Keeping Canada and the World Beautiful

MAY 2009/MAI 2009

GLOBAL ART EXHIBITIONS - PHOTOGRAPHY

Chronological Listing of Openings

MAY 1, FRIDAY/VENDREDI 1 MAI

*Beach Studio Tour 
OPENING RECEPTION 6 - 9 PM/VERNISSAGE: 18h00 a 21h00

www.beachstudiotour.ca
E-mail: [email protected] .
Co-chair Madame Theresa Maxwell, Tel: 416 686 8738.
Co-chair Madame Sheila Thompson, Tel: 416 690 9295.
Membership chair Mademoiselle Nathalie Vachon, Tel: 416 691 5195.
Near Queen E. St., between: Sarah Ashbridge Dr., Wodbine Ave., Victoria Park Ave., Toronto.

"THE 16TH ANNUAL 2009 SPRING: Beach Studio Tour"

- 12 STUDIOS, 23 ARTISTS/CRAFTS PEOPLE -

Till May 3, 2009 Au 3 Mai 2009.

*Toronto Image Works 
For more info & the time of an opening call: 416 703 1999
.
- 13th Annual Toronto Photography Festival - CONTACT 2009 -
Dans le cadre du festival de photographies - CONTACT 2009 -
- SECOND FLOOR: SUITE #207 -
www.torontoimageworks.com
Gallery Director Madame Bernice Lyons Page.
E-mail: [email protected] .
E-mail: [email protected] .
Tel. Toll Free: 1 888 867 2252, Fax: 416 703 3991.
80 Spadina Ave., Toronto

- FEATURED ARTIST/S OF THE CONTACT FESTIVAL -

Till June 6, 2009 Au 6 Juin 2009.
Galerie hours: Monday                                                        8:30 AM - 10:00 PM
                      Tuesday- Friday                                             8:30 AM - 7:00 PM
                      Saturday                                                       10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
                      ADMISSION FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Heures d'ouverture de la galerie:
                     Lundi:                                                                         8h30 a 22h00
                     Mardi - Vendredi:                                                       8h30 a 19h00
                     Samedi:                                                                     10h00 a 16h00
                     ENTREE GRATUITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*Le Laboratoire D'Art 
VERNISSAGE: 18h00 a 21h00/OPENING RECEPTION 6 - 9 PM

- THE HISTORIC DITILLERY DISTRICT -
- Dans le cadre du festival de photographies - CONTACT 2009 -
- 13th Annual Toronto Photography Festival - CONTACT 2009 -
Edifice Cannery #58, 2eme Etage, Studio 317
Cannery bldg #58, Suite: #317.
www.lelabo.ca
Contact pour medias et informations/Media and information contact:
Directrice Mademoiselle Julie Tremble.
E-mail: [email protected] , Tel: 416 861 1853.
55 Rue Mill, Toronto
55 Mill St., Toronto

*** Commodité d’abord, ensuite la culture ***

Une Exposition de Pascal Paquette.

À partir des concepts de simulacre, décor et travestissement, Pascal Paquette réfléchit sur la position précaire qu’occupe la culture dans notre société aux valeurs marchandes. L’installation comprend de larges photos commerciales ainsi que faux murs, outils et gallons de peinture pour simuler la transformation du Labo en magasin de design.

An Exhibition of work by Pascal Paquette.

On the basis of simulacrum, staging, and travesty, Pascal Paquette works on the precarious position of culture in our society of market values. The installation combines large scale photo imitating commercial pictures with faux walls, tools, and paint gallons to simulate the transformation of Le Labo into a design store.

Till Au 31 Mai, 2009, May 31 2009.

Heures d'ouverture de la galerie:
                      Mercredi - Samedi:                                             12h00 a 18h00
                      ENTREE GRATUITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Galerie hours: Wednesday - Saturday:                                   12 PM - 6:00 PM
                      ADMISSION FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*Proof Studio 
OPENING RECEPTION 6 - 9 PM/VERNISSAGE 18h00 a 21h00

- THE HISTORIC DITILLERY DISTRICT -
- 13th Annual Toronto Photography Festival - CONTACT 2009 -
- Dans le cadre du festival de photographies - CONTACT 2009 -
BLDG #74 Case Goods Warehouse, Suite #104
East of Parliament 1 block south of Front St., E..
www.proofstudiogallery.com
Madame Proprietor & Gallery Director Sheila Jonah.
Monsieur Proprietor & Gallery Director John Drajewicz.
E-mail: [email protected] , Tel: 416 504 6761.
55 Mill St., Toronto

*** Worlds of Perception, Fragments of Time ***

An Exhibition of photographs by John Drajewicz.

