LISTINGS: Art -- February 1
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Subject: GALLERIES ART OPENINGS
AGINCOURT LIBRARY Watercolors by Jack Koca, to Feb. 26. Keeping
Cultures Alive Through Press, a display of Ontario's early
Multicultural History Society Of Ontario, Feb. 1-29. 155 Bonis Ave.
396-8943.
ART GALLERY OF HAMILTON High Winds On The Skyway, exhibition in
celebration of Hamilton's 150th birthday, to Aug. 25; special
celebration Feb. 1, 7pm. 123 King W., Hamilton. 905-527-6610.
ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO Vital Signs: The Growing Collection Of Works On
Paper, Part 1, Feb. 3-May 26. $4/$7.50/$15 Fam/Under 12 free. Free Wed
5-10pm. 317 Dundas W. 977-0414.
ARTS ON KING The Yellow Brick Road, fibre art group show by the Fibre
Alliance Of Oakville, Feb. 1-28; reception Feb. 4, 1-4pm. 169 King E.
777-9617.
COLD CITY Skin by Sarah Nind, opens Feb. 1, 7-9pm; to Mar. 2. 686
Richmond W. 504-6681.
COLLEGE ST. BAR Something Old, Something New, Something Red, Something
Blue, acrylic on canvas by Shannon Brown, to Feb. 9. 574 College. 533-
2417.
DESIGN EXCHANGE Design Now, organized by the Foundation Products Of
Imagination, Feb. 5-Apr. 7. Also, In Your Eye: How Illustration Works,
to Feb. 4. 234 Bay. 363-6121.
DON MILLS LIBRARY Watercolor paintings by Ann Pinder, Feb. 1-29. 888
Lawrence. 395-5710.
FIRST CANADIAN PLACE ARTS & EVENTS: Images Of Ecuador by Pedro Leon to
Mar. 1. Exchange Tower, Adelaide & York, street level.
FOUNDATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBJECTIVE ART Hidden Dominions, landscapes
on canvas and paper by E.J. Gold, to Apr. 27. 533A Parliament. 972-
0401.
ISAACS/INNUIT Baffin Island: Sculpture, Prints, Antiquities, to Feb.
21. 9 Prince Arthur. 921-9985.
JOHN B. AIRD What Lies Underneath, painting, sculpture, mixed media,
photography, group show, opens Feb. 1, 6-9m; to Feb. 24. 900 Bay. 487-
2073.
KOFFLER Max Streicher and Faith by Lynn Campbell open Feb. 1, 8pm; to
Mar. 3. Bathurst Jewish Centre, 4588 Bathurst. 636-2145.
THE LIVING WELL Tristan Overy to Feb. 28. 692 Yonge. 922-6770.
MALVERN LIBRARY Dolls by Sandra Darrell, to Feb. 26. 30 Sewells Rd.
396-8969.
MARKHAM THEATRE Markham Inspired, multi-media exhibition by Judith
Livingston, Feb. 5-Mar. 3; reception Feb. 11, 1-4pm. 171 Town Centre
Blvd. (Hwy 6 & Warden). 905-305-7469.
METRO HALL Plants, Nature And The Garden, works by the Green Thumb
Arts Collective, opens Feb. 2, 7-10pm; to Feb. 9. 55 John. 539-7044.
MOVENPICK RESTAURANT New Works by Heather Graham-Fenton to Apr. 165
York.
NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE Humber Valley Art Club, Feb. 6-Mar. 3.
Stone sculpture by Ralph Ingleton to Feb. 4. 56 Neilson Dr.,
Etobicoke. 622-5294.
ONTARIO COLLEGE OF ART Corporeal Forum by students from the Art
Drawing and Painting Program, opens Feb. 7, 6-8pm; to Feb. 16. 100
McCaul.
OPEN STUDIO Noise On Paper, prints and music by George Walker, to Feb.
24; reception Feb. 1, 5-7pm. FACE, the Studio's 25th anniversary
exhibition, to Mar. 3. 520 King W. 504-8238.
PAINTED CITY Group show to Feb. 3. 234 Queen E. 364-0269.
