The Power Plant
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| Established | 1987 |
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| Location | 231 Queens Quay West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 43°38′18.33″N 79°22′55.42″W / 43.6384250°N 79.3820611°WCoordinates: 43°38′18.33″N 79°22′55.42″W / 43.6384250°N 79.3820611°W |
| Type | Art gallery |
| Visitors | 130,000 per year |
| Director | Gaëtane Verna |
| President | John Matheson |
| Curator | Carolin Köchling, (Exhibitions) Joshua Heuman, (Education and Public Programs) |
| Public transit access |
■ Union 509 Harbourfront 510 Spadina |
| Website | The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery |
The Power Plant is one of Canada’s leading public galleries devoted to contemporary art, located in Toronto, Ontario at Harbourfront Centre. The Power Plant is a registered Canadian charitable organization supported by its members, sponsors, donors, and funding bodies at all levels of government.
Over its history, the gallery has hosted solo exhibitions by Canadians Colin Campbell, Janet Cardiff, Peter Doig, Stan Douglas, Geoffrey Farmer, Rodney Graham, Annie Pootoogook, Steven Shearer, Michael Snow, Derek Sullivan, and Althea Thauberger. Solo exhibitions by international artists include those by Fiona Banner, Liam Gillick, Douglas Gordon, Thomas Hirschhorn, Mike Kelley, Glenn Ligon, Adrian Piper, Ryan Trecartin, Francesco Vezzoli, and Carey Young.
Since its foundation in 1987, The Power Plant has produced more than forty publications.
In 2006, The Power Plant launched an annual Commissioning Program, which is an ongoing program to develop and premier major new works by Canadian and international artists. Past commissions include:
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