by Bronwen Cox
Fi di gyal dem is, an ode to self-love, female friendship, artistic collaboration, and Black womanhood.
Jorian Charlton, Kadine Lindsay: fi di gyal dem at CONTACT
Category: FEATURES
Brendan George Ko at CONTACT
by Hugh Alcock
Ko’s aim of highlighting the serenity and beauty of nature, while immersed in the cacophony of our hyperbolic media environment, is extremely challenging. All the same, Ko makes a noble attempt – something that ought to be commended.
Spectra: Gallery 44 Members Exhibition at CONTACT
by Lily Scriven
Together they build something that feels very current and hopeful, encouraging us all to find new ways of looking and building—to find life in decay.
Fiona Freemark at Dianna Witte Gallery
by Georgia Gardner
Sunset Watch is a study of the passage of time and the nostalgia of change in one’s own neighborhood.
Alberto Giuliani: Surviving Humanity at CONTACT
by Andrew Colebeck
Giuliani travelled around the world to photograph places where efforts to safeguard human survival are underway.
The Toronto Biennial of Art at Arsenal
by Georgia Gardner
Ultimately, the works present an arsenal of shared experience — which stems from a return, and exploration of nature.
Shary Boyle at the Gardiner Museum
by Vivian Sun
Boyle has assembled her ever-mounting anxieties about global crises in the setting of identity theatre.
I AM YOUR RELATIVE at MOCA (TBA)
by Olivia Mariko Hsuen-Ferris
I highly recommend you spend some time in the lobby of the MOCA. Go flip through the books, grab a seat, read the posters, and take your time gazing at the walls.
CONTACT 2022 / Artoronto picks
May – August, 2022
Various locations in Toronto and the GTA
With so much choices of Canadian and international artists exhibiting, it isn’t easy picking exhibits to see.
STREET / Summer at The Bentway
by Phil Anderson
This will be a great way to celebrate our city with renewed wonder and curiosity.
Artist Project 2022
by Andrew Colebeck
The Artist Project reminded me that art, the arts community and life generally continues in its creative walk forward despite, or because of, the times we live in.
Artist Project 2022 / Opening Night
by Phil Anderson
Just being in a large venue with hundreds of expressive artists and many colourful works plus thousands of art-deprived individuals, one cannot help but feel uplifted and almost overwhelmed. It feels good.