Author: artoronto

Cherie 16 Acrylic on canvas 48×48 in

September 15 – 30, 2011
Art Party with artist in attendance on
Opening: Wednesday, September 21, 7-9 p.m.
WELLINGTON STREET ART GALLERY
270 Wellington Street West, Suite 105
(between John Street & Blue Jays Way).
Toronto, ON,
T: 647-352-3463
wellingtonstreetartgallery.ca
Hours: Tues-Fri 12-6, Sat 12-4 pm

 
A Passion for Art …
Toronto’s newest fine art gallery featuring contemporary & abstract original art is located in the Entertainment proudly presents Anne Barkley: Cityscape.

Anne Barkley presents a collection of work which is inspired by an abstracted urban landscape. Some of her work has been described as architectural, although at the same time it also exhibits a sense of freedom and spontaneity. Her interest in colour, form, space and feeling is evident. She enjoys producing paintings that will entertain and intrigue both the eye and the mind.

 “Stealth,” 2010 by Denyse Thomasos

September 14 – October 23, 2011
Opening: Wednesday, September 14, 5-9pm
There will be a FREE shuttle bus departing from OCAD University
(100 McCaul Street) at 6:30pm, and returning for 9pm.
Blackwood Gallery
University of Toronto Mississauga
3359 Mississauga Road North
Mississauga, ON, L5L 1C6
T: 905-828-3789
E-mail: blackwood.gallery@utoronto.ca
 www.blackwoodgallery.ca
Hours: Mon-Fri: 12-5, Wed: 12-9, Sat-Sun: 12-3pm

The University of Toronto at Mississauga is proudly home to the spectacular Art & Art History Program alongside Sheridan Collage. This program administers a unique and stimulating approach to the study of art and design, emphasizing studio practice as well as theoretical and art historical knowledge. Birthed in 1971, this 2011-year will mark the 40^th anniversary of this diverse and accomplished program!

In order to commemorate this occasion, a collective group of artists and program graduates will be exhibiting a variety of mixed media works at the Blackwood Gallery. The exhibition will feature contemporary art in all media, including work generated by four decades of Art & Art History program alumni, precisely 40 years worth of fascinating artwork!  

Curated by Shannon Anderson the Viva Voce exhibition will feature works devised by Dorian FitzGerald, Alison S.M. Kobayashi, Richie Mehta & Stuart A. McIntyre, Johnson Ngo, Denyse Thomasos, Carolyn Tripp, Jessica Vallentin, Rhonda Weppler & Trevor Mahovsky, Andrew Wright, and Robert Zingone.

Eve

September 7 – 18, 2011
Opening: Thursday, September 8,  7-10pm
GALLERY 1313
1313 QUEEN STREET WEST,
TORONTO, ON M6K 1K8
T: 416 – 536-6778
E mail: director@g1313.org
www.gallery13131.org
Hours: Wed – Sun 1- 6

Toronto photographer, Bill Filiou has been practising his craft for over twenty one years.
One of his primary photo subjects has been photographing women. He has done this tastefully while also exploring their sensuality. The Eve project started as a storyboard as Filiou starts his work on paper using his ability to draw. He hopes to have the viewer think about his photographs.

Bill Filou was born in Antartiko , Florina Greece in 1959
His previous exhibits include Woman on Water – Lensfactory Gallery 2010, New Gallery – Contact Photography Festival 2010, Love Struggles, Gallery 1313 2008, The Habit, 2005 – MOCCA & Gallery 1313.

Filou has been influenced by photographs of Edward Weston & Newton as well as others
He works in digital format and film. Filou has printed this series on his own with a professional printer.

September 7 – 18, 2011
Opening: Thursday, September 8,  7-10pm
GALLERY 1313
1313 QUEEN STREET WEST,
TORONTO, ON M6K 1K8
T: 416 – 536-6778
E mail: director@g1313.org
www.gallery13131.org
Hours: Wed – Sun 1- 6

In her first solo exhibition Jen Mann explores themes of nature, spiritualism, fantasy and discovery in her series of paintings entitled ‘Subconscious Vista’.

 A strong narrative carries throughout the show and dream worlds unravel, where each character has their own tale. These heroes are paired with crystals, flowers and bird spirit guides to cross
into landscapes of the subconscious, thick with magic and cosmic power.

To contact the artists: www.jenmann.com

September 16-18, 2011
Queen West between Bathurst and Roncesvalles
Parkdale Community Development Group 
T: 416.516.8301
E-mail: pia@parkdaleliberty.com
www.parkdaleliberty.com
www.queenwestartcrawl.com

All events are free

One of Toronto’s leading Art Shows, taking place along Queen West between Bathurst and Roncesvalles, the Queen West Art Crawl offers the city more than just any Art Festival.
Along with the Outdoor Art Show & Sale, the KidsZone, Parkdale Nightcrawl and QWAC Walks and Talks that the Queen West Art Crawl offers, there are also special deals for everyone to enjoy before and after their visit to QWAC, September 16-18.

