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Category: Art Exhibit

  • “BLOOD AND GUTS”Billy Morrison And Jonathan Ball Exhibit Now @Liss Gallery-122 Cumberland Street Until Fri., August 30th,2024

    It was a very special preview of original and limited edition prints by Billy Morrison and sculptures/callaboration  with Johnathan Ball was held at Liss Gallery. Billy Morrison is an artist,radio host on SiriusXM with the ”Influenced”show and a guitarist from of the Billy Idol Band. A master of the six string and canvas. After performing…

  • Celebrates The Rock Visions Of Legendary Photographer Bob Gruen @Liss Gallery-112 Cumberland Street, Toronto-September 3, 2024 – October 5, 2024:

    September 3, 2024 – October 5, 2024: Liss Gallery, 112 Cumberland Street, Toronto If you’ve ever thumbed through a music magazine or gazed in admiration at a poster of a legendary rock star, the chances are good you were looking at the work of Bob Gruen. From his iconic portraits of John Lennon in New York…

  • Smash @The Gardiner Museum -Thurs.,May 30th 2024

    By Sally Warburton The sold out annual SMASH event at the Gardiner Museum Toronto is a night when the next generation of artists, arts enthusiasts and cultural philanthropists come together to celebrate Toronto’s vibrant arts community. May 30 was the evening when SMASH: Between Worlds allowed guests to explore the boundaries between states, parallel worlds and altered realities…

  • SEE THE WORLD’S LARGEST COLLECTION OF PRIVATELY-OWNED BANKSY ART – INCLUDING MONA LISA FOR A LIMITED TIME @LIGHTHOUSE ARTSPACE TORONTO

    Photography By W.Baggs The Art of Banksy featuresmore than 140 original and authenticated Banksy works. These include prints, canvases, screenprints, sculptures, hand-drawn sketches, and limited-edition pieces, as well as video testimonials by a close associate of Banksy who worked on prints of iconic images with the artist. For a limited time only, you will be…

  • CULTURAL GOODS GALLERY PRESENTED-MOHAWK WARRIORS, HUNTERS & CHIEFS/THE ART OF TOM WILSON TEHOHÁHAKE

    Coming to Cultural Goods Gallery this February,Mohawk Warriors, Hunters & Chiefs will explore the personal story of Juno Award-winning singer,songwriter, musician and performer, Tom Wilson Tehoháhake. This specially organized exhibition presents a selection of works created between 2015 and 2024, and celebrates the launch of Mohawk Warriors, Hunters & Chiefs, a ground-breaking bilingual book that explores the paintings and iconography of Tom Wilson. In his early fifties, Tehoháhake accidentally discovered that he wasadopted and that he was Mohawk from Kahnawake. “There’s blood memory that happened in my…

  • Glen Matlock Of The Sex Pistols @The Punk Museum, Las Vegas-Mon., Feb. 05, 2024

    Glen Matlock was a founding member of the Sex Pistols who co-wrote most of their iconic songs. His story is of the Pistols’ rise to global infamy. We had the pleasure of meeting him at The Punk Museum this week in Las Vegas. It was a guided tour by Glen himself and contained a ton…

  • McMichael Canadian Art CollectionAnnounces 2024 Exhibitions Schedule

    Bertram Brooker (1888–1955), Sounds Assembling, 1928, oil on canvas, 112.3 x 91.7 cm, collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery, L-80. Photo: Ernest Mayer, courtesy of WAG-Qaumajuq;B The McMichael Canadian Art Collection today announces its 2024 exhibition program, a series that will explore some lesser-known moments and figures in Canadian art including the work of Bertram Brooker, one of…

  • The 25th Anniversary of IDS 2024 – The Interior Design Show-  January 18 – 21

      By Sally Warburton    The Opening Night of the IDS 2024 – the Interior Design Show Toronto took place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Thursday, January 18th.  This year in TMCC North with its wonderful large glass windows to brighten up the ambiance even more during the day. The Opening Night of the…

  • 2024 INTERIOR DESIGN SHOW UNVEILS KEYNOTE SPEAKER ROSTER AND EXPANDED FEATURES

    IDS24 explores the future of design to celebrate 25th edition with added features and speaker lineup including Alison Brooks, Aly Velji, and Christiane Lemieux The 2024 Interior Design Show (IDS24), presented by Miele, announces its lineup of keynote speakers, welcoming top international and local designers to the Cosentino Main Stage this January. Celebrating its 25th…

  • Arcadia Earth opens @The Well-486 Front St.W.-Thurs.,Nov.30th,2023

    Steph C Arcadia Earth at The Well is the newest immersive experience in Toronto. Arcadia Earth merges art and environmental education through interactive installations, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), project mapping, and art installations. This renowned multi-room immersive exhibition in Toronto is the latest addition to Arcadia Earth, following successful runs in New York,…

  • Nigel Scott | Conversations in BlueNovember 15 – January 20, 2024

    “Conversations in Blue” continues Nigel’s love affair with the colour blue that started with making photographic blueprints or cyanotypes. Later, surfing and ocean life brought him even closer. After painting a large wall in blue and dark blue for one of his shows, he started using blue directly on some photographs. This led to expanding…

  • Fall and Winter Exhibitions at the McMichael:Marcel Dzama, Moridja Kitenge Banza, and the industrial art history of Cobalt, ON.

