Director
Mendel Art Gallery/Art Gallery of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Vincent Varga is passionate about the visual arts, and their potential for fully developing the individual. Through the lens of art, he believes, everyone can see the world in new ways. He is committed to the process whereby art galleries and museums foster healthy communities through life-long learning, support economic development in our cities, and ultimately, improve quality of life.
Vincent Varga attended the University of Calgary, where he received a BFA in Art, and the University of Victoria, where he earned an MFA in Visual Art. Varga has 30 years of curatorial and arts administration experience including: Curator of Contemporary Art at the Glenbow Museum, 1983-1986; Coordinator of Exhibitions at the Olympic Winter Games, Olympic Arts Festival, 1986-1988; Coordinator of Fine Arts, City of Burnaby, 1989-1990; Senior Curator at the Art Gallery of Windsor, 1990-1994; Administrative Director and co-curator for SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1994-1996; Development Associate to The Edmonton Art Gallery, January to September, 1996; and the Executive Director of The Edmonton Art Gallery. October 1996 to June 2000. From June 2000 to December 2004, Vincent Varga served as the Executive Director and CEO of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, as well as the President of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection Foundation. In 2005, he joined the staff of the Banff Centre, as its Executive Artistic Director of Fine Arts. In 2008, he moved to Saskatoon to assume the role of Executive Director and CEO of the Mendel Art Gallery.