Past Exhibitions

DEFSUP OPEN HOUSE SERIES

Featuring Random Acts of Poetry
24th Oct 2020

2020 FUTURE VISION

Grand Opening Exhibition
28th Aug 2020 - 24th Oct 2020

GRAND OPENING

2020 Future Vision Exhibition
28th Aug 2020 - 30th Aug 2020

ZHAABOSHKAA

Goes Through
29th Feb 2020
115 Cumberland St N

NEW LOCATION

115 Cumberland St. N.
3rd Apr 2020

DERELICTE 12

A FASHION ODYSSEY
25th Jan 2020

NEW LOCATION

115 Cumberland Street North
1st Oct 2019

THE HUNGER 14

Downtown Wide, Annual Halloween Festival Event
26th Oct 2019

10th Annual Y-ART SALE

Self Guided Graffiti Art Tour

Die Active Art Collective
1st May 2019 - 31st Jul 2019

END OF AN ERA

Launch of a Lifetime
22nd Feb 2019
250 Park Ave

QALEIDOSCOPE

Queer Film on Tour
15th Feb 2019 - 16th Feb 2019

DERELICTE 11

A Fashion Odyssey
26th Jan 2019

COMET CHASER

Sarah Mason: A Retrospective
16th Nov 2018 - 12th Jan 2019

Islamic Heritage Month

Song, Poetry, Arts Showcase
3rd Oct 2018

UNTAMED

Annual Regional Juried Show
6th Sep 2018 - 12th Jan 2019

The Warrior Caught in the Maze

Summer Closure

12th Aug 2018 - 10th Sep 2018

IMAGE LAUNDRY

Die Active Emerging Photographers
14th Jul 2018 - 11th Aug 2018

ANN HAMILTON

THE EVENT OF A THREAD
6th Jul 2018

LOST & FOUND

Street Art Festival
14th Jul 2018
Cooke Street 12-5pm & DefSup 7-11pm

DEFSUP MEMBERS EXHIBITION

30th Anniversary + Appreciation Party
6th Jul 2018 - 11th Aug 2018

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

30th Anniversary Members Exhibition
26th Jun 2018 - 30th Jun 2018

RETROGRADUATE

Lakehead University Visual Arts Graduates
18th May 2018 - 16th Jun 2018

FORTIFY THIS

Indigenous Multi-Media Art Installation
18th May 2018 - 16th Jun 2018

WINDOW PERFORMANCES

Wearable Art, Music, Dance
7th Apr 2018

DIE ACTIVE & NEECHEE STUDIO

New Generation Art Exhibitions
7th Apr 2018 - 10th Apr 2018

COMMERCIAL GALLERIES/ART STUDIOS

Downtown Waterfront District
7th Apr 2018 - 10th Apr 2018

CONFEDERATION COLLEGE FILM

Vox Popular Media Arts
7th Apr 2018 - 10th Apr 2018

LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY

Visual Arts Students/Graduates
7th Apr 2018 - 10th Apr 2018

DEFINITELY SUPERIOR

Members Exhibition
7th Apr 2018 - 11th Apr 2018

JON RAFMAN

Erysichthon Film Installation
7th Apr 2018 - 5th May 2018

CANADIAN CONTEMPORARY 16

Collection Dr. Bob Chaudhuri
7th Apr 2018 - 5th May 2018

DREW DEGRUYTER

Glitched Memories
7th Apr 2018 - 5th May 2018

URBAN INFILL

Art in the Core 12
7th Apr 2018 - 5th May 2018

DERELICTE 10

2167: IMAGINENATIVE

Touring Indigenous VR Project
28th Nov 2017

PIOTR SKOWRONSKI

Facade
24th Nov 2017 - 20th Jan 2018

LAURA-LYNN PETRICK

Superior (Gitchi Gami) Film Screening
14th Oct 2017

MANIFESTATION

Juried Exhibition
24th Nov 2017 - 20th Jan 2018

CHRISTIAN CHAPMAN

Fight For Your Life
29th Sep 2017 - 11th Nov 2017

SAM SHAHSAHABI

Beneath the Reflection
29th Sep 2017 - 11th Nov 2017

AMANDA STRONG

Four Faces of the Moon & Mia
14th Jul 2017 - 12th Aug 2017

JENEEN FREI NJOOTLI

Performance and Installation
14th Jul 2017 - 12th Aug 2017

29th ANNIVERSARY MEMBERS SHOW

and Appreciation Party
14th Jul 2017 - 12th Aug 2017

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Members Exhibition
4th Jul 2017 - 12th Aug 2017