Fragments of time too brief for human reflexes, still photographs are unlike other forms of narrative expressions. Visually self contained, silent and unmoving. You, the viewer, supply context and your experiences to turn a selection of images into a personal narrative. Just who is in charge of making images memorable anyway?

&

An Exhibition of photographs by Natalie Drajewicz.

The vacant city is a simulated hyper-reality of life - a metropolis populated by the excess machinery deemed necessary for human existence that functions in the void of humanity. The compression
of a multiplicity of moments of time into one static impossibility points to the disjuncture of human
life often blamed on the city. 'The City' has come to stand for both technological grandeur and
the moral decay of people. Human presence is absent, and a moment in the vacant city captures
the un-presence
.

&

An Exhibition of photographs by Sheila Jonah.

Life is a Merry-Go-Round! Jump on!

Sheila is a artist that celebrates life and her photographs communicate her zest for adventure.
She uses her camera to capture a moment in time. Insightful and quirky images to engage
the viewer and convey a sense of wonder and discovery

Till May, 2009 Au Mai 2009.

Galerie hours: Monday - Sunday:                                         12 PM - 6:00 PM
                      ADMISSION FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Heures d'ouverture de la galerie:
                      Lundi - Dimanache:                                             12h00 a 18h00
                      ENTREE GRATUITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*BRAYHAM 
OPENING RECEPTION 7 - 9 PM/VERNISSAGE 19h00 a 21h00

- CONTEMPORARY ART -
- 13th Annual Toronto Photography Festival - CONTACT 2009 -
Dans le cadre du festival de photographies - CONTACT 2009 -
Corner of Queen St., E., & Laing in the Leslieville area of Toronto.
www.brayhamcontemporaryart.com
E-mail: [email protected] , Tel: 647 435 7367.
Proprietor, Gallery Director & Curator Madame Angela Brayham.
E-mail: [email protected] .
1318 Queen St., E., Toronto

"WORD PLAY"
An Exhibition featurimg photography by Steven James Brown.

Toronto photographer, Steven James Brown, invites us to force our attention on the minutia of life. Working in his studio, with a large-format view camera, he focuses his lens on objects that are seemingly diverse. These disparate, often odd, and sometimes disturbing objects take on a level of importance and significance as Brown categorizes them into groups and collections and focuses the viewers' attention on the often-tainted beauty of the single object.

Following the success of Gun Control, a CONTACT 2008 Feature Exhibition at Brayham Contemporary Art, WORD PLAY combines Brown's love of literature and interest in the written word with his skill as a still-life studio photographer. As an avid reader, Brown is fascinated by language, as well as by the aesthetics of individual words and the way groups of words appear on the page. In 2002 Brown questioned what would happen to a book put through a paper shredder. As the Bible is claimed to be the most popular single-volume book it seemed to be the perfect place to start. Searching through the shredded remains of the Bible, Brown looked for words that were both intact and interesting. Using a large-format camera and e6 film, Brown photographed the juxtaposed words creating Chapter 11, the first work in the series.

Till May 31, 2009 Au 31 Mai 2009.

Galerie hours: Saturday                                                                 12 PM - 4 PM
                      ADMISSION FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Heures d'ouverture de la galerie:
                      Samedi                                                                  12h00 a 16h00
                      ENTREE GRATUITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MAY 2, SATURDAY/SAMEDI 2 MAI

*Beach Studio Tour 
10 AM - 6 PM / 10h00 a 18h00

www.beachstudiotour.ca
E-mail: [email protected] .
Co-chair Madame Theresa Maxwell, Tel: 416 686 8738.
Co-chair Madame Sheila Thompson, Tel: 416 690 9295.
Membership chair Mademoiselle Nathalie Vachon, Tel: 416 691 5195.
Near Queen E. St., between: Sarah Ashbridge Dr., Wodbine Ave., Victoria Park Ave., Toronto.

"THE 16TH ANNUAL 2009 SPRING: Beach Studio Tour"

- 12 STUDIOS, 23 ARTISTS/CRAFTS PEOPLE -

Till May 3, 2009 Au 3 Mai 2009.

