Join us for this members-only preview of our next major exhibitions titled Looking Out: Canadian Artists in Bermuda and Finding Form: Isabel McLaughlin.

Looking Out: Canadian Artists in Bermuda
Opening April 26, 2024 in the Butterfield Gallery

Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art is unique in Bermuda for its impressive collection of art by pivotal Canadian artists such as John Goodwin Lyman, Jack Bush, André Biéler, Isabel McLaughlin, Nora Collyer, Paterson Ewen, John Hartman and many others. Amassed and nurtured by Masterworks Founder Tom Butterfield, the museum’s substantial collection of Canadian art, which numbers over 150 pieces, represents an ever-shifting view not only of Bermuda over the twentieth century, but also of Canadian art and culture. Looking Out: Canadian Artists in Bermuda celebrates this collection and explores the stories of these artists, how they viewed and depicted Bermuda, and the place their Bermuda artworks hold in their careers and in both Canadian and Bermudian visual culture.

Isabel McLaughlin: Finding Form
Opening April 26, 2024 in the Mezzanine Gallery

A key Canadian modern artist, Isabel McLaughlin (1903-2002) was also a frequent visitor to Bermuda from the 1930s to the 1970s. To Cedar Lodge, her family’s Bermuda home, McLaughlin invited several of Canada’s most important modern artists, including Yvonne McKague Housser and Prudence Heward, with whom she sketched and painted Bermuda’s unique scenery. In 2008, Masterworks was gifted a collection of works on paper by McLaughlin, including pastels, watercolours and even her sketch book, which comprises an unmatched record of her artistic efforts on the island and manifests the important link between architectural and natural forms in her art. This display explores her working process and the forms she found in Bermuda.

Important Dates:

Friday, April 26, 2024
Members Opening

Join us Friday, April 26, from 5:30 – 7:30pm, to be of the first to experience the exhibitions on display, during a special Members-only preview.

Saturday, April 27, 2024
Public Opening

Museum Hours: 10am – 4pm

Curated by Dr. Sara Thom, Curatorial Researcher at Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art. Support for these exhibitions is graciously provided by the Christian Humann Foundation. 

Please note: Members will need to provide a valid membership card or membership number for entry.