Events in North Vancouver

Opening reception: Friday, January 24, 2025, 6:00-8:00 PM Comedy and cartoon are not words that readily come to mind when thinking of contemporary art in Canada. Since the 60s, taut conceptualism and postmodern critique are more characteristic associations, and took form experimentally whether through new media, mail art and performance. This is the genre that brought artists from Vancouver to Read more...

Manuel Axel Strain: xʷəlməxʷ child is on view in The Polygon’s ground floor gallery from February 1 – May 11. About the exhibition In xʷəlməxʷ child, Manuel Axel Strain draws on Musqueam, Secwépemc, and Syilx ways of knowing, and the discipline of Western psychology. Compositing theories of mind from across their different cultures, Strain imagines the perspective of a child who contemplates Read more...

Feb. 28–May 25, 2025 The Polygon Gallery presents Tranquility of Communion, a landmark exhibition of the late British-Nigerian photographer Rotimi Fani-Kayode’s work, running from Feb. 28 to May 25, 2025. This Canadian premiere brings together Fani-Kayode’s celebrated photographs alongside archival prints and previously unseen works from his student years. Fani-Kayode’s images treat same-sex, multiracial love with a spiritual intensity, employing symbolic Read more...

March 4 – April 26, 2025 Start with Art is a unique exhibition that focuses on encouraging young people to appreciate, collect, and curate their own art collection – with a special price list just for kids 16 and younger! For this 20th annual exhibition we’ve assembled a fantastic group of established artists who work in a variety of media and artwork in Read more...