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  • Temporary

    Rafael Ochoa, digitally altered found image, 2011

    December 10 –  23, 2011
    Opening: Saturday, December 10, 2-5 pm
    LOOP GALLERY
    1273 Dundas Street West
    Toronto, ON, M6J 1X8
    T: 416.516.2581
    E-mail:loopgallery.patricia@gmail.com
    http://loopgallery.blogspot.com
    www.loopgallery.ca
    Hours: Wed–Sat 12–5 p.m., Sun 1–4 p.m.

    Loop Gallery is pleased to announce a group exhibition by York University MFA students entitled Temporary. Temporary includes work by Andreas Buchwaldt, Jon Claytor, Patrick Cull, Matthew Gardiner, Phil Irish, Thea Jones, Braden Labonte, Rafael Ochoa, and Luke Siemens.

    These current York MFA artworks are temporarily exhibited together, on the condition that they adhere to a guiding rule: they must continue the original artistic intent of the work while playing nicely with others. Each piece is either bent, creased, folded, re-mediumed or re-considered to fit in by pulling back the original number to about 33%. Think of the frame surrounding content in a blog or print publication—or patterns in the selected visual content, like an image of a person attending a kind of symposium. Although there are thematic utterances internal to the works, these are not a reading stricture on the total statement. This framework is only a phase that has run its course and viewers will value works realized through sincerity most.

    This exhibition is part of a series of programming by part of YU Special Projects. YU Special Projects is a special initiative of the Visual Arts Department of York University. Focused on making connections between the art community in downtown Toronto and York undergraduate and graduate students, YU Special Projects provides various exhibitions, professional development/exchanges and opportunities towards the enrichment of student experience. Temporary and YU Special Projects are generously supported by the York University’s Provost’s Office through the Academic Innovation Fund. For more information on YU Special Projects, please contact Jessica Thalmann at jessica.thalmann@gmail.com.

    Please join the artists in celebrating the opening reception on Saturday, December 10th from 2–5 p.m.

  • Eyeball

    Thursday, December 8, 6-9 p.m.
    UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
    1 Spadina Crescent

    University of Toronto’s annual Eyeball is the Fine Arts/Architecture Department’s exhibition, showcasing the work of graduate and undergraduate students.

    Come and celebrate the end of the semester – join students and friends for the art (and food, cash bar and music!).

  • Coming After

    Pauline Boudry/Renate Lorenz, detail from No Future/No Past (still), 2011. Courtesy the artists
     
    December 10, 2011 – March 4, 2012
    Opening: Friday, December 9, 8 – 11 pm
    THE POWER PLANT CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY
    231 Queens Quay West
    Toronto, Ontario M5J 2G8
    T: 416.973.4949
    E: info@thepowerplant.org
    thepowerplant.org
    Hours: Tues-Sun 12-6, Sat 12-8, Open holiday Mondays

    A group exhibition on queer time, arriving too late and the spectre of the recent past.

    CURATED BY JON DAVIES, ASSISTANT CURATOR

    Pauline Boudry/Renate Lorenz, Aleesa Cohene, Glen Fogel, Onya Hogan-Finlay, Christian Holstad, Danny Jauregui, Adam Garnet Jones, Jean-Paul Kelly, Tim Leyendekker, Benny Nemerofsky Ramsay, James Richards, Emily Roysdon, Dean Sameshima, Jonathan VanDyke, Susanne M. Winterling

    Featuring artists from New York, Los Angeles, Berlin, Toronto, and beyond, Coming After is a response to the recent renewal of interest in the period from the mid-1980s to early 1990s that was decisive for North American cultural politics. This time period witnessed the (first of many) Culture Wars, the birth of “queer” as an identity and theory, and the rise of a direct-action AIDS activist movement — epitomized by ACT UP — fighting a new plague that was devastating communities of artists, queers and people of colour. While these years were highly traumatic, they also represented a galvanizing, dynamic moment for queer citizenship — one that is arguably haunting our present and our future.

    This exhibition does not focus on those artists who were, as artist Christian Holstad succinctly put it, “burying their dead” at that time, but instead those who grew up in the shadow of the crisis, whether by fate or by choice. Artist Sharon Hayes has noted, “what marks me generationally is that … it wasn’t my friends who were dying, it was the people I was just discovering, people I was just beginning to model myself after, people I longed to become.”