POWER PLANT The American Trip: Larry Clark, Nan Goldin, Dady Noland,
Richard Prince, opens Feb. 2, 7-9pm, talk by curator Feb. 4, 2pm; to
Apr. 8. $1/$2. 231 Queens Quay W. 973-4949.
RED HEAD Body And Soul by Lorna Mills, Natalie Olanick to Feb. 24;
reception Feb. 3, 2-5pm. Also, Fast W〉ms in the showcase. 96 Spadina
Ave., 8th Fl. 504-5654.
ROBERT MCLAUGHLIN Durham College Students Visit The Past, The Thomas
Bouckley Collection, opens Feb. 1, 7-9pm; to Mar. 24. Really Big
Woodcuts by Donna Ibing, to Feb. 25. Janet Mitchell Retrospective: A
Celebration, to Mar. 3. Civic Centre, 72 Queen St., Oshawa. 905-576-
3000.
RUNNYMEDE LIBRARY Paintings by Lioudmila Barmina thru Feb. 2178 Bloor
W. 393-7697.
S.L. SIMPSON New Photographs by James Casebere and The Emma Lake Works
On Paper by Judith Schwarz, open Feb. 1, 6-8pm; to Mar. 5. 515 Queen
W. 504-3738.
SCARBOROUGH ARTS COUNCIL Just Bluffing, 36 Views Of The Scarborough
Bluffs, paintings, drawings, photographs, poetry, text, to Feb. 9;
reception Feb. 7, 4-7pm. 1859 Kingston. 698-7322.
ST. LAWRENCE CENTRE Body-Image Project, a work in progress by Sophie
Hogan. Showing in conjunction with Eating Disorder Awareness Week
events. Feb. 7 & 9 at St. Lawrence Centre Forum, 27 Front E. 340-4156.
STEPHEN BULGER Gaza, Migrant Farmers, El Salvadore, recent portfolios
by Larry Towell, opens Feb. 3, 3pm; to Mar. 2. 700 Queen W. 504-0575.
WHITLOCKS Margie Gilbert to Feb. 28. 1961 Queen E. 691-8784.
WINDOWS Hannibal Ante Portas by Sadko Hadzihasanovic, Feb. 3-Mar. 2.
488 Queen W. 695-7720.
WOODSIDE LIBRARY Display of 19th century toys, games, objects. Feb. 1-
9. 1571 Sandhurst Circle, Finch & McCowan. 396-8979.
YORK UNIVERSITY Fine Arts Festival, Feb. 2-19 (736-2100 x20205).
GALLERY: Looking Ahead by Haim Steinbach, to Feb. 25. IDA:
CanadaAustralia Exchange, works on paper, video, digital media by
university students, to Feb. 2 (736-5136). SAMUEL J. ZACKS: The Tree
Of Light, self luminous paintings, drawings by Anders Knutsson, to
Feb. 9 (109 Stong College). STUDENT CENTRE: Tongue, Groove And
Fortitude by Joanne Perelra opens Feb. 1, 7:30-9:30pm; to Feb. 2.
'Dis/place', the African Liberation Month Gallery by Excalibur's Black
Caucus, Feb. 5 & 9; reception Feb. 8, 7-9pm (736-5658). York Univ.,
4700 Keele. 736-2100 x33055.
CONTINUING
A SPACE Oasis and Earth With Protective Cover, science installation by
Doug Buis and Flower Theory, installation by Joanne Bristol, to Feb.
24. 401 Richmond W., Ste 110. 979-9633.
ACADEMY OF SPHERICAL ARTS New paintings by Stephen Ibbott to Mar. 1.
38 Hanna. 532-2782.
ART GALLERY OF HAMILTON Dorothy Stevens to Feb. 4. How Red Works, an
exploration of the color red in paintings and life, to Feb. 18. A
Site... To Be Determined, to Mar. 3. Defining The Site, to Mar. 17.
123 King W., Hamilton. 905-527-6610.
ART GALLERY OF MISSISSAUGA Natural Strengths by Leszek Wyczolkowski
and Collected Stories by Thelma Rosner to Mar. 3. 300 City Centre.