*Gallery Arcturus 
OPENING RECEPTION 2:30 - 5:30 PM/VERNISSAGE: 14h30 a 17h30

- THE FOUNDATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBJECTIVE ART -
Located East of Church st..
www.arcturus.ca
Curator: Madame Cathy Stilo.
Space Manager: Madame Tara Mowbray.
E-mail: [email protected] , Tel: 416 977 1077, Fax: 416 977 1066.
Artist-In-Dialogue & visitors comments contact: Madame Deborah Harris.
E-mail: [email protected] .
80 Gerrard St., E., Toronto

Main Gallery:

"A PLAY OF LIGHT"
- IN FOUR PARTS -

An Exhibition of photography by Simeon Posen.

Till June 13, 2009 Au 13 Juin 2009.

Galerie hours: Tuesday - Friday:                                                       12:00 PM - 5:30 PM
                      Saturday:                                                                   11:00 AM - 5:30 PM
                      ADMISSION FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Heures d'ouverture de la galerie:
                      Mardi - Vendredi:                                                                12h00 a 17h30
                      Samedi:                                                                                11h00 a 17h30
                      ENTREE GRATUITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*Arta Gallery 
OPENING RECEPTION 2 - 4 PM/VERNISSAGE: 14h00 a 16h00

- THE HISTORIC DITILLERY DISTRICT -
East of Parliament 1 block south of Front St., E..
Building: #9, Suite: #102.
- 13th Annual Toronto Photography Festival - CONTACT 2009 -
Dans le cadre du festival de photographies - CONTACT 2009 -
www.artagallery.ca
Proprietor & Gallery Director Madame Fay Athari.
E-mail: [email protected] , Tel: 416 364 2782, Fax: 416 512 9423.
55 Mill St.,Toronto

"TORONTO"

An Exhibition of photographs by Scott Johnston.

"The images don't seem to leave me alone". Johnston seems to be in a constant state of composing, cropping, and editing, seeing the potential of a great photograph, "Watch what happens when the light changes", before it is camera-ready. This is all happening whether or not he has a camera in his hands. It is important to attempt to establish what constitutes a good photograph. "When there is an understanding, when I can convey a thought or a statement within the guidelines I have set for myself, if there is a connection, then I imagine I have created a successful photograph".

In conversation with Margaret Baxter
October 2007

For more info visit: scottjohnstonphoto.com .

To Contact Monsieur Scott Johnston:
E-mail: [email protected] , Tel: 416 546 3343.

Till May 14, 2009 Au 14 Mai 2009.

Galerie hours: Tuesday - Friday:                                                 11 AM - 5 PM
                      Saturday:                                                             12 PM - 6 PM
                      Sunday:                                                                12 PM - 5 PM
                      ADMISSION FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Heures d'ouverture de la galerie:
                     Mardi - Vendredi:                                                  11h00 a 17h00
                     Samedi:                                                                 12h00 a 18h00
                     Dimanche:                                                             12h00 a 17h00
                     ENTREE GRATUITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*BRAYHAM 
OPENING RECEPTION 2 - 6 PM/VERNISSAGE 14h00 a 18h00

- CONTEMPORARY ART -
- 13th Annual Toronto Photography Festival - CONTACT 2009 -
Dans le cadre du festival de photographies - CONTACT 2009 -
Corner of Queen St., E., & Laing in the Leslieville area of Toronto.
www.brayhamcontemporaryart.com
E-mail: [email protected] , Tel: 647 435 7367.
Proprietor, Gallery Director & Curator Madame Angela Brayham.
E-mail: [email protected] .
1318 Queen St., E., Toronto

"MIND | PLACE | SPIRIT"
An Exhibition featurimg photography by Susan Moldenhauer.

MIND | PLACE | SPIRIT is Wyoming based photographer, Susan Moldenhauer's second solo exhibit in Toronto. Susan Moldenhauer's black and white images beautifully capture the open and austere Wyoming landscape, juxtaposing this with the almost spiritual and sensual movement of the figure and fabric.

Moldenhauer's work differs from that of most landscape photographers as it is not concerned so much with the physical environment, political or social issues, or land use; but rather is much more personal focusing on individual perception. She uses scarves and fabric to not so much alter, but enhance the landscape and our individual perceptions of it. MIND | PLACE | SPIRIT marks Moldenhauer's return to her early passion black & white photography and reintroduces the figure into her work.

