Past Exhibitions

Doris McCarthy: Centenary
June 17, 2010 - July 11, 2010
Ben Portis
Molson Community Gallery
Honouring Doris McCarthy on her 100th birthday
Barrie Banner Project June 17 to August 29. Photo: Andre Beneteau
June 17, 2010 - August 29, 2010
The Barrie Banner Project takes to the streets of Downtown Barrie all summer long.
David Merritt, shimmy, maclaren art centre exhibition summer 2010
June 12, 2010 - August 29, 2010
David Merritt
Melanie Townsend
Laking Gallery and Gallery 3
Drawings, sculptures and related video works by David Merritt
Portfolio Student Exhibition, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie
May 13, 2010 - June 13, 2010
Education Exhibition
Molson Community Gallery and The Carnegie Room
Portfolio 2010
Helping to Build a Creative Future
Craig Stephenson, Gifts in Shadow, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie
April 22, 2010 - May 9, 2010
Rotary Education Centre
Highlighting Mental Health Awareness Week
David Bolduc tribute exhibition at MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie
April 22, 2010 - May 7, 2010
Ben Portis
The Carnegie Room
A tribute exhibition to artist David Bolduc, 1945-2010
DaDa Flow #3, 2006, oil and acrylic on canvas, 239 cm x 137 cm
March 4, 2010 - May 23, 2010
Janet Jones
Stuart Reid
Janice Laking Gallery
These paintings by Janet Jones provide an appealing exploration of our fascination with the future.
Visibly Unseen: David Busby Street Centre photo by Cole Bennett
March 4, 2010 - May 9, 2010
Community artists
MacLaren Art Centre
Molson Community Gallery and Rotary Education Centre
We are proud to host these community artists, organizations and exhibitions
Tony Romano, Imagine Band, 2008.
February 23, 2010 - May 16, 2010
Tony Romano
Sandra Fraser
Gallery 3
Tonry Romano draws on philosophical and pseudo-scientific investigations as well as pop culture.
Karilee Fuglem, Wild History (installation detail), 2009. Photo: Andre Beneteau
December 3, 2009 - February 21, 2010
Karilee Fuglem
Sandra Fraser
Janice Laking Gallery
A semi-visible network of threads creating a map of winter skies over Barrie
Frances Thomas, You Have To Get Singed In A While
November 28, 2009 - February 14, 2010
Frances Thomas
Carolyn Bell Farrell
Gallery 3
A layered palette of elliptical shapes that build to form a dense yet animated visual field
Rick Nixon, The Earth Moved On, 2009. Photo: Adnre Beneteau
November 28, 2009 - January 17, 2010
Rick Nixon
Ted Fullerton
Massie Family Sculpture Garden
An oversized bust of the robot Gort, metaphoric of post-World War II ideology and anxiety
Sculpture by Niall Donaghy
September 17, 2009 - November 8, 2009
Niall Donaghy
Ted Fullerton
Massie Family Sculpture Courtyard
Niall Donaghy has created a large scale wooden sculpture of the F15 Eagle
Artwork by Ian Carr-Harris
September 10, 2009 - November 1, 2009
Sandra Fraser
Gallery 3
A group exhibition inspired by literary sources
Rendering by Snohetta Architects
September 10, 2009 - November 1, 2009
Various
Sascha Hastings
Janice Laking Gallery
A range of stunning library projects
Oil Painting by Pauline Holancin Kuhla
August 15, 2009 - October 24, 2009
Pauline Holancin Kuhla
Sandra Fraser
The Carnegie Room
In honour of the gallery's namesake, a selection of historical works are presented
Artwork by Katharine Harvey
June 18, 2009 - August 30, 2009
Katharine Harvey
Sandra Fraser
Janice Laking Gallery
Harvey transforms mundane plastic objects into a thirty-two foot high, shimmering waterfall
Photo by Kim Kitchen
June 18, 2009 - August 30, 2009
Kim Kitchen
Sandra Fraser
Gallery 3
Movement of Water documents Kim Kitchen's frontline experiences in Dar es salaam, Tanzania.