The Joan and Martin Goldfarb Gallery of York University

The Joan and Martin Goldfarb Gallery of York University The Joan and Martin Goldfarb Gallery is a university-affiliated public non-profit contemporary art gallery.

The AGYU is committed to the production, interpretation, and presentation of contemporary art in all its manifestations, including exhibitions, public programs, education projects, residencies, social practice projects, and scholarly books on art.

Celebrating with Wally Dion’s 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳b.1976, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Wally (Walter) Dion is a Canadian artist of S...
06/20/2026

Celebrating with Wally Dion’s 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳

b.1976, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Wally (Walter) Dion is a Canadian artist of Saulteaux ancestry living and working in Upstate New York.
Dion holds a BFA from the University of Saskatchewan and an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. His work contributes to broader conversations on identity and power and reflects a pan-American Indigenous struggle for cultural, economic, and political recognition.

Dion has exhibited extensively across Canada and the U.S., with solo exhibitions at College Art Galleries (University of Saskatchewan), Boise Art Museum, Urban Shaman Gallery, Ottawa Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, Grunt Gallery, and the MacKenzie Art Gallery. His works are held in the public collections of SK Arts, the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Canada Council Art Bank, the Aboriginal Art Centre, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, the MacKenzie Art Gallery, Remai Modern, the Portland Art Museum, and the Autry Museum of the American West.

We are delighted to welcome this work into our collection.

Artist: DION, Wally (Saulteaux, b. 1976)
Title: Pollinator
Date: 2024
Materials: Various fabric, acrylic rod, copper pipe
Dimensions: 125 x 110 in | 317.5 x 279.4 cm
 
Exhibition History: Stitching the Revolution, Mattatuck
Museum, Waterbury (CT), May - Aug 2024
Wally Dion: A Thousand Tiny Prayers,
School of Art Gallery, 255 ARTlab, University
of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Nov 2025 - Feb 2026
 

06/10/2026

Ever wondered what goes into installing an artwork? 👀

Take a behind-the-scenes look at 109 Views of Canada by Joyce Wieland as it finds its place in the Periodical Reading Room at Scott Library. Swipe into the installation process! 🎥✨

06/06/2026

The downpour last week didn‘t stop us from participating in 2026! With over 100 attendees, we wanted to share our gratitude for all the volunteers and staff that helped make this event possible. We still have our current exhibitions open for view until July 25, including Winter Wheat and Worlds Away, featuring works by D’Andrea Bowie and Anne Duk Hee Jordan.

And a big thank you to all of you who came to the gallery during the rainy weather and attended our guided tours, your support helps us thrive!

Discover our Top Reads for June 📚✨This month, we feature Supplement 7: Uncle Doug’s Fishing Shack by Joar Nango and BRAI...
06/03/2026

Discover our Top Reads for June 📚✨

This month, we feature Supplement 7: Uncle Doug’s Fishing Shack by Joar Nango and BRAIDED ROOTS / TRENZANDO RAÍCES by Betsabeé Romero.

In recognition of National Indigenous History Month, these publications draw on Indigenous knowledge, land-based research, and collaborative artistic practices. Together, they reflect on memory, cultural exchange, and the relationships between people, place, and community.

On Wednesday, June 3, Alisi Telengut’s recent film Materia, 2025, commissioned through The Goldfarb Gallery’s Digital Ar...
05/30/2026

On Wednesday, June 3, Alisi Telengut’s recent film Materia, 2025, commissioned through The Goldfarb Gallery’s Digital Art Program stream, is screening at imagineNATIVE!

Through macro and microscopic imagery, Telengut reveals a subtle kinship between the human body and the mineral world, blurring the boundaries between organic and inorganic forms.
  
ImagiNATIVE is the world’s largest Indigenous film festival. Directed by York University Alumni Naomi Johnson, the festival is in-person June 2-7 and spotlights innovative moving image practices. Please see their website for screening times and tickets. 

05/23/2026

Thank you to everyone who visited The Goldfarb Gallery during Doors Open Toronto ( ) It was a pleasure to share our space with you and be part of such a vibrant weekend. We’re grateful to everyone who stopped by and explored our exhibitions and spent time with us! ✨

The Goldfarb Gallery is Always Free and Open Tuesdays - Saturdays 12-5PM

Please join us in welcoming the new members of our team! We are glad to have you all here ✨
05/22/2026

Please join us in welcoming the new members of our team!

We are glad to have you all here ✨

We invite you to join us for a special screening and talk Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 6 – 7:30 pm with York Biology Professor...
05/19/2026

We invite you to join us for a special screening and talk Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 6 – 7:30 pm with York Biology Professor Dawn Bazely() as she responds to our current exhibition Anne Duk Hee Jordan: Worlds Away, through her knowledge of biology and ecological systems.

As part of the program, participants will have the opportunity to explore the exhibition and view the special presentation of the short film Brakfesten / La Grande Bouffe, 2022–23, a film by Anne Duk Hee Jordan and Pauline Doutreluingne.

Brakfesten / La Grande Bouffe zooms into a symbiotic ecosystem, centering on a public sculpture created in Södra Hällarna, a Swedish forest that is threatened with extinction due to Elm disease. The film centres on the mutual interdependence of the trees, insects, birds, and other organisms that live there and explores the possibility to support future regeneration. Brakfesten / La Grande Bouffe was commissioned and produced by Public Art Agency Sweden in collaboration with Baltic Art Center.

This event is part of Toronto Climate Week () ()

Image Credit
Slide 1: Brakfesten / The Grande Bouffe, 2022, installation view. Anne Duk Hee Jordan and Pauline Doutreluingne.
Slide 2: Installation view of “Anne Duk Hee Jordan: Worlds Away” at The Goldfarb Gallery of York University, 2026. Photo: Toni Hafkenscheid.

05/16/2026

Spend a day at The Goldfarb Gallery on Saturday ☀️🫧
We’re open Tuesday to Saturday, 12–5 PM.
Admission is always free!

The Goldfarb Gallery is thrilled to be part of on Saturday, May 23 from 10a.m. to 5p.m. !Join us for a day of art and e...
05/14/2026

The Goldfarb Gallery is thrilled to be part of on Saturday, May 23 from 10a.m. to 5p.m. !

Join us for a day of art and exploration as we open our doors to the public. Discover our current exhibitions Winter Wheat and Worlds Away, featuring works by D’Andrea Bowie and Anne Duk Hee Jordan.

Get to know the gallery through our free guided tours running throughout the day. Swipe for tour times and plan your visit!

We can’t wait to welcome you.

Image: Abstract Legacies (2024), featuring works by Paul-Émile Borduas, Jack Bush, Alexander Calder, Sorel Etrog, Helen Frankenthaler, Roy Kenzie Kiyooka, Robert Motherwell, Kenneth Noland, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Frank Stella, Françoise Sullivan, and Anthony Douglas Cooper.

Photography by Hao Nguyen.

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