Moldenhauer is both subject and photographer in these images. While she composes the overall image in her viewfinder, she cannot control her placement in the composition, the scale of her figure to the background, or the movement of the fabric at the moment of exposure. The resulting images are ethereal, spiritual and dynamic. MIND | PLACE | SPIRIT also juxtaposes Moldenhauer's current black and white images with some of her earlier colour work.

Till June 14, 2009 Au 14 Juin 2009.

Galerie hours: Saturday                                                                 12 PM - 4 PM
                      ADMISSION FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Heures d'ouverture de la galerie:
                      Samedi                                                                  12h00 a 16h00
                      ENTREE GRATUITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MAY 3, SUNDAY/DIMANCHE 3 MAI

*Beach Studio Tour 
11 AM - 6 PM / 11h00 a 18h00

www.beachstudiotour.ca
E-mail: [email protected] .
Co-chair Madame Theresa Maxwell, Tel: 416 686 8738.
Co-chair Madame Sheila Thompson, Tel: 416 690 9295.
Membership chair Mademoiselle Nathalie Vachon, Tel: 416 691 5195.
Near Queen E. St., between: Sarah Ashbridge Dr., Wodbine Ave., Victoria Park Ave., Toronto.

"THE 16TH ANNUAL 2009 SPRING: Beach Studio Tour"

- 12 STUDIOS, 23 ARTISTS/CRAFTS PEOPLE -

Till May 3, 2009 Au 3 Mai 2009.

*Cobalt Gallery 
OPENING RECEPTION 1 - 4 PM/VERNISSAGE: 13h00 a 16h00

at Beech Ave.,
- 13th Annual Toronto Photography Festival - CONTACT 2009 -
Dans le cadre du festival de photographies - CONTACT 2009 -
www.cobaltgallery.ca
Proprietor & Gallery Instructor Madame Annette Hansen.
E-mail: [email protected] , Tel: 416 694 0156, Fax: 416 694 6326.
870a Kingston Rd., Toronto

"Experience Essence"

An Exhibition of work by Gary Goldberg.

Years ago a Photography instructor of mine, gave me an assignment. The assignment was to capture “Essence”. It did not matter what the photographic subject was, it was important, to get to the grit, the guts, that made it a truly great image. Please join us at the opening of “Essence” at “Cobalt Gallery” with an eclectic mixture of Landscape and Fine Art Photography.

Contact Monsieur Gary Goldberg: www.garygoldbergphoto.com

Curated by Madame Annette Hansen.

Till May 31, 2009 Au 31 Mai 2009.

Galerie hours: Wedesday - Friday:                                                   11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
                       Saturday:                                                                         Noon - 5:00 PM
                       Sunday:                                                                           Noon - 4:00 PM
                      ADMISSION FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Heures d'ouverture de la galerie:
                      Mecredi - Vendredi:                                                             11h00 a 17h00
                      Samedi:                                                                                12h00 a 17h00
                      Dimanche:                                                                            12h00 a 16h00
                      ENTREE GRATUITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MAY 4, MONDAY/LUNDI 4 MAI

*Galeria Almada Negreiros/Gallery Almada Negreiros
pelas 17:30 - 20:30 horas/at 5:30 - 8:30 PM

*Consulado-Geral de Portugal em Toronto*
*Consulate General of Portugal in Toronto*
- Dans le cadre du festival de photographies - CONTACT 2009 -
- 13th Annual Toronto Photography Festival - CONTACT 2009 -
www.secomunidades.pt/web/toronto
E-mail: [email protected] , Tel: (001.416) 217. 09. 66, Fax: (001.416) 217. 09.73.
14 andar/14th Floor; Suite 1400
438 University Ave., Toronto
"contact photography etc."
An Exhibition of work by Cris de Oliveirs, Susy Oliveira, Claudia Seabra,
George Pimentel, Teresa Ascencao
and Ruth Santos Fernandes.
Till May, 2009 Au Mai 2009.

