Current Exhibitions
Mary Anne Barkhouse, Bison/Gate, 2021, polyester and cotton canvas, steel, 38.1 cm x 381.0 cm, L2025-19.001
Mary Anne Barkhouse, Last Defenders of the Realm, 2023, polyester and cotton canvas, steel, 152.4 cm x 190.5 cm, L2025-19.002
Mary Anne Barkhouse, Acta Sanctorum (the deeds of the saints), 2021, polyester and cotton canvas, steel, 152.4 cm x 190.5 cm, L2025-19.003
Mary Anne Barkhouse, Monarchs and Other Wildlife, 2023, polyester and cotton canvas, steel, 152.4 cm x 190.5 cm, L2025-19.004
Mary Anne Barkhouse, Embassy, 2023, polyester and cotton canvas, steel, 152.4 cm x 190.5 cm, L2025-19.005
Mary Anne Barkhouse, Les vieilles connaissances, 2021, polyester and cotton canvas, steel, 152.4 cm x 190.5 cm, L2025-19.006
Mary Anne Barkhouse, Succession II, 2024, mixed media, 101.6 cm x 101.6 cm, L2025-19.007
Mary Anne Barkhouse, Feast I, 2024, bronze, wood, cyanotype on cotton and silk, 182.9 cm x 121.9 cm x 106.7 cm, L2025-19.008
Mary Anne Barkhouse, Currency, 2025, bronze, neon, acrylic, 243.8 cm x 127.0 cm x 274.3 cm, L2025-19.009
Mary Anne Barkhouse, La famille, 2011, sterling silver, stainless steel, bronze, maple, velvet, L2025-19.010
Mary Anne Barkhouse, Tapestry 1 (TRC), 2021, taffeta, ink on linen, bronze, wood, L2025-19.011
Bertram Brooker, The Fish, 1939, oil on canvas, 41.0 cm x 51.0 cm
Purchase, 1985, 1985.076
Joos de Momper, Village on a River--Treviso, prior to 1600, oil on panel, 50.0 cm x 92.0 cm
Given in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Fleming by their children, 1983, 1983.020
A.J. Casson, Lake of Two Rivers, date unknown, oil on canvas, laid down, 24.0 cm x 29.0 cm
Gift from the John A. and Thelma M. Jackson Collection, 1982, 1982.023
George Henry Griffin, Bay of Chaleur, N.B., 1933 c., oil on canvas, 83.0 cm x 106.0 cm
Gift of George Alfred Griffin, 1982, 1982.007
Seth Arca Whipple, The City of Windsor, 1890, oil on canvas, 56.0 cm x 112.0 cm
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Oncea, 1973, 1973.012
Abraham Brueghel, Still Life with Parrot and Monkey, 1677, oil on canvas, 127.0 cm x 174.0 cm
Bequest of Mrs. Gilbert Barrett, 1971, 1971.016
Cornelius Krieghoff, Owl's Head, Lake Memphremagog, 1861, oil on canvas, 51.0 cm x 64.0 cm
Gift of Mrs. W.F. Herman, Mr. H.A. Graybiel, Mr. R.A. Graybiel, and Mr. W.L. Clark, 1964, 1964.007
William George Richardson Hind, Portrait of Major-General Charles Baillie, Colonel of H.M. 3rd Ceylon Regiment, date unknown, oil on canvas, 56.0 cm x 46.0 cm
Gift of Mrs. Duncan C. Hind, 1963, 1963.017
Dirck Dircksz van Santvoort, Portrait of Three Children, ca. 1645, oil on canvas, 127.0 cm x 164.0 cm
Given in memory of Kenneth E. Fleming by his wife and children, 1966, 1966.017
Peter Ussuqi Anauta, Sea Otter, date unknown, stone, 20.0 cm x 15.0 cm
Gift of the Director's Fund, 1963, 1963.025
Joe Talirunili, White Owl and Lemming, 1962, stonecut on paper, 27/30, 49.0 cm x 44.0 cm
Gift of the Director's Fund, 1963, 1963.028
William George Richardson Hind, A: Sketch; B: Cape John from River John (from The Pictou Sketchbook), 1876, A: graphite on paper; B: watercolour on paper, 9.0 cm x 15.0 cm
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Heath, 1967, 1967.010.038.A-B
F. McGillivray Knowles, Chihuahua, 1893, drypoint on paper, 18.0 cm x 20.0 cm
Gift of Paul Duval, 1967, 1967.035
Mary Wrinch, Sparrows, ca. 1928, linocut on paper
Gift of The Gordon Conn - Mary E. Wrinch Trust, 1970, 1970.015
Etidlooie Etidlooie, Aircraft Becoming Sea Animals, 1981, colour lithograph on paper, 30/50, 51.0 cm x 67.0 cm
Purchase, 1984, 1984.005
Jessie Oonark, Untitled (Arctic hares and rabbits), 1978, coloured pencil on paper, 57.0 cm x 76.0 cm
Gift of the Director's Fund, 1986, 1986.005
Mike MacDonald, Eastern Butterflies, Quilt #1, 1996, laser print transfer on cotton, 223.0 cm x 148.0 cm
Purchased with support of the Canada Council's Acquisition Assistance program, 1997, 1997.005