NIGHT BRATS

Die Active Art Collective
19th May 2017 - 17th Jun 2017

RETROGRADUATE SHOW

2017 Lakehead University
19th May 2017 - 17th Jun 2017

DIE ACTIVE/NEECHEE STUDIO

New Generation Artists
25th Mar 2017 - 28th Mar 2017

COMMERCIAL GALLERIES

& Studios Downtown
25th Mar 2017 - 28th Mar 2017

CONFEDERATION COLLEGE FILM

Multimedia/Bay St Film
25th Mar 2017 - 28th Mar 2017

LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY

Visual Art Students
25th Mar 2017 - 28th Mar 2017

DefSup Members Show

Regional
25th Mar 2017 - 28th Mar 2017

WINDOW PERFORMANCES

Wearable Art
25th Mar 2017

A GAME OF CHESS

Marcel Dzama
25th Mar 2017 - 6th May 2017

CONTEMPORARY 14

Dr. Bob Chaudhuri
25th Mar 2017 - 17th Jun 2017

DIANE LANDRY

International
25th Mar 2017 - 6th May 2017

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

14th Mar 2017 - 18th Feb 2017

URBAN INFILL

Art in the Core 11
25th Mar 2017 - 6th May 2017

Neechee Studio Special Film Screening

Michelle Derosier
25th Nov 2016

CREATOR’S PROJECT 6

International Video Screenings
18th Nov 2016 - 21st Jan 2017

INEFFABLE

28th Annual Juried Exhibition
18th Nov 2016 - 28th Jan 2017

Gallery Summer Hours

2nd Aug 2016 - 6th Sep 2016

Die Active Graffiti Tour

9th Aug 2016 - 31st Oct 2016

Sarah Link/Riaz Mehmood

Rain/Red Room/TBA
30th Sep 2016 - 29th Oct 2016

ART OF RESISTANCE TOUR

Beehive Design Collective
4th Jul 2016

CREATOR PROJECT 6

Video Screenings
18th Jun 2016 - 23rd Jul 2016

I WILL NOT WRITE ON WALLS

Die Active Art Collective Exhibition
18th Jun 2016 - 23rd Jul 2016

28TH ANNIVERSARY MEMBERS SHOW

and Supporter Appreciation Party
18th Jun 2016 - 23rd Jun 2016

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS- 2016

DefSup Members and Die Active
7th Jun 2016 - 11th Jun 2016

CREATORS PROJECT 5

Video Series
20th May 2016 - 11th Jun 2016

RETROGRADUATE SHOW 2016

Lakehead University
20th May 2016 - 11th Jun 2016

BOUNDLESS

Michael Belmore
9th Apr 2016 - 7th May 2016

THREE MINUTE MIRACLE

Amalie Atkins
9th Apr 2016 - 7th May 2016

CANADIAN CONTEMPORARY 32

Collection-Dr. Bob Chaudhuri
9th Apr 2016 - 7th May 2016

WINDOW PERFORMANCES

Wearable Art/Music/Dance
9th Apr 2016

DIE ACTIVE/NEECHEE/INVIz INK

New Generation Artists
9th Apr 2016 - 12th Apr 2016

COMMERCIAL GALLERIES/ART STUDIOS

Downtown Waterfront
9th Apr 2016 - 12th Apr 2016

CONFEDERATION COLLEGE FILM

Multi-media/Film
9th Apr 2016 - 12th Apr 2016

LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY VISUAL ARTS

Students/Grads
9th Apr 2016 - 12th Apr 2016

DEFSUP MEMBERS SHOW

Urban Infill
9th Apr 2016 - 12th Apr 2016

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Urban Infill
29th Mar 2016 - 2nd Apr 2016