MAY 6, WEDNESDAY/MERCREDI 6 MAI

*La Galerie De Alliance Francaise 
VERNISSAGE: 18h30 a 20h30/OPENING RECEPTION 6:30 - 8:30PM

- La Galerie Pierre-Léon -
North of Bloor St., W..
- Dans le cadre du festival de photographies - CONTACT 2009 -
- 13th Annual Toronto Photography Festival - CONTACT 2009 -
www.alliance-francaise.ca
Executive Director Monsieur Jean-Claude DUTHION.
E-mail: [email protected] .
Tel: 416 922 2014, Fax: 416 922 9164.
Gallery Curator Madame Patricia.Guerin.
E-mail: [email protected] .
24 Spadina Rd., Toronto

Dans le cadre du festival CONTACT, l’AFT présente l’exposition

"Toronto Nights"
Une exposition photographiees de Anna-Katharina Scheidegger.

Née en 1976 à Sumiswald, en Suisse, Anna-Katharina Scheidegger a vécu
à Paris et à Berne. Elle a suivi des études à l'ENSAD, puis au Fresnoy, Studio
national, de 2003 à 2005
.

Toronto Nights montre des photographies d’immeubles la nuit, prises sur les toits
de Toronto. La nuit, la ville semble changer dans ses volumes et ses proportions.
Ce n’est plus la présence physique qui détermine la hiérarchie des buildings, c’est
leur mise en scène et leur éclairage
.

Le verre, le béton et le métal forment des compositions rigides, plongées dans la
lumière artificielle de la nuit et se mettent en tension avec la douce apparence
des intérieurs. On cherche l’humain, dans la jungle urbaine anonyme et répétitive.
Et on le trouve. Les différents papiers peints et les décors des intérieurs apparaissent:
le nid intime de tout un chacun. Les détails qui forment la promesse d’une fiction
urbaine, qui nous rassurent dans le dispositif froid des habitats comprimés
.

En partenariat avec le Studio Le Fresnoy, le Consulat Général de Suisse
et le Consulat Général de France.

                                                * * * * 

As a part of the CONTACT photography festival, the AFT presents

"Toronto Nights"
An Exhibition of photography by Anna-Katharina Scheidegger.

Born in 1976 in Sumiswald, Switzerland, Anna-Katharina Scheidegger lived in
Paris and in Bern. She studied in the ENSAD, then in the Studio national de Fresnoy,
from 2003 to 2005
.

With the fall of night, the city seems to change in its proportions and forms.
Darkness frames the interiors of apartments and highlights the individual element
within the urban web. The personal, warm nest of the citizen is like a single pixel
in the image of a contemporary society. Scheidegger tries, in silent ways,
to surprise. The process she engages in to create her work is to step back, wait,
see and finally, to show
.

With the support of the Studio Le Fresnoy, the Consulat général de Suisse
and the Consulat général de France.

Au 29 Mai, 2009, Till May 29, 2009.
Heures d'ouverture de la galerie:
                   Lundi - Mercredi:                                    9h30 a 18h00
                   Jeudi:                                                      9h30 a 11h30
                   et                                                          13h30 a 18h00
                   Vendredi:                                                9h30 a 15h30
                   ENTREE GRATUITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Galerie hours: Monday - Wednesday:                    9:30 AM - 6 PM
                     Thursday:                                  9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
                     and                                                   1:30 PM - 6 PM
                     Friday:                                         9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
                    ADMISSION FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*Ryerson Gallery 
CLOSING RECEPTION: 6 - 9 PM/FINISSAGE 18h00 a 21h00

- THIRD FLOOR: SUITE #305 -
www.ryersongallery.ca
E-mail: [email protected] , Tel: 416 703 2235.
Gallery Director Mademoiselle Katy McCormick
E-mail: [email protected] .
Media Coordinator: Mademoiselle Sarah Burtscher.
E-mail: [email protected] .
Media inquiries Mademoiselle Michelle O'Byrne.
E-mail: [email protected] .
80 Spadina Ave., Toronto

*** THE EPHEMERAL FACE ***

- Selected Portraits from the Mira Godard Study Centre, Ryerson University -

Advisor: Monsieur David Harris.

The Ephemeral Face: Selected Portraits from the Mira Godard Study Centre is a student-curated exhibition examining the nature of the photographic portrait. The genre is considered broadly through works focusing on the fragility of the human condition as conveyed through an individual’s subtle gestures and facial expressions. The exhibition comprises the work of more than twenty photographers, ranging from the 19th through the 21st century and including Berenice Abbott,
Phil Bergerson, Mathew Brady, Rafael Goldchain, Dave Heath, Mary Ellen Mark,
Wendy Snyder MacNeil,
and Gabor Szilasi among others. In its presentation, the exhibition deliberately juxtaposes traditionally conceived portraits, in which the sitter directly confronts the camera, with more unconventional ones that capture a subject in the midst of an event. With this distinction as a guiding principle, the selection and arrangement of these diverse photographs propose an open-ended, multifaceted definition of photographic portraiture
.

