by Leanne Simaan
Though horrifying, there is an underlying beauty in each series, a humanity that Noroozi accesses with style, compassion, and grace.
Ebrahim Noroozi
Category: Leanne Simaan
40 Years of Hip Hop
by Leanne Simaan
Kothari and Paterson provided a lighthearted exhibition that gives super-fans the nostalgic satisfaction of seeing some of their favorites
CONTACT 2014 / Artoronto.ca Picks
Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
May 2014 / Toronto
With so much choice, with well over 1500 photographers exhibiting throughout the Greater Toronto Area, it isn’t easy picking exhibits to see.
Wonderlust / Interview with Sarah Anne Johnson
by Leanne Simaan
they still keep a sense of that intimacy in part because of how I took the pictures (the soft quality of light, the modest framing, etc.) and also because of the painting, drawing and collaging I added to the print
In the Studio with Jean-Paul Kelly
February 27, 2014
Organized by Mercer Union
artist and curator Jean-Paul Kelly welcomed guests into his home and studio for an intimate look at a handful of his past works, and his current practice.
Peter Dykhuis: Peripheral Traces (Dark Heart)
by Leanne Simaan
Peripheral Traces (Dark Heart) reflects repurposed analog material as well as the artist’s frustration with his lack of inspiration at the time.
Misled by Nature / Curator and Artist Talk
February 8, 2014 / 1 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art
Misled by Nature curator Josée Drouin-Brisebois and artist Tricia Middleton talked about their ideas regarding the exhibition
Metamorphosis
by Leanne Simaan
Though we are left to contemplate and engage in intellectual dialogue in regards to the metamorphosis of the resurrected found objects, these works also inspire cheer by making their viewer smile.
CounterIntelligence / project by Charles Stankievech
by Leanne Simaan
His collection of objects displayed in the Justine M. Barnicke Gallery consists of historic examples spanning from 1930’s Spain to the NSA’s current control of encryption in the USA.
Zev Farber: Errata (18 to 34)
by Leanne Simaan
Although Farber’s trilogy of works may seem morbid and pessimistic, he vulnerably offers his audience the opportunity to appreciate and relate to his growth as a human being and as an artist
Jacqueline Treloar: Coronae Reginae Caeli 1
by Leanne Simaan
Treloar draws inspiration from the crowned statues of the Virgin Mary and adopts the imagery in order to narrate different periods of her life
Janet Morton: Sans Vitesse / Amy Bowles: Silent Hand
Opening Reception:
November 15, 2013, 7 – 10 p.m.
Paul Petro Contemporary Art
Whimsy and playfulness filled the first and second floors of Paul Petro this past Friday evening