The Queen West Art Crawl (QWAC) promotes meaningful interaction between art and people in the neighborhoods of West Queen West and Parkdale in Toronto.The annual festival highlights and exhibits the work of professional artists, and presents new ideas via art scholars and curators, artists, and art lovers. This event is brought to you by Parkdale Community Development Group.

The Parkdale Community Development Group is a non-profit organization that works with community partners to foster the healthy social and economic development of Parkdale for the benefit of its residents and businesses.

September 9 – October 29, 2011
Opening:Friday, September 9, 2011, 7:00 pm   
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Saturday 10 September, 4 PM
Mercer Union,
A Centre for Contemporary Art
1286 Bloor Street West
Toronto ON, M6H 1N9
T: 416.536.1519
E-mail: sarah@mercerunion.org
www.mercerunion.org
Hours: Tues-Sat 11-6

Participating artists: Haig Aivazian (Sharjah/New York), Abbas Akhavan (Toronto), Amir Berbic (Dubai/Chicago), Lamya Gargash (Dubai), George Katodrytis (Dubai), Armin Linke (Berlin/Milan), Nikolaj Skyum Bendix Larsen, (Copenhagen/London), Hajra Waheed (Montreal).
Guest curator: Srimoyee Mitra

PANEL DISCUSSION Saturday 10 September, 4 PM
Participating artists: Haig Aivazian, Nikolaj Bendix Skyum Larsen and Hajra Waheed in conversation with Srimoyee Mitra

Changing Stakes – Contemporary Art Dialogues with Dubai is an exploration of experimental and critical art practices that have emerged over the last decade to grapple with the dramatic rise of the city. This exhibition is a search for a complex language to examine the impact of the large-scale infrastructural developments in Dubai, mapping their effect on how the location’s history and culture are being shaped.

Marketing itself as an exclusive oasis for limitless consumption, Dubai stands as an icon of late capitalism and unrestricted development projects in the 21st Century. These ambitions manifested themselves in the rapid rise of large-scale constructions that transformed the landscape from a modest port surrounded by an arid dessert to the site of luxury housing projects, business districts, malls, hotels, parks and golf courses, an artificial coastline and islands with idyllic sandy beaches. While the booming oil and housing markets fueled these developments and captured the imagination of tourists, investors and the high-end expatriate workforce, crucial challenges such as transparency, sustainability and the spatial division of its geography along socio-economic, cultural and racial lines were not addressed.

Using photography and video installations, archives, found objects and ephemera, the artists in the exhibition develop nuanced critiques of everyday life in the hyperbolic city. Each artwork challenges simplistic modes of viewership and underscores the zeitgeist of Dubai—a condition of transition and uncertainty that resonates internationally.

Mercer Union, a centre for contemporary art acknowledges the support of its staff, volunteers and members, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Arts Council and the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council. Armin Linke’s participation has been made possible by the Goethe-Institut and the Istituto Italiano di Cultura. Nikolaj Bendix Skyum Larsen’s participation is supported by the Danish Arts Agency.

September 14 – 18, 2011
Opening: Wednesday, September 14, 2011,  7 p.m.
Couvert $80 per person
Nikola Rukaj Gallery
384 Eglinton Avenue West
 T: 416-635-5491
E-mail:ileventhal@jerusalemfoundation.ca
Hours: Mon – Sat: 10 – 6, Sun: 12 – 6pm

 
Under the Jerusalem Sky is a contemporary exhibition inspired by the beauty and allure of Jerusalem, showcasing extraordinary work in acrylic, textiles, silver, photography, beadwork and Judaica.

Exhibiting artists: Beverley Abramson, Rikki Blitt, Joanne Circle, Chana Cromer, Temma Gentles, Sue Krivel, Zahava Lambert, Ian Leventhal, Cesan d’Ornellas Levine, David and Haya Nativ, Dorothy Ross, Rochelle Rubinstein, Melanie Siegel, Yair Stern, The Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Textiles, Lezlie Winemaker, Adi Zur

All proceeds from the tickets and art sales will directly help Jerusalem’s young people realize their potential through educational, recreational, and career development programs at the Morasha Community and Cultural Centre.

Saturday, September 10,  2:00 – 6:00pm
ANTIX – Centre for Art Crime and Neoism
276 Crawford Street, Toronto
through drive way towards garage
www.istvankantor.com
http://home.interlog.com/~amen/
http://www.hungarianpresence.ca/Culture/Media/kantor

I’m scheduled for a two months European tour of performance/video/installation works starting
October  1st in Hungary. Unfortunately I havent received the needed financial support for execution. I must raise $5000 to make it happen!!!
 

I offer 50 new paintings for sale @$100 each.