URBAN INFILL

ART IN THE CORE 10
9th Apr 2016 - 7th May 2016

ARTISTS’ PROOF

Selection of Prints from the LU Archives
5th Feb 2016 - 5th Mar 2016

ISOLATION/INSULATION

3 Regional Artists
5th Feb 2016 - 5th Mar 2016

ODEUM

boyRoland
5th Feb 2016 - 5th Mar 2016

SENSIBILIA

ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION
20th Nov 2015 - 16th Jan 2016

QUENTIN MAKI

KURRENTS
20th Nov 2015 - 16th Jan 2016

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

SENSIBILIA-ANNUAL REGIONAL JURIED
20th Nov 2015

BLACK NIGHT

Die Active Art Collective Exhibition
19th Jun 2015 - 25th Jul 2015

DEFSUP MEMBERS EXHIBITION

Art/Music/Performance
19th Jun 2015 - 25th Jul 2015

TIED BY WATER

Moheb Soliman
8th Jun 2015 - 9th Jun 2015

NATIONAL DRONE DAY

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Defsup Members/Die Active
9th Jun 2015 - 13th Jun 2015

CREATORS PROJECT

Video Screening
15th May 2015 - 6th Jun 2015

NORTH OF THE 45th

National Arts Centre of Canada
3rd May 2015 - 30th May 2015

RETROGRADUATE EXHIBITION

Lakehead University Visual Arts Grads
15th May 2015 - 6th Jun 2015

WINDOW PERFORMANCES

Wearable Art/ Music/ Dance
28th Mar 2015

DIE ACTIVE & NEECHEE STUDIO

New Generation Exhibition
28th Mar 2015 - 31st Mar 2015

COMMERCIAL GALLERIES

Downtown Waterfront District
28th Mar 2015 - 31st Mar 2015

CON COLLEGE AND BAY ST FILM

Film and Multimedia
28th Mar 2015 - 31st Mar 2015

LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY

Visual Art Students
28th Mar 2015 - 31st Mar 2015

DEFINITELY SUPERIOR

Members Show
28th Mar 2015 - 31st Mar 2015

BRANDON VICKERD

Chrome Ghost/ Apeshit
28th Mar 2015 - 25th Apr 2015

CONTEMPORARY 14

Collection of Dr.Bob Chaudhuri
28th Mar 2015 - 25th Apr 2015

KELLY RICHARDSON

Orion Tide Video Installation
28th Mar 2015 - 25th Apr 2015

SUBMIT

Urban Infill- Art in the Core 9
17th Mar 2015 - 21st Mar 2015

URBAN INFILL

Art in the Core 9
28th Mar 2015 - 31st Mar 2015

JULIA POTT

Short Animated Films
13th Feb 2015 - 14th Mar 2015

DAGMARA GENDA

13th Feb 2015 - 14th Mar 2015

CARLY WAITO

Microgeographica
13th Feb 2015 - 14th Mar 2015

DUNCAN WELLER

Lara Wood- Book Project
26th Sep 2014 - 22nd Nov 2014

PAULA THIESSEN

Peeps Show
26th Sep 2014 - 22nd Nov 2014

MAVOURNEEN TRAINOR

Chambers
26th Sep 2014 - 22nd Nov 2014

CREATORS PROJECT

Video Screenings
11th Jul 2014 - 9th Aug 2014

BIGGIE

Die Active Exhibition
11th Jul 2014 - 9th Aug 2014

26th ANNUAL MEMBERS EXHIBITION

& Appreciation Party
11th Jul 2014 - 9th Aug 2014

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Members Show & Die Active Show
2nd Jul 2014 - 5th Jul 2014