    The artists in Coming After were primarily born in 1970 or later and share a certain queer sensibility that is in dialogue with the past in some way. Rather than melding with the consumer-culture lifestyle that has been touted as GLBT citizenship over the past fifteen years, the work evidences a sense of having come after or missed out on something. The potential represented by this very recent and more faraway radical (queer) historical moments is both an open wound and a fount of inspiration. What was lost along the way from then to now? Some works are specifically referential, while others more obliquely capture a sense of having arrived too late, a kind of knotty nostalgia or even melancholic deflation. For example, one motif in the exhibition is of spaces haunted with both historical resonance and a glimmer of future potential.

    Negotiating their hope and despair about the present and future of our world in complex and compelling ways, the artists in Coming After share a sense of themselves as part of queer genealogies and cultural lineages, with influence and affinity moving across time and space.

    Onya Hogan-Finlay’s project includes a parallel exhibition at the Canadian Lesbian & Gay Archives Gallery, 34 Isabella Street, dates TBA. www.clga.ca

    Coming After will be accompanied by a publication including a curatorial essay by Jon Davies, as well as original illustrations by Logan MacDonald, special artist projects by Ulrike Müller and Jimmy Robert, a transcribed speech by Sharon Hayes and a short text by American artist Zoe Leonard.

  • New Members at “Festive Spirits”

    Golden Shower” by Peter A. Porer

    December 8, 2011 – January 6, 2012
    Opening: Saturday, December 10, 6-8:30pm
    CANADIAN SCULPTURE CENTRE
    500 Church Street
    Toronto ON M4Y 2C8
    Tel: 647-435-5858
    Email: gallery@cansculpt.org
    Hours: Tues – Fri 12-6; Sat 11-4

    * Please note: Gallery will be closed for holidays December 20, 2011 – January 2, 2012

    Please join us in welcoming New Members at “Festive Spirits” – our year end celebrations

    Meet New Members:
    Andy Berg
    Michelle duQuesnay-Jones
    Al Groen
    Shuhui Lee
    Jogi Makhani
    Peter Alexander Por

    Featuring Guest Musicians:
    Peter Shoebridge & Aidan Todd-Parrish

    * Please note:

  • 15th annual CHRISTMAS SPICE

    December 9 – 24, 2011
    Opening: Friday, December 9, 7-11pm
    Paul Petro Contemporary Art
    980 Queen St West
    Toronto, ON   M6J 1H1
    Tel: 416-979-7874
    info@paulpetro.com
    www.paulpetro.com
    Hours: Wed – Sat: 11–5

    This year’s tree 2012 by Maura Doyle features handmade porcelain chain link of various lengths and Eye Bobbles, hand-painted porcelain eyeballs sold in pairs.

    Also featuring In the Gargoyle’s Head with Finger and Nose Mountain amongst other ceramics and small paintings by Amy Bowles.  And Blaue Stunde, new paintings by Julie Beugin.

    With works by:

    John Abrams
    Stephen Andrews
    Julie Beugin
    Jane Buyers
    Keith Cole
    Dennis Day
    Gary Evans
    FASTWURMS
    Marie Finkelstein
    Ron Giii
    Sadko Hadzihasanovic
    Andrew Harwood
    Natalka Husar
    Olia Mishchenko / Jiva Mackay
    Janet Morton
    Garry-Lewis James Osterberg
    Sandy Plotnikoff
    Melanie Rocan
    Morley Shayuk
    Ho Tam
    & others

  • Silent Auction

    Viewing: December 10 –  December 16, 2011
    Closing Reception: Friday, December 16, 6 – 9  pm
    SPENCE GALLERY
    600 Markham St.
    Toronto, ON M6G 2L8
    Tel: 416-795-2787
    Email: spencegallery@sympatico.ca
    www.spencegallery.com
    Hours: Wed – Fri: 5-8; Sat – Sun: 12-6 

    A silent auction of 20 small pieces of art.

    Artwork will be on display and ready for bidding from Saturday, December 10 through Friday, December 16. The auction will end with a closing reception on Friday, December. 16, 6 -9 pm.

    The affordable little treasures in the auction are created by several gallery artists including:

     Carl Karni Bain

    Ivan Ortiz

    Jesus Mora

    Marcelo Suaznabar

    Oswaldo DeLeon Kantule

    Pita Ohiwerei

    Rosslyn Berot-Burns

    Salomon Khammi.

