LISTINGS: Art -- February 8
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Subject: GALLERIES
ART OPENINGS
CIRCLE The Expressive Art Of Calmam Shemi, to Feb. 29. 33 Hazelton
Ave. 961-5806.
DEL BELLO Mutual Life, collaborative paintings by R. Smith, J.
Slansky, to Feb. 17. Also, Flora, new paintings by Kathleen Weich, to
Feb. 24. 788 King W. 504-2422.
FIRST CANADIAN PLACE ARTS & EVENTS: Images Of Ecuador by Pedro Leon to
Mar. 1. Baseball's Golden Age, to Mar. 1. York & Adelaide. CANADIAN
SCULPTURE CENTRE: Executive Show, Feb. 13-Mar. 8. MAISON D'ETRE: The
Architect's Dwelling to Feb. 26. Bay St. entrance. ONTARIO SOCIETY OF
ARTISTS: Pedro Leon to Mar. 1. York & Adelaide. Exchange Tower,
Adelaide & York, street level. 862-0803.
GALLERY 7 Eden, paintings by Michael Caines, to Mar. 2; opens Feb. 8,
6-9pm. 33 Hazelton Ave. 968-6247.
GALLERY 44 Found Missing: Archival Photographs And The New
Historicity, works by Sorel Cohen, Moira Egan, Nina Levitt, Cheryl
Simon, opens Feb. 8, 5-8pm; to Mar. 9.401 Richmond W., Ste 120. 979-
3941.
HUGHSON/MAIN ART Drawings, paintings, sculptures, photography by
Hamilton's Eclectic Collective, opens Feb. 9, 10am-5pm & Feb. 10, 1-
4pm. 25 Houghson S., Ste 304, Hamilton. 905-529-0367.
JUSTINA M. BARNICKE Death Divine, photographs of cemetery sculpture
from Paris, Rome, Milan, by Pamela Williams, and 30 Seconds,
sculptural paintings by Mike Hansen, to Feb. 29. 7 Hart House Circle,
U of T. 978-8398.
MARKHAM THEATRE Markham Inspired, multi-media exhibition by Judith
Livingston, to Mar. 3; reception Feb. 11, 1-4pm. 171 Town Centre Blvd.
(Hwy 6 & Warden). 905-305-7469.
O'CONNOR Paintings From The New Cambrian by Gary Walters, opens Feb.
8, 7-10pm; to Mar. 2. 473A Church. 921-7149.
OLGA KORPER Paintings, works on paper by Lucio de Heusch, opens Feb.
10, 2-5pm; to Mar. 6. 17 Morrow Ave. 538-8220.
ONTARIO COLLEGE OF ART Corporeal Forum by students from the Art
Drawing and Painting Program, to Feb. 16 at 100 McCaul. Blood And
Belonging by David Hannan, Linda Szoldatits, Dierdre Whelan, to Feb.
17 at 291 Dundas W. (977-6000 x262)
PAINTED CITY The Essential Art, drawings, engravings in black and
white, works by 20 artists including Don Maynard, Leonard Baskin. Feb.
9-Mar. 6. 234 Queen E. 364-0269.
POWER PLANT The American Trip: Larry Clark, Nan Goldin, Dady Noland,
Richard Prince, to Apr. 8. TALK: Point Of View, A Singular Perspective
On The American Trip, by Geoff Pevere, host of TVOntario's Film
International, Feb. 11, 2pm. $1/$2. 231 Queens Quay W. 973-4949.
RHINO BAR & GRILL Heart-On, Valentine multi-media, by the Parkdale
Village Arts Collective, opens Feb. 9, 8pm-midnight; to Feb. 18. 1249
Queen W. 532-6296 or 536-6778.
ROBARTS LIBRARY Tissue Under Glass by Teresa Ascencao, Margaret Eder,
opens Feb. 11, 4-8pm; to Mar. 2. Harbord & St. George, 2nd Fl. 255-
4382.
RUSTIC COSMO CAFE Subobjectives, Paintings In The Round by Werner,
thru Feb. 1278 Queen W. 531-4924.
SHARK I Want A Name _ When I Lose _, collaborative project includes
works by Ross Knight, Jackie McAllister, to Feb. 29. 869A Bathurst.
340-8484 x237.
TABLEAU VIVANT A Paintings (In Your Face Art) by Menno Krant, opens
Feb. 8, 8pm; to Mar. 2. 917 Queen W. 504-7298.
YYZ ARTISTS' OUTLET I'm Going To Tell You A Ghost Story, videos by
Nelson Henricks, and Genes And Genesis/Inexact Shadows, installation
by Cheryl Sourkes, open Feb. 14, 8pm; to Mar. 9. 1087 Queen W. 531-
7869.
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.
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, to Feb. 29. 155 Bonis Ave.
396-8943.
ART GALLERY OF HAMILTON 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. High Winds On The Skyway, exhibition
in celebration of Hamilton's 150th birthday, to Aug. 25. 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. Vital Signs: The Growing Collection Of Works On
Paper, Part 1, to May 26. Omar Ramsden Silver, to Oct. 20.
$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, to Feb. 28. 169 King E. 777-9617.
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.
CANADIAN CLAY & GLASS Ceramics Israel to Feb. 25. $2/$3, Under 12
free. 25 Caroline St. N., Waterloo. (519)746-1882.
COLD CITY Skin by Sarah Nind 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.
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.
DESIGN EXCHANGE Design Now, organized by the Foundation Products Of
Imagination, to Apr. 7. 234 Bay. 363-6121.
DON MILLS LIBRARY Watercolor paintings by Ann Pinder, to Feb. 29. 888
Lawrence. 395-5710.
