exhibition News Archive

November 6, 2025 — 
School of Art Alumna Ekene Emeka Maduka carves a personal signature out of broad social themes. Young Winnipeg painters are having an exciting moment. For the past six weeks or so, Dee Barsy’s signature aqua blues have washed over the 300,000 people who daily visit Toronto’s Union Station, which is decorated with a dozen of her bird-themed murals, buoying Toronto Blue Jays fans during the World Series. Last month, artist, curator and writer Chukwudubem Ukaigwe was shortlisted to represent the Prairies region for the Sobey Art Award 2025 — Canada’s largest prize for visual artists, which will be handed out on Saturday. Ukaigwe is perhaps best recognized for his paintings, often colourful to the point of psychedelic while refined in their details and lifelikeness, blending elements of realism, pop art and surrealism. The artist is among a small group of artists around 30 or under, many of whom went to art school together at the University of Manitoba, and who may appear — at least at first glance — to be working in similar directions.

November 6, 2025 — 
Compelled to touch grass — to silence urban and technological distraction to reconnect with the natural world — Ciurysek often heads to the forest, an environment that served as an inspiration for her solo exhibit Through, and through, on view at the Platform Centre for Photographic and Digital Arts (100 Arthur St.) until Nov. 15.

October 23, 2025 — 
Wally Dion: a thousand tiny prayers opens at the School of Art Gallery

October 14, 2025 — 
The School of Art Gallery presents Robert Archambeau: One Leads to the Next, a retrospective exhibition celebrating the life and work of one of Canada’s most influential ceramic artists, on view October 16 – November 14, 2025.

August 21, 2025 — 
Anna Binta Diallo, an assistant professor at the University of Manitoba’s School of Art, is opening a new exhibition at Galerie Buhler Gallery that reflects on the legacy of her grandfather, renowned Manitoba architect Étienne Gaboury.

June 12, 2025 — 
Fresh Paint / New Construction returns to Art Mûr with powerful new work from across Canada

May 14, 2025 — 
This spring, the School of Art and School of Art Gallery proudly present the thesis exhibitions of graduating MFA students from the University of Manitoba. Featuring six individual exhibitions, the series highlights the range and diversity of contemporary art practice—spanning performance, painting, sculpture, ceramics, video, and installation.

May 10, 2025 — 
Martha Street Studio and the School of Fine Arts Student Association (SOFASA) present Formed Impressions, a student-led exhibition celebrating the creative work of printmaking students from the University of Manitoba School of Art.

April 30, 2025 — 
On Friday, April 25, the School of Art was abuzz with energy, joy, and celebration as we marked the opening of the 2025 BFA Honours Graduating Exhibition.

April 9, 2025 — 
The School of Art at the University of Manitoba is proud to present the 2025 BFA Honours Graduating Exhibition, a bold and celebratory showcase of work by 17 graduating Honours students. This long-standing annual tradition marks the culmination of years of artistic development, experimentation, and critical inquiry — and offers a glimpse into the exciting future of contemporary art in Manitoba and Canada.