The Henry Goodman Exhibition for Emerging Artists
A feather.
A photo.
A flower.
A song you didn’t know you still carried.
Piece by piece, the past returns.
We gather without knowing
until we look back and find a life gathered from beauty and grief and the moments in between.
May 21 – June 21, 2026
The exhibition brings together emerging ceramic and glass artists from across Ontario, each responding to the theme of ‘Gathering’ through functional and sculptural work.
The works in this exhibition reflect a wide range of interpretations drawing on personal history, cultural tradition, material process, and lived experience to explore what it means to gather.
Together, they offer a portrait of emerging artists finding their voice in clay and glass.
– Lucie Grys, FUSION Executive Director
The AGB is excited to host the inaugural Henry Goodman Exhibition for Emerging Artists. This exhibition honours the legacy of Henry Goodman – a ceramic artist, educator, and former President of FUSION whose lifelong dedication to mentoring early-career artists continues to shape the field.
The exhibition is juried by artist, curator, and 2025 Sobey Art Award finalist, Chukwudubem Ukaigwe, featured in the AGB’s Perry Gallery, Locutions: Fragments out of a Deluge.
The Henry Goodman Exhibition for Emerging Artists will travel to Rails End Gallery, Haliburton (July 15 – September 8) and Neilson Park Creative Arts Centre, Mississauga (September 21 – October 11, 2026).