Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
Gallery artist Jamie Bradbury’s portrait “Not Guilty”, which was painted for the StarPortraits Television series, was selected by the Portrait Gallery of Canada Acquisition Committee to become part of the national portrait collection.
See Jamie’s work on the Library and Archives Canada website at http://www.portraits.gc.ca/009001-2915.13-e.html.
Image: Jamie Bradbury, Not Guilty, Gouache and multi media on paper, 88.9 x 114.3 cm, 2009.
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Gallery artist Amanda McCavour has been part of three exhibitions in the month of January, 2010. Amanda’s works were featured at the Ontario Craft Council, the Best of the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition at the First Canadian Place, and It’s A Big Deal , curated by Melanie Egan and Patrick Macaulay.
It’s A Big Deal is a biennial exhibition of new work by Harbourfront Centre’s current artists-in-residence. This Saturday, January 30 from 1-5 pm, Amanda will be part of a panel discussion of featured artists. Show runs until April 4th, 2010 at the York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay West.
Image: Amanda McCavour, thread installation at York Quay Centre, 2010.
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
This article appeared in Vie des Arts English Edition, N. 217, Winter 2009-2010.
Genesis is the Biblical version of the beginning of the world. Stories like Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, and Noah’s Ark, stream through kindergartens replete with talking snakes. Western culture is imbued with medieval attitudes towards race, sex, gender and the animals that stem from accepting the Bible either literally or metaphorically. Even the theory of evolution follows the religious paradigm and hypothesizes a linear ascent of humans.
Sunday, December 13th, 2009
by hollindaze, aka Rhonda Olson
Group Show ‘Looking Ahead’ til Dec. 13.
I like the artist’s commitment to explore his medium. I love that Wilson’s chosen medium is beautiful in its own right but, rarely used to make art, and in general, has little respect – the lowly toothpick. A tool most often used to unwedge food caught between one’s teeth.
Common indeed, but in Jay Wilson’s hands the toothpick is dressed up and ready to go to the ball in a pinkburgundydress! Making the toothpick his own, Wilson’s pieces are not only labour intensive to create, these works are sometimes made with the help of friends, but they also speak to the intricacies of design, engineering and construction.
Sunday, December 13th, 2009
by hollindaze, aka Rhonda Olson
Group show ‘Looking Ahead’ til Dec. 13
Some might call this imagery photography. It is. In that a negative and photographic paper were used to make them. Since the advent of digital photography and click of the button ‘dark rooms’, itís become hard to distinguish what is photography and what is not.
Osheen shows us that photography has always been manipulated. He doesnít use digital photography. He makes a virtue of this fact by constructing works that seem like photographs from another time and perhaps another realm. The overall look is somewhere between x-ray and negative.
Iíve been thinking of them as light collages using the medium of photography as a base. Scratched negatives, both personal and found, and old-fashioned burning and dodging make up his methods of reconstruction.
Sunday, November 29th, 2009
Lonsdale Gallery was pleased to sponsor “Dreams”, the Love Show 2009 at 918 Bathurst, a fundraiser for the Workman Arts Project at CAMH. The show, which ran from November 20
Sunday, November 15th, 2009
Thank you to everyone who came to Lonsdale Gallery to celebrate our fifteen years at the opening reception of Looking Ahead, our anniversary show. Click below to see pictures from the night.
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Thursday, November 12th, 2009
November 12-December 13, 2009
Opening Reception Thursday, November 12 from 7-10pm
Lonsdale Gallery is entering its fifteenth year in Toronto. Over this time Lonsdale has fostered the careers of many great artists and worked to achieve its mandate to exhibit works that challenge interpretation and elicit reaction: contemporary painting, sculpture, experimental photography and installation.
This exhibition serves as an homage to the shows and artists who have helped to make our gallery what it is today and to the new talents who will be part of our future. For our celebration, we are showcasing a selection of just some of the great artists we have had the pleasure of working with. Please join us for the opening reception for special presentations and performances.
Featured Artists:
Ruth Adler, Nadia Amoroso, George Boileau, Jamie Bradbury, Cathy Daley, Maurice Ducret, Sheila Gregory, Osheen Harruthoonyan, Phil Irish, Philip Iverson, Joan Kaufman, Nobuo Kubota, Amanda MCavour, Alex McLeod, William Mokrynski, Julie Oakes, Mabel Odessey, Liz Pead, Jim Reid, Gretchen Sankey, Peggy Taylor-Reid, Tyler Vipond, Francesca Vivenza, Jay Wilson, Ilan Wolff, Pedie Wolfond
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
Since its creation in 2002, the Love Show has worked to raise awareness about the privilege that surrounds us and our responsibility to support others. Each year, proceeds from the show are used to support community-based organizations that combat violence and encourage self esteem. Each of us has infinite abilities of kindness and love. This year, we support Workman Arts, a not-for-profit professional arts company working in partnership with and located in the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
Artist participants will submit pieces that reflect on the theme of ‘Dreams’, not to exceed 8″ x 8″ x 8″ (including any supports or framing devices). Pieces must be ready to hang. Pieces will be sold for $75 each with the proceeds going to Workman Arts. To enter works in the show, artists will pay a $10 submission fee* per piece and receive a tax receipt for $75 for each piece sold.
*If you’re a student, submitting to the Love Show is free (valid current student ID required).
Deadline: Thursday, October 22, 2009
For more information and to download a submission form, visit at 918bathurst.com/loveshow.
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
Thanks to everyone who came out to the opening of Genesis by Julie Oakes on October 1, 2009. Click below to see installation shots of the show and pictures from the Genesis opening reception.
