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Category: Art Exhibit

  • META/THIRDSPACE-Mon.,April 20th,2015@The Gallery@99Sudbury

    It was the opening reception for The Annual New Media art exhibition featuring 4th year Ryerson students. Each year this exhibition showcases selected art work displayed in a gallery atmosphere. http://www.ryersonmeta.ca Meta showcases emerging artist to display their work and talent. Thirdspace Meta exhibits artwork that combines digital and computer generated usage to make the…

  • PREVIEW OF ODYSSEO by CAVALIA (April 7, 2015)

    by Bill Kwan The preview for ODYSSEO by the internationally acclaimed Cavalia theatrical production was shown to a select few media and VIP Under The Big White Top at The Port Lands on Tuesday, April 7th, 2015. Artistic director and Creator Normand Latourelle greeted the audience with a little bit of background behind the latest…

  • SNAP! Art Auction Preview-Wed.,March18th,2015@Arta Gallery-Distillery District

    SNAP! Art Auction SNAPS To It! Presented by TD Canada Trust, SNAP! is ACT’s annual photographic fundraiser featuring a live auction of art, a silent auction and a photo competition. ACT works with gay men, women and young people to increase their knowledge, skills and resilience in the face of HIV/AIDS. ACT also helps to…

  • Happy Birthday Toronto 181st”Past,Present and Future”Art-Wed.,March 4th,2015@Steamwhistle Roundhouse

    Toronto is turning 181 years and on March 4th Steamwhistle celebrated A Happy Birthday party Toronto, opening reception and special art exhibit of “Toronto: Past, Present, Future”, presented at the Steam Whistle Gallery this month. “Toronto: Past, Present, Future” is a mixture of artwork across all mediums from Toronto-based artists who explore the nightlife, urban…

  • Iconic Signed Vinyl, Feb. 12, 2015 @Paul Hahn & co (1058 Yonge St, Toronto, ON)

    Paul Hahn & Co., hosted an exclusive showcase featuring the Icon Collection and Analogue Gallery with an evening of music, drinks and some Rock & Roll history added…to entertain the music enthusiasts that attended the event. The exhibition features rare signed and framed vinyls from music legends such as Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones,…

  • Jean-Michel Basquiat-NOW’S THE TIME preview-Tues.,Feb.3rd,2015-Showing-Feb.7th-May 10th,2015@AGO

    Jean-Michel Basquiat preview was held at the AGO on Tues.,Feb.3rd,2015. Basquiat from NYC was a influential artist in the early 1980s and gained international recognition by creating powerful and expressive works that tackled issues of racism, identity and social tension. Although his career was cut short by his untimely death at age 27, his groundbreaking…

  • Interior Design Show Preview+Opening Reception-Jan.22nd-25th@M.T.C.C.

    Every January, the Interior Design Show, a 3 day event occurs in Toronto, which showcases and shapes the industry for the year in North America and beyond. The 17th edition of Canada’s design fair celebrates leading brands, speakers and rising local talents. It placed a spotlight on Canadian-made products and small-batch designers, as well as…

  • Toronto Design Offsite Festival‎-TO DO Opening Party- Wednesday January 21, 2015@SMASH

    Photography by John Ortner Hosted by Toronto Design Offsite Festival Festival and sponsored by Douglas Design Studio. ‪ “TO DO Opening Party” #‎TODO15‬ was held at the fantastic site called”SMASH”, the week started off on a cold wintery Monday, but we kicked-it-off mid-week at the TO DO Opening Party. We attended SMASH in the Junction…

  • InLight Studio Launch Party, Dec. 10, 2014 @ InLight Studio (302 Carlaw Avenue, Unit 116, Toronto)

    InLight Studio welcomed guests on December 10, 2014 for their official launch party.  Nestled inside an old industrial building in Leslieville (East of Downtown Toronto), InLight Studio provides space for artists to showcase their art works. InLight Studio will be a membership-based studio for artists working in all forms of art media and provide resources to create innovative and dynamic…

