Time Machine & Local Colour
Two Photograph Collections by Kyle Brohman
August 21 - September 14, 2010
stranieri
Melissa & Nicole Di Nardo
July 8, 2010
Featuring selected works by Melissa and Nicole Di Nardo, Stranieri investigates the travels of two artists through Europe, on a cultural exploration. Through visual observations of cultures both foreign and familiar, these two artists employ a unique approach to photography and painting. Melissa's photographs, vibrantly coloured depictions of cultural beauty, reveal the powerful gaze of a traveler. They allow the viewer to travel with her and become intimate with Spanish tradition and natural beauty. Nicole's paintings are at once gestural and realistic as she executes an impasto technique to create art of everyday objects. A comment on the visual conversation between product and people, she frames brightly coloured encounters of the everyday. From grocery store shelves to back alley street markets, viewers will experience an uncanny 'ah-ha' moment.
Toronto Tree Project
Rodrigo Moreno, CONTACT 2010
May 19 - June 19, 2010
Visceral Landscapes
Amanda Arcuri & Ana Kapodistria, CONTACT 2010
May 1 - May 16, 2010
Featuring photographs by Arcuri and Kapodistria, Visceral Landscapes explores intuitive connections between man and nature. Both artists engage in playful performances with their environments, reflecting on the rhythmic structures created through the interaction between figure and landscape. The figures' implied presence blurs the distinctions between what is natural and unnatural, balancing the temporality of performance with the physical constructs of nature.
Curated by Jennifer Tiffin
For more info, check out amandaarcuri.com and anakapodistria.com.
Chris Almey
April 8th-24th
From the unfettered imagination of Chris Almey, Galleria 814 is pleased to welcome back an exercise in rich texture and vibrant colour. Mr. Almey's work features a profound love and respect for nature, and a keen eye for composition.
Sara Salahub Still: Prairie Winters
March 2nd-31st, 2010
Armed with only a plastic medium format camera, Sara Salahub explores the vast, frozen, prairie landscape in her series entitled “Still.” The results were unique and unexpected; visible light leaks and double exposures were revealed and the colours turned out completely surreal. The landscapes that confronted her told their own stories in ways never expected.
Join us Tuesday March 11th from 7-10pm for the opening gala!
Lynn Fisher Ceramic Exhibition
December 6-12, 2009
Lynn Fisher's work is sculptural, decorative, varied and entirely unique, reflecting the traditions and historical influences of the many cultures in which she has traveled, lived and studied - Africa, England, Greece, India, Turkey and Mexico.
In addition to heading the ceramic department at the Koffler School of Arts and teaching at the Gardiner Museum, she runs an active and productive studio.
Join us Sunday, Dec. 13 from 12-4pm for a final chance to see these vibrant pieces by Lynn Fisher!
Janet Strayer's Child Out of Time
October 23 - November 6, 2009
Beautiful and haunting, with a profound sense of joy and imagination. Janet Strayer's Child Out of Time Series has been exhibited in Vancouver and Mexico, and Galleria 814 is proud to let it stay here for a while. With this series the aritist hopes "to communicate the interrelatedness of the inner and outer worlds we inhabit" where the child is a metaphor for the "memory and intuition that endure beyound reckoning".
Click here to see more of Janet Strayer's work.
Also Featured: John Lynch
Stunning pastorals and vibrant portraiture.
Mitch Harrison's Photoworks
July 15 - 25, 2009
From vibrant urban landscapes, to salsa dancing, and mixed-media, Mitch Harrison's photography is rich in colour and culture. Join us at Galleria 814 this Wednesday July 15 for the opening gala!
Chris Almey
June 1 - July 18, 2009
From the unfettered imagination of Chris Almey, Galleria 814 is proud to present an excercise in rich texture and vibrant colour. Mr. Almey's work features a profound love and respect for nature, and a keen eye for composition.
Contact '09 Featuring Drew Williamson and Michel Jaques
Drew Williamson
Commercial Photographer, Drew Williamson will be exhibiting his photographs at Galleria 814 on St. Clair Avenue West throughout CONTACT, Toronto's Photography Festival. The Festival runs from May 1 to 31st inclusive. "Aerial Photographs" opening reception will be held on Saturday, May 9th, 2009 from 3-6 p.m.
"Aerial Photographs" is Williamson's first exhibit of a 10 year exploration into photographically representing how we can arrive at our beliefs. It is an invitation to join in the whimsical experience of suspending one’s beliefs to find “shapes in the clouds.” Williamson examines the potential for our beliefs to be manipulated either by ourselves or others.
By shifting the parameters under which the viewer experiences his photographs, Williamson explores the processes and self-imposed limitations we consciously or unconsciously choose in formulating our convictions.
Contact information: For additional exhibit information contact Drew Williamson at drew.williamson@sympatico.ca or 416-579-9371 or download Media Release for Drew Williamson.
Michel Jaques
Commercial Photographer, Michel Jacques will be exhibiting his photographs at Galleria 814 on St. Clair Avenue West throughout CONTACT, Toronto's Photography Festival. The Festival runs from May 1 to 31st inclusive. "Waterworld - Eau de Vie" opening reception will be held on Saturday, May 9th, 2009 from 3-6 p.m.
Artist’s Statement
Waterworld – Eau de Vie
When I think of Waterworld - Eau de Vie, I sense freedom, movement, serenity, and “letting-go”. Seeing people floating in water, I am amazed and intrigued about how they could be suspended in a transparent substance that challenges the law of gravity. I always wonder how we defy gravity.
In this collection, I want to illustrate the movement of the body without action. I intentionally do not include faces in the photographs in order to focus on the shapes of the body. Contrasting shapes, shadows and body movement, I try to encapsulate the beauty of physical and emotional feelings submerged in water. To me, water evokes a range of beneficial sensation – a chillout, a relaxation, a rejuvenation, a time to oneself, a healing.Playing with different angles, both mental and physical, I want to show that we often take what we see for granted. However, everything is relative. Our personal experiences, angles of POVs and the essences of who we are as individuals influence our perspective on our subjects.
For additional exhibit information contact Michel Jacques at photomicheljacues@yahoo.ca or 416-270-4839 www.michel-jacques.com or download Media Release for Michel Jacques.
St. Clair Artwalk
September 27 & 28, 2008
Come visit us during the 2008 St. Clair Arts Festival and Studio Tour.
We will be featuring the following nationally acclaimed artists:
MARK LOREN FREEDMAN "Polar Visions", Spectacular photographs capture the raw yet fragile beauty of an environment we risk losing forever.
LORENZO FRACCHETTI Fracchetti is an artist passionately in love with the arctic. He is recognized for his fine paintings of traditional Baffin Island life.
Galleria 814 Grand Opening
June 16, 2008 marked the grand opening of Galleria 814. Artists, enthusiasts and the local MPP were present for the opening celebration.