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National Gallery of Canada

380 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1N 9N4
613-990-1985

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Robert Davidson

Arts

The Artist Reaffirming Haida Art in the 21st Century

Robert Davidson credits art as the catalyst to finding his cultural roots and voice.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Milton Wong

Impact

Five Years of Giving

The amazing thing is how reluctant many major philanthropists are to talk about themselves, what they do, and why. But over time, we have managed to sit down with some notable people, all of whom share a passion for their community.

MONTECRISTO Blog: Dutch Art at the Burnaby Art Gallery

Arts

Dutch Art at the Burnaby Art Gallery

Blue mountains and broke artists.

As the only museum in the country with a dedicated collection of works on paper, the Burnaby Art Gallery is well set up to transport visitors to the land of windmills and canals.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Michael Audain

Impact

Philanthropist Michael Audain

Cityscapes, landscapes.

As chairman of Vancouver development company Polygon Homes, and an important philanthropist to numerous Canadian arts organizations, Michael Audain is a long-time builder of spaces big and financial successes bigger, and his fingerprints are scattered across many facets of the city he calls home.

MONTECRISTO: Steven Shearer

Arts

Artist Steven Shearer

Looking in.

When the National Gallery of Canada came knocking with an invitation for Steven Shearer to show his work at the 2011 Venice Biennale, the artist hesitated. It poses the question: you can take the boy out of the basement, but can you take the basement out of the boy?