Spring 2026 Exhibitions Opening Reception at The Robert McLaughlin Gallery

Tom Dean exhibition opening at The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, April 5, 2025.

Sukaina Kubba: Not Soft By Nature and Painters Eleven: Radical Colour

Opening Reception: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 1:00 – 3:30pm
The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa

Come celebrate the opening of Sukaina Kubba: Not Soft By Nature and Painters Eleven: Radical Colour! Refreshments served. Curatorial and artist remarks will be delivered at 1:30pm.

Let us know you’re coming and/or reserve your spot on the shuttle bus from Toronto. RSVP here.

Take the shuttle bus from Toronto!
We’re excited to partner with Mercer Union (1286 Bloor Street West) on this opening event. Starting at 11am sharp, you can join a tour and screening of Alvin Luong’s solo project DEPHINITELY PARADISE at Mercer Union. The film has an approximate run-time of 20 minutes. You’ll also have a chance to purchase a recent publication of Sukaina Kubba’s work, published alongside her exhibition at Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA) and limited-edition laser etchings by the artist. The bus will leave Mercer Union at 11:45am, returning around 5pm. Be sure to check out Alize Zorlutuna’s billboard installation facing St. Clarens Ave where the bus will pick-up and drop-off.

This event is free and open to everyone. If there are ways we can support your participation, please contact Hannah at hkeating@rmg.on.ca.

Sukaina Kubba, Wolf, PLA filament hand-drawn with 3D pen, 26″ x 20″, 2025. Courtesy of the artist.

Sukaina Kubba: Not Soft By Nature

April 11 – September 6, 2026
Curated by: Leila Timmins

Sukaina Kubba is an Iraqi-born artist whose work is rooted in material and cultural research, material experimentation, storytelling and drawing connections. Not Soft by Nature marks her first solo museum show in Canada. Building on previous research on the cultural production of textiles, the exhibition presents an expansive installation based on the history of lacemaking and its global trade.

Read more about the exhibition.

Related Programming

Talking Textiles: A Teatime Conversation with Sukaina Kubba and Roxane Shaughnessy
Saturday, May 23, 2026, 2 – 4pm
The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa
Register here

Walk through the exhibition Not Soft by Nature with artist Sukaina Kubba and the Textile Museum of Canada’s Senior Curator, Roxane Shaughnessy. Together, they will reflect on the historical and contemporary threads that are alive in this exciting new work and a selection of loaned artefacts on display from the museum.

The talk will begin in the exhibition and conclude with continued conversation over tea and treats. Participants are invited to listen, learn, and share alongside our guests.

William Ronald (Canadian, 1926 – 1998); Festival; 1967; acrylic on canvas; Gift of Chantal Laberge, 1987.

Painters Eleven: Radical Colour

March 7 – August 23, 2026
Curated by: Sonya Jones
Artists: Alexandra Luke, Tom Hodgson, Kazuo Nakamura, Harold Town, Jack Bush, Oscar Cahén, Hortense Gordon, Ray Mead, William Ronald, Jock Macdonald, Walter Yarwood

This permanent collection exhibition showcases Painters Eleven’s diverse approaches to abstraction alongside a common enthusiasm for bold, expressive colour, highlighting the individuality of each artist.

Read more about the exhibition.

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Accessibility:
The Robert McLaughlin Gallery is an accessible venue. To learn more or request accommodations, please visit the website.

Image Descriptions:
1. A group of people gather in a large atrium.
2. A decorative white design resembling lace rests on a black background.
3. A vibrant, abstract painting with stripes of blue, yellow, orange, and red in the background and an abstract white form in the centre with blue and green spots.