Exhibitions

Joi T. Arcand, ekawiya nepewisi (don’t be shy), 2017, neon channel sign. Photograph by Toni Hafkenscheid

The RMG annually programs over twenty exhibitions across six gallery spaces. With a focus on modern and contemporary Canadian art, we present a variety of exhibitions that reflect a diverse range of artistic output, including painting, photography, sculpture, film, installation and performance. Reflecting our commitment to connect our communities through art, we strive to produce innovative and timely exhibitions that recognize our collective responsibility to contend with the past and vision a more equitable, just, and expansive future.  

View a selection of online exhibition catalogues here.

Haley Uyeda: Without Being Said

February 24, 2026 - April 19, 2026

Artist Residency

Curator: Hannah Keating

Artists: Haley Uyeda

Without Being Said is an exhibition of new work by Haley Uyeda featuring photograms on canvas, paper collages, and framed photographs. Attentive to the effects of light and shadow, Uyeda gravitates to windows as a formal element in her work and as a creative agent in her art-making processes. Conceptually, windows are portals of absence […]

Durham District School Board Exhibition: For Art’s Sake

March 5, 2026 - March 22, 2026

Community Partnerships

The Durham District School Board: For Art’s Sake exhibition is a bi-annual celebration of the artistic talent of high school students in the Durham District School Board. Showcasing artworks from nearly every high school in the region, this event recognizes our budding young artists. Please join us for the opening reception on Thursday, March 5, […]

Painters Eleven: Radical Colour

March 7, 2026 - August 23, 2026

Permanent Collection

Curator: Sonya Jones

Artists: Alexandra Luke, Tom Hodgson, Kazuo Nakamura, Harold Town, Jack Bush, Oscar Cahen, Hortense Gordon, Ray Mead, William Ronald, Jock Macdonald, Walter Yarwood

Painters Eleven was the first abstract artist collective in Ontario. The Toronto group was founded in 1953 at the cottage of artist Alexandra Luke on the Oshawa–Whitby border. In the early 1950s, Toronto’s art scene was criticized for being conservative and unexciting. Painters Eleven was determined to shake things up and elevate abstraction within mainstream […]

Sukaina Kubba, Wolf

Sukaina Kubba: Not Soft by Nature

April 11, 2026 - September 6, 2026

Special Exhibition

Sukaina Kubba, Wolf, hand-drawn PLA filament, 26” x 20”, 2025. Courtesy of the artist.

The Oshawa Art Association’s 58th Juried Art Exhibition

April 24, 2026 - May 10, 2026

Community Partnerships

2026 marks the Oshawa Art Association’s 58th Juried Art Exhibition. This juried exhibition showcases artworks by many talented artists from across Durham Region. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday, April 23,from 6-9pm. Presented in partnership with the Oshawa Art Association

That Summer: Seniors Art Competition and Exhibition 2026

August 14, 2026 - September 24, 2026

Community Partnerships

The Seniors Art Competition and Exhibition is a showcase of creativity and technical skill among members of the Oshawa Senior Community Centres, Oshawa Public Libraries, and The Robert McLaughlin Gallery. Featuring paintings, drawings, sculpture, and more, this annual community exhibition is structured around a competition theme and prizes are awarded in three categories: Novice, Hobby, […]