Till May 6, 2009 Au 6 Mai 2009.

Galerie hours: Wednesday - Saturday:                                       12 PM - 6 PM
                     ADMISSION FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Heures d'ouverture de la galerie:
                     Mercredi - Samedi:                                              12h00 a 18h00
                     ENTREE GRATUITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MAY 7, THURSDAY/JEUDI 7 MAI

*Ryerson Gallery 
OPENING RECEPTION: 6 - 9 PM/VERNISSAGE 18h00 a 21h00

- THIRD FLOOR: SUITE #305 -
www.ryersongallery.ca
E-mail: [email protected] , Tel: 416 703 2235.
Gallery Director Mademoiselle Katy McCormick
E-mail: [email protected] .
Media Coordinator: Mademoiselle Sarah Burtscher.
E-mail: [email protected] .
Media inquiries Mademoiselle Michelle O'Byrne.
E-mail: [email protected] .
80 Spadina Ave., Toronto

- Curation Class Project Exhibition -

Advisor: David Harris.

Till May 9, 2009 Au 9 Mai 2009.
Galerie hours: Wednesday - Saturday:                                       12 PM - 6 PM
                     ADMISSION FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Heures d'ouverture de la galerie:
                     Mercredi - Samedi:                                              12h00 a 18h00
                     ENTREE GRATUITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MAY 8, FRIDAY/VENDREDI 8 MAI

*Toronto Image Works 
OPENING RECEPTION 6 - 8 PM/VERNISSAGE 18h00 a 20h00

- 13th Annual Toronto Photography Festival - CONTACT 2009 -
- Dans le cadre du festival de photographies - CONTACT 2009 -
- SECOND FLOOR: SUITE #207 -
www.torontoimageworks.com
Gallery Director: Madame Bernice Lyons Page.
E-mail: [email protected] .
E-mail: [email protected] .
Tel. Toll Free: 1 888 867 2252, Tel: 416 703 1999 , Fax: 416 703 3991.
80 Spadina Ave., Toronto

"Iran Revisited"
An Exhibition of photographs by Sanaz Mazinani.

Madame Sanaz Mazinani's colour diptychs and marquee photographs explore the physical landscape and human faces of contemporary Iran, her country of origin. Each image contains its own narrative qualities and together they create a complex portrait of the country. The recent history of Iran familiar to most outsiders begins with the Islamic Revolution, followed by the resulting social restrictions successive leaders have imposed on the country. This aspect of history is incomplete and offers only a narrow view of Iranian culture.

Madame Sanaz Mazinani is a recent recipient of the Canada Council Art Bank Program and this exhibition is supported by Ontario Arts Council Material Assistance Program.

Curated by Bonnie Rubenstein, Director of Contact Toronto Photography Festival.

Till June 6, 2009 Au 6 Juin 2009.

Galerie hours: Monday                                                        8:30 AM - 10:00 PM
                      Tuesday- Friday                                             8:30 AM - 7:00 PM
                      Saturday                                                       10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
                      ADMISSION FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Heures d'ouverture de la galerie:
                     Lundi:                                                                         8h30 a 22h00
                     Mardi - Vendredi:                                                       8h30 a 19h00
                     Samedi:                                                                     10h00 a 16h00
                     ENTREE GRATUITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*Ryerson Gallery 
OPENING RECEPTION 6 - 9 PM/VERNISSAGE 18h00 a 21h00

- THIRD FLOOR: SUITE #305 -
- 13th Annual Toronto Photography Festival - CONTACT 2009 -
- Dans le cadre du festival de photographies - CONTACT 2009 -
www.ryersongallery.ca
E-mail: [email protected] , Tel: 416 703 2235.
Gallery Director: Mademoiselle Katy McCormick
E-mail: [email protected] .
Media Coordinator: Mademoiselle Sarah Burtscher.
E-mail: [email protected] .
Media inquiries: Michelle O'Byrne.
E-mail: [email protected] .
80 Spadina Ave., Toronto

*** Salt and Earth ***

"Whole Village"

An Exhibition of photographs by Jonathan Taggart.

