the collection of the artist

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

Josée Drouin-Brisebois, Greg A. Hill, Andrea Kunard

It Is What It Is: Recent Acquisitions of New Canadian Art features a selection of over seventy works created by more than fifty artists working across the country in a range of media, practices and sensibilities. More than a catalogue, this publication can be seen as a document that acknowledges some of the most compelling works being produced in Canada today.

FEATURED ARTISTS: David Altmejd, Stephen Andrews, Shuvinai Ashoona, Mary Anne Barkhouse, Rebecca Belmore, BGL, Valérie Blass, Shary Boyle, James Carl, Patrick Coutu, Thirza Cuthand, Geoffrey Farmer, Karel Funk, Tim Gardner, Chris Gergley, Greg Girard, Rodney Graham, Pascal Grandmaison, Adad Hannah, Isabelle Hayeur, Antonia Hirsch, Kristan Horton, Simon Hughes, Spring Hurlbut, Sarah Anne Johnson, Wanda Koop, Rodney LaTourelle, Tim Lee, Mark Lewis, Liz Magor, Luanne Martineau, Scott McFarland, Sandra Meigs, Chris Millar, Gareth Moore, Alex Morrison, Nadia Myre, Benny Nemerofsky Ramsay, Shelley Niro, Ed Pien, Tim Pitsiulak, Yannick Pouliot, Steven Shearer, Ron Terada, Susan Turcot, Jeff Wall, Ian Wallace, Chih-Chien Wang, Colleen Wolstenholme, Kevin Yates, Robert Youds, Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, Etienne Zack, Rhonda Weppler and Trevor Mahovsky.

Paper | 160 pages
22.5 x 29.5 cm (8.9 x 11.6 in.) 
Publication Date: 2010

Josée Drouin-Brisebois, Greg A. Hill, Andrea Kunard

C'est ce que c'est. Acquisitions récentes d'art actuel canadien features a selection of over seventy works created by more than fifty artists working across the country in a range of media, practices and sensibilities. More than a catalogue, this publication can be seen as a document that acknowledges some of the most compelling works being produced in Canada today.

FEATURED ARTISTS: David Altmejd, Stephen Andrews, Shuvinai Ashoona, Mary Anne Barkhouse, Rebecca Belmore, BGL, Valérie Blass, Shary Boyle, James Carl, Patrick Coutu, Thirza Cuthand, Geoffrey Farmer, Karel Funk, Tim Gardner, Chris Gergley, Greg Girard, Rodney Graham, Pascal Grandmaison, Adad Hannah, Isabelle Hayeur, Antonia Hirsch, Kristan Horton, Simon Hughes, Spring Hurlbut, Sarah Anne Johnson, Wanda Koop, Rodney LaTourelle, Tim Lee, Mark Lewis, Liz Magor, Luanne Martineau, Scott McFarland, Sandra Meigs, Chris Millar, Gareth Moore, Alex Morrison, Nadia Myre, Benny Nemerofsky Ramsay, Shelley Niro, Ed Pien, Tim Pitsiulak, Yannick Pouliot, Steven Shearer, Ron Terada, Susan Turcot, Jeff Wall, Ian Wallace, Chih-Chien Wang, Colleen Wolstenholme, Kevin Yates, Robert Youds, Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, Etienne Zack, Rhonda Weppler and Trevor Mahovsky.

Paper | 160 pages
22.5 x 29.5 cm (8.9 x 11.6 in.) 
Publication Date: 2010

Greg A. Hill, Candice Hopkins, Christine Lalonde 

The catalogue Sakahàn—meaning “to light [a fire]” in the language of the Algonquin peoples—focuses on the 2013 exhibition which brought together more than 150 works of recent Indigenous art by over 80 artists from 16 countries, including impressive installations created specifically for the project. Poetic, unexpected and challenging, the artworks document and interrogate distinct cultural and social issues. 