RETROGRADUATE EXHIBITION

Lakehead University Graduates
9th May 2014 - 31st May 2014

WEARABLE ART

Window Performances
29th Mar 2014

COMMERCIAL GALLERIES

Downtown Waterfront Disctrict
29th Mar 2014 - 1st Apr 2014

DIE ACTIVE & NEECHEE STUDIO

New Generation Exhibition
29th Mar 2014 - 1st Apr 2014

CONFEDERATION COLLEGE FILM

Bay St Film Festival
29th Mar 2014 - 1st Apr 2014

LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY

Major Studio New Works
29th Mar 2014 - 1st Apr 2014

MEMBERS SHOW

Definitely Superior Art Gallery
29th Mar 2014 - 1st Apr 2014

ADAM MAKARENKO

Miniature Frontiers
29th Mar 2014 - 26th Apr 2014

CONTEMPORARY 14

Dr. Bob Chaudhuri Collection
29th Mar 2014 - 26th Apr 2014

AMY SWARTZ

Pest
29th Mar 2014 - 26th Apr 2014

SOPHIA WALLACE

8th Mar 2014 - 15th Mar 2014

URBAN INFILL

Art in the Core 8
29th Mar 2014 - 30th Apr 2014

JEAN MARSHALL

Surface & Symbol
10th Jan 2014 - 22nd Feb 2014

ELIZABETH BUSET

Accosting the Ordinary
10th Jan 2014 - 22nd Feb 2014

LORA NORTHWAY

Arvokas
10th Jan 2014 - 22nd Feb 2014

LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY FACULTY EXHIBITION

8th Nov 2013 - 14th Dec 2013

CONTEMPORARY ABORIGINAL ART EXHIBITION

Biindigaate Film Fest
27th Sep 2013 - 12th Oct 2013

JR-WOMEN ARE HEROES

Film Documentary
26th Jul 2013 - 24th Aug 2013

REFLECTION ON THE ART OF ALICE MASSARO

26th Jul 2013 - 24th Aug 2013

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL REFERENCE

Patrick Doyle
26th Jul 2013 - 24th Aug 2013

DEFINITELY SUPERIOR 25TH ANNIVERSARY

Members Show And Celebration
14th Jun 2013 - 13th Jul 2013

BOTTOM OF THE POLES

Adam Waito and Tyler Rauman
14th Jun 2013 - 13th Jul 2013

2-PACT

Die Active Art Exhibition
14th Jun 2013 - 13th Jul 2013

RETROGRADUATE SHOW

Lakehead University 2013
10th May 2013 - 1st Jun 2013

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Members & Die Active
4th Jun 2013 - 8th Jun 2013

