by Olivia Musselwhite
The artworks co-exist together, sharing space and mingling with each other, just as the artists would if this dinner party could have been in person.
Absent Friends at Birch Contemporary
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Phil Bergerson at Stephen Bulger Gallery
by Hugh Alcock
Bergerson offers a nuanced and sympathetic understanding of America. Indeed, a strength of his work is that it reveals a deep sense of humanity, a philanthropy. It is as well humorous and tender.
Interview with Rebecca Travis & Anna Gaby-Trotz / StreetARToronto
by Olivia Mariko Hsuen-Ferris
We hope that people will enjoy the project and follow the route to see all the boxes; to both get fresh air and engage with the project at the same time.
Hi Libido @ Gallery 1313
by Olivia Musselwhite
The online exhibition’s range of artists and themes makes this show intriguing and surprising, leaving one feeling amused while also opening up discourse on broader topics and issues.
KUDOS VII at the Canadian Sculpture Centre
by Emese Krunák-Hajagos
Sculpture is a 3D artform where spacing plays an important part. But even if we can’t walk around them, the exhibited pieces still deserve our attention, so please check them out online.
Four Works from Open Studio x StreetARToronto
by Bronwen Cox
Open Studio’s aim to bring printmaking to a wider audience is even more impactful in unprecedented times such as these. Art lovers are encouraged to seek out these boxes, either intentionally or by chance.
Portraits in COVID Times at the Harbourfront Centre
by Olivia Mariko Hsuen-Ferris
These photos capture our national truths, and for that reason we will look at them years from now, with tears in our eyes and goosebumps all over, and we will remember all we lost and gained.
Erika DeFreitas: An Exploration in Meditation and Reflection
by Rashana Youtzy
DeFreitas’ thoughtful display grants us an opportunity to be privy to the world as the artist understands it: the glimpses into their streams of consciousness, the meditative act of prayer, the idea of opening yourself up to a greater entity.
Tau Lewis at Cooper Cole
by Olivia Mariko Hsuen-Ferris
the realm of the T.A.U.B.I.S. gives us the opportunity to both depart from our world and locate the often-elusive love within it
Travis Shilling: Colorado at Ingram Gallery
by Olivia Musselwhite
The spiritual and the secular mingle on the canvases, sitting in between the seen and the unseen, with stories that are compelling and emotional.
Stefan Berg: Counterpoint at United Contemporary
by Mikael Sandblom
The work of Stefan Berg illustrates that artists do not need dramatic subjects to make compelling art. His images focus our attention on what was already there, all around us, but we had not noticed.
After the Long Dream at Lonsdale Gallery
by Hugh Alcock
The curator, Simone Rojas-Pick, likens the experience of emerging from the pandemic’s lockdown to that of having recently woken up from a long dream, after which everything is perceived afresh.