Month: November 2025
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TWO SYSTEMS – Ryan Jakubek – Dec 10 – 21, 2025
wo Systems is a series that uses contrasting print materials to visually interpret ideological tension in Hong Kong, focusing on the city’s position between two governing systems. Recurring representational elements are used in conjunction with text from the Basic Law of 1997 and National Security Law of 2020. Selected for their contradictions, the excerpts have…
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THE SEX SHOW – Group Show – Feb 4 – 15, 2026
Open Call For Submissions – 29 Jan 2026 Deadline Curated by Phil Anderson Reception Thurs. 05 Feb. at 6:30pm Artists are asked to submit works exploring the subject of sex . The subject matter can mean many things to many people. A variety of media can be submitted. Please, submit 1-4 images/jpegs an image list , artist…
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ReFRESH – Group Show – Jan 7 – 18, 2026
ReFRESH 2026 January 7th – 18th 2026 Reception Jan. 8 6:30 A curated group exhibition of contemporary works in a variety of media to start the new year. Works by Courtney Fairweather, Bill Ward, Pam Paterson, Leah Oates, Eric Garsonin, Natalia Tcherniak, Greg Thurlbeck, Matthew Flanagan, Brinda Taneja, Nedda Zaharelos, Christopher Harms, Edgar Baculi, Ingrid…
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The Living Alphabet – Jerome McNicholl – Dec 10 – 21, 2025
‘The Living Alphabet’ began one night in the autumn of 1975 with some rather awkward, lumpy drawings of alphabet creatures, some sitting motionless in a jungle setting, others positioned in outer space. With many revisions, I came to realize that I wanted to create a believable species of creature that would have offered early homo…
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BENJAMIN RONDEL * 4-15 March 2026 *
THE LAST STREET Cell Gallery This body of work reflects on the quiet persistence of North America’s small communities, their last streets, in contrast with the relentless expansion of urban sprawl. These streets are not transitional spaces but endpoints, where histories settle rather than accelerate. Unlike the perpetual growth of cities, last streets in small…
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DAVID HOLT – Painting Antiquity – Jan 21 – Feb 1, 2026
Cell Gallery, Gallery 1313 Reception January 22, 6:30-9:00 pm Painting Antiquity highlights works from an ongoing series of paintings inspired by antiquities collections, archaeology, and ancient architecture. Loosely gridded compositions of antique motifs afford playful morphological comparisons and rhythmic improvisations.
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JAMES SUTHERLAND – Selected Works 1967-2026
ames Sutherland BA, UBC, ’66, English & Art History, studied Architecture but soon left to explore Expo ’67. I was hired by Raymond Moriyama Architects to work on the Science Centre and the Toronto Metro Zoo, and studied painting and drawing under the tutelage of Dennis Burton at Night school at 3 Schools. Ray Moriyama…
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Along the Rouge – Bill Ward – 1-12 Apr, 2026
The Rouge River is one of my favourite places to walk and take photographs. I hike in Rouge National Urban Park in Scarborough, which has numerous sections that vary in geography. The seasons display different features, textures, light, and colour. Not knowing exactly what I will see or feel on my next visit to the…
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City for the People, Forest for the Trees – Gregg Thurlbeck – Apr 29-May 10, 2026
Gregg Thurlbeck’s street photography blends honest observation of Torontonians going about their daily lives with impressionist editing techniques to uncover the urban landscape as it isn’t … quite. His forest series shares its visual approach with his city scenes but, by pairing these series, we experience two contrasting, yet interrelated, components of the Ontario “landscape”.
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Changing Lanes – Emily Claire Pike – 10-21 Jun, 2026
Changing Lanes is a collection of abstracted urban landscape oil paintings documenting scenes from Parkdale and West End Toronto. Inspired by my own photographs of lanes, alleyways, store fronts, towers, and signage throughout the city, many of these pieces were created at the Gladstone House, during my 3-month artist’s residency from Oct-Dec 2025. In the…
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CURIOUS CREATURES – Aleksandra Rodneva – 24 Jun – 05 Jul, 2026
Curious Creatures is an exhibition that showcases various creatures from fantasy and mythology around the world. Throughout history, mythology and later fantasy works have been used as metaphors, reflections, or hidden messages about the current world. They have allowed internal, abstract experiences to be externalized through symbolic form. These works invite viewers to wonder what…
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DALE MINISTRIES – Community Exhibit – Dec 9 – 14, 2025
The Dale Ministries is a community organization and church rooted in Parkdale. We welcome all people, while making intentional space for those who experience marginalization. Grounded in the belief that we share a common humanity, we seek to build relationships of dignity and mutual care. We do not have a building of our own. Instead,…
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CARMEN MAHAVE -Installation – 01Feb2026
Carmen Mahave is a Toronto-based artist, sculptor, and mouldmaker, specializing in silicone mouldmaking with a commitment to artistic exploration. Driven by a deep-seated curiosity about the body as an actant in art, I continue to push boundaries in my artistic practice, exploring the intricacies of the human experience through my uncanny creations. Connect: carmenmahave.format.com
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Miho Sawada *26 Nov. – 06 Dec., 2025* Reception Nov. 27 at 6:30pm
Miho Sawada (1944 – 2023) Miho Sawada received her BFA from Kyoto City College of Art in 1967. However, finding the prevailing ethos of the Japanese art world difficult for non-traditional artists, especially women, she immigrated to Canada in 1968. The following year she studied at the New School of Art in Toronto and exhibited…