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Anna Leonowens Gallery

The Anna Leonowens Gallery is the public exhibition space and resource centre within NSCAD University.

Named after NSCAD’s Victorian founder—feisty heroine of film and theatre productions of The King and I—the Anna Leonowens Gallery is the public exhibition space and resource centre on campus. Three public galleries are devoted to the exhibition of contemporary studio and media art, craft and design, and curatorial projects generated exclusively within the university community. Weekly exhibitions p

rimarily feature student work, with occasional shows by faculty members, visiting artists and curators, and two-week graduate thesis projects. The gallery mounts 125 exhibitions per year on average, consistently attracting more than 20,000 visitors annually with a busy street-level location on a pedestrian mall in Halifax’s downtown core. Due to the gallery’s high profile, many exhibitions are reviewed by local, regional and national media outlets and arts journalists.

05/25/2026

A few sneak peeks at the exhibitions starting off our summer with amazing works from Ruben Victor Valentine, Ruby Gillam, Beth Neville and Bree Kuhnen.

1) Ruben Victor Valentine
2) Beth Neville

05/08/2026

The Anna welcomes Ashley Oh as a Summer Intern!

Ashley Oh is an interdisciplinary artist from Toronto, Ontario. Through their education at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and NSCAD University they are working towards a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a focus in printmaking. Her practice consists of lithography, alternative print methods, and text-based work exploring hauntings, nostalgia, dreams, the subconscious, shame, and eroticism.

Ashley is honoured to join the Anna as a student intern, and is thrilled to work alongside the incredible NSCAD student community.

05/07/2026

The Anna welcomes Lydia LeBlanc as a 2026 Summer A Intern!

Lydia LeBlanc is an interdisciplinary artist originally from Edmonton, Alberta. They are working towards a Bachelor of Fine Arts majoring in Interdisciplinary Arts. They have a keen interest in maskwork and puppetry as well as photography, film, poetry and curation. Their pieces explore themes of death, consumption, body horror and the relations between the grotesque and beautiful aspects of nature.

Lydia is honoured to join the Anna as a student intern, and is thrilled to work alongside the incredible NSCAD student community.

A poem for thee:

Hazy eyes
Tell soulless lies
they disguised
A most sobering surprise

A molded crown sits upon a rotten scalp
Bloody strips slip
And fall into cold tea
Dead teeth grip a lively tongue
And grey skin bears traces of a
Humanity
Without vanity
Insanity

I dare you to love the empty face in front of you
Let it in
Let it in
Ignore the tempest in its smile
The reverence it gives
Will shield thee from its haggard hands
Reaching out to grasp
At an empty wish

Maybe you can even learn to like
The withered form
With a broken
frown

04/29/2026

May 1 - 11, 2026
Galleries 1, 2 & 3, and Treaty Space Gallery
Closing Reception: Monday May 11, 5-7PM

2026 NSCAD Graduation Exhibition: before, here, after…
curated by Busola Osho

The NSCAD Graduation Exhibition is an annual showcase of works by artists, designers, and craftspeople completing their programs at NSCAD University. The 2026 Graduation Exhibition “before, here, after...” will include over 60 exhibitors in the Anna Leonowens and Treaty Space Galleries, curated by Busola Osho.

A reception will be held Monday 11 May 5-7pm to celebrate the graduates. Everyone is welcome!

04/08/2026

is performing daily during “The Clown, The Witch & The Vampire”! Come visit her at the Anna, 11-5 Tues-Fri and 12-4 Saturdays. 🤡🧙‍♀️🧛‍♀️💗🪄

03/30/2026

Sneak peek of this week’s shows on through Saturday!

1) Work from "St. George and its dragon" by Logan Hatt
2) Work from "September" by Nour El Sabeh
3) Work from "Wonder Beyond the Constructed" by Grace Halinaty

03/24/2026

Sneak peek of this week’s exhibitions!

1) Work from "Surface Tension: Selected Monoprint Work" by Chris P. Sampson
2) Work from "September" by Nour El Sabeh
3) Work from "cohen’s crown jewels" by Abby Spooner

Come see these amazing exhibitions on through this Saturday! "September" will be on until April 4th.

03/19/2026

Preview of this week’s exhibitions on through this Saturday!

1) Work from "真水无香" by Kai Shen
2) Work from "A Map of Sensations: The Courage to Rebuild My Life" by Yuting Song
3) Work from "Last Lick" by Saba Blyden-Taylor

03/02/2026

Sneak peek of this week’s exhibitions on until this Saturday!

1) Work from "Arts & Witchcrafts" by Kai Hogan Leung
2) Work from "BURNOUT" by Bianca McDonald
3) Work from "All the Time I am Returning" by A. Banko

02/23/2026

Upcoming Visiting Artist events this week featuring Aaron S Coleman are CANCELLED due to weather impacted travel.

This includes Tuesdays discussion with Duane Jones and Wednesdays Artist Talk.

We are hoping to bring Aaron back in an upcoming@semester so stay tuned.

Address

1891 Granville Street
Halifax, NS
B3J3J6

Opening Hours

Tuesday	11am - 5pm
Wednesday	11am - 5pm
Thursday	11am - 5pm
Friday	11am - 5pm
Saturday	12pm - 5pm

Telephone

+19024948223

Website

http://theanna.nscad.ca/

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