Oakville Galleries

06/01/2026

The outdoor avant-garde film festival 𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙤 returns to Gairloch Gardens for four weeks of film under the summer sky. 🌅🎥⁠
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As the sun sets over Lake Ontario, experience a curated program of films and video works by Canadian and international artists in one of Oakville's most beautiful outdoor settings.⁠
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This year's festival launches with films by upcoming artist 𝗔𝗹𝗶 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶 and is presented in dialogue with the exhibition 𝙏𝙤 𝙁𝙖𝙡𝙡, 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮. Exploring the theme 𝙄𝙣 𝙍𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙨, this year’s program is curated by Séamus Kealy, Jenifer Papararo, and Rinaldo Walcott.⁠
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𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙤⁠
𝗢𝗮𝗸𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗵 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘀
𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟱 – 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟲, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲⁠
Stay tuned for more details⁠
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Trailer: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘮𝘢𝘯 (2024), Ali Cherri.⁠
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Commissioned and produced by Fondazione In Between Art Film for the exhibition Dreamless Night held at GAMeC, Bergamo, and Frac Bretagne, Rennes. Co-produced by The Vega Foundation and KinoElektron. The film received additional support from Galerie Imane Farès, Robert Matta – Fondation RAM, Arab Fund for Arts and Culture, and Frac Bretagne. Courtesy of the artist; Fondazione In Between Art Film; and Galerie Imane Farès.

05/29/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗳𝘂𝗹, 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆.⛵️

200 of the 900 students who contributed to this year’s sails joined us for this special day, seeing their artworks artworks lifted into the wind in Gairloch Gardens. The students also enjoyed a lovely picnic and an en plein air watercolour painting activity, making the celebration even more memorable!

We were thrilled to welcome artist Emilia Kabakov back for the relaunch, celebrating alongside the students, families, and community members who helped make the day so meaningful. Special thank you to Minister Stan Cho, MP Sima Acan, MPPs Stephen Crawford and Effie Triantafilopoulos, and Mayor Rob Burton for joining us in this celebration of art, collaboration, and hope.

The Ship of Tolerance is presented in collaboration with the Ilya and Emilia Kabakov Foundation and the National Gallery of Canada. The National Gallery of Canada’s National Engagement initiative is generously supported by Michael Nesbitt, with additional funding from the National Gallery of Canada Foundation and Visit Oakville.

Visit us at Gairloch Gardens to experience this sculpture, a powerful reminder of the brighter futures we can imagine and create together.


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🗓️ On view through September 2026

Images: The Ship of Tolerance relaunch in Gairloch Gardens, 2026. Photo:

05/28/2026

05/27/2026

𝗛𝗶 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼, 𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗯𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿! 🚌

In partnership with the 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻, join us for a contemporary art journey across three exhibitions, including an opening reception at Oakville Galleries.

📍 Pick-up and drop-off: Toronto (66 Dufferin Park)

The tour begins at the 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻 with guided visits of 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗘𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘇𝗮’𝘀 𝘼 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙝, 𝙑𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙢𝙚 1: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨 and 𝙇𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨: 𝙁𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝘿𝙚𝙡𝙪𝙜𝙚 by 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗸𝘄𝘂𝗱𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗺 𝗨𝗸𝗮𝗶𝗴𝘄𝗲. Eceiza’s exhibition transforms the gallery into an immersive, textile-based environment that reimagines how exhibitions are experienced, while Ukaigwe presents large sculptural ceramic vessels built through stacked forms that create porous, evolving structures, evoking both individuality and community.

From there, the journey continues to 𝗢𝗮𝗸𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗲, where participants will experience 𝗔𝗹𝗶 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶’𝘀 𝙏𝙤 𝙁𝙖𝙡𝙡, 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮, featuring the film 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘮𝘢𝘯. Set in Cyprus, the film follows a soldier stationed at the edge of no-man’s-land between the Greek Cypriot south and the Turkish Cypriot north. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘮𝘢𝘯 is part of a series in which Cherri explores different geographies of violence, examining how political violence permeates bodies, as well as physical and cultural landscapes.

The tour concludes at 𝗢𝗮𝗸𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗵 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘀, where participants continue exploring 𝘛𝘰 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺. Here, Cherri presents hybrid sculptures assembled from fragmented artifacts and natural materials, alongside watercolour paintings and the film 𝘖𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘶𝘥 as well as two sculptures installed outdoors.
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🍷 $20 registration fee includes transportation to all galleries and refreshments.⁠
🔗 Spots are limited—register now via: https://oakvillegalleries.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/oakvillegalleries/eventRegistration.jsp?event=4360&
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Images(left to right):⁠
1. Ali Cherri, still from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘮𝘢𝘯, 2023. Courtesy the artist, Fondazione In Between Art Film, and Galerie Imane Farès, Paris.
2. Ali Cherri, 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘍𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘦, 2022, View of the exhibition How I Am Monument, Secession, Vienna, 2024. Photo: Sophie Pölzl.
3. Celina Eceiza, 𝘖𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢 (𝘖𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨), 2024. Dimensions variable. Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires. Photo: Josefina Tommaso.
4. Chukwudubem Ukaigwe, installation view, 𝘓𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴: 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘶𝘨𝘦, Neutral Ground, Regina, Canada, 2023. Photo: Mika Abbott. Courtesy Catriona Jeffries, Vancouver.

