Summer 2023 Exhibitions at The Robert McLaughlin Gallery

We are pleased to present five new exhibitions this summer! Join us on Saturday, June 10, 2023 for the opening of Anna Binta Diallo: Topographies and Aaron Jones: Fountain of Dreams.

Aaron Jones, Wandering, 2023. Courtesy of the artist

Aaron Jones: Fountain of Dreams

June 10 – September 24, 2023
Curated by Leila Timmins

Inspired by Black fantasy and science fiction narratives, this solo exhibition by Pickering-based artist Aaron Jones presents a new installation that combines video, collage works, photomurals, and a multi-channel soundscape. Finding inspiration from exploring the vast northern shoreline of Lake Ontario, Jones’ nuanced approach brings insights to land-based practices, placemaking, local histories, and world-building methodologies.

This exhibition is supported by the TD Ready Commitment.

Related programming:
Opening Reception
June 10, 2023
1-4pm

Curatorial Tour
September 21, 2023
7-7:45pm

Anna Binta Diallo, Those mountains of shadows and valleys of light, from the Topographies series, 2023. Digital collage. Courtesy of the artist.

Anna Binta Diallo: Topographies

June 10 – September 24, 2023
Curated by Leila Timmins

Topographies is a new body of work by Winnipeg-based artist Anna Binta Diallo, exploring map-making and world-building. Inspired by the rich visual histories and formal qualities of maps, this new installation explores the metaphoric and symbolic possibilities of representation. If a map is a translation of the important elements and characteristics of a particular place during a moment in time, this exhibition asks, what happens when the view is expanded? How do you contain a multitudes of perspectives across geographies, times and cultures? What richness is revealed through these layered forms of meaning-making?

The artist gratefully acknowledges support from the Canada Council for the Arts for this exhibition. This exhibition is supported by the TD Ready Commitment.

Related programming:
Opening Reception
June 10, 2023
1-4pm
Remarks + Tour at 2pm

Curatorial Tour
September 21, 2023
7-7:45pm

Alex Close, The Beast That Ate Herself, 2023, acrylic on canvas

pitch, slip

June 17 – August 13, 2023
Curated by Hannah Keating

pitch, slip is an exhibition of new paintings by Oshawa-raised artist Alex Close. Through her work, Close explores how our experiences in public spaces are shaped by the fragmented, layered, and ever-changing memories we have of those places. From public performance venues to virtual reality, she is drawn to question engineered experiences and the role that trust plays in our day-to-day lives. This body of work is reflective of Close’s evolving approach to abstract painting and her bold embrace of experimentation in the RMG’s artist residency studio.

This exhibition is supported by the RBC Foundation’s RBC Emerging Artist Project.

John Lander (Canadian, 1951-1992), Lullyhill, 1975, photo-serigraph on paper. Purchase, 1976

Queering the Collection

June 24, 2023 – January 15, 2024
Curated by Heather Riley

Queering the Collection brings together a selection of artworks from the RMG’s permanent collection and seeks to expand upon the established interpretations of these artworks by looking at them through a queer lens. The artworks were selected taking into account records and documentation that suggest these artists lived outside of gender and sexuality binaries and in doing so, questions why these facts have been historically removed from conversations about the artist and their work.

Related Programming:
Curatorial Tour
June 29, 2023
7-7:45pm

Oshawa Creek: Industrial History

June 24, 2023 – January 7, 2024
Curated by Sonya Jones

This exhibition pulls together a selection of photographs, primarily from the Thomas Bouckley Collection to reflect on the history of industry along the Oshawa Creek and to consider the effects rapid development has on the quality of health and life in a growing city.

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

The Robert McLaughlin Gallery
72 Queen St.
Civic Centre
Oshawa, ON
L1H 3Z3
www.rmg.on.ca

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