  • Brothers of the Weird

    Devin Flynn, All Things Considered, 2011. Oil on paper, 12″ x 16″

    November 25, 2011 – January 22, 2012
    Opening: Friday, November 25, 6 -9 pm
    COOPER COLE GALLERY
    1161 Dundas Street West,
    Toronto ON, M6J1X3
    T: 647 – 347 – 3316
    E-mail: info@coopercolegallery.com 
    www.coopercolegallery.com
    Hours: Mon & Tues: by appointment
    Wed – Sat: 1 – 7 pm, Sun: 1 – 6pm

     

    Todd James / Devin Flynn / Ian Flynn / Billy Grant / Joe Grillo / curated by Todd James

    This is a show amongst friends, some who are actual brothers, all of whom are actually weird. The artists in this show are brothers in art, connected by psychedelic images, Saturday morning cartoons, graffiti, breakfast cereal, florescent drips, and the spirit of coluoring outside the lines. Brothers of the Weird will be the first time these artists have exhibited together showing paintings, drawings, and sculpture. This will also mark the inaugural exhibition at COOPER COLE.

    Todd James is a self-taught artist whose commercial and fine art career spans over two decades. With roots in graffiti, James is also known under the moniker REAS. He has done design work for artists such as The Beastie Boys, Iggy Pop, Mobb Deep, and Eminem, amongst others. Todd’s paintings reflect a variety of influences, including pop culture and American expressionist painters such as Willem de Kooning and Franz Kline. His work has been exhibited in museums and galleries across the globe including Deitch Projects, Gering & Lopez, OHWOW, MOCA Los Angeles, the Venice Biennial, Tate Liverpool, the ICA in Philadelphia, and more. James lives and works in New York City, New York.

    Joe Grillo is the co-founder of artist collective Dearraindrop started in 1998 as a clothing line with Laura Grant. The collective is currently composed of three artists: Joe Grillo, Laura Grant and Billy Grant. In the past Dearraindrop has worked with a digital electrician Owen Osborn Chris Kuscinski and a painter Alika Herreshoff. Grillo has exhibited his artwork in galleries and museums across North America and Europe. Grillo lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

    Billy Grant‘s artwork spans multiple mediums including painting, drawing, collage, sculpture, video, animation, and performance. For over a decade he worked exclusively with his collaborative partners in the artist group Dearraindrop. Grant lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

    Devin Flynn is an artist and animator, who got his start creating music videos. His award winning videos have been exhibited at the Liverpool Biennial, OHWOW, Canada Gallery, and MOCA Los Angeles. His animations have appeared regularly on Wondershowzen on MTV, a web series on Adultswim.com called Y’all So Stupid, and the title sequence for The Aquateen HungerForce Movie. Flynn has curated multimedia shows at the Anthology Film Archive and Deitch Projects. Flynn currently lives and works in New York City, New York.

    Ian Flynn has been showing his work professionally since 2003 and has been a practicing artist for as long as he can remember. Both of his parents are art makers and the act of creating is as natural to him as breathing or blinking. Most recently Flynn was included in the American Visionary Art Museum’s “What makes us SMILE?” exhibition, where he shared the walls with some of America’s finest self taught artists such as Pedro Bell, John Root Hopkins, and John Waters. Flynn lives and works in Los Angeles, California.

  • SpeakEasy’s Annual Holiday Show & Sale

     
     
    Thursday, December 1, 2011
    7:00 pm to 11:00 pm
    The Gladstone Hotel
    1214 Queen West
    Second Floor Lobby + Studio Room
    Cover: Pay What You Can ($4.00 Donation Suggested) 
    For more information contact: David Brown
    T: 416-533-1374

     

    Chestnuts roasting, sleigh bells ringing and the season starts a-swingin’! Join us for holiday coctails, a few good tunes and another fantastic show. It’s an evening of arts, crafts and seasonal fun. It’s a chance to shop for hand-crafted holiday gifts. 
     
    It’s an opportunity for the public to see the work of 42 local artists
    ranging from quirky one-off ceramics to handmade soap, jewellery, books
    and hand painted Christmas cards.
     
    Participating Artists:
     
