A crowd of students stand and watch three other students write on a large white wall. The wall holds writings from other students in a variety of colours.
Mary Kavanagh, an artist exhibiting at the Grebel Gallery speaks to a group of university students about her work.
Woman pointing at painting while speaking to someone beside her
Visitors of Grebel gallery speaking to one another in front of painting
A view of the gallery space, with three white walls, forming a long rectangular room. Paintings of landscapes hang on the white walls. Two benches sit in the middle.

Grebel Gallery

Johonna and Julien discuss Ken Daley's Songs of Freedom painting

The Grebel Gallery is located in the heart of the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement and is part of the vibrant artistic community in Waterloo Region.

The Centre for Peace Advancement is committed to being a place to craft, record, map, and perform the stories of peacemaking; a place to give voice to others. The Gallery is a welcoming display and exhibit space for visual art and media, for receptions, small workshops, and small coffee houses or concerts.

The Grebel Gallery hosts 2-4 exhibits per year.

Are you part of a course, youth program, or community group looking to engage in critical discussions on peace and justice? The Centre for Peace Advancement is pleased to provide private tours for groups or individuals at no charge. Contact the Grebel Gallery Coordinator Teresa Edge to learn more.

Learn about past exhibits. Admission is free and the gallery follows the Grebel building hours.

chair between workshop art
Saturday, February 28, 2026 (all day)

DRAFTS 6–Mapping Diasporic Identities

This exhibit brings together six artists whose works explore cultural heritage, migration, and the layered realities of life in the diaspora. Wen Li, Tazeen Qayyum, Paria Shahverdi, JJ Lee, and Faseeh Saleem. Together, their works invite viewers to re-imagine belonging, memory, and the ways stories are preserved, reshaped, and shared across borders. It will be open from Thursday, October 2 to Saturday, February 28.

beaded necklace
Monday, March 30, 2026 (all day)

Shared Threads - Community, Belonging, and Storytelling

Drawing inspiration from Celtic knotwork—an ancient visual language of continuity, connection, and interdependence—the works reflect how individual lives are bound together into something stronger and more enduring: community. 'Shared Threads' will be open from Sunday, March 1 to Monday, March 30.

art piece of birds flying around train station
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 (all day)

Looking at the Sky

Nina Bailey-Dick’s powerful batiks and collages are a feminist declaration of love for the land, sky, and self; an invitation to embrace both the beautiful and the broken parts of ourselves. This exhibit is a call to action to speak up, take up space, make art, and share vulnerability – skills needed for personal and collective action and healing. 'Looking at the Sky' will be open from Saturday, April 4 to Wednesday, April 29.