LISTINGS: Art -- June 20
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eye WEEKLY June 20, 1996
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Subject: GALLERIES
ART OPENINGS
A SPACE Unhuman Kind, works by Carel Moiseiwitsch, Veronica Verkley,
Michael Alstad, Camille Turner, opens June 20, 7-9pm; to July 27.
Also, New Video From Chiapas And Oaxaca, featuring eight works by
Mexican artists, to June 29. 401 Richmond W., Ste 110. 979-9633.
AGINCOURT LIBRARY John Cunningham to June 24. Oil paintings by Peggy
Ring, June 24-July 28. 24. 155 Bonis Ave., n of Agincourt Mall. 396-
8943.
ART GALLERY OF HAMILTON Dream, sculpture by Leo Mol, unveiling June
20, 7pm. Songs Of The Time: Anarchy And Ascension In The Art Of
Kathryn Dain, Philip Grant, Clare Pearson, June 22-Sept. 22. Gender
Infractions: Images Of The Body In The Late 20th Century by Paul
Cvetich, June 22-Sept. 22. Arthur Crisp 1884-1971, June 22- Dec. 29.
123 King W., Hamilton. 905-527-6610.
ART GALLERY OF MISSISSAUGA Joyride (Pioneer Village), sculpture by
Carlo Cesta, June 20-Sept. 8; reception Aug. 1, 6-8pm. How Far Back Is
Home... photography by Sandra Semchuk, opens June 20, 6pm with
artist's talk 7:30pm; to July 28. 300 City Centre Dr., Miss. 905- 896-
5088.
ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO J.J. Tissot: Prints From The Gotlieb
Collection, June 20-Oct. 20. $4/$7.50/$15 Fam/Under 12 free. Free Wed
5-10pm. 317 Dundas W. 977-0414.
ART METROPOLE Lonesome Echo, albums & CD covers designed by artists,
to July 15. 788 King W. 703-4400.
ARTS ON KING Paintings by Julia McNeely opens June 20, 7-9pm; to June
30. 169 King E.
BAU-XI In Celebration Of Life, works by seniors from Baycrest Centre
For Geriatric Care, June 22-July 4. 340 Dundas W. 977-0600.
CAFE DES ARTS Home Studio And Abroad by Brenda Ohngmach, to July 15.
80 Spadina Ave., 3rd Fl. 504-4071.
DEL BELLO Samo, paintings, mask by Hollis Baptiste, to July 5. 788
King W. 504-2422.
GALLERY 7 Luminations by Mindy Camponeschi, to June 29. 33 Hazelton.
968-6247.
GALLERY 306 Ruth Sanders, Matthew Donovan, Jessica Trodden, Rafi
Ghanaghounian, opens June 25, 6-9pm; to July 7. 80 Spadina Ave., 2nd
Fl. 504-7273 or 905-459-1484.
HARBOURFRONT CENTRE PHOTO PASSAGE: Love In The 90s, B.B. And Jo, The
Story Of A Lifelong Love... A Granddaughter's Portrait by Keri
Pickett, to July 21; meet the artist June 22, 2-5pm. UNCOMMON OBJECTS:
Those Golden Days Of Summer by eight Ontario glassblowers, June 21-
July 18. YORK QUAY: Rise With The Sun: Women And Africa, June 21-Aug.
25; gala reception, slide presentation June 28, 7pm; artist talk June
29-July 1 at 2pm. 231 & 235 Queens Quay W. 973-3000.
KANNER HERITAGE MUSEUM Aishet Hayil: A Woman Of Valor, a collection of
fine art and handcrafts in a variety of media, June 20- Nov. 15.
Baycrest Centre For Geriatric Care, 3560 Bathurst. 785- 2500 x2802.
KITCHENER-WATERLOO Recent sculptures, works on paper by Jane Buyers,
to Aug. 11. 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. (519)579-5860.
LAURIER Spirit Of Summer, paintings, drawings by Rosalie Perzia, opens
June 20, 7:30pm with remarks by Senator Consiglio DiNino; to July 4.
5118 Dundas W. 232-0217.
LONSDALE Through A Pinhole/Darkly by Dianne Bos, The Boys Of Summer:
Series 1 + 2 by Jaclyn Shoub, to July 7. 333 Lonsdale. 487- 8939.
MALVERN LIBRARY The Fisher Of Dreams, small clay figures by Wendy
Sommerville, June 24-July 29. Also, Polymer clay jewelry and boxes by
France Ricordi, to June 24. 30 Sewells. 396-8969.
