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UPCOMING: LIMINAL REVERIES - SOLO EXHIBITION
June 2026
Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA,
Andrew Rafacz Gallery is pleased to present solo exhibition Liminal Reveries featuring a new series of works on paper by Canadian painter, Melanie
Authier.
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Exhibition details:
Liminal Reveries
June 12 – through July 2026
Opening reception: Friday, June 12, 2026
Andrew Rafacz Gallery, 1749 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622, USA
Gravity of Inertia 10, watercolour and ink on paper, 2025 Gravity of Inertia 9, watercolour and ink on paper, 2025
CURRENTLY ON VIEW: MELANIE AUTHIER IN ‘FRESH AIR’ GROUP EXHIBITION
April 8, 2026
Fresh Air: New Acquisitions in Context highlights recent acquisitions alongside long-held works in the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. Perspectives
on belonging, cultivation, and landscape unite the works of more than ten featured artists.
Press release excerpt, courtesy of the McMichael:
“This exhibition offers a fresh perspective on the art of Canada through unexpected juxtapositions and thematic groupings that inspire curiosity, reflection
and delight… The McMichael’s collection is a living, breathing conversation- one that delights in the resonances that appear when old and new are
allowed to intermingle. Fresh Air is an invitation to see the McMichael’s collection anew, and to imagine its future as one that reflects the full richness of
the country’s artistic landscape.”
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Exhibition Details:
Fresh Air: New Acquisitions in Context
April 11- July 5th, 2026
The McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 10365 Islington Avenue, Kleinburg, ON.
Curated by John Geoghegan
https://mcmichael.com/exhibition/fresh-air-new-acquisitions-in-context/
Authier’s Venture Myth, acrylic on canvas, 56” x 66'“, 2022-23 alongside works by Howie Tsui and Darcie Bernhardt in dialogue with Strait of Juan de Fuca by Emily Carr.
MCMICHAEL CANADIAN ART COLLECTION ACQUISITION
February, 2026
Authier’s painting Venture Myth acquired by The McMichael Canadian Art Collection.
The McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg, Ontario is a public art gallery uniquely devoted to collecting and exhibiting Canadian and Indigenous
art, both historical and contemporary. The McMichael’s permanent collection houses more than 7,500 artworks, including masterworks by Emily Carr, the
Group of Seven and their contemporaries, and generations of Indigenous artists who have shaped and expanded the story of art in Canada. The
collection continues to grow, with an increasing number of contemporary works that reflect the evolving narratives of Canadian art today.
The McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 10365 Islington Avenue, Kleinburg, ON.
https://mcmichael.com/collection/
https://mcmichael.com/acquisitions/melanie-authier-venture-myth-2023/
Venture Myth, acrylic on canvas, 56” x 66”, 2023
CBC ARTS ARTICLE - ART TORONTO, OCTOBER 2025
Authier’s painting “Alseep inside her bones” is highlighted by artist Russna Kaur in CBC Arts article by Leah Collins.
*Exceprt included below. For full article please follow the link: https://www.cbc.ca/arts/art-toronto-2025-highlights-9.6950693
CURRENTLY ON VIEW: AUTHIER AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA
Authier painting Spine Walk is currently on display at the National Gallery of Canada in the permanent contemporary art collection.
Collected by the National Gallery in 2012, the work is currently exhibited as part of the Contemporary Permanent Collection rotation (in the
museum gallery B201).
Spine Walk, acrylic on canvas, 72" x 60", 2012
AIR CANADA COMMISSION
Air Canada Café Lounge, YUL Airport, Montreal
Air Canada, Olga Korper Gallery and Pearl Rowe Art Advisory are pleased announce “Balade de soleil” painting by Montreal-born artist Melanie Authier is
featured in Air Canada’s new Café Lounge.
Balade de soleil (Sun Stroll / All the light seeks), acrylic on canvas, 60” x 72”, 2024
ANNANDALE ARTIST RESIDENCY, JUNE 2025
Authier will be one of three participants in the month long Annandale artist-in-residence program in Annandale, Prince-Edward-Island, Canada.
Gravity of Inertia 4, watercolour and ink on paper, 16” x 12”, 2025
MERCURIAL SEASON - SOLO EXHIBITION
Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto
Mercurial Season
February 1 – March 15, 2025
Opening reception: Saturday February 1st, from 2-5pm
Olga Korper Gallery is pleased to present a new body of work by celebrated Montreal-based painter, Melanie Authier.
https://www.olgakorpergallery.com/exhibitions/mercurial-season/
Cosmic Decadence, acrylic on canvas, 60” x 72”, 2024
GROUP EXHIBITION
Praz-Delavallade, Los Angeles
Northern Exposure | L.A. Art Week
Olga Korper Gallery is presenting works by Melanie Authier, Sandra Brewster and Katherine Takpannie as part of Northern Exposure, an initiative of the
Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles, highlighting Canadian contemporary art galleries. Participating Galleries: Blouin Division, Bradley Ertaskiran,
Feheley Fine Arts, Franz Kaka, Olga Korper Gallery, Pangée, Patel Brown, and Stephen Bulger Gallery.
February 24 – March 21, 2024
*Opening Reception, February 27, 2024, 6-9pm
Praz-Delvallade, 6150 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Curated by Margot Ross and Michael Slenske
New Alchemy, acrylic on canvas, 48” x 36”, 2023
GROUP EXHIBITION, OLGA KORPER GALLERY, TORONTO
Winter Group Exhibition
Lois Andison, Melanie Authier, Lynne Cohen, Matt Donovan, Gerald Ferguson, Robert Fones, Shabnam K. Ghazi, Angela Grauerholz, Robert
Mapplethorpe, Kelly Mark, Ken Matsubara, Ken Nicol, Reinhard Reitzenstein, Ron Shuebrook, Barbara Steinman, and Katherine Takpannie
https://www.olgakorpergallery.com/exhibitions/winter-group-exhibition/
January 13 – February 3, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 13th from 2-5 pm
Gulleys and Gambits, acrylic on canvas, 72” x 108”, 2021