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.
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 CRAFT: Lecture, The Journey So Far, by artist Kai
Chan, on his early days in Hong Kong, Feb. 9, 7:30pm. 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. 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.
ISAACS/INNUIT Baffin Island: Sculpture, Prints, Antiquities, to Feb.
21. 9 Prince Arthur. 921-9985.
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.
JOHN B. AIRD What Lies Underneath, painting, sculpture, mixed media,
photography, group show, to Feb. 24. 900 Bay. 487-2073.
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.
KOFFLER Max Streicher and Faith by Lynn Campbell to Mar. 3. Bathurst
Jewish Centre, 4588 Bathurst. 636-2145.
LEO KAMEN A Question Of Description by Rosalind Goss to Feb. 10. 80
Spadina Ave., Ste 406. 504-9515.
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.
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.
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.
METRO HALL Plants, Nature And The Garden, works by the Green Thumb
Arts Collective, to Feb. 9. 55 John. 539-7044.
MOVENPICK RESTAURANT New Works by Heather Graham-Fenton to Apr. 165
York.
MUTUAL LIFE Conversations On A Shaped Canvas, collaborative paintings
by Russ Smith, Jim Slansky, to Feb. 15. 306 Eglinton W. 485-8789.
NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE Humber Valley Art Club to Mar. 3. 56
Neilson Dr., Etobicoke. 622-5294.
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.
OPEN STUDIO Noise On Paper, prints and music by George Walker, to Feb.
24. FACE, the Studio's 25th anniversary exhibition, to Mar. 3. 520
King W. 504-8238.
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.
RED HEAD Body And Soul by Lorna Mills, Natalie Olanick to Feb. 24.
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, 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.
RYERSON Anna And The Gang, photography by Heidi Leverty, to Feb. 17.
80 Spadina Ave., Ste 305. 703-2235.
S.L. SIMPSON New Photographs by James Casebere and The Emma Lake Works
On Paper by Judith Schwarz, 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.
1859 Kingston. 698-7322.
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, to Feb. 28. 150 Borough Dr.
SECOND SATURDAY ARTISTS NITES Color photographs of the human body by
Tamiko Winter to Feb. 10. NAJC, 382 Harbord. 516-1375.
ST. LAWRENCE CENTRE Body-Image Project, a work in progress by Sophie
Hogan; in conjunction with Eating Disorder Awareness Week events. Feb.
9. 27 Front E. 340-4156.
STEPHEN BULGER Gaza, Migrant Farmers, El Salvadore, recent portfolios
by Larry Towell, to Mar. 2. 700 Queen W. 504-0575.
SUSAN HOBBS Colette Whiten to Feb. 24. 137 Tecumseth. 504-3699.
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.
WHITLOCKS Margie Gilbert to Feb. 28. 1961 Queen E. 691-8784.
WINDOWS Hannibal Ante Portas by Sadko Hadzihasanovic, to Mar. 2. 488
Queen W. 695-7720.
WOODSIDE LIBRARY Display of 19th century toys, games, objects, to Feb.
9. 1571 Sandhurst Circle, Finch & McCowan. 396-8979.
WYNICK/TUCK Paintings, sculpture, works on paper, books, audio tapes,
group show, to Feb. 24. 80 Spadina Ave., 4th Fl. 504-8716.
YORK UNIVERSITY Fine Arts Festival, to Feb. 19 (736-2100 x20205).
GALLERY: Looking Ahead by Haim Steinbach, to Feb. 25. SAMUEL J. ZACKS:
The Tree Of Light, self luminous paintings, drawings by Anders
Knutsson, to Feb. 9 (109 Stong College). STUDENT CENTRE: Dis/place',
the African Liberation Month Gallery by Excalibur's Black Caucus, Feb.
9; reception Feb. 8, 7-9pm (736-5658). York Univ., 4700 Keele. 736-
2100 x33055.
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Subject: MUSEUMS
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.
$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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Subject: ART EVENTS
ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO: BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Family tour with
storyteller Emerita Emerencia, Feb. 11, 1:30 & 3pm. Ballet Creole
presents African culture, Feb. 11, 2pm. FAMILY: Interactive programs,
Sundays 11am-4pm. FILM: The Independents, film, video production, Feb.
14, 7pm. Toronto Jewish Film Society presents To Be Or Not To Be, Feb.
11, 7:30pm; $7 (924-6211). A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor
of China or Surface Is Illusion but So Is Depth, Feb. 9, noon. $15
Fam/Under 12 free. Free Wed 5-10pm. 317 Dundas W. 977-0414.
ARTS ADMINISTRATION LECTURE Business in the Performing Arts with Ann
Summers Dossena. Feb. 8, 5-7pm. Scarborough Campus, U of T, 1265
Military Trail, Rm R-3232. 287-7114.
HARBOURFRONT CENTRE: LECTURE: The Journey So Far with fibre, jewelry
artist Kai Chan, Feb. 9, 7:30pm in Brigantine Rm. 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: Significance of the mouse in Chinese
art and folklore, Feb. 13, 7-7:45pm. FILM: Chinese Film Series, Feb.
13 & 20 at 7pm. AFTERNOON DELIGHTS: Tempest In A Tea Pot: The New
China Drink, Feb. 8, 1:30-2:45pm; $11. MUSIC: The Classicists And
Their Instruments, Feb. 11, 2:30-3:30pm. 100 Queen's Park. 586-5797.
TRANSFORMING A BROWN POT Craft workshop, Feb. 8, 6:30-9:30pm. $40.
Scarborough Arts Council, 1859 Kingston. 698-7322.
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