Larry Towell, Nicaragua Series 1984-1986 (Woman Colling Parrot, Managua, Niicaragua), 1984, gelatin silver print, 28.0 cm x 35.0 cm
Gift of the artist, 2002, 2002.104
Lorraine Gilbert, Lucky & the Wolf, from the series: The Fish in the Water are Thirsty, 1993-1997, photograph, 25/25, 50.8 cm x 61.0 cm
Gift of Anonymous donor, 2023, 2023.047Mary Anne Barkhouse: Ndishnikaaz - Nugwa'am - My name is
June 19, 2025 – March 29, 2026
Purchase, 1985, 1985.076
Given in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Fleming by their children, 1983, 1983.020
Gift from the John A. and Thelma M. Jackson Collection, 1982, 1982.023
Gift of George Alfred Griffin, 1982, 1982.007
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Oncea, 1973, 1973.012
Bequest of Mrs. Gilbert Barrett, 1971, 1971.016
Gift of Mrs. W.F. Herman, Mr. H.A. Graybiel, Mr. R.A. Graybiel, and Mr. W.L. Clark, 1964, 1964.007
Gift of Mrs. Duncan C. Hind, 1963, 1963.017
Given in memory of Kenneth E. Fleming by his wife and children, 1966, 1966.017
Gift of the Director's Fund, 1963, 1963.025
Gift of the Director's Fund, 1963, 1963.028
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Heath, 1967, 1967.010.038.A-B
Gift of Paul Duval, 1967, 1967.035
Gift of The Gordon Conn - Mary E. Wrinch Trust, 1970, 1970.015
Purchase, 1984, 1984.005
Gift of the Director's Fund, 1986, 1986.005
Purchased with support of the Canada Council's Acquisition Assistance program, 1997, 1997.005
Gift of the artist, 2002, 2002.104
Gift of Anonymous donor, 2023, 2023.047
Location: Third Floor
The demise of the storied Hudson’s Bay Company provides a moment to not merely reflect upon what constitutes a deep discount sale, but also how we have collectively arrived at this moment in history. Through twists and turns of empirical economic endeavour, personal circumstance and good old fashioned fate, we find ourselves at yet another critical juncture … for some it holds optimism for restitution and growth, with the return of species and communities to familiar territories, while for others there is the uncertainty wrought by uncontrollable and wildly erratic external forces.
Told through the viewpoint of the eyes, ears and whiskers of some of the species that have called north of 49 home, the works in Ndishnikaaz | Nugwa’am | My name is are an invitation to explore these histories and consider what lies in the road ahead.
—Mary Anne Barkhouse
A good conversation should begin with an introduction. It’s important to situate ourselves, make the general specific, and acknowledge the being with whom one is speaking. Exchanging names is a sign that each person is willing to engage with the other in a way that is personal, respectful, and reciprocal.
Ndishnikaaz | Nugwa’am | My name is holds many introductions. Artist Mary Anne Barkhouse brings works from AWE’s collection and introduces them to her own artworks. Barkhouse’s works feature creatures—some of whom, like the plains bison—are even now being reintroduced to their ancestral territories, returning home after many generations of absence. Some creatures shown here, such as coywolves—a hybrid of coyotes, wolves, and dog—thrive in our contemporary moment. Others—such as badgers—do not. Viewers enter and confront the artworks, bringing their own perspectives and experiences to these introductions. The gallery is a space of encounter.
This exhibition presents stories about this place where people, animals, and all our non-human relations meet. Some stories highlight resilience; others show vulnerability, stress, and the risks we run when we deny reciprocity and respect to everyone who shares our ecosystems. There are stories about what we keep and what we should return. Stories that offer paths towards more ethical ways of being. But Barkhouse asks that before hearing these stories, we begin by naming ourselves to their storyteller: Ndishnikaaz | Nugwa’am | My name is.
—Emily McKibbon, Head, Exhibitions and Collection