Vancouver Art Gallery

Lots of art to explore. The staff were friendly and welcoming, and the gallery was clean and well-maintained. I particularly enjoyed the monochrome journey and the Emily Carr exhibit. However, one floor was closed for construction on a new exhibit; a small reduction in ticket prices would have been fair to reflect this. Overall, it was a good experience with lots of art to enjoy.
Christina Marsh - a month ago

As an avid art enthusiast, I usually visit galleries and museums globally without consulting reviews. Unfortunately, the Vancouver Art Gallery fell short of expectations due to its steep admission fee, renovation-reduced exhibit space, and relatively small size. The 'A Monochrome Journey' exhibit presented an interesting paradox, with some viewers finding blank canvases unexpressive, while others appreciated the technical challenge. This floor also showcased select works by Andy Warhol and emerging artists. Few pieces of the Group of Seven paintings were exhibited on this floor. However, the second floor's exhibits tackled sensitive themes, unsuitable for young audiences. It was quite uncommon to find such controversial exhibits in an art gallery. The Emily Carr collection, though captivating, was surprisingly limited. (Only 11 pieces of her artwork were displayed). Photography allowed me to creatively engage with the art, highlighting its subjective psychological impact. Art profoundly enhances human experience, fostering inspiration and joy. If we focus on the elements of the art piece including line, color, light, space, composition and style and try to perceive what kind of feelings the art pieces give to us. This approach helps deepen our appreciation for art. Keith Haring's words resonate: 'Art should be something that liberates your soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further.'
C Khan - a month ago

I should have read the recent reviews before going. Please don't make my mistake. This gallery doesn't have a general gallery which sits in place, it's currently four exhibits if you can call them that... I'm currently traveling overseas where the currency exchange doesn't favour me so I look for quality at a good price. IMO this was not worth $31 (tax incl.) At how small this gallery was. The first floor was a selection of colours, I appreciate the collection but it wasn't for me. Blank expressionless coloured canvas is not for me. The only redeeming part to this exhibit was seeing 3 of Warhol's work.. as this isn't something you see in my city. The only reference of fine art or European classics was the Horizons gallery. This was okay but it was a room of 19 small-medium paintings. Unknown artists to me. The Emily Carr exhibit was great to see. Still life, some impressionism. Someone local who showed elements of the indigenous art in BC. Something I'm looking for. Hopefully I can get this from the museums instead. Upon reading their write ups on her, they have way more of her work stored but this was a select few... I'd rather see this than trying to push an objective... The zines floor was confronting, controversial and fascinating to me. Something I've never seen, I appreciate that but I think that space could be spent showing work from Carr than people who are metaironically satirical it becomes comedy. Most I'm sure would be anti-gallery today if they were around... Spent one hour here. If they implemented a way to pay for each exhibit I'd rather that. At this current setup, not recommended. The gift shop had more interesting works to show. Carr's prints were 30% off so that just shows what the gallery really cares about....
C. Moffat - 3 months ago

Well curated…but… a major installation going in on the second floor, created a lot of very loud and disruptive construction noise, which really impeded the experience of many of the other exhibits. Due to this disruption, I do think they should be offering a discounted rate because at $38 CAD to enter the gallery some points were almost hurried because of the very loud construction noise.
Sandra Grime - 2 months ago

Could have been better, but maybe because they had 2nd floor closed. Overall, it was very impressive work from various artists, especially by the First Nation 👏. Love how they preserve their culture and arts of nature as well.
rocky constant - a month ago