FEATURED ARTISTS: Vernon Ah Kee, Maria Thereza Alves, Pia Arke, Arnait Video Productions, Arnaqurq Ashevak, Shuvinai and John Noesthedan Ashoona, Sonny Assu, Mary Anne Barkhouse, Nanobah Becker, Christi Belcourt, Richard Bell, Rebecca Belmore, Corey and Larissa Healey Bulpitt, Andrea Carlson, Abraham & Jimena Mendoza Cruzvillegas, Cup'luaq (Jack Dalton), Beau Dick, Jimmie Durham, Suresh Kumar Dhurve, Nicholas Galanin, Billy Gauthier, Regina-José Galindo, Jeffrey Gibson, Daniel Guzman, Julie Edel Hardenberg, Marja Helander, Inuk Silis Høegh, Geir Tore Holm, Terrance Houle, Bayrol Jimenez, Jonathan Jones, Brian Jungen, Toru Kaizawa, Sonya Kelliher-Combs, Shigeyuki Kihara, Walis Labai, EN Lei, Omero Leyva, César López, Erica Lord, Jimmy Manning, Teresa Margolles, Da-Ka-Xeen Mehner, Danie Mellor, Alan Michelson, Kent Monkman, Wangechi Mutu, Nadia Myre, Shelley Niro, William Noah, Fiona Pardington, Michael Parekowhai, Viggo Pederson, Outi Pieski, Jamasee Padluq Pitseolak, Tim Pitseolak, Edward Poitras, Annie Pootoogook, Itee Pootoogook, Rachel and Brett Graham Rakena, Abel Rodriguez, Gjert Rognli, Jangarh Singh Shyam, Mayank Shyam, Venkat Raman Singh Shyam, Greg Staats, Yama Taru, Jeff Thomas, Warwick Thornton, Jutai Toonoo, Maka'i Tubbs, Ingunn Utsij, Taika Waititi, Marie Watt, Steven Yazzie and Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun.

Softcover | 288 pages
24.5 x 21 x 2 cm (9.6 x 8.3 x 0.8 in.)
Publication Date: 2013

Available in French only

Edited by Wahsontiio Cross
With contributions by Mojeanne Sarah Behzadi, Richard William Hill and Cheryl Sim 

Skawennati’s practice explores Indigenous futures through the lens of a Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) woman and cyberpunk avatar, blending Hotinonshón:ni storytelling with digital media to create powerful, visionary narratives. Using machinimas and machinimagraphs (movies and still images made in virtual environments), sculpture, textiles and performance, she reimagines a world where Indigenous Peoples thrive. Her work transforms personal and communal hopes into new realities – spaces that empower, reclaim ways of being and challenge historical narratives.

The most comprehensive book on her career to date, Skawennati: Welcome to the Dreamhouse features vibrant reproductions of key works alongside critical essays examining her impact. The title references notions of home, a child’s dollhouse, and the longhouse – central to Hotinonshón:ni culture. The publication invites readers to explore a future where Indigenous Peoples lead and shape our collective worldview.

Softcover | 136 pages
22.9 × 27.9 cm (9 × 11 in.)
Publication Date: 2025

Edited by Wahsontiio Cross
With contributions by Mojeanne Sarah Behzadi, Richard William Hill and Cheryl Sim 

Skawennati’s practice explores Indigenous futures through the lens of a Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) woman and cyberpunk avatar, blending Hotinonshón:ni storytelling with digital media to create powerful, visionary narratives. Using machinimas and machinimagraphs (movies and still images made in virtual environments), sculpture, textiles and performance, she reimagines a world where Indigenous Peoples thrive. Her work transforms personal and communal hopes into new realities – spaces that empower, reclaim ways of being and challenge historical narratives.

The most comprehensive book on her career to date, Skawennati. Bienvenue dans la maison des rêves features vibrant reproductions of key works alongside critical essays examining her impact. The title references notions of home, a child’s dollhouse, and the longhouse – central to Hotinonshón:ni culture. The publication invites readers to explore a future where Indigenous Peoples lead and shape our collective worldview.

Softcover | 136 pages
22.9 × 27.9 cm (9 × 11 in.)
Publication Date: 2025

This notecard features the artwork Intergalactic Empowerment Wampum Belt (2019) by Mohawk artist Skawennati. 

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

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

This magnet features the artwork Intergalactic Empowerment Wampum Belt (2019) by Mohawk artist Skawennati. 

9 x 6.5 cm (3.5 x 2.5 in.)

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Wahsontiio Cross, Helen Gregory, Maize Longboat, Matthew Ryan Smith 

In Skawennati's experience, the setting of the creation story, Skyworld, has always been depicted as Terran, pre-contact, Iroquoia, with people living in wooden longhouses, wearing clothing made from animal hides, and using clay pots. Skawennati wants to imagine Skyworld as another planet, a sustainable, peaceful, and technically-advanced society. 

Curated by Matthew Ryan Smith, the exhibition From Skyworld to Cyberspace gathers a number of Skawennati's works which, together, trace a line from our place of origin somewhere in the heavens to the virtual realm, one of the newest territories on Earth. This line sometimes curves, sometimes becomes invisible, but along it are Onkwehonwe—Indigenous people—alive and kicking. These works are also a result of Skawennati's continuous investigation of cultural construction, contemporary Indigenous self-representation in cyberspace, and of our growing relationships with the digital world. 

