as I walk Toronto

Exploring CONTACT exhibits along a small stretch of Queen Street West.

Gladstone Hotel

below: Two images, on the left artwork by Dianne Twombley and on the right, an image by Natalie Hunter, “Of Rust and Rays (Slater Steel)”

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Paul Petro Contemporary

below: On the upper floor of the gallery, an exhibit by Ho Tam, “Lessons 2000”  (until June 6th).  The photos look back to Tam’s childhood and school days in Hong Kong.

below: On the ground floor of the gallery, photos by Marlene Creates, “Selected Works from 24 Years in a Patch of Old-Growth Boreal Forest… ”  (also until June 6th).  The pictures show a hand in front of different types of trees in different years.

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Propeller Gallery

below: “Yellow Tree”,  mixed media, burnt wood, wire, by Frances Patella

below: Small mixed media images on acrylic, also by Frances Patella

below: “Reflected”, one of the photographs taken by Peter Friedrichsen as part of his “Emergence”  exhibit (until 24 May).   His photos were taken at Tommy Thompson Park (once the Leslie Street Split) to help document the evolution of that space.  The images were processed using pigments made from brick and charcoal gathered from the site.  (My apologies but the reflections in the gallery were awkward here).

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Twist Gallery

“Before Borders”is the show at the Twist Gallery. It is a collaboration between Ryan Bolton and Yuma Dean Hester (until the end of May).

below: “Driving Back Through the Northern Rockies” (unfortunately with reflections), by Ryan Bolton

below: Somewhere along the Liard River, by Yuma Dean Hester

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18 Waits

below: 18 Waits is actually a men’s clothing store where everything is made in Toronto .  Here, Adrian Merritt Smith has an exhibit titled “Retreat” that is showing until 31 May.  This first picture was taken while driving through Saskatchewan.

below: Top to bottom: Dundas Valley, Kearney, and near Chatsworth (all in Ontario).

Gallery 1313

There are three shows here – first, by Gregg Thurlbeck second a group exhibit by Offshoots!, and last a small selection of the missing persons posters from New York City after 9/11.

below: Two of Gregg Thurlbeck’s images from “City for the People, Forest for the Trees”.

Offshoot! 2026 (group exhibit), until May 11th including the following:

below: Benjamin Rondel – a photo that looks like a winter scene taken from above.

below: Christine Mack with a series on urban doors (mostly Toronto and Hamilton)

below: Jude Marion

below: Lilianne Schneider, “Old Tree”

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