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Contemporary Art Gallery

555 Nelson Street
Vancouver, Canada

Open from Tuesday to
Sunday 12 pm → 6 pm

Admission always free

Current Upcoming Past

2023

Portraits of Justine A. Chambers and Vanessa Kwan

Event · OffsiteTimelines TalkJustine A. Chambers & Vanessa Kwan

7 Dec 23·7:30 PM

Portrait of Harsha Walia

Event · OffsiteTimelines TalkHarsha Walia

28 Nov 23·7:30 PM

Portraits of Khelsilem and Vanessa Richards

Event · OffsiteTimelines Talk Khelsilem & Vanessa Richards

21 Nov 23·7:30 PM

A portrait of Sidney Gordon.

EventOpen StudioPlace-based Lumen Printing with Sidney Gordon

18 Nov 23·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

Lotus L. Kang, In Cascades (installation view), 2023. Photo: Rachel Topham Photography.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Matthew Hyland

7 Nov 23·6:00 PM

EventTalkAstrida Neimanis, "Holdfast (Learning Feeling)"

24 Oct 23·7:00 PM

A portrait of Coco Zhou

EventSaturday SessionCoco Zhou on Lotus L. Kang

21 Oct 23·12:00 PM

A portrait of Kyla Gilbert

EventOpen StudioStill Life Casting with Kyla Gilbert

14 Oct 23·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

A close-up photo of a Senegalese woman facing the camera with a neutral expression.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Godfre Leung

10 Oct 23·6:00 PM

Long earth tone sheets of film of various colours suspended from metal ceiling beams. A small box supporting three fruit is visible between two perpendicular sheets of film.

ExhibitionLotus L. KangIn Cascades

29 Sep 23until7 Jan 24

A photo of a Senegalese woman looking to her right with one arm outstretched and her chin in her other hand.

ExhibitionTrinh T. Minh-haReassemblage

29 Sep 23until7 Jan 24

Edge of a suspended sheet of film visible on the left of the photo, in a white room in front of a partially unfolded patterned tatami mat with silver discs arranged in a curved line on its surface.

EventOpening ReceptionFall 2023

28 Sep 23·7:00 PMuntil9:00 PM

A portrait of Rafael Zen. The colours of the image have been inverted.

EventOpen StudioBlackout Poetry with Rafael Zen

20 Aug 23·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

Latashkinem standing with a large hiking backpack on and walking skis. In the background are large white-capped mountains.

EventSaturday SessionLatashkinem on Sesemiya

12 Aug 23·12:00 PM

A portrait of Paige Smith. She is wearing a pink face mask and cream-coloured blazer with print triangles.

EventOpen StudioBetween Canvas and Celluloid with Paige Smith

22 Jul 23·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsAudie Murray presents adrienne maree brown, George Fulford and Julie Flett

16 Jul 23·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

Paper cutouts and a strawberry hang from thin metal wires.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Matthew Hyland

11 Jul 23·6:00 PM

A black and white photograph of Whess Harman. They sit by the water and smiling.

EventSaturday SessionWhess Harman on Gabrielle L'Hirondelle Hill

8 Jul 23·12:00 PM

A collage of three portraits.

EventSound ResponseChandra Melting Tallow, Alexander Miranda and Laura Ortman Respond to M*****

6 Jul 23·7:00 PM

EventSléway̓Working with Cedar with Sesemiya (Open Studio)

24 Jun 23·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

EventSaturday SessionKarice Mitchell on Dionne Lee

17 Jun 23·12:00 PM

A stone with the outline of a handprint is displayed on a blue tarped surface.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Godfre Leung

6 Jun 23·6:00 PM

EventIn ConversationGabrielle L’Hirondelle Hill, Dionne Lee & Sesemiya with Lorna Brown

27 May 23·12:00 PM

Several strips of hand-treated pint film with holes like cigarette burns are displayed on a white surface.

ExhibitionGabrielle L’Hirondelle HillM*****

26 May 23until3 Sep 23

A carved stone wrapped with a rope displayed on a wooden surface.

ExhibitionSesemiyas7ulh waḵáy̓stn iy ta stamsh cht

26 May 23until3 Sep 23

ExhibitionDionne LeeRatios

26 May 23until3 Sep 23

EventOpening ReceptionSummer 2023

25 May 23·7:00 PMuntil9:00 PM

EventCuratorial Tourwith Godfre Leung

25 Apr 23·6:00 PM

EventOpen StudioImpressions on Paper with Kit Liu

22 Apr 23·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

A portrait of Rebecca Bair. She is wearing earrings, a black long-sleeve shirt and is smiling.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsRebecca Bair presents Yaa Gyasi

16 Apr 23·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

A photo of Silas Ng. He is wearing glasses and a black raincoat with yellow sleeves.

EventSaturday SessionSilas Ng on Christine Sun Kim

15 Apr 23·12:00 PM

EventCuratorial Tourwith Matthew Hyland

28 Mar 23·6:00 PM

A portrait of Sena Cleave. They are wearing a blue turtleneck with mesh sleeves. They have straight short brown hair, brown eyes and a silver septum piercing.

EventOpen StudioScrying and Weaving with Sena Cleave

25 Mar 23·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

Portrait of Brady Cranfield.

EventSaturday SessionBrady Cranfield on Kathy Slade

18 Mar 23·12:00 PM

A portrait of Allison Grimaldi Donahue. She is wearing glasses, a light-blue denim button up and white pants.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsAllison Grimaldi Donahue presents Rosmarie Waldrop

11 Mar 23·12:00 PMuntil1:30 PM

EventCAG Prize ResidencyThe Couch: Hometown II

A portrait of Lorna Brown. An orange shawl is draped across her shoulders.

EventSaturday SessionLorna Brown on Kathy Slade

11 Feb 23·12:00 PM

A portrait of Marianne Nicolson. She is smiling in front of a colourful backdrop.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsMarianne Nicolson presents Grand Chief Ronald M. Derrickson and Arthur Manuel

4 Feb 23·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

A portrait of Vitoria. They are wearing a black turtleneck with mesh sleeves and big black over ear headphones.

EventOpen StudioSensations of Déjà Vu with Vitória Monteiro

4 Feb 23·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

An stitched image of Kathy Slade and Lisa Robertson.

EventIn ConversationKathy Slade & Lisa Robertson

31 Jan 23·6:30 PM

A black and white photograph depicting a large triangle-shaped stone on the shore of a lake, with mountains faintly visible in the background.

ExhibitionKathy SladeAs the sun disappears and the shadows descend from the mountaintop

27 Jan 23until7 May 23

EventOpening ReceptionWinter 2023

26 Jan 23·7:00 PMuntil9:00 PM

A collage featuring, amongst other details, a bird’s-eye view of a mottled orange surface, a wedge of light blue fun fur and a bread tag. In blue iridescent text, the word “WEDGE” appears across the image.

EventWEDGE RESIDENCY2022 Recipients