Softcover | 99 pages 
18 x 25.5 cm (7 x 10 in.) 
Publication Date: 2019

Edited by Rachelle Dickenson, Greg A. Hill, and Christine Lalonde, with contributions by Birgit Hopfener, Heather Igloliorte, Biung Ismahasan, Jason Edward Lewis, Nomusa Makhubu, Joar Nango, Ruth Phillips, Carmen Robertson, Ariel Smith, Megan Tamati-Quennell, Carla Taunton and Ming Tiampo

Produced in conjunction with the National Gallery of Canada exhibition Àbadakone | Continuous Fire | Feu continuel, this multifaceted publication features work by more than 70 contemporary Indigenous artists identifying with almost 40 Indigenous nations, ethnicities and tribal affiliations from 16 countries, including Canada. Tapping into the global pulse of Indigenous artistic production, Àbadakone builds upon themes of continuity, activation, and relatedness, exploring the creativity, concerns and vitality of Indigenous art from virtually every continent.

FEATURED ARTISTS: Barry Ace, Brian Adams, Leonce Raphael, Agbodjélou, Joi T. Arcand, Shuvinai Ashoona, Pierre Aupilardjuk, Pierre Aupilardjuk and Shary Boyle, Rebecca Belmore, Jordan Bennett, Catherine Blackburn, Inger Blix Kvammen, Dempsey Bob, Edgar Calel, Manuel Chavajay, Hannah Claus, Dana Claxton, Melissa Cody, Ruth Cuthand, Thirza Cuthand, Mique'l Dangeli and Nick Dangeli, Dayna Danger, Jeneen Frei Njootli, Maureen Gruben, Helen Haig-Brown and Gwaai Edenshaw, Marja Helander, Sky Hopinka, Maria Hupfield, Taiye Idahor, Ursula Johnson, Eleng Luluan, Balu Jivya Mashe, Mata Aho Collective, Siwa Mgoboza, Dylan Miner, Tracey Moffatt, Caroline Monnet, Peter Morin, Zanele Muholi, Joar Nango, Marianne Nicolson, Eko Nugroho, Sayo Ogasawara, Qudus Onikeku, Inga-Wiktoria Påve and Anders Sunna, Fernando Poyón, Fredrik Prost, Skeena Reece, Peter Robinson, Evgeniy Salinder, Sarah Sense, Skawennati, Ningiukulu Teevee, Joseph Tisiga, Tribal Women Artists Cooperative, Lucy Tulugarjuk, Rajesh Chaitya Vangad and Gauri Gill, Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, Jamie Griffiths, Cris Derksen, and Christine Tootoo, Will Wilson, Lisa Hageman Yahgujanaas

Softcover | 272 pages
21 x 24.5 cm (8.2 x 9.6 in.)
Publication Date: 2020

Edited by Rachelle Dickenson, Greg A. Hill, and Christine Lalonde with contributions by Birgit Hopfener, Heather Igloliorte, Biung Ismahasan, Jason Edward Lewis, Nomusa Makhubu, Joar Nango, Ruth Phillips, Carmen Robertson, Ariel Smith, Megan Tamati-Quennell, Carla Taunton and Ming Tiampo

Produced in conjunction with the National Gallery of Canada exhibition Àbadakone | Continuous Fire | Feu continuel, this multifaceted publication features work by more than 70 contemporary Indigenous artists identifying with almost 40 Indigenous nations, ethnicities and tribal affiliations from 16 countries, including Canada. Tapping into the global pulse of Indigenous artistic production, Àbadakone builds upon themes of continuity, activation, and relatedness, exploring the creativity, concerns and vitality of Indigenous art from virtually every continent.

