School of Art Gallery News Archive

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.

September 29, 2025 — 
The School of Art Gallery (SOAG) invites the UM community and the public to Exchange as a Symmetrical Gesture, an evening that celebrates the culmination of SOAG’s multi-year Visiting Curator Program with a reading, a curatorial panel, and the launch of three new publications.

September 16, 2025 — 
St John's College invites you to explore Colouring 'da Rock, a solo exhibition by Liv Valmestad, an Art Librarian and Senior Fellow at St John's College. This exhibition will be on display in the Quiet Room, room 111 St John's College, from September 22 to December 24, 2025. It is open to public viewing on Mondays to Fridays, from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, and will have an opening on Thursday, October 23rd from 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM. 

June 6, 2025 — 
The School of Art at the University of Manitoba is proud to share that alumnus Chukwudubem Ukaigwe (BFA Hon. ’22) has been named a finalist for the 2025 Sobey Art Award, Canada’s most prestigious prize for contemporary visual art.

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.

March 13, 2025 — 
Toronto interdisciplinary artist Jon Sasaki is much more concerned with the micro landscapes we don’t see.

March 11, 2025 — 
One of the most famous and influential artists in Manitoba’s history is being put under the microscope for a new exhibit at the University of Manitoba’s School of Art Gallery. 

February 10, 2025 — 
The School of Art Gallery is pleased to present two interconnected exhibitions by acclaimed Canadian artist Jon Sasaki.

December 4, 2024 — 
The School of Art proudly presents Kidult Club: The Collaborative Kinetics of the Royal Art Lodge, ca. Y2K, an exhibition showcasing a generous donation of Royal Art Lodge works from around the year 2000, gifted by Maryon Adelaar of Vancouver