  • Contemporary Art Fair 2014 Preview-Wed.,Oct.23rd,2014@Joey & Toby Tanenbaum Opera Centre

    The first edition of Feature: Contemporary Art Fair (www.featureartfair.com) was presented by the Contemporary Art Galleries Association. The event provided visitors with an original experience with art, artists and gallerists. Based on its expertise in art fair organization, the AGAC is the ideal promoter for this new initiative, which is characterized by the finest contemporary art…

  • Damzels 20th Anniversary Party, Oct., 16, 2014 @Gallery345

    The Damzels (@damzels) 20th (Damzels In This Dress) anniversary party was held at Gallery 345. Not your ordinary fashion designers, Kelly Freeman and Rory Lindo are two ladies out to make a statement with their unique rock and roll and pin-up style inspired dresses with a vintage edge that you rarely see today.  Some of the…

  • Gary Taxali”Unfamous Pocket Square Launch-Wed.,Oct. 8th,2014@DOM Interiors

    DOM Interiors for the Gary Taxali for Unfamous Pocket Square Launch (available at Harry Rosen). A fun night of great conversation, beverages and food for the great artist Gary Taxali. Gary tops his last event on the rooftop of George Brown and he’s always smiling, chatting the people up and very cordial to the camera…

  • KING EAST DESIGN DISTRICT/GARY TAXALI -SAT, SEPT 20, 2014 @GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE ROOFTOP

    George Brown College, St. James Campus, hosted the VIP Reception to celebrate the King East Design District and Gary Taxali, famed illustrator/artist and graduate of OCAD University. Sponsors Barefoot wine and Mill Street kept the festivities and beverages flowing throughout the event. Gary Taxali continues with another event on Oct 8 with his collection of…

  • Opening Night Screening And Celebration “An Economy Of Grace”@TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX

    By Bill Kwan http://vimeo.com/85952706 Opening Night Screening & Celebration An Economy of Grace WORLD PREMIERE | FEBRUARY 19, 2014 “I am painting women in order to come to terms with the depictions of gender within the context of art history. One has to broaden the conversation.” — Kehinde Wiley Art and fashion collide in this…

  • Gary Taxali’s Pop Up Exhibition @ Waddington’s

    Please join us at Waddington’s http://www.waddingtons.ca  for the opening reception for their very first Pop Up Exhibition: “Gary Taxali,  http://www.garytaxali.com/ Shanti Town”, put on by Concrete Contemporary with over 40 original works on Thursday, January 30th from 6 to 9 pm. RSVP:  rsvp@garytaxali or on the Facebook event page HERE https://www.facebook.com/events/679083182142568/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular . Thanks to our…

  • Bird’s Eye View on Extinction

    by Bill Kwan event date: Jan 15 2014 @ AGO Jackman Hall Thank you goes out to Laura Banks News Officer and Communications of The AGO. www.ago.net/‎ The AGO/Jackman Hall was filled with avid bird enthusist on Wed. Jan 15 2014 . Canada of the  late 1800s was a big fan of pigeon pie and…

  • Gary Taxali “Shanti Town” Solo Exhibition at Waddington’s

    Please join us at Waddington’s Canada’s oldest auction house for their first solo exhibition of a Canadian contemporary artist showcasing the fine art of internationally renowned artist Gary Taxali www.garytaxali.com. We are pleased to have the support of Canadian Art magazine. This is Gary’s first solo exhibition in Canada in six years showcasing his fine…

  • Redrospective – The Red Head Gallery

    by Bill Kwan Tuesday, December 17th, 2013-The Red Head Gallery started in 1990 www.redheadgallery.org/‎  displaying art work from professional and young emerging artists. Redrospective 2013 was a Fundraiser Lottery of historically significant prints by early members of The Red Head Gallery.  A purchase of a ticket at this showing provided great conversation, hors d’oeuvres and…