FEATURED ARTISTS: Barry Ace, Brian Adams, Leonce Raphael, Agbodjélou, Joi T. Arcand, Shuvinai Ashoona, Pierre Aupilardjuk, Pierre Aupilardjuk and Shary Boyle, Rebecca Belmore, Jordan Bennett, Catherine Blackburn, Inger Blix Kvammen, Dempsey Bob, Edgar Calel, Manuel Chavajay, Hannah Claus, Dana Claxton, Melissa Cody, Ruth Cuthand, Thirza Cuthand, Mique'l Dangeli and Nick Dangeli, Dayna Danger, Jeneen Frei Njootli, Maureen Gruben, Helen Haig-Brown and Gwaai Edenshaw, Marja Helander, Sky Hopinka, Maria Hupfield, Taiye Idahor, Ursula Johnson, Eleng Luluan, Balu Jivya Mashe, Mata Aho Collective, Siwa Mgoboza, Dylan Miner, Tracey Moffatt, Caroline Monnet, Peter Morin, Zanele Muholi, Joar Nango, Marianne Nicolson, Eko Nugroho, Sayo Ogasawara, Qudus Onikeku, Inga-Wiktoria Påve and Anders Sunna, Fernando Poyón, Fredrik Prost, Skeena Reece, Peter Robinson, Evgeniy Salinder, Sarah Sense, Skawennati, Ningiukulu Teevee, Joseph Tisiga, Tribal Women Artists Cooperative, Lucy Tulugarjuk, Rajesh Chaitya Vangad and Gauri Gill, Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, Jamie Griffiths, Cris Derksen, and Christine Tootoo, Will Wilson, Lisa Hageman Yahgujanaas

Paperback | 272 pages
21 x 24.5 cm (8.2 x 9.6 in.)
Publication Date: 2020

This recently published 192-page bilingual catalogue presents the official program for the tenth edition of Manif d'art - La biennale de Québec. As a formal and theoretical documentation of this tenth edition of the event, it contains essays by international curator Steven Matijcio, artists Jonathan Allen and Skawennati, and sociologist and art historian Maxime Coulombe. 

Hardcover | 192 pages 
22.2 x 24.8 cm (8.7 x 9.7 in.) 
Publication Date: 2022

The Indigenous Art Collection, cared for by Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, and located at 10 Wellington, Gatineau, Quebec, is one of the most important collection of contemporary Indigenous art in Canada. Comprising over 4,300 artworks by both prominent and emerging artists, it showcases First Nations, Inuit, and Métis expression of their histories, cultures, and realities, both past and present.

Created to celebrate the Art Centre’s 50th anniversary, this stunning volume and first major monograph published by the Government of Canada about the collection, highlights the richness and the importance of Indigenous cultures and heritage as an essential part of Canadian culture.

Featured artists: Barry Ace, Roger Aksadjuak, Allen "Ahmoo" Angeconeb, Tracey Anthony, George Arluk, Germaine Arnaktauyok, Arnaquq Ashevak, Kenojuak Ashevak, Kiawak Ashoona, Shuvinai Ashoona, Jason Baerg, Rebecca Baird, Mary Anne Barkhouse, Carl Beam, Shirley Bear, Jackson Beardy, Henry Beaudry, Lance Belanger, Christi Belcourt, Leland Bell, Michael Belmore, Rebecca Belmore, Scott Benesiinaabandan, Dempsey Bob, Vince Bomberry, Bob Boyer, Simon Brascoupé, Bruno Canadien, Joane Cardinal-Schubert, Sarah Carr, Christian Chapman, Benjamin Chee Chee, Dorothy Chocolate, Lee Claremont, Hannah Claus, Dana Claxton, Eddy Cobiness, Ruth Cuthand, Colleen Cutschall, Joseph T. David, Joe David, Reg Davidson, Robert Davidson, Patricia Deadman, Blake Debassige, Beau Dick, Gertrude Dick & Simon Dick, Freda Diesing, Wally Dion, Vanessa Dion Fletcher, Sheojuk Etidlooie, Thomasie Etuangat, Jerry A. Evans, Rosalie Favell, David Garneau, David General, Richard Glazer-Danay, David Hannan, Tanya Harnett, Walter Harris, Faye HeavyShield, Chuck "Ya’Ya" Heit, Tom Hill, Richard W. Hill Sr., Robert Houle, Calvin Hunt, Henry Hunt, Tony Hunt, Maria Hupfield, Sarah Inukpuk, Elisapee Ishulutaq, Naomi Ityi, Mattiusi Iyaituk, Joseph "Joe" Jacobs, Alex Janvier, Philip Janzé, Alfred Joseph, Francis Kagige, Joshim Kakegamic, Roy Kakegamic, Towkie Karpik, Elsie Anaginak Klengenberg, Katia Kak'wa Kurtness, Rita Letendre, Eva Linklater, George Littlechild, Martin "Akwiranoron" Loft, Jim Logan, Kayley Mackay, Joelee Maniapik, Qavavau Manumie, Clifford Maracle, Teresa Marshall, Glenna Matoush, Walter McKenzie, Kevin McKenzie, Gerald McMaster, Ohotaq Mikkigak, Kent Monkman, Shirley Moorhouse, Christian Morrisseau, Norval Morrisseau, Ken Mowatt, Earl Muldon & Ron Sebastian, Nadia Myre, David Neel, Marianne Nicolson, Shelley Niro, Jeneen Frei Njootli, William Noah, Ron Noganosh, Daphne Odjig, Tim Paul, Lionel Peyachew, David Ruben Piqtoukun, Tim Pitsiulak, Susan Point, Edward Poitras, Jane Ash Poitras, Annie Pootoogook, Kananginak Pootoogook, Barry Pottle, John Powell, Pudlo Pudlat, Carl Ray, Bill Reid, Arthur Renwick, Ryan Rice, Garmel Rich, Rick Rivet, Eric A. Robertson, Kakulu Saggiaktuk, Pitaloosie Saila, Nicotye Samayualie, Allen Sapp, Frank Shebageget, Arthur Shilling, Roger Simon, Pierre Sioui, Skawennati, Ann Smith, Henry Speck, Greg Staats, Alan J. Syliboy, Gerald Tailfeathers, Winnie Tatya, Ningeokuluk Teevee, Jeffrey M. Thomas, Roy Thomas, Art Thompson, Simon Tookoome, Oviloo Tunnillie, Helen Wassegijig, Elisapee Weetaluktuk, Hjalmer Wenstob, Tania Willard, Linus Woods, Lauren I. Wuttunee, Donald Yeomans, Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun.

