by Nazli Nahidi
Black Friday tells a story in a dreamlike state, of the gulf’s relationship with western capitalism and religious conservatism.
Sophia Al Maria: Black Friday / Mercer Union
Jacob Robert Whibley at Zalucky Contemporary
by Iris Wu
The exhibition seems to play with the idea of distortion – asking the viewer to contemplate the unpredictable and unexpected that appears on this new horizon.
Seriously Stoned / Canadian Sculpture Centre
by Victoria Rainoff
the exhibition is all about stones and becoming ecstatic through the procedure of transforming the otherwise static and lifeless stone into meaningful artworks.
Bradley Wood and John Holland at Angell Gallery
Carolyn Peralta
Wood doesn’t openly criticize the lifestyle of his models but focuses more on the use of colour and form in order to create beautiful paintings, inviting the viewers to immerse themselves in.
Petrija Dos Santos: A Labour of Love
by Iris Wu
Dos Santos provides a glimpse into the bittersweet life of these rural residents. By catching this “everydayness” she is able to document – and “preserve” in a certain way – the simple and undisturbed society that still exists
Mountain Paintings at General Hardware
by Ailin Qi
This is an unique exhibition. If you are looking for something different in the abstract painting genre, General Hardware Contemporary is your best choice
Bruno Barbey: Witness of Things Past
by Xiaotong Cao and Emese Krunák-Hajagos
What makes Barbey a great photographer is not only his technical perfection, sense of beauty but his humanitarian attitude, his love toward his subjects and the stories he tells
The Sunshine Eaters / Onsite Gallery
by Nikole Turrer
Troung’s work is delicately curious, and creates a moment of personal intimacy when hope is understood as a self-reflective moment between the individual and the land.
York University’s Exhibition at Gallery 1313
by Nathan Flint
The show tackles concepts from personal concerns to broad cultural issues, abstraction to realism and many more varied styles and various ideas.