    WhiteLotus Design, Jewellery
    pépin d’or Jewellery
    Charming Fairy Beads
    Poetic Designs, Jewellery
    Fredrick Prince, Jewellery
    Jodes Jewels
    Pallina Beads
    Shawnte Designs, Jewellery
    Pikay Creations, Jewellery
    Its Your Life Handmade, Jewellery
    Sex on a Stitch, Risqué Crochet
    Joy Pottery, Functional Ceramics
    Flock of Tea Cosy
    Elizabeth Victoria Millinery
    Sneaky Moose Suedeworks
    Your Time Boutique Inc, Artisan Beeswax Candles
    Floating World Studio, Printed paper items
    Kempton Jones – Owlies of Ontario
    Deborah Sanderson, Jewellery
    okku design, Various paper goods and silkscreened items
    Arlumizú Designs, Handbags, & accessories
    Cookie Friday Co. | Crafted in Toronto
    Sallygirl Designs, Scarfs
    RedHen Craft, Blank journals and bookmarks.
    Chiho Tokita, Ceramic artist-potter
    Anneke van Bommel, Jewellery, prints and objects
    Priya Means Love, Organic botanical skincare
    Catherine Carroll, Fired Earth Tiles
    Offcut Studio, Wood objects
    DylaniumKnits
    Soap Scum, Soap for dirty people! 
    B the Balm, Artisan soaps and botanical balms
    Claire Manning, screen printed and embroidered goods
    Aww Gee, Fun creatures & accessories
    periwinkle blue, Hand made bags
    Natalie Waddell, Ceramicist & Maker of Things
    Bev Dywan, Party Glass, Upcycled home décor objects
    Wendy Jane, Bags and Accessories
    Katie Muth, Lino-cut prints
    bibu, Retro meets modern for home and baby
    Katherine Miller , Peppermint Robot Surprise
    Happy Seamstress
     
    SpeakEasy is a monthly gathering of Toronto’s creative community. It’s an opportunity to network, share ideas, and keep in touch with the pulse of Toronto’s creative professionals. Since 1996 it has grown from a get-together of a few friends to an event that now draws regular crowds of up to 300. SpeakEasy takes place 6 times a year, on the first Thursday of the month, at The Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen Street West)

    The atmosphere at SpeakEasy is casual…conducive to innovation and inspiration. Each month a selected group of artists from a different creative discipline displays work for the crowd. Some of our most popular shows have featured Photography (part of the city wide Contact Festival), Illustration, Industrial Design, Multimedia, Graphic Design, Fine Arts, and the SpeakEasy Craft Shows.

    Why is there a need for SpeakEasy? 
    Many people in Toronto are working alone these days. At a venue like SpeakEasy you can meet new friends and make new business contacts. SpeakEasy allows people to see what is new and exciting in the industry, and learn how other people tackle the day to day challenges of the creative field. SpeakEasy is very informal. There are no annual fees and no rules. The event is about creative people coming together to share ideas, exchange knowledge, and learn from each other. There are no other associations that are focused on helping creative individuals to help themselves.

  • Istvan Kantor: Burn books etc…

    Let’s shake hands, exchange some ideas, burn books, etc, on

     

    December 3 – 4, 2011, 2 – 4 pm
    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

    Istvan Kantor Monty Cantsin Amen is back from his European performance/exhibition tour with a new book, new cd and new mixed media works… he’ll be at his storage space, known as ANTIX, this Saturday and Sunday afternoon, for a reception and the burning ceremony of his new book that was published in Hungary as part of his solo exhibition at the King Saint Istvan Museum (Szent István Király Muzeum). COME AND WARM UP YOUR SOUL AND BODY AT THE FLAMES OF THIS BEAUTIFUL RED AND GOLD, 200 PAGES BOOK, FULLY ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOS. His newly released cd of his 80s songs, BLOOD and GOLD, will be also available for sale for only $10 on this special occasion.

    Dont miss this opportunity to closely admire the ANTIX Depot that 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

  • Toronto Transformed

    Old image:  Harry Enchin , “Strombo” . New part of the composite image’s photo: Nadia Kakridonis, South side of Queen Street West  near Simcoe.  The strombo mural was painted over just days after the shot

    December 1 – 29, 2011  
    Opening: Thursday, December 1, 7 – 10 pm
    TWIST GALLERY 
     1100 Queen St. West
    Toronto, ON  M6J 1H9
    T: 416 – 588 – 2222
    info@twistgallery.ca
    www.twistgallery.ca
    Hours: Tues – Sat 11 – 6 pm

     Toronto Transformed by Harry Enchin juxtaposes spontaneous photographs from 2008-2011 with record images from the City of Toronto archives.  Just as the ‘old’ images were originally captured with the photographed tools of the day, the current ‘new’ images were captured with a digital camera.  The combined photographs retain perspective, with reference points of old and new structures, establishments and roads.  Photographs include iconic images.  Change is observed in both historic and rejuvenated neighbourhoods such as the emerging art district of Queen and Ossington.

    TorontoTransformed is Twist Gallery’s 22nd art exhibit since opening its doors back in February of 2010.  Aside from the art shows, the 5,000 square foot venue has also played host to a variety of different events ranging from concerts to fashion shows, weddings and corporate functions to fundraisers.