05/26/2026

𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

Oakville Galleries is closed for installation from 26 May – 12 June, as we prepare for our Summer 2026 exhibition.

Join us for our opening celebration of 𝗔𝗹𝗶 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶: 𝙏𝙤 𝙁𝙖𝙡𝙡, 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮 on Saturday, 13 June!

05/25/2026

Join us for the exhibition opening on Saturday, June 13th!

Oakville Gallery presents Ali Cherri’s inaugural solo exhibition in Canada, alongside The Ship of Tolerance by Ilya & Emilia Kabakov and the avant-garde film festival, Sunset Kino.

05/25/2026

📢 𝗢𝗮𝗸𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗶 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶’𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘂𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮, 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟯𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

Awarded the Silver Lion at the 2022 Venice Biennale, Ali Cherri’s multidisciplinary practice spans film, sculpture, drawing, and installation. His work explores how political violence, displacement, and environmental change become embedded in bodies, landscapes, and material culture.

At the Gairloch Gallery, Cherri presents a series of hybrid sculptures combining different materials and ancient artifacts the artist sourced from auctions and markets. Alongside the sculptures are a series of watercolour paintings and the film 𝘖𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘶𝘥, exploring the relationship between humans, labour, and the environment in northern Sudan. Two outdoor sculptures appear in the Gairloch Gardens sculpture garden: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦, which reinterprets ancient Assyrian reliefs of a sacred tree, and 𝘓𝘦𝘴 (𝘚𝘶𝘳)𝘝𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴, which reflects poetically on survival after catastrophe. As part of Oakville Galleries’ summer program, Cherri will also present two evenings of films through Sunset Kino.

At Centennial Gallery, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘮𝘢𝘯, set in Cypriot no man’s land, reflects on sovereignty, borders, and the lasting effects of geopolitical division. Moving between myth and history, ruin and regeneration, Cherri’s work considers how violence continues across generations while also imagining possibilities for repair, resilience, and renewal.

𝗔𝗹𝗶 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶: 𝗧𝗼 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆
𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Saturday, June 13, 2–5 PM | Gairloch Gardens and Centennial Square
Ali Cherri will be in attendance.

𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼? 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗯𝘂𝘀.
🔗 https://www.oakvillegalleries.com/artbus_2026_summer

Image: Ali Cherri, still from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘮𝘢𝘯, 2023. Courtesy of the artist, Fondazione In Between Art Film, and Galerie Imane Farès, Paris.

05/19/2026

⏳ 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝙇𝙚𝙨 𝙁𝙡𝙚𝙪𝙧𝙨 𝙙𝙪 𝙈𝙖𝙡!⁠

𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸: 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵, 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙒𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙂𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙣 (𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧), 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.
(Flowers, synthetic rubber, wire, stainless steel security cable, LEDs, aluminum tape, twist ties, steel pails, concrete, hardware)

"Jenine Marsh’s 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 (𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳), 2025 is like a trellis or a snare fence that produces a dense, illusionary effect of containment while also suggesting abundant growth and possibility. The site-specific installation of synthetic rubber-drenched flowers, wire and metal buckets crosses the thresholds spanning the bay window and covered porch of Gairloch Gardens with climbing vines that are reaching outwards like hydro wires or communication lines. The energy transmitted throughout the sculpture reflects the contemplation on the restorative and hopefulness of gardening, regenerating oneself in order to face destruction." — Exhibition text by Karen Kraven⁠
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Images: Jenine Marsh, 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 (𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳)from exhibition 𝘓𝘦𝘴 𝘍𝘭𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘶 𝘔𝘢𝘭, Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens, 2026. Photo: Jimmy Limit.

05/16/2026

𝗡𝗶𝗹𝗯𝗮𝗿 𝗚ü𝗿𝗲ş, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧ü𝗿𝗸𝗶𝘆𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟲𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗲, 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗢𝗮𝗸𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳.

𝘈 𝘒𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘺𝘦𝘴, presented at the Türkiye Pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale, unfolds across sculpture, textiles, painting, and installation, exploring care, belonging, and migration. Rooted in lived experiences of displacement, gender, and identity, Güreş’s practice brings together everyday materials and gestures of tenderness and resistance, where the personal and political remain closely intertwined.

We look forward to welcoming our community and the broader GTA to explore the nuances of Güreş’s practice right here in Oakville in 2027.

Images:
1. Nilbar Güreş at the Türkiye Pavilion, 61st Venice Biennale, 2026. Photo: Fatih Yılmaz.
2–3. 𝘈 𝘒𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘺𝘦𝘴, Türkiye Pavilion, 61st Venice Biennale, 2026. Photo: Fatih Yılmaz.