COLLECTIVE VISIONS

 

Robert Burley is featured in the newly opened exhibition, Collective Visions, at the Art Gallery of Ontario. His work also appears in the accompanying publication, Collective States: Worlds of Photography at the Art Gallery of Ontario.  Curated by Sophie Hackett, the exhibit brings together artists, curators, and collectors to select a photograph from the collection using the Surrealist “Exquisite Corpse” method. The results reveal the AGO collection in surprising and unexpected ways.
 
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03-10-2026



Collective Views: A Syposium on Photography in Toronto MOCA/AGO

Symposium 2026

This 2 day symposium offers a chance to reflect on Toronto and its relationship to photography. Across sessions spanning the 1970s to the present, it brings together artists, artworks, cultural figures, scholars, exhibitions, organizations, collections, art schools, and publications that have shaped evolving understandings of the city and the medium. Robert Burley will be speaking at the AGO on Wed. Mar. 11th

SEE: AGO/EVENTS
02-01-2026
Art Gallery of Windsor Essex



Exhibition 2026

Kissing Cousins: New Acquisitions in Context pairs recent acquisitions with historical works from AWE’s collection, highlighting how Canadian artists have always been in dialogue with the issues of their times. Artists include Robert Burley, Greg Curnoe, Patricia Deadman, Paterson Ewen, Betty Goodwin, Adad Hannah, Lawren Harris, Catherine Heard, and Mary Wrinch.
10-04-2026
The Great Lakes
Art Gallery of Hamilton


Group Exhibition 2026

This traveling group exhibition, circulated by the Art Gallery of Thunder Bay and curated by Penelope Smart, features work by Michael Belmore, Robert Burley, Bonnie Devine, and Shelly Niro. Presented in partnership with Swim Drink Fish and Biinaagami, the exhibition examines the cultural, ecological, and historical complexity of the Great Lakes through their distinct perspectives.

06-06-2026
The Great Lakes
Canadian Cultural Ctr., Paris


Solo Exhibition 2026

Curated by Catherine Bedard, this exhibiiton will open in conjuction with Nuit Blanche Paris on June 6-26. Burley's selection of sites and consistent viewpoints serves a purpose. Some photographs are created in North America’s largest and most densely populated cities, while others are captured in remote wilderness areas where land meets water. Some reveal the unaltered geological state of a Precambrian era, while others record recent, ephemeral, human interventions that have modified the lakes’ natural contours.