The Canadian pavilion houses Canada's national representation during the

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Background

Organization and building

The Canadian pavilion was designed by the Italian architects BBPR and erected between 1956 and 1957. Its architecture is more distinct than the nearby pavilions. Inside, its rooms unfold in a spiral of open and closed spaces. The nation has been participating in the international exhibition since 1952. The

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took over the Venice selection process from the Canada Council in 2010.

Representation by year

Since 1952 Canada has been represented at every Venice Biennale. * 1952 — Emily Carr, David Milne, Goodridge Roberts,

Alfred Pellan Alfred Pellan (born Alfred Pelland; 16 May 1906 – 31 October 1988) was an important figure in twentieth-century Canadian painting. Biography Alfred Pellan was born on 16 May 1906 in the Saint-Roch quarter of Quebec City. His mother, Régi ...

* 1954 — B C Binning,

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, Jean-Paul Riopelle * 1956 — Jack Shadbolt, Louis Archambault, Harold Town * 1958 — James Wilson Morrice, Jacques de Tonnancour, Anne Kahane, Jack Nichols * 1960 — Edmund Alleyn, Graham Coughtry, Jean Paul Lemieux,

Frances Loring Frances Norma Loring LL. D. (October 14, 1887– February 5, 1968) was a Canadian sculptor. Biography Loring was born in Wardner, Idaho on October 14, 1887 to mining engineer Frank Curtis Loring (1859-1938) and Charlotte Moore.Amy Marshall Furne ...

, Albert Dumouchel * 1962 — Jean-Paul Riopelle * 1964 — Harold Town, Elza Mayhew * 1966 —

Alex Colville David Alexander Colville (August 24, 1920 – July 16, 2013) was a Canadian painter and printmaker. Early life and war artist David Alexander Colville was born on August 24, 1920 in Toronto, Ontario, the second son of Scottish immigrant D ...

, Yves Gaucher,

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* 1968 — Ulysse Comtois, Guido Molinari * 1970 —

Michael Snow Michael James Aleck Snow (December 10, 1928 – January 5, 2023) was a Canadian artist who worked in a range of media including film, installation, sculpture, photography, and music. His best-known films are ''Wavelength'' (1967) and '' La Rég ...

* 1972 — Gershon Iskowitz, Walter Redinger * 1976 — Greg Curnoe * 1978 — Ron Martin, Henry Saxe * 1980 — Collin Campbell, Pierre Falardeau & Julien Poulin,

General Idea General Idea was a collective of three Canadian artists, Felix Partz, Jorge Zontal and AA Bronson, who were active from 1967 to 1994. As pioneers of early conceptual and media-based art, their collaboration became a model for artist-initiated ...

, Tom Sherman,

Lisa Steele Lisa Steele (born 1947) is a Canadian artist, a pioneer in video art, educator, curator and co-founder of Vtape in Toronto. Born in the United States, Steele moved to Canada in 1968 and is now a Canadian citizen. She has collaborated exclusivel ...

* 1982 — Paterson Ewen * 1984 — Ian Carr-Harris, Liz Magor * 1986 — Melvin Charney,

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* 1988 — Roland Brener,

Michel Goulet Michel Bernard Goulet (born April 21, 1960) is a Canadian former professional forward (ice hockey), ice hockey forward who played for the Birmingham Bulls (WHA), Birmingham Bulls in the World Hockey Association and the Quebec Nordiques and Chicag ...

* 1990 — Geneviève Cadieux * 1993 — Robin Collyer * 1995 — Edward Poitras (curator: Gerald McMaster) * 1997 —

Rodney Graham William Rodney Graham (January 16, 1949 – October 22, 2022) was a Canadian visual artist and musician. He was closely associated with the Vancouver School. Early life Graham was born in Abbotsford, British Columbia, on January 16, 1949. ...

(curator: Loretta Yarlow) * 1999 — Tom Dean * 2001 —

Janet Cardiff Janet Cardiff (born March 15, 1957) is a Canadian artist who works chiefly with sound and sound installations, often in collaboration with her husband and partner George Bures Miller. Cardiff first gained international recognition in the art wor ...

& George Bures Miller (Curator: Scott Watson) * 2003 — Jana Sterbak * 2005 —

Rebecca Belmore Rebecca Belmore (born March 22, 1960) is a Canadian interdisciplinary Anishinaabekwe artist who is notable for politically conscious and socially aware performance and installation work. She is Ojibwe and a member of Obishikokaang (Lac Seul Fi ...

(curators: Jann LM Bailey and Scott Watson) * 2007 — David Altmejd (curator: Louise Déry) * 2009 — Mark Lewis (curator: Barbara Fischer) * 2011 — Steven Shearer (curator: Josée Drouin-Brisebois) * 2013 — Shary Boyle (curator: Josée Drouin-Brisebois) * 2015 — BGL (curator: Marie Fraser) * 2017 — Geoffrey Farmer (curator: Kitty Scott) * 2019 — Isuma (curators: Asinnajaq, executive director and chief curator of the Art Gallery of Alberta Catherine Crowston, senior curator of contemporary art at the National Gallery of Canada Josée Drouin-Brisebois, executive director and chief curator Art Museum at the University of Toronto Barbara Fischer and independent curator and writer Candice Hopkins. * 2021 —

Stan Douglas Stan Douglas (born October 11, 1960) is a Canadian artist based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Since the late 1980s, he has created works in film and photography as well as theatre productions and other multidisciplinary projects that invest ...

(curator: Reid Shier) * 2024 — Kapwani Kiwanga (curator: Gaëtane Verna)Maximilíano Durón (26 January 2023)
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