MARKET Portrait Of Toronto: The Work Of Owen Staples (1866- 1949),
June 22-Oct. 20. South St. Lawrence Market, 95 Front E. 392- 7604.
McMICHAEL CANADIAN ART COLLECTION Souvenir Viewpoints, watercolors by
Franklin Arbuckle, June 22-Sept. 2. Inuit Art, to Aug. 11.
Contemporary First Nations Art, to Feb. 2, '97. $7/$4/Chd Under 5
free. 10365 Islington, Kleinburg. 905-893-1121.
MUSEUM FOR TEXTILES Gunilla Josephson, Memento Vitae, June 22- Oct. 6;
reception July 3, 6-9pm. Flowered Cloth, Garden Imagery In Textiles,
and The Art Of The Lace Maker, the collection of Margaret Ruhland, to
Sept. 1. Kalagas: Textile Art Of The Golden Land, embroideries from
Burma, to Sept. 15. $4/$5. 55 Centre. 599-5321.
NEWMAN Blind Mirror, works by Dennis Hunkler, Jose Springer, to July
6. 155 Walnut. 703-0041.
NO NOS Moving Walls by Roy Tumelty, Emanuel Pavao, to Aug. 1. 241
Richmond W. 595-5499.
OAKVILLE Last Words ...And Tales Of Oskar Serti by Patrick Corillon,
opens June 23, 3-5pm. Gairloch Gallery, 1306 Lakeshore E., to Aug. 18,
and Centennial Gallery, 120 Navy, to Aug. 25. Walking tour June 24,
7pm at Gairloch. Talk July 9, 7:30pm at Centennial. 905-844- 4402.
OPEN STUDIO Raw Intuition by Stephanie Russ, Denise Carson Wilde, Jan
Winton, to July 13; opens June 20, 5-7pm. 520 King W. 504- 8238.
RED HEAD Devil's Martini by Adrienne Trent to July 13; reception June
22, 3-6pm. Also, Wrik Mead. 96 Spadina Ave., 8th Fl. 504-5654.
RHINO BAR & GRILL Urban Lands, paintings by Phil Anderson, opens June
20, 8pm; to July 20. 1249 Queen W. 532-6296.
ROBERT MCLAUGHLIN Supercoiled DNA Paintings by Natalie Olanick, June
20-Aug. 18; reception June 27, 7-9pm. Oshawa In The 1960s, The Thomas
Bouckley Collection, to June 23. Bird Prints by Eric Nasmith, and
Painters Eleven, to Aug. 11. Canadian Abstraction, Pure And Impure, to
Aug. 25. Civic Centre, 72 Queen St., Oshawa. 905- 576-3000.
ROSELAND Ewen's Christmas Cabinet (And Rose Garden Tour), paintings,
drawings by Jane Martin to June 21-July 7. 21 Rose Ave. 921-5313.
RYERSON Be Not Afraid Of My Body, photographs by Danny Ogilvie, to
July 20; reception June 22, 2-5pm. 80 Spadina Ave., Ste 305. 703-
2235.
360 RESTAURANT Journey, paintings, works on paper by Lupe Rodriguez,
to Sept. 14. Revolving Restaurant, CN Tower, 301 Front W.
TORONTO CITY HALL ROTUNDA Second Annual Visual Art Exhibition Honoring
First Nations, group show. To June 21. Nathan Phillips Square. 392-
0372.
21 ROSE AVENUE Ewen's Christmas Cabinet And Rose Garden Tour,
paintings, drawings by Jane Martin, June 21-July 7. Cabbagetown. 921-
5313.
CONTINUING
ACADEMY OF SPHERICAL ARTS Yuri Dojc, including work from his book
Marble Woman, to June 29. 38 Hanna. 532-2782.
ADONIS Woods, Papers, Arts From Cuba, to July 13. 126 Cumberland. 515-
7484.
ARCADIA Members Of The Ecological Resource Group, Tim Dobson, Dominico
D'Allassandro, to June 30. 680 Queens Quay W. 260-0380.
ART GALLERY OF HAMILTON High Winds On The Skyway, exhibition in
celebration of Hamilton's 150th birthday, to Aug. 25. Lydia Dona,
Survey 1989-1995, to Sept. 8. Beefcake, Holloywood Portraits by
Clarence Sinclair Bull, to Sept. 15. 123 King W., Hamilton. 905-527-
6610.
ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO Planet Forms, photography by E. Haanel Cassidy,
to Sept. 2. Everyday Objects, videotapes by Martha Rosler, to June 30.