905-896-5088.
ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO The Sublime And Beautiful: Landscapes And
Portraits Of 18th Century Britain, to Feb. 11. 18/100: Steve Reinke's
The Hundred Videos, to Feb. 11. In Search Of An Orchestration, works
by Philip Guston, Jackson Pollock, Esteban Vincente, to Feb. 18. Magic
Toy Shop, to Feb. 18. One Desire, One Purpose: Canadian Photographs
From The 1920s, to Apr. Framing History: European Frames From 1400-
mid-1800s, to May. Omar Ramsden Silver, to Oct. 20. $4/$7.50/$15
Fam/Under 12 free. Free Wed 5-10pm. 317 Dundas W. 977-0414.
BAU-XI Nineties Nails, new nail creations by David Partridge, to Feb.
15. 340 Dundas W. 977-0600.
BLUE MONKEY Experimental Art, oils, acrylics, by Kerry Norman, Dan
Schneider, to Feb. 14. 890 Yonge. 588-3935.
CAFE DES ARTS The Space Series, photographs by Peter Skinner, to Feb.
3. 80 Spadina Ave., 3rd Fl. 504-4071.
CANADIAN CLAY & GLASS Ceramics Israel to Feb. 25. $2/$3, Under 12
free. 25 Caroline St. N., Waterloo. (519)746-1882.
CRAFT V6: Vancouver Glass, recent work by six Vancouver glass artists,
to Feb. 25. Chalmers Bldg., 35 McCaul. 977-3551.
DELEON WHITE Doug Buis, Arnold Shives, to Mar. 9. 455 King W. 597-
9466.
GALLERY 7 Eden, paintings by Michael Caines, Feb. 7-Mar. 2; opens Feb.
8, 6-9pm. 33 Hazelton Ave. 968-6247.
GALLERY TPW Three Hundred And Sixty-Five Pictures by Stephen Andrews,
to Feb. 17. 80 Spadina Ave., Ste 310. 504-4242.
GARNET PRESS Flora Island, outdoor sculpture installation, by Alex de
Cosson, to Feb. 24. 580 Richmond W. 504-5012.
GATE 403 Dennis Mantin to Feb. 13. 403 Roncesvalles. 588-2930.
GLENDON Multi-media sculpture installation by Ginette Legar,, Lucie
Robert, Sarah Stevenson, to Feb. 18. York Univ., 2275 Bayview. 487-
6721.
HARBOURFRONT CENTRE PHOTO PASSAGE: Remain Silent: Auschwitz/Birkenau,
photos of the WWII death camp, by Jack Burman, to Mar. 3. UNCOMMON
OBJECTS: Heart Attack: Reflections On The Heart, to Feb. 2-29. YORK
QUAY: Face: The 25th Anniversary Exhibition of Open Studio, to Mar. 3
(504-8238). York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 973-3000.
ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA Dreams by Arnaldo Pomodoro to Feb. 29.
496 Huron. 921-3802.
JET FUEL Sarah Evis-New, Tamara Stone, to Feb. 9. 519 Parliament. 968-
9982.
JOSEPH D. CARRIER 100 Painted Portraits of Working Women by Mendelson
Joe, Shower Series by Judy Bryant, Italian Aprons & Capes by Carol
Sutton, Exposures by Liza Soroka, to Feb. 25. Columbus Centre, 901
Lawrence W. 789-7011.
LEO KAMEN A Question Of Description by Rosalind Goss to Feb. 10. 80
Spadina Ave., Ste 406. 504-9515.
MARKET The Big Picture: Panoramic Photography In Toronto, 1903- 1993,
to Feb. 18. South St. Lawrence Market, 95 Front E. 392-7604.
MCMASTER MUSEUM Meditations And Revelations: International
Contemporary Art From The University's Permanent Collection, to Feb.
18. The Figure and also The Influence Of The Other, to Apr. 14.
University Ave. at Sterling St., Hamilton. 905-525-9140 x23081.
