The Toronto Biennial of Art (TBA) announces the curatorial framework, participating artists, and exhibition sites for its fourth edition, on view from September 26 through December 20, 2026. Led by Curator Allison Glenn, under the continued direction of TBA Executive Director Patrizia Libralato, the 2026 iteration brings together over 30 artists and collectives from Canada and around the world.
Titled Things Fall Apart, the Biennial is shaped by Glenn’s research-driven and site-responsive approach. TBA 2026 centres on artists whose practices engage rupture as a generative force, reconsidering histories, geographies, and systems that shape contemporary life while proposing new ways of understanding the present. For the first time, the Biennial will extend beyond the Greater Toronto Area through a series of artist projects and institutional collaborations across North America.
Having worked in dialogue with a newly established National Curatorial Advisory, composed of six curators from leading institutions across Canada, Glenn has developed critical insight into regional contexts and artist practices nationwide, reinforcing TBA’s commitment to building an international platform for Canadian artists rooted in diverse local perspectives.
“With the announcement of our 2026 curatorial theme and artist list comes an exciting milestone for the 2026 Toronto Biennial of Art,” states Patrizia Libralato, Founder and Executive Director. “As we introduce this year’s project, we expand outward as Canada’s biennial, reflecting the unique identity of Toronto by bringing together voices from across Canada and around the world. TBA 2026 sees us deepening existing partnerships, cultivating new ones, extending artist projects beyond the Toronto region, and bringing Allison Glenn’s thoughtful vision to life. We are proud to facilitate dialogue at a time when so much feels uncertain, reaffirming our shared commitment to access, cultural vitality, and a recognition that contemporary art is not peripheral to public life, but central to it.”