Vital Signs: Recent Contemporary Acquisitions, to July 1. Jazz Shots,
photographs by David D. Spitzer, to July 1. SMS Portfolio: A
Collection Of Original Multiples, to July 7. Present Tense by Lynn
Hughes, to July 14. Framing History: European Frames From 1400- mid-
1800s, to Sept. Omar Ramsden: Masterpieces Of English Silver, to Oct.
20. $4/$7.50/$15 Fam/Under 12 free. Free Wed 5-10pm. 317 Dundas W.
977-0414.
ARTSTOP Fetish In Focus, paintings, photographs, sculpture, drawings,
poetry, thru June. 15 St. Nicholas. 926-1519.
ASPIRE Summer Quest, works by Sandy Brand, Barb Fostka, Eva Lewarne,
Russ Moody, to Aug. 11. 83 Reynolds. 905-338-9890.
BARBWIRE Body Ornamentation by Jen McKean to June 30. 19 St. Nicholas.
926-1519.
BLACKWOOD Karen Hibbard to June 26. Erindale College, 3359 Mississauga
Rd., U of T. 828-3789..
BURLINGTON ART CENTRE Juried Exhibition of Burlington Fine Arts Assoc.
to July 14, and Installation by Wendy Walgate to Sept. 29. 1333
Lakeshore. 905-632-7796.
CAMBRIDGE Paintings, drawings by Barbara Caruso, to July 13. The
Library & Gallery, 20 Grand Ave. N., Cambridge. (519)621-0460.
C'EST WHAT Connections, scratchboard, watercolors by Charles Weiss, to
July 5. 67 Front E. 534-4456.
CECIL STREET COMMUNITY CENTRE Moons, Suns And Landscapes, acrylic
paintings by Lauren McKinley Renzetti, to July 30. 58 Cecil. 392-1090.
CITY OF YORK MUNICIPAL BUILDING The Art Of Work, wall-hangings,
sculpture, collages, montages, created from materials in day-to-day
work by 12 artists. Thru June. 2700 Eglinton W.
COLLEGE ST. BAR See Saw, works by Shannon Brown, Michael Trommer,
Holly Farrell, Cindy Wiltshire, to July 6. 574 College. 533- 2417.
CRAFT Music In The Making, stringed instruments hand-crafted by Philip
Davis, Masa Inokuchi, Miki Inokuchi, David Tamblyn, to July 7. $2.
Chalmers Bldg., 35 McCaul. 977-3551.
DELEON WHITE Monique Crepault, Daniel Corbeil, to June 22. Andy
Thompson to June 26. 455 King W. 597-9466.
DESIGN EXCHANGE Top Type: The Best In Graphic Design featuring Adrian
Frutiger, to June 23. $3.50-$5. 234 Bay. 216-2160.
EZA'S Art In Boxes by Charles Taylor, to July 7. 256D Augusta. 975-
1388.
FIRST CANADIAN PLACE ARTS & EVENTS: Painting, sculpture, photography
by Andrew Benyei, Heather Grindley, Hazel Harvey, Asher Sadeh, to July
19. CANADIAN SCULPTURE CENTRE: Just-Us, installation by Judi Young, to
June 29. (214-0389). Adelaide & York, street level. 862-0803.
FOUNDATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBJECTIVE ART Amore Divino, works on
canvas and paper by Grace Kelly Rivera, to June 22. 533A Parliament.
972-0401.
FREE PARKING Limousine, group show featuring 70+ artists, to July 13.
410 Adelaide W., Ste 605. 534-0078.
GALLERY 401 5'6", a collaborative show of seven holography artists, to
July 3. 401 Richmond W., Ste 240. 506-9595.
GALLERY ONE Imaginary Places And Other Recent Work by Frank Stella, to
July 3. 121 Scollard. 929-3103.
GALLERY TPW Dis/Location Markers by Marian Penner Bancroft, Brenda
Pelkey, Arthur Renwick to July 13. 80 Spadina, Ste 310. 504- 4242.
GALLERY UNO North Meets Southwest, works by Chris Eddy, Carol Woods,
Manuel Vallez Gomez, to July 7. 187 James St. S., Hamilton. 905-522-
2521.
GATE 403 Paintings by Andrew Judd to July 15. 403 Roncesvalles. 588-
2930.
GLENDON Les Industries Perdues, multi-media installation by Richard
Purdy, to June 28. Glendon Hall, York Univ., 2275 Bayview Ave. 487-
6721.
GUILD SHOP Summer Group Glass Show, to June 29. 118 Cumberland. 921-
1721.
ISAACS/INNUIT Prints by Luke Anguhadluq of Baker Lake, to June 29. 9
Prince Arthur. 921-9985.
ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA Faces Of Italy, photography by John
Reeves, to Aug. 30. 496 Huron. 921-3802.