TORONTO . . . Jonathan Taggart's Salt and Earth (2008) offers an impressionistic portrait of Whole Village , a contemporary farming cooperative whose biodynamic practices offer an alternative to dominant agribusiness models. Revolutionary in their "off the grid" objectives, communal farms such as Whole Village rely on the pooling of member resources to achieve self-sufficiency. In a late-capitalist society, the collective's lifestyle is exceptional in its means, aims and commitment to sustainability. Shot from the hip and presented in rich black-and-white tones, this series depicts a community's embrace of ancient farming practices, extraordinary in today's short-term gain/high-tech culture. Slow, hand-wrought and labor intensive, here everything old is new, echoed even Taggart's chosen approach of analogue photography. Sensual, close in, bathed at times in sparkling luminosity, at times in inky shadow, these scenes move us along with the cycle of the seasons. Simple acts and subtle tensions play on through the everyday lives of the community. Family-like, yet not just one family, the collective comes together and moves apart. In Salt and Earth, the members of the collective stand before us, quiet revolutionaries in the face of environmental peril, suggesting what may be one answer to our way forward.

-Katy McCormick

Till June 6, 2009 Au 6 Juin 2009.
Galerie hours: Wednesday - Saturday:                                       12 PM - 6 PM
                     ADMISSION FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Heures d'ouverture de la galerie:
                     Mercredi - Samedi:                                              12h00 a 18h00
                     ENTREE GRATUITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MAY 9, SATURDAY/SAMEDI 9 MAI

*Wynick/Tuck Gallery 
OPENING RECEPTION 2 - 5 PM/VERNISSAGE: 14h00 a 17h00

- MAIN FLOOR: Suite #126 -
www.wynicktuckgallery.ca
E-mail: [email protected] , Tel: 416 504 8716, Fax: 416 504 8699.
Proprietor & Gallery Director Madame Lynne Wynick, [email protected] .
Proprietor & Gallery Director Monsieur David Tuck, [email protected] .
401 Richmond St., W., Toronto

** Regular 8 **

"New Photographs"
An Exhibition of chromogenic print by Sara Angelucci.

Till May 30, 2009 Au 30 Mai 2009.

Galerie hours: Tuesday - Saturday:                                             11 AM - 5 PM
                      ADMISSION FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Heures d'ouverture de la galerie:
                     Mardi - Samedi:                                                    11h00 a 17h00
                     ENTREE GRATUITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MAY 16, SATURDAY/SAMEDI 16 MAI

*Arta Gallery 
OPENING RECEPTION 6 - 9 PM/VERNISSAGE: 18h00 a 21h00

- THE HISTORIC DITILLERY DISTRICT -
- 13th Annual Toronto Photography Festival - CONTACT 2009 -
Dans le cadre du festival de photographies - CONTACT 2009 -
East of Parliament 1 block south of Front St., E..
Building: #9, Suite: #102.
www.artagallery.ca
Proprietor & Gallery Director Madame Fay Athari.
E-mail: [email protected] , Tel: 416 364 2782, Fax: 416 512 9423.
55 Mill St.,Toronto

"Perspective"

An Exhibition of photographs by Behzad Adineh, Geoff Fitzgerald, Catherine Guillaume,
Jordan Junck, Michelle Kemble, Rinath Maman, Yadi Mazinani, Nigel Noble, Kamelia Pezeshki, Ian Revell, Wayne Salmon, Aaron Tator
and Sashar Zarif.

Making a photograph is a highly personal experience. What the photographer sees, and the manner in which he or she composes, reflects a unique perspective. This exhibition features unique perspectives of Canadian photographers, each informed by their own background; from captured movement to pastoral stillness and from staged scenarios to unembellished glimpses of real life. When seen together, these works not only reveal individual approaches to visions, but the scope of the medium itself. .

Till May 28, 2009 Au 28 Mai 2009.