McMICHAEL CANADIAN ART COLLECTION Immag Takkujavut (The Way We See
It): Paintings From Cape Dorset, to Mar. 17. Diamonds In The Rough,
75th Anniversary Of The Group Of Seven, Part Two, extended to Mar. 17.
From Tapawingo To Public Treasure: History Of The McMichael Canadian
Art Collection, ongoing. Group Of Seven: Their Contemporaries &
Successors, permanent. $6/$3/Chd Under 5 free. 10365 Islington,
Kleinburg. 905-893-1121.
MEG This Ends Up by Jill Stock, Laura Teneycke, to Feb. 17. 23 Morrow.
588-7032.
MERCER UNION New paintings by Nester Kruger, Long-Thin-Contour,
paintings by Angela Leach, Review 2: The Monumental New City: Art And
Community (1980-85), Chromaliving, Monumenta, New City Of Sculpture,
to Feb. 17. 439 King W. 977-1412.
METRO ARCHIVES Pipe Dreams, history of water and sewer infrastructure
in Metro Toronto, to Sept. '96. 255 Spadina Rd. 397- 5000.
MUTUAL LIFE Conversations On A Shaped Canvas, collaborative paintings
by Russ Smith, Jim Slansky, to Feb. 15. 306 Eglinton W. 485-8789.
NORTHROP FRYE HALL These Places I Have Seen, photographs of Israel,
Egypt, Turkey by Caroline Schiff, to Feb. 15. Victoria College, U of
T, 73 Queens Park Crescent. 585-4429.
OAKVILLE Multiple Exposure: The Group Portrait In Photography, to Mar.
24. Show at Centennial Gallery, 120 Navy St. and at Gairloch Gallery,
1306 Lakeshore Rd. E. 905-844-4402.
179 JOHN From Memory To Transformation/Jewish Women's Voices, mixed
media, group show, to Feb. 3. 3rd Fl.
PRAXIS Paintings by E.V. Marino to Feb. 9. 3065 Bloor W. 234-9684.
Q CLUB Bits And Pieces by Lauren McKinley Renzetti, Pearl Van Geest,
to Feb. 29. 1574 Queen E. 699-6888.
QUEEN'S QUAY TERMINAL GROUP OF TEN ARTISTS: Spirit Of The Artist, to
Feb. 29. (203-6940). 207 Queen's Quay W.
RYERSON Anna And The Gang, photography by Heidi Leverty, to Feb. 17.
80 Spadina Ave., Ste 305. 703-2235.
SABLE-CASTELLI Tony Scherman, to Feb. 3. 33 Hazelton. 961-0011.
SCARBOROUGH CAMPUS Contemporary Art In Scarborough VIII: An Eco-Art
Exploration, to Feb. 16. U of T, 1265 Military Trail. 287- 7176.
SCARBOROUGH CIVIC CENTRE Traditional embroidery by Scarborough
Needlearts Guild, Feb. 1-28 with members present Feb. 1, 9:30am-
3:30pm. 150 Borough Dr.
SECOND SATURDAY ARTISTS NITES Color photographs of the human body by
Tamiko Winter, to Feb. 10. NAJC, 382 Harbord. 516-1375.
SUSAN HOBBS Colette Whiten to Feb. 24. 137 Tecumseth. 504-3699.
SYNDICATE The independent collective presents Wink, a sight- specific
work, to Feb. 3. 401 Richmond W., Ste 111. 535-6392.
394 BLOOR W. Frankie Manning Photographic Exhibition to Feb. 12. Ste.
200.
TORONTO SCULPTURE GARDEN At This Point by Panya Clark, to Apr. 15. 115
King E. 485-9658.
V. TONY HAUSER Legends Portfolio to Mar. 21. 55 Front E. 862-7082.
WOMEN'S ART RESOURCE CENTRE Becoming Myself by Brenda Byrne, to Feb.
3. 80 Spadina Ave., Ste 506. 861-0074.
WYNICK/TUCK Paintings, sculpture, works on paper, books, audio tapes,
group show, to Feb. 24. 80 Spadina Ave., 4th Fl. 504-8716.