JANE CORKIN Carol Marino to June 30. 179 John, Ste 302. 979-1980.
JOSEPH D. CARRIER World Boys & Girls Art Exhibition, 400 paintings by
children from 160 countries, to June 30. Columbus Centre, 901 Lawrence
W. 789-7011.
KATHLEEN GORMLEY MCKAY Spring juried show, sale by Markham Group Of
Artists, Fri-Sun to July 1. 197 Main, Unionville.
LAKE Post-War Canadian & International Art, posters, multiples, uniqa,
to June 22. 624 Richmond W. 504-5234.
MERCER UNION Love Gasoline, group show, to June 29. 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.
MIRA GODARD New paintings by Mary Pratt to July 4. 22 Hazelton. 964-
8197.
NANCY POOLE Barbara Pratt Wangersky, to June 20. 16 Hazelton. 964-
9050.
NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE Philippine Artists Group to June 23. 56
Neilson Dr., Etobicoke. 622-5294.
NORA VAUGHAN All Sorts, A Summer Sculpture Installation, group show,
to June 23. 431 King W.
O'CONNOR Sexual Primer, group show celebrating gay and lesbian sex
featuring Zilon with Porno No No, to July 13. 473A Church. 921- 7149.
ONTARIO COLLEGE OF ART Public Works by Eugene Yeoh, Mark Moore, Gavin
Swift, to June 22. 291 Dundas W., 3rd Fl. 977-6000 x262.
PAINTED CITY Paintings by Milton Walker Jewell to July 20. 234 Queen
E. 364-0269.
PARADISO Hand Colored Black & White Photography by Bryan Wilcox to
June 30. 125 Lakeshore W., Oakville.
PARTISAN Bartley Harnett to June 29. 920 Queen W. 532-9681.
PRISMA Original pen & ink illustrations from The Yonge Street Story,
1793-1860 by F.R. Berchem, to Aug. 31. 2570A Yonge. 440-0673.
QUEEN'S QUAY TERMINAL GALLERY: Images Of Who We Are, photographs by
high school students from across Canada, to June 23. GROUP OF TEN
ARTISTS: Summer Splash to June 28 (203-6940). 207 Queens Quay W.
ROBARTS LIBRARY Paintings by Khoi Van Tran to June 30. 130 St. George.
762-3907.
RUSTIC Life On Planet WA, jewelry by Willie Anicic, to July 4. 1278
Queen W. 531-4924.
S.L. SIMPSON Louise Lawler, Allan McCollum, to July 2. 515 Queen W.
504-3738.
SIGNAL Summer Trio by Tracey Glas, to Aug. 31. 900 Queen W., Studio
308. 531-3988.
SUBTEXT... EXPOSED, provocative photographic exhibition by Keith Pace-
Asciak, Michael Webb, Mark Chung, Henry Fong, Taralea Cutler, to Sept.
2. 411 Queen W. 351-1919.
SUSAN HOBBS Ian Carr-Harris to June 22. 137 Tecumseth. 504-3699.
SWANSEA TOWN HALL Affordable Art, show and sale by local artists, to
June 30. 95 Lavina. 392-1954.
TASCA Portraits In Stone: A Series Of Photographs by Matthew Ross, to
July 16. 598 College. 535-5090.
TORONTO HISTORICAL BOARD Past And Present: The Renaissance Of A Bank,
on the history, restoration and creative adaptation of a historic bank
building. 200 Years Yonge, featuring archival maps, drawings,
photographs. To Dec. 31. 205 Yonge. 392-6827 x265.
TORONTO SCULPTURE GARDEN Lat: 51 27' 50" - Long 57, 16', 12", by
Pierre Bourgault, to Sept. 15. 115 King E. 485-9658.
UPPER CANADA BREWING CO. Paintings by Y.M. Whelan, to June 24. 2
Atlantic. 534-9281 x324.
WASHINGTON UNITED CHURCH Multimedia by Lalita Bashir to June 30. 3739
Kingston.
WOMEN'S ART RESOURCE CENTRE Two Snowmen And A Unicorn by Caroline
Chan, to June 22. 80 Spadina Ave., Ste 506. 703-0074.
YORK UNIVERSITY GALLERY: Deflecting The Blind Spot by Suzy Lake and
Martha Wilson, to June 30 (736-5169). York Univ., 4700 Keele. 736-2100
x33055.
YYZ ARTISTS' OUTLET Le Femme Ecran/The Reflexive Woman, work by Cathy
Sisler, to June 22. Image Bank, drawings by Ed Pien to June 22. 1087
Queen W. 531-7869.