Galerie hours: Tuesday - Friday:                                                 11 AM - 5 PM
                      Saturday:                                                             12 PM - 6 PM
                      Sunday:                                                                12 PM - 5 PM
                      ADMISSION FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Heures d'ouverture de la galerie:
                     Mardi - Vendredi:                                                  11h00 a 17h00
                     Samedi:                                                                 12h00 a 18h00
                     Dimanche:                                                             12h00 a 17h00
                     ENTREE GRATUITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MAY 21, THURSDAY/JEUDI 21 MAI

Muse Gallery 
 OPENING RECEPTION 6 - 9 PM/VERNISSAGE: 18h00 a 21h00

Located a short walk North of the Summerhill subway station.
- 13th Annual Toronto Photography Festival - CONTACT 2009 -
Dans le cadre du festival de photographies - CONTACT 2009 -
www.musegallery.ca
Proprietor & Gallery Director Madame Lisa Low
Proprietor & Gallery Director Monsieur Jay Belmore
E-mail: [email protected] , Tel: 416 974 9986.
1230 Yonge St., Toronto

*** photo, painting, resin on wood ***

"Acceleration"
An Exhibition of photography by Stev'nn Hall.

To look back, to find a connection to my original of experience
and bring the past into the present with adult eyes exists within
the framework of a journey which encompasses the movement
ot nature and the movement of time - always advancing, surging
ahead, rising and hastening. In this contemplation is the natural
flow of acceleration
.

Going back, Going back in time. Going back to places from my memory.
Going back so I can move forward. To Accelerate
.

May 2009 Stev'nn Hall.

For more info about Monsieur Stev'nn Hall's compositions visit:
www.stevnnhall.com or inquare: E-mail: [email protected] , Tel: 416 709 1811.

Till June 11, 2009 Au 11 Juin 2009.

Galerie hours: Tuesday - Saturday:                                              11 AM - 6 PM
                      Sunday:                                                                12 PM - 4 PM
                      ADMISSION FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Heures d'ouverture de la galerie:
                     Mardi - Samedi:                                                    11h00 a 18h00
                     Dimanche:                                                             12h00 a 16h00
                     ENTREE GRATUITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*Skeir Gallery 
OPENING RECEPTION 7 - 10 PM/VERNISSAGE 19h00 a 22h00

- 13th Annual Toronto Photography Festival - CONTACT 2009 -
Dans le cadre du festival de photographies - CONTACT 2009 -
Tel: 416 516 2292.
1537A Queen St., W., Toronto
"PHOTOGRAPHY"
An Exhibition of work by Kelly Lamorie.
Till June 5 2009, Au 5 Juin 2009.

MAY 23, SATURDAY/SAMEDI 23 MAI

*Marcia Rafelman Fine Arts 
 OPENING RECEPTION 12 - 5 PM/VERNISSAGE: 12h00 a 17h00

- 13th Annual Toronto Photography Festival - CONTACT 2009 -
Dans le cadre du festival de photographies - CONTACT 2009 -
South of St., Clair, west off Avenue Road.
www.mrfinearts.com
E-mail: [email protected] , Tel: 416 920 4468.
10 Clarendon Ave., Toronto

*** select MRFA painters & photographers exhibiting ***

- Group Exhibition / Open House -

An Exhibition of work by barbara AMOS, barbara COLE, alan DAVIS,
vladimir KABELIK, michael LEVIN, mats NORDSTROM, jerry RILEY,
linda RUTENBERG, bruna CAPOLONGO, clay DAVIDSON, janet
DAWIDOWICZ, rachelle KEARNS, jennifer MCGREGOR, susana
REISMAN, richard ROBLIN
and hanna RUMINSKI.

Tll May 24, Au 24 Mai 2009.

MAY 24, SUNDAY/DIMANCHE 24 MAI

*Marcia Rafelman Fine Arts 
 OPENING RECEPTION 12 - 5 PM/VERNISSAGE: 12h00 a 17h00

- 13th Annual Toronto Photography Festival - CONTACT 2009 -
Dans le cadre du festival de photographies - CONTACT 2009 -
South of St., Clair, west off Avenue Road.
www.mrfinearts.com
E-mail: [email protected] , Tel: 416 920 4468.
10 Clarendon Ave., Toronto

*** select MRFA painters & photographers exhibiting ***

- Group Exhibition / Open House -

An Exhibition of work by barbara AMOS, barbara COLE, alan DAVIS,
vladimir KABELIK, michael LEVIN, mats NORDSTROM, jerry RILEY,
linda RUTENBERG, bruna CAPOLONGO, clay DAVIDSON, janet
DAWIDOWICZ, rachelle KEARNS, jennifer MCGREGOR, susana
REISMAN, richard ROBLIN
and hanna RUMINSKI.

Tll May 24, Au 24 Mai 2009.


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