Showing at the ROM, until Mar 19, 2023. Curated by Cree artist Kent Monkman, Being Legendary presents an installation of new original paintings by the artist alongside cultural belongings from collections at ROM. Interpreted by Monkman’s shape-shifting, time-travelling, gender-fluid alter ego, the legendary being Miss Chief Eagle Testickle, the exhibition depicts how deeply Indigenous knowledge is embedded […]

Showing at the AGO, until Feb 20, 2023. This career retrospective showcasing the work of Canadian artist Denyse Thomasos, brings together more than 70 paintings and works on paper, many rarely seen, to show how she challenged the limits of abstraction. The work is personal and political. Using pattern, scale and repetition, Thomasos depicts the vastness […]

A Group Show: Hosted by Peg Graham. Peg Graham has hosted many art shows in her home and garden. She gathers artists and friends who together share their creations with the community while supporting a charity. This year I am honoured to be part of her show. I expect it will be a joyous and […]

Summer time, a time to explore. What better place to explore than distant parts of Canada? I have just returned from a long-delayed trip to Haida Gwaii. I found it to be a magical and mystical place, where nature is dramatic, history and culture are fascinating, and the pace of life is relaxed and refreshing. […]

Art Shows are changing these days. As artists, we always seek to find creative ways to share our work. In June 2022 the group of artists who have been participating in the Just Do It! experimental painting classes both at GAS (Gerrard Art Space) and via ZOOM are once again presenting their show. It hangs […]

Illumination is about light: finding the light, expressing the light, seeking our way into a brighter place following the past two years of rummaging around in the pandemic darkness. Many artists have been using art to tell their unique pandemic stories, but it is now time to move in a new direction – into the […]