    Left: Marcel Dzama (b. 1974), Ghost of Canoe Lake, 2023, pearlescent acrylic, ink, watercolor, and graphite on paper, 36.2 x 36.2 cm, Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner © Marcel Dzama. Above Right: Franklin Carmichael (1890–1945), A Northern Silver Mine, 1930, oil on canvas, 101.5 x 121.2 cm, Gift of Mrs. A.J. Latner, McMichael Canadian Art Collection. Bottom…

  • Fashion Art Toronto Fashion Week Fall/Winter Nov 16-19, 2023 @The Black Creek Assembly

    Steph C Fashion Art Toronto (FAT) is an annual multi-arts fashion event and the longest-running fashion week in the city. The event is celebrated for its 18-year commitment to providing an inclusive platform for Canada’s fashion and artist communities and presenting thought-provoking fashion shows and immersive multimedia art installations. This year’s 4-day event featured designers…

  • Flirting with Danger by David Drebin at Galerie de Bellefeuille Toronto until Dec 5, 2023

    Steph C. & YYZ Events In “Flirting with Danger,” David Drebin blends allure and risk in his cinematic captures. His mesmerizing photography narrates tales of urban glamour and suspense, evoking emotions through mysterious scenes. Drebin’s signature style fuses elegance and danger, creating compelling narratives within each frame and attracting viewers worldwide. The exhibition’s opening night…

  • Keith Haring: Art Is For Everybody @AGO On Display Until March 17, 2024 And AGO Friday Nights – Opening Party of Keith Haring: Art Is for Everybody Friday, November 17,2023 In partnership with Yohomo

    By Steph C. The first exhibition of Haring’s work to be shown in Canada in more than 25 years, Art Is for Everybody features more than 200 artworks and ephemera, including large-scale paintings on tarpaulin and canvas, sculptures, works on paper, videos, archival materials and representations of his famed subway drawings. Keith Haring, a trailblazing…

  • Painter Josie Morway at Corey Helford Gallery

    Josie Morway Course of Empire L-R: “Skin Contact,” “The Sugar and Rush,” “Borzoi and the Dream of a Common Tomato,” and “The Bird in Your Heart 1 (Sidewalk Seating)” “The Silence” (oil and ink on canvas, 48″ x 36”) OPENING RECEPTION November 18, 2023 | 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm ON VIEW November 18 – December 23, 2023…

  • Art Toronto, returned to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre-Thurs.,October 26th to Sun.,Oct.29th,2023

    By Steph C. ,Sally Warburton & BKONTHESCENE Canada’s oldest and largest international art fair, Art Toronto, returned to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Art Toronto offered incredible exposure for over 100 national and international galleries and attracted respected artists and art lovers, collectors and buyers from across the globe. Kitty Scott is Art Toronto’s Focus…

  • Mark Landwehr and Sven Waschk [coarse]Because I Wanted You To Know

    “I’ll Show You Mine” (hand-painted resin, plexiglass, corian, metal – 25.5” x 15” x 15”) ON VIEW October 7 – November 11, 2023 COREY HELFORD GALLERY 571 S. Anderson St. Los Angeles, CA 90033 Open: Tuesday-Saturday, 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm (310) 287-2340 Los Angeles’ Corey Helford Gallery (CHG) proudly unveiled their next major solo show, titled Because I…

  • The 30th Anniversary For Art With Heart @The Carlu-Tues.,Oct.3rd,2023

    Art With Heart returned to The Carlu for their milestone 30th anniversary auction of contemporary art by local Canadian artists. This was a great celebration to showcase art and the cause that is so important to Casey House. Funds raised from this amazing evening supported people living with and at risk of HIV. Art With…

  • Fashioning The Beatles, A New Book By Canadian Journalist & Author Deirdre Kelly @Liss Gallery-Tues.,Sept.26th,2023

    Yes we’re going to a party party. The Toronto launch of Fashioning The Beatles, a new book by Canadian journalist and author Deirdre Kelly, rocked out at the Liss Gallery on Tuesday night, where dozens lined up to get signed copies of a book that — only days after its hotly anticipated release — is already…