You are invited to the The last event of this year’s summer gatherings at Istvan’s Neoist archive and hard-art-space , a week before his two months tour would begin in Hungary, Transylvania, Poland, Holland, Germany…

Come to wish good luck, shake hands, kiss, say goodbye and to witness a farewell blood x -performance…

Your last minute purchase of an original Monty Cantsin will be also appreciated…
a great variety of immortal masterpieces are available for as little as 100bux a piece!

Come and celebrate the end of the summer with mindblowing ideas at the Temple of Desperadoes and learn more about the Diabolic Personalia and Secret Archives of Istvan Kantor / Istvan Kantor’s ANTIX Depot is Istvan Kantor’s storage space and summer gallery, archive of Kantor’s life and crimes, a meeting place for secret conversations, future projects, conspiracy plans, also amazing deals on bloody canvases and many other beautiful Neoist Monty Cantsin artifacts! It is “the Vatican of Neoism”, the secret emergency exit to Neoist eternity… an archive of over three decades of works, from mail-art to machinery, anti-drawings, re-mixed-media paintings, stolen information, broken sculptures, hypersex-manifestos, flaming banners, burned flags, 1001 broken irons, … a spot for revolutionary ideas, conspiratorial gatherings, great deals, mind blowing conversations with Neoist Genii / mostly every saturdayday aft from 2pm to 6pm/ with special invited guests /Come with a juice or beer, bring your friends, look around, sit down, have a great afternoon… while the Rentagon is out on vacation, we R right into revolution!

Istvan Kantor’s artistic practice incorporates robotic sculpture, video, performance, mixed-media installation, painting, sound, and various other action-based social-mediums like the open-pop-star movement of Monty Cantsin and the world wide network of Neoism. Neoism is a transmission interface and revolving platform to gain public support and media attention for its users.
Kantor employs all his skills and talents to constantly surprise and fascinate. “I swear to God, I’ll never make any boring art!” he declares with bold determination, irony and wit, holding up a picketing sign.
His main interest lies in creating work that establishes a discussion within and around the conflicting territories of institutional authority and cultural gentrification. In this regard Kantor’s work investigates the revolutionary and scientific aspects of artistic practices that attempt to surpass the conventional models of creative experience.
Istvan Kantor is Hungarian-born, Toronto-based artist. Recent and upcoming solo exhibitions include: Monty Cantsin Was Here, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, febr/2011; Made in Estonia, installation, Tallinn, may/2011; Selected works, St.Istvan Museum, Szekesfehervar, Hungary, oct/nov 2011 Upcoming group exhibitions include: Interakcje Festival, Piotrkow, Poland, may/2011; WRO Biennale, Wroclaw, Poland, may/2011

Istvan Kantor aka Monty Cantsin is also known as a noise/music artist, electro-instrumentalist and singer of the Toronto based Red Armband. He has recorded and released over a dozen albums of songs and noise works since the early 80s.

 “In the Beginning”, by Lea Vivot

September 14 – October 14, 2011
Opening Remarks: Rossana Magnotta, Sept 17, 1:30pm
Artist Talk (Canadian Art/Gallery Hop) Sept 24, 2pm
CANADIAN SCULPTURE CENTRE
500 Church Street
Toronto ON M4Y 2C8
Tel: 647.435.5858
Email: gallery@cansculpt.org
Hours: Tuesday – Friday 12-6; Saturdays 11-4

Radiant Emotions explores the divine energy of creation.

Lea Vivot is an internationally-renowned artist who resides in Kleinburg, Ontario. She was born in Sumperk, Czechoslovakia and is active in sculpture, drawing and printmaking. Presently she creates in Kleinburg, New York, Acapulco, and the Czech Republic.

Vivot studied at the Prague School of Stage Design in Czechoslovakia, the Academia di Brera in Italy, the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto, and the Art Student’s League in New York. Her career as an artist began in the seventies when she began working on bronze sculptures. She quickly became internationally known for her over life-size bronzes, such
as the “Lover’s Bench” and has since made “benches” her trademark. Vivot’s sculptures are full of humanity as she often depicts families, couples, mothers, and children. The large scale of her work calls for interaction with her viewers who naturally enjoy occupying the same space
as the bronze figures. On her benches, Vivot likes to include inscribed messages by people from all walks of life. For example, various additions of The Secret Bench, Lost Paradise, found in Montreal, Toronto and New York, all have handwritten messages expressing the hopes and fears of children.

The Secret Bench of Knowledge, which is in front of the National Library of Canada, in Ottawa, bears a message of the joy and value of reading. Writers from Canada and abroad, as well as the general public have left inscriptions on this bench. Vivot’s desire to have her work invite interaction from viewers demonstrates both the importance of sculpture and its role in society. The Secret Bench of Knowledge, like all of her sculptures, tells a story. She once said; “knowledge belongs to all, and what is not written is forgotten.”

Radiant Emotions will showcase some of her more intimate works on public view for the first time.