Artists

The rooms and halls of Toronto’s Women’s College hospital have been cleared of beds, rows of waiting room chairs, IVs, medical equipment, machinery and, of course, patients. Tomorrow night, the walls of the landmark Toronto hospital will transform into one of the most vibrant galleries of art in the city

If you weren’t able to attend this year’s four-day Juried Contemporary Art Fair The Artist Project 2013, don’t fret. I am here to fill you in on all the highlights from the opening night and let you in on some must-see upcoming local artists that stood out at the fair

We’re so excited that next week is the opening evening and auction for the eagerly anticipated SNAP! Gala, taking place on Thursday, March 7, 2013. Mark your calendars and be sure to come out for an evening of great talent, people and a good cause

For the past few years, visual artist Nathalie Quogliotto (Montreal/Toronto) has curated a mixed selection of artworks to celebrate the event(s). This year, on her 28th birthday, the show was held at one of my favourite local Queen West galleries, gallerywest in Toronto, and focused on artists in the Toronto arts community

Thrush Holmes. What can I say? This self-taught Toronto-based artist has exhibited widely throughout Canada and the US, and has been placed among Canada’s top-selling living artists. His works have been referred to as fresh, raw, showy, vulgar, larger-than-life, and yet, simultaneously delicate, detailed, subtle, and suffused, somehow, with loneliness and yearning

Are you young professionals looking to start building your art collection? Or are you looking for that inspiration to start the New Year off with a bang? I was. Desperately. So I booked my trip down to Miami to attend the well-received and highly spoken about Art Basel Miami from Dec. 7-9, 2012

Montréal has never quite shied away from artistic recognition; our burgeoning art scene has housed a number of exhibits, showcasing works from skilled artists from all over the globe. Most recently, the SAS Gallery welcomed creations from one of the most talented artists of our times

Joseph Beuys famously said “Everyone is an artist,” referring to his belief in a universal human creativity and the power of art to bring about revolutionary change. On this belief, Kyle Kofsky, Founder of Everyone Is An Artist, started his agency of collective artists in Toronto

What used to be mechanic shop tucked away on an off-beat side street in Bloordale Village is now resident to one of Toronto’s most imminent galleries. We sat down with Owner Daniel Faria to talk a bit about his space and the arts scene in our city