National Gallery of Canada
Whitney Gattesco is an experienced professional in the art and museum sector, currently serving as Senior Exhibitions Manager and Registrar at the National Gallery of Canada since 2015. Whitney has held diverse roles, including Project Manager for a public art project with Capital Pride in 2022 and Program Officer for the Canada Travelling Exhibitions Indemnification Program at Canadian Heritage in 2014-2015. Past experience includes positions as Program Interpreter at the Canadian Museum of History and Research Consultant at the Canadian War Museum. With a Master's degree in Art History from Carleton University and additional studies at Sotheby's Institute of Art and Université libre de Bruxelles, Whitney has a strong academic background complemented by practical teaching experience at Carleton University.
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National Gallery of Canada
When the National Gallery of Canada was established in 1880, its collection consisted of a single 19th-century landscape. Nearly 140 years later, the Gallery is home to more than 75,000 works of art, along with extensive library and archival holdings. Comprising works from antiquity to the present day, the Gallery has one of the finest collections of Canadian and Indigenous art in the world, as well as masterworks from numerous other artistic traditions. In addition to showcasing works of art, the Gallery preserves, studies and shares works in every conceivable medium, including photography, sculpture, painting, installation and the decorative arts. It does this through conventional means such as exhibitions and publications, as well as through its website, social media channels and other forms of international outreach. Housed in one of Canada’s most iconic public buildings, the National Gallery of Canada is among the world’s most respected art institutions. As part of its ongoing evolution, and in response to the changing expectations of museum-goers, the Gallery recently renewed its entire narrative on Canadian and Indigenous art, sharing a new and compelling story of artistic production in this country, from time immemorial to the present day.