art auction preview days in Toronto (May 13-27)

Public preview days – Toronto – Important Canadian & International Art – May 13-27, 2026 – Cowley Abbott, 326 Dundas Street West, Toronto.
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm; Sat & Sun 11am-5pm; Wed 27 May

Cowley Abbott (T.O. Downtown)

final day of exhibition, Main Space

Baby Girl | Alexis Nanibush-Pamajewong.
www.gallery44.org/exhibitions/babygirl.

Gallery 44 (T.O. Downtown)

final day of exhibition, Vitrines

Cute Paranoias | Jake Santos.
www.gallery44.org/exhibitions/cute-paranoias.

Gallery 44 (T.O. Downtown)

final day of exhibition, Members' Gallery

Within a Surface | Molly Steels.
www.gallery44.org/exhibitions/within-a-surface.

Gallery 44 (T.O. Downtown)

gallery talk 2-3pm (see Jun 11 for related talk)

Artist and Vtape co-founder Lisa Steele offers an overview of Vera Frenkel's influential career as an early innovator in video, installation, and digital work. In connection with the exhibition Vera Frenkel | As If B

Koffler Arts (T.O. Downtown)

artist talk 2:30pm

Artist talk – Yann Pocreau. In conjunction with the exhibition, The Prefix Prize: Yann Pocreau. https://contactphoto.com/festival/2026/core/urbanspace-yann-pocreau-the-2026-prefix-prize.

Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art (T.O. Downtown)

final day of exhibition

Pearl Van Geest: At a Moment's Glance. "I continue to be inspired by shorelines – the worlds between the land, water and sky, especially poignant from the vantage point of sitting in a canoe or kayak. There, moving while bu ... more

The Red Head Gallery (T.O. Downtown)

Doors Open programming 10am-10pm

Doors Open. Art-A-Thon, presented by Throbbing Rose Collective as a fundraiser for Nuit Rose.

The Red Head Gallery (T.O. Downtown)

book signing 1-4pm

The Stephen Bulger Gallery is pleased to present a book signing with Ruth Kaplan in the Reading Room Gallery. This event will honour the release of CROSSING, Kehrer Verlag, 2026. www.bulgergallery.com/events/116/overview/.

Stephen Bulger Gallery (T.O. Downtown)

opening 1-5pm, artist in attendance.

Geneviève Jost | Journey Through the Seasons | an exhibition of new works. https://gevik.com/exhibitions/genevieve-jost-journey-through-the-seasons/.

Gallery Gevik (T.O. Yorkville)