October 12 – November 19, 2011
Opening: Friday, October 21, 7 – 10 pm
TELEPHONE BOOTH GALLERY
3148 Dundas Street West
Toronto, Ontario M6P 2A1
(The Junction, Dundas at St. John’s Rd.)
T: 647.270.7903
E: sharlene@telephoneboothgallery.ca
www.telephoneboothgallery.ca
Hours: Tues by appt., Wed and Sat 11-6, Thurs and Fri 11-7
Studies of the commonplace and the typically mundane, Brian Harvey’ssubject matter includes household objects, interior spaces and urban landscapes. In his current work, Harvey focuses on “remnants” of Toronto’s neighbourhoods. Having lived a stone’s throw from the gallery, Harvey is very familiar with The Junction in Toronto’s west end, which is featured in several of the paintings. Harvey is emotionally drawn to buildings which endure and are connected to the past; holdovers which are often ignored or forgotten about altogether. Through painting, Harvey has the opportunity to examine and study these buildings before they are gone.
He has been exhibiting extensively for over a decade and has devoted himself to painting full-time since 2007. Brian Harvey lives and works in Toronto.