DIE ACTIVE PAINTBOMBS THE MAC’S

BackAlley Pizza Party
1st May 2013 - 7th May 2013

THE CREATOR PROJECT 2

Video Screenings
10th May 2013 - 1st Jun 2013

WEARABLE ART WINDOW PERFORMANCES

Urban Infill Special Performances
30th Mar 2013

COMMERCIAL GALLERIES

Downtown Waterfront District
30th Mar 2013 - 2nd Apr 2013

CONFEDERATION COLLEGE AND BAY ST FILM FESTIVAL

Film and Multi-Media Screenings
30th Mar 2013 - 2nd Apr 2013

LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY

Visual Arts Exhibition
30th Mar 2013 - 2nd Apr 2013

14 CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS

Dr. Chaudhuri's collection
30th Mar 2013 - 27th Apr 2013

DEFSUP MEMBERS EXHIBITION

30th Mar 2013 - 2nd Apr 2013

DIE ACTIVE ART COLLECTIVE

Emerging Artists Exhibition
30th Mar 2013 - 2nd Apr 2013

ERNEST DAETWYLER

Life is But a Dream
30th Mar 2013 - 27th Apr 2013

DIANE LANDRY

Flying School
30th Mar 2013 - 27th Apr 2013

SUBMIT

Call for Submissions
19th Mar 2013 - 23rd Mar 2013

CREATOR PROJECT

Video Screenings
12th Jan 2013 - 16th Feb 2013

REDUX 13

Contemporary Canadian Collection
12th Jan 2013 - 16th Feb 2013

ANN CLARKE

Ground Work
12th Jan 2013 - 16th Feb 2013

URBAN INFILL 7

ART IN THE CORE
30th Mar 2013 - 27th Apr 2013

NOWADAYS

Book Launch & Art Exhibition
1st Nov 2012 - 13th Nov 2012

BIINDIGAATE FILM FESTIVAL ART EXHIBITION

27th Sep 2012 - 13th Oct 2012

PACT-DIE ACTIVE ART COLLECTIVE

Regional Artists
13th Jul 2012 - 13th Aug 2012

24TH ANNIVERSARY MEMBERS SHOW

Regional Artists
13th Jul 2012 - 13th Aug 2012

STYLE WARS

Documentary
13th Jul 2012 - 13th Aug 2012

LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY – RETROGRAD SHOW

PAINTING / DRAWING / PRINTMAKING / SCULPTURE / CERAMICS
12th May 2012 - 16th Jun 2012

SUPERIOR ART – LOCAL ART IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT

E-Book Launch
11th May 2012 - 9th Jun 2012

URBAN INFILL- ART IN THE CORE

Downtown wide art exhibition and performances
31st Mar 2011 - 3rd Apr 2011

CHAMPIONS OF ENTROPY #3 BRANDON VICKERD

Urban Infill Project 5
31st Mar 2011 - 28th Apr 2011

14 INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS

Urban Infill Project 6
31st Mar 2011 - 28th Apr 2012

DEAD ASTRONAUT-BRANDON VICKERD

Urban Infill Project 7
31st Mar 2012 - 28th Apr 2012

URBAN INFILL WINDOW PERFORMANCES

Urban Infill Project 8
31st Mar 2012 - 3rd Apr 2012

DEFINITELY SUPERIOR ART GALLERY MEMBERS SHOW

Urban Infill Project 9
31st Dec 2012 - 3rd Apr 2012

URBAN INFILL-ART IN THE CORE PROJECT 10

Commercial Art Galleries
31st Mar 2012 - 3rd Apr 2012

URBAN INFILL-ART IN THE CORE PROJECT 11

Lakehead University Visual Art Students/Graduates
31st Mar 2012 - 3rd Apr 2012

URBAN INFILL-ART IN THE CORE PROJECT 12:

Confederation College Film / Multi-Media Students + Bay Street Film Festival
31st Mar 2012 - 3rd Apr 2012

ALONG THE WAY, JULIE COSGROVE

REGIONAL ARTIST
10th Feb 2012 - 10th Mar 2012

CIRCULATION OF THE FLUIDS – CATHERINE BECHARD AND SABIN HUDON

MONTREAL, QUEBEC
10th Feb 2012 - 10th Mar 2012

BULLSEYE, A PAINTER ON THE WATCH – MARK SEQUIN

MONTREAL, QUEBEC
10th Feb 2012 - 10th Mar 2012
Gallery 3

URBAN INFILL – ART IN THE CORE 6

15 Projects, 350 Artists, 15 Venues
21st Jan 2012 - 30th Apr 2012

BREAK OF DAY SARAH FURLOTTE

regional - painting - mixed media
3rd Dec 2013 - 8th Jan 2013

EVOLATION

22ND ANNUAL REGIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION
3rd Dec 2013 - 8th Jan 2011

MUTATE BRITAIN

Video Presentation
2nd Dec 2013 - 14th Jan 2012

NEW INSTALLATION WORKS

JOSEPH FREDRICH
2nd Dec 2011 - 14th Jan 2012

DIS.LOCATION JURIED EXHIBITION

2nd Dec 2011 - 14th Jan 2012

3RD ANNUAL BIINDIGAATE FILM FESTIVAL 2011

23rd Sep 2011 - 1st Oct 2011

23RD ANNUAL MEMBERS SHOW

23RD ANNUAL MEMBERS SHOW with 60+
24th Jun 2011 - 30th Jul 2011

THE BEASTS OF INTENTIONS

Denise Smith Ceramics Installation
24th Jun 2011 - 30th Jul 2011

14 CONTEMPORARY CANADIAN ARTISTS

Dr Bob Chaudhuri Collection
26th Mar 2011 - 30th Apr 2011

RIVER- LENKA NOVAKOVA

Installation-Czech Republic/Montreal
26th Mar 2011 - 30th Aug 2011

URBAN INFILL- [ART IN THE CORE]

Gala Opening Reception
24th Mar 2011