YYZ ARTISTS' OUTLET Antidote, installation by Janis Kerbel, The
Lesbian Body, film, video works by Shawna Dempsey, Lorri Millan, to
Feb.3. 1087 Queen W. 531-7869.
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Subject: MUSEUMS ART OPENINGS
BATA SHOE MUSEUM About Shoes: Footwear Through The Ages. The Gentle
Step: 19th Century Women's Shoes. Our Boots: An Inuit Woman's Art.
One, Two Buckle My Shoe: Illustrations From Contemporary Children's
Books About Shoes. Admission $6/$4/$2. First Tues of month free. 327
Bloor W. 979-7799.
GIBSON HOUSE MUSEUM Putting By For The Winter: 19th Century Preserving
Techniques And Technologies. $1.50-$2.50. 5172 Yonge.
MUSEUM FOR TEXTILES A Textile Collaboration 1975-1995 by Beauregard
and Lamarre, to Mar. 3. The Tim Jocelyn Collection to Mar. 17.
Acquisitions Ninety-four: Art And Utility, to Mar. 17. This Is Not A
Poem. This Is A Summer Quilt, African Canadian quilts, to June 9.
LECTURE: The Costumes of The Ancestors Of Christ In The Sistine
Chapel, Feb. 7, 6:30pm; $12. $4/$5. 55 Centre. 599-5321.
OSBORNE COLLECTION OF EARLY CHILDREN'S BOOKS Box Of Delights: 600
Years Of Children's Books, to Feb. 10. 239 College. 393-7753.
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM Safe Haven: The Refugee Experience Of Five
Families to Apr. 8. A Canadian Portrait: Faces From Canada's Past, to
July. Centrepieces For The Table, to July. Watching TV: Historic
Televisions And Memorabilia From The MZTV Museum, to Sept. 15. Ancient
Mariners Of The Adriatic, early bronze age artifacts from the island
of Palagruza, to Jan. '97. Corsets To Calling Cards, to Mar. '97. The
Maiasaur Project - The Life And Times Of The Dinosaur, indefinite. 100
Queen's Park. $3.50-$7/$15 Fam. 586-5551.
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ART OPENINGS
Subject: ART EVENTS ART OPENINGS
ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO: BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Family tour with
storyteller Sandra Whiting, Feb. 4, 1:30 & 3pm. Ballet Creole presents
African culture, Feb. 4, 2pm. FAMILY: Interactive programs, Sundays
11am-4pm. FILM: The Independents, film, video production, Feb. 7, 7pm.
Wassily Kandinsky, Feb. 9, noon. JAZZ: Duo Guitar, Feb. 7, 8pm. $15
Fam/Under 12 free. Free Wed 5-10pm. 317 Dundas W. 977- 0414.
ARTS ADMINISTRATION LECTURE Arts Marketing III with Margaret Genovese.
Feb. 2, 1-5pm. Scarborough Campus, U of T, 1265 Military Trail, Rm H-
309. 287-7114.
CITYSCAPES IN WATERCOLOR Workshop, Feb. 3, 9:30am-3:30pm. $25. Neilson
Park Creative Centre, 56 Neilson Dr., Etobicoke. 622-5294.
HARBOURFRONT CENTRE: METAL: Benchmarks, talk by Beth Alber, Feb. 2,
7:30pm in Brigantine Rm, followed by workshop Feb. 3, 9:30am- 4:30pm;
$25. Intro to Jewelry Techniques, Wednesdays Feb. 7-Mar. 27; $185(973-
4994). CERAMIC: Make and decorate small bowls and mugs, Feb. 4-Mar.
24; $195 (973-4994). TEXTILE: Silk-screen printing, hand-painting,
Katazome, papermaking workshops, to Mar. (971-4952). FAMILES:
Kaleidoscope, free crafts program runs Sundays 11:30am-4:30pm at
Lookout. York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 973-3000.
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM: LECTURES: The TV Pulse, Feb. 1, 7:30-9pm; $11.
FRENCH: Les Amis Francophiles Du ROM, Feb. 6, noon. FAMILY: Workshops
Sundays at noon, 1, 2 and 3pm. 100 Queen's Park. 586- 5797.
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