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Subject: MUSEUMS
BATA SHOE Shoe Dreams, designs by Andrea Pfister, to Aug. 11. About
Shoes: Footwear Through The Ages. The Gentle Step: 19th Century
Women's Shoes. Our Boots: An Inuit Woman's Art. Admission $6/$4/$2.
First Tues of month free. 327 Bloor W. 979-7799.
BETH TZEDEC Beta Israel: The Jews Of Ethiopia, photos, artifacts, to
June 28. 1700 Bathurst. 781-3511 x32.
CBC MUSEUM CBC War Effort, an interactive exhibit chronicling radio's
coming-of-age during World War II, to Dec. 15. Free. 250 Front W.,
ground fl. 205-5574.
GEORGE R. GARDINER MUSEUM Fantasy In Porcelain by Raissa Costin, to
June 26. White Gold: The Discovery Of Meissen Porcelain, to Jan. 5.
$4/$8. 111 Queen's Park. 585-8000.
ONTARIO SCIENCE CENTRE Science Circus, thru summer. Also, 800
interactive exhibits including Human Body, Information Highway, The
Living Earth, Sports Hall. 770 Don Mills. 696-3127.
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM A Canadian Portrait: Faces From Canada's Past, to
July. Centrepieces For The Table, to June 23. Safe Haven: The Refugee
Experience Of Five Families, to July 13. Judaica, Re- Installation, to
Sept. Toronto: A National Geographic View, photographs by Gerd Ludwig,
to Sept. 2. 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. Art Of The Anishnawbe, Three
Perspectives, to spring '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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Subject: ART EVENTS
AFFORDABLE ART Landscapes, portraits, abstracts, oils, pastels,
drawings, acrylics, photographs, more. To June 30. Free. Swansea Town
Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. 392-1954.
ARTBEAT '96 Parkdale's 3rd annual Summer Arts Festival with music,
dance, spoken word, magic, storytelling, visual art. June 22, noon-
6pm. Free. Rhino (1249 Queen W), Rustic Cosmo (1278 Queen W.) 536-6778
ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO: MUSIC: All That's Jazz-Darrell Grant, June 22,
2pm; Abolicao And Jones, June 23, 2pm; The Recedents/The Bern Nix
Trio, June 23, 8pm; James Pett, Jack McFadden, June 26, 8pm. TALKS:
Minds, Movies & Machines, June 26, 7pm. 317 Dundas W. 977- 0414.
CEDAR RIDGE CREATIVE CENTRE Scarborough's parks, gardens, floral
emblem, by Art Guild Of Scarborough and the Scarborough Garden &
Horticultural Society, to June 28 with bicentennial event June 22, 2-
5pm with flower arrangements, demonstrations, walking tours, music.
225 Conferation Dr. 396-4026.
ERIN SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL Outdoor juried art show. June 22-23, 10am-
5pm. Lions Memorial Park, Main St., Erin. Take Hwy 10 n to Hwy 24, w
to Erin. 905-873-1007.
HARBOURFRONT CENTRE: FAMILIES: Kaleidoscope, free crafts program runs
Sundays 11:30am-4:30pm at Lookout. York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay
W. 973-3000.
LEND US YOUR NAME! Artist Micah Lexier is seeking hundreds of first
names for The Hall Of Names, a permanent public artwork under
construction at Exhibition Place. Name draw July 1. Entry by fax: 588-
NAME or drop off at Metro Hall Rotunda, 55 John. Deadline June 30.
393-6527.
NATIVE SOLIDARITY DAY Screening, discussion with Native Indian/Inuit
Photographers' Assoc. June 21, 1-5pm. Art Gallery Of Hamilton, 123
King W., Hamilton. 905-529-7477.
PAINTING FLOWERS 3-day workshop exploring techniques with Kai- Liis
McInnes, June 24-26 at 10am-4pm. $107. (519)925-0421.
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM: Franco-Fete with China's Splendors, French-
language activities, June 20, 6:15-9pm (586-8051). ROMWALKS: Early
York And Its Church, meet at St. James Cathedral, ne corner King &
Church, June 23, 2pm; $15. Jarvis Street: Mansions And Churches Of The
Rich And Religious, meet at se corner Dundas & McCaul, June 26, 6pm.
TALK: TV Talk, June 25, 5:30-7pm. CONCERT: Korean Classical Music,
June 27, 7-8:30pm. 100 Queen's Park. 586- 5797.
SCARBOROUGH QUILTERS GUILD Meets Thursdays 7:30-9pm. Scarborough
Village Community Centre, 3600 Kingston. 288-8453.
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