Notes from the Vault: 95 Years of Collecting includes an extensive, illustrated history of the Gallery’s collection organized by decade, revealing the range of decisions, serendipitous opportunities and strategic priorities that have shaped and defined our holdings. The second half of the book features 110 catalogue entries on significant works in the Gallery’s collection, selected by current and former members of the curatorial team. Museum collections evolve and shift in surprising ways, and these short texts will address each artist’s art historical relevance as well as their importance within the context of the Gallery’s collection and history.
Publisher: Vancouver Art Gallery and Information Office
Editor: Stephanie Rebick
Contributors: Grant Arnold, Jo-Anne Birnie-Danzker, Gary Dufour, Adrienne Fast, Diana Freundl, Camille Georgeson-Usher, Mandy Ginson, Bruce Grenville, Pantea Haghighi, Richard William Hill, Tarah Hogue, Emmy Lee Wall, Siobhan McCracken Nixon, Stephanie Rebick, Eva Respini, Ian M. Thom, Andrea Valentine-Nixon, Scott Watson.
480 pages
172 x 240 mm (6.8 x 9.5 inches)
Publication date: Spring 2026
$55