Hardcover | 383 Pages
23.5 x 21.5 x 3.7 cm (9.3 x 8.5 x 1.5 in.)

Winning Title (Pictorial), The Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada, 2025 

Sonia Del Re and Kirsten Appleyard

Delve into Canada’s premier collection of international drawings and discover never-before-seen artworks straight from the vault. Founded in 1921 and the first of its kind in the country, the National Gallery of Canada’s Department of Prints and Drawings boasts ever-evolving, world-class holdings of historical drawings dating from the 15th to the 20th century, in every medium – from graphite to ink, pastel to watercolour. Enjoy this rare opportunity to view works by Gustav Klimt, Théodore Géricault and Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, among many others, including newly acquired sheets and little-known but historically significant drawings that for conservation reasons are usually kept in the dark. The selection is wide-ranging, featuring everything from preparatory works for paintings to subjects drawn from history and mythology, portraits, landscapes, forays into abstraction and poignant explorations of the human condition.

Celebrate the legacy of the Department of Prints and Drawings first-hand through this captivating exhibition and richly illustrated catalogue marking its recent 100-year anniversary.

Gathered Leaves: Discoveries from the Drawings Vault is organized by the National Gallery of Canada. The publication is made possible with support from the Getty Foundation through its “The Paper Project: Prints and Drawings Curatorship in the 21st Century” initiative.

Hardcover | 203 pages
Publication Date: 2024 

Also published in French under the title Feuille à feuille. La collection de dessins dévoilée

Winning Title (Pictorial), The Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada, 2025 

Sonia Del Re and Kirsten Appleyard

Delve into Canada’s premier collection of international drawings and discover never-before-seen artworks straight from the vault. Founded in 1921 and the first of its kind in the country, the National Gallery of Canada’s Department of Prints and Drawings boasts ever-evolving, world-class holdings of historical drawings dating from the 15th to the 20th century, in every medium – from graphite to ink, pastel to watercolour. Enjoy this rare opportunity to view works by Gustav Klimt, Théodore Géricault and Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, among many others, including newly acquired sheets and little-known but historically significant drawings that for conservation reasons are usually kept in the dark. The selection is wide-ranging, featuring everything from preparatory works for paintings to subjects drawn from history and mythology, portraits, landscapes, forays into abstraction and poignant explorations of the human condition.

Celebrate the legacy of the Department of Prints and Drawings first-hand through this captivating exhibition and richly illustrated catalogue marking its recent 100-year anniversary.

Feuille à feuille. La collection de dessins dévoilée is organized by the National Gallery of Canada. The publication is made possible with support from the Getty Foundation through its “The Paper Project: Prints and Drawings Curatorship in the 21st Century” initiative.

Hardcover | 203 pages
Publication Date: 2024

Also published in English under the title Gathered Leaves: Discoveries from the Drawing Vault

This mini poster features the artwork Study for the Figure of Innocence in "Innocence Taking Refuge in the Arms of Justice" (c. 1779) by Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755–1842).

Dimensions:
Image size: 23.5 x 30 cm (9.25 x 11.8 in.)
Paper size: 27.9 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 in.)

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada

Related Exhibition: Gathered Leaves: Discoveries from the Drawings Vault.