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Sandra Brewster at the Arles Festival

August 12, 2022

“This manifesto against sexism and gender inequality resonates with more recent work, such as that of Sandra Brewster, a Canadian artist who produces blurry portraits (the series is called Blur) in very large format, printed imperfectly on the wall. via a gel transfer technique requiring rubbing. These blurry portraits function as metaphors for change and movement, […]

Matt Donovan: The Soul of the Building

June 10, 2022

Great reflection on Matt Donovan’s massive sculpture Digital Wave on the Menkes building in downtown Toronto, read the full article here: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/adv/article-the-soul-of-the-building-condo-lobby-artworks-are-more-than/

Meaghan Hyckie’s ‘Nestled’ at The Cotton Factory

May 10, 2022

Meaghan Hyckie’s print exhibition ‘Nestled’ is open at The Cotton Factory in Hamilton, May 6-June 10. ‘Smokestack Gallery is thrilled to present Nestled: a solo-exhibition of intaglio prints by Toronto-based artist Meaghan Hyckie, produced as part of the inaugural 2022 Smokestack Analog Print Residency. Collaborating with Smokestack’s Master Printmaker, Laine Groeneweg, Hyckie undertook an intensive, […]

BACA Biennale May – June 2022, Montréal

April 30, 2022

Tonight is the vernissage of the 6th edition of the Contemporary Native Art Biennial, “Land Back” at the Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke. The theme of the 6th Contemporary Native Art Biennial (BACA) is Land Back, referring to the Indigenous-led actions to recover stewardship of traditional lands and ecosystems, protecting them for coming generations. The 6th […]

Sandra Brewster in Arles

April 1, 2022

This summer Sandra’s work will be featured at Les Rencontres de la Photographie in Arles, in her exhibition Flou running from July 4 – September 25 2022. Full details can be found here: FLOU

Denyse Thomasos at the AGO

April 1, 2022

Denyse Thomasos: Just Beyond will be on at the Art Gallery of Ontario opening October 8 2022 until February 19 2023! Click the link for details: Just Beyond

Denyse Thomasos in the New York Times

March 25, 2022

‘My Artist Ghost’ written by Adrienne Edwards on the work of Denyse Thomasos upcoming at the Whitney Biennial, a must-read: http://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/arts/design/denyse-thomasos-whitney-biennial.html

Barb Hobot at Contemporary Calgary

March 3, 2022

From March 3-May 22 2022 Barb Hobot is featured in the group exhibition The Further Apart Things Seem at Contemporary Calgary! Details can be found here: The Further Apart Things Seem