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.

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, […]

Zoe Ann Cardinal Cire: In Plains Air

September 26, 2026 - February 14, 2027

Special, Special Exhibition

Curator: Leila Timmins

Artists: Zoe Ann Cardinal Cire

In Plains Air marks Zoe Ann Cardinal Cire’s first museum solo exhibition in Canada, presenting new work shaped by her time on her ancestral territories in Treaty 6. In the bush, the boundaries between inside and outside fall away—the land is home, shelter, and teacher. Cire turns to this context to rethink Western plein-air painting, […]

Lana Yuan: RBC Emerging Artist Residency Exhibition

October 3, 2026 - November 29, 2026

Artist Residency

During her residency, Lana Yuan will develop a new sculptural project that examines how loneliness, routine, and displacement are inscribed onto the body through the patterned behaviours of urban life. Working across digital fabrication techniques such as 3D printing and laser cutting, alongside hand assembly and